Coronavirus Files: Long COVID flies under the radar in many communities; Moderna pledges free vaccines
Moderna’s COVID vaccine grew out of a longstanding collaboration with the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and the government granted the company nearly $2 billion to develop the shot.
Air Pollution Speeds Bone Loss from Osteoporosis: Large Study
Elevated levels of air pollutants are associated with bone damage among postmenopausal women, according to new research led by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers’ pain at the grocery store after more than 58 million birds were slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus.
Study hints healthier school lunch can reduce obesity
A 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals may have begun to help slow the rise in obesity among America’s children — even teenagers who can buy their own snacks, a new study showed.
The Untold Story of COVID’s Impact on California’s Mental Health
The pandemic’s effect on Americans’ mental health was almost axiomatic. From the beginning, the uncertainty about COVID 19’s spread and ever-rising death toll, paired with lockdowns that left tens of millions jobless or facing severe income cutbacks, produced waves of anxiety and depression across the country — at levels four times those reported in 2019.
