Less Than 50% of Nursing Home Residents Have Received Omicron Booster Ahead of Expected Winter Covid Wave
Nearly 161,000 nursing home residents have died from Covid since 2020.
“Due to increased demand and various supplier challenges, over-the-counter pediatric fever reducing products are seeing constraint across the country,” Walgreens said.
https://www.necn.com/news/national-international/walgreens-cvs-limit-sales-of-childrens-medications-amid-tripledemic/2893995/#flu #CoronavirusPandemic #rsv
Walgreens, CVS Limit Sales of Children's Medications Amid ‘Tripledemic'
CVS and Walgreens are limiting how many children’s pain relief medications people can buy at once amid a winter “tripledemic” of respiratory viruses, the…
“There’s a pain gap, but there’s also a credibility gap. Women are not believed about their bodies — period.”
— Anushay Hossain, author of "The Pain Gap," Washington, D.C.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/interactive/2022/women-pain-gender-bias-doctors/#medicine #health #women
Women's pain often is dismissed by doctors
Many women say doctors have dismissed their pain, and several studies confirm that gender bias routinely leads to denials of pain relief for female patients.
11 ancient sites that are mysteriously aligned with the sun on the winter solstice, in photos.
The winter solstice has fascinated humans for centuries. Archaeologists have found these 11 ancient sites line up with the solstice sun.
The traditions of Yule and the Yule log go back to, and before, medieval times, as a winter solstice custom. Today, a chocolate Yule log is very popular. Learn more about this ancient tradition.
https://www.almanac.com/content/what-yule-log-christmas-traditions #yule #winter #solstice
What Is Yule? What Is a Yule Log?
The traditions of Yule and the Yule log go back to, and before, medieval times, as a winter solstice custom. Today, a chocolate Yule log or "bûche de Noël" is very popular! Learn more about this ancient tradition.
Since the Supreme Court decision that struck down Roe v. Wade, people seeking abortions are now traveling greater distances, in increasingly difficult circumstances.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/15/realestate/abortion-volunteer-homes.html#women #reproductiverights
How Volunteers Open Their Homes to Women Seeking Abortions
Home stays have roots in a pre-Roe America, where women frequently traveled long distances for abortions.
The Taliban have also banned girls from middle school and high school, restricted women from most employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned from parks and gyms.
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-3cea615c4d5d6d5d7da68b593a7546f2#taliban #afghanistan #women
Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately in the latest edict cracking down on women's rights and freedoms.
People who received the bivalent booster had 57% less risk of hospitalization than unvaccinated people and 45% less risk of hospitalization than people who had received two to four doses of the original vaccine and received their last shot 11 or more months earlier.
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/18/1143833585/covid-bivalent-booster-reduce-hospitalization-risk-cdc#CoronavirusPandemicUpdated COVID booster shots reduce the risk of hospitalization, CDC reports
The CDC came out with two studies to detail the bivalent booster's effectiveness against COVID-related emergency department visits and hospitalization.
Tiffany Li