As the Federal Food and Drug Administration reviews COVID-19 vaccine boosters for Moderna and Johnson and Johnson recipients, it’s also taking a look at new data showing you can mix vaccine brands when receiving a booster shot.
Several students at Lyon College are conducting research well beyond their years, having their work internationally recognized before some even hit their twenties.
The new “test to stay” rules announced Tuesday say anyone exposed to a person with COVID-19 can remain in school if they get frequent negative test results.
The surge in COVID-19 cases caused much concern for Arkansas schools, but now, many area schools have announced how they intend to handle the masking policies for their staff and students.
Sweden suspended the use of Moderna for those recipients under 30, Denmark said those under 18 won’t be offered the Swiss-made vaccine, and Norway urged those under 30 to get the Pfizer vaccine instead.
Arkansas lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to legislation requiring employers to let their workers opt out of getting the COVID-19 vaccine, a move opposed by the state’s Republican governor, business groups and hospitals.
Batesville High School is continuing to give students new opportunities to inspire them for the future, and one way the school is doing just that is through its new sports medicine pathway program.
They shared how their peers obsess over the amount of interaction on a single post. When I brought up the reports of Instagram being toxic for their age group, they quickly agreed.
AstraZeneca, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker that developed one of the first COVID-19 vaccines, has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize the emergency use of an antibody treatment to prevent the disease.
The new emergency regulations, which take effect Oct. 13, require abortion providers to cooperate with state health department investigators and ensure physicians perform pelvic exams 72 hours before abortions, if medically necessary.
According to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report published Tuesday, vaccinations were linked to a reduction of about 39,000 deaths in Medicare beneficiaries between January and May.
October is National Depression Awareness Month, and Arkansas State University is hoping to help both students and the community improve their mental health.
The Arkansas Senate has advanced a measure that would require an exemption process for workers who face a COVID-19 vaccine mandate from their employers.
A plan to create a two percent prepared food tax in the city of Jonesboro with a goal of creating a sports complex will be on the agenda for council members at their Oct. 5 meeting.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that the coronavirus shot will be added to 10 other immunizations already required for school kids, including those for measles and mumps.
The company said it will soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize the pill’s use. A decision from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could come within weeks after that, and the drug, if OK’d, could be distributed quickly soon afterward.
