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Vitamin D Levels May Play a Role in COVID-19 Mortality Rates

May 14, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 18, 2020

Researchers have discovered a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 mortality rates. A research team led by Northwestern University has examined data from hospitals in China, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.… [read]

Celebrities and Scientists Call for Changes After Coronavirus

May 12, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 18, 2020

More than 200 celebrities, Nobel prize winners, and scientists have signed an open letter calling for systematic change rather than a return to normalcy. In the midst of the pandemic, many have talked about what our return to normalcy will… [read]

Our Drastic Decrease in CO2 Emissions is Not Enough

May 11, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 12, 2020

Many people have celebrated the fact that in the midst of the global lockdown air quality has improved and emissions have dropped by 5.5%, a decrease greater than the time of the Great Recession, or the drop after WW2. However,… [read]

Nursing Home Residents and Workers Account for Nearly One-Third of U.S Coronavirus Cases

May 10, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 12, 2020

Nearly one-third of America’s coronavirus deaths are residents or workers of nursing homes. This is according to data compiled by the New York Times. Their findings show that at least 27,600 residents and workers combined have passed from the Coronavirus.… [read]

Reusable Grocery Bags Are Being Banned as Plastics Industry Takes Advantage of COVID-19

May 10, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 11, 2020

States and cities are rolling back plastic bag bans at the grocery store and enacting bans on reusable grocery bags as the plastics industries ramps up lobbying during the COVID-19 pandemic. San Francisco, the first municipality to ban plastic bags,… [read]

Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna Co-Sponsor Cory Booker’s Farm System Reform Act

May 9, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 11, 2020

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) have announced that they will co-sponsor the Farm System Reform Act (FSRA) introduced by Cory Booker (D-NJ). Khanna also introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. The FSRA is designed… [read]

New Study Shows Gas Stoves are not Good for your Health

May 8, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 12, 2020

A recent study from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has confirmed that gas stoves are bad for you. Gas stoves do not often have the proper ventilation required to filter the air. Data in California shows that 47%… [read]