by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 4, 2021 | Healthy Food
When a pandemic hits, questions that immediately arise include what impact there will be on public health, the economy and other aspects of society. Another set of questions involves response priorities for governments and households. Food is central to both sets of questions. On the one hand, access to sufficient, nutritious food is threatened. On […]
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 2, 2021 | Healthy Food
When a pandemic hits, questions that immediately arise include what impact there will be on public health, the economy and other aspects of society. Another set of questions involves response priorities for governments and households. Food is central to both sets of...
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 2, 2021 | Medical Treatment
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A federal grand jury has indicted a Missouri state legislator on fraud charges after she falsely promoted a treatment she was selling at medical clinics as containing stem cells that could treat various diseases, including COVID-19. The 20-count...
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 2, 2021 | Medical Treatment
In late January, Neffitinni Gutierrez assured her three young sons everything was going to be OK, that she’d see them soon. She hung up the phone knowing those assurances were half-truths. In recent weeks, things hadn’t been OK for her in the Travis County...
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 2, 2021 | Health Care
Officials from Ohio said recently that 60% of nursing-home staff so far haven’t elected to take the vaccine. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this month that state officials expect 30% of health-care workers offered the vaccine will ultimately turn it down....
