MSJC Students Named Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars
Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) students Stephanie Daniels and Drashuna Pilcher are two of 207 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) students nationwide who have been selected as 2022 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars, each earning $1,000 scholarships.
Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?
COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one -- and how soon.
Nebraska school officials close newspaper after LGBTQ issue
Administrators at a Nebraska school shuttered the school’s award-winning student newspaper just days after its last edition that included articles and editorials on LGBTQ issues, leading press freedom advocates to call the move an act of censorship.
Insulin cap for Medicare patients signals hope for others
Years before he came to the Senate, Raphael Warnock spent time bedside with Georgia residents suffering from the long-term effects of diabetes, a condition made worse by limited access to life-saving drugs like insulin.
Coronavirus Files: CDC to address failures, boosters coming soon
After more than two years of a bungled U.S. COVID response, the CDC is acknowledging its mistakes and pledging to improve. “In our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations,” said agency director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Aug. 17. She promised a new agency culture with a stronger focus on action for public health.
