Enjoy the most delicious Spring Event in Southern California at the Strawberry Festival
Looking for an event for you and the family to enjoy outside the local area? Southern California have numerous festivals during spring and summer that celebrate everything from blooming flowers to food and wine to music, and everything in between.
Extra COVID-19 booster now open to some high-risk Americans
Older Americans and people with weak immune systems can get an extra COVID-19 booster dose this spring. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday signed off on a more flexible booster schedule for people who remain at the highest risk from COVID-19 — giving them the choice of a second “bivalent” Pfizer or Moderna booster, the most up-to-date formula.
Arsenic in Water Including from U.S. Public Water Supplies Is Linked to Higher Urinary Arsenic Totals
A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health shows that water arsenic levels are linked to higher urinary arsenic among the U.S. population for users of both private wells and public water systems. The findings are published in the journal Environmental Research(link is external and opens in a new window).
FDA clears extra COVID booster for some high-risk Americans
U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older Americans and people with weak immune systems.
Patterns of Opioid Prescribing Linked to Suicide Risk
Controversy surrounds the effects of policies to reduce opioid prescriptions on suicide rates. There are concerns that rapid reductions in prescription opioids might provoke increased suicide risk among people who become desperate after they are taken off opioids.
