Health

COVID-19 Rates in Monroe County have continued to grow, seeing at least 600 new cases & 6 new deaths on Friday. In response to the upward trend in infection rates New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that there are going to be updates to the metrics on what determines red, orange and yellow zones. While […]

Miracles do happen, thanks to lots of prayers for singer Jeremih. After battling Covid19 in intensive care, the 33-year-old singer is back on social media. Jeremih took to Twitter to thank everyone for the love and share his fresh haircut. THANK GOD IM STILL HERE, THANK YA’LL FOR THE 🙏🏾 UP #imbackkkk pic.twitter.com/Symo8dhCFp — Jeremih […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced New York state is expecting to receive 170,000 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine starting this weekend. The federal government, the state will distribute them to each region based on the population of nursing home residents. Staff members and high-risk hospital workers. Those individuals will receive the vaccine first, according to the […]

President Elect Joe Biden has announced his three step approach to try and shut down the coronavirus pandemic. The spearhead of the campaign lies in 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days in office. He also pledged to sign a bill making face masks mandatory and coming up with an idea to get kids […]

The University of Rochester Medical Center is getting ready to accept shipments of the coronavirus vaccine. Officials are saying that the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech could get emergency use authorization from the FDA as soon as next week, right around the time the first shipment is expected to arrive. The vaccine itself is pretty […]

I came across this great article about natural makeup and beauty products that are good for you and the planet. So if you are looking for beauty products that are for you, sustainable, ecofriendly, natural, and cruelty-free check it out. One of the makeup lines Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez uses ethical, vegan, and cruelty-free […]

The number of COIVD-19 cases across the nation has passed 200,000 per day and Health and Human Services secretary, Alex Azar, says it is mostly because of: “Behavior and cold weather. People are going indoors, they’re not minding the three W’s. Our advice is always the same. Wash your hands, watch your distance, wear face […]

Scientists believe they have solved the mystery behind the mass death of coho salmon. The mass death of the coho salmon is happening when they return from the Pacific to spawn on the West Coast. The salmon have been dying in huge numbers after the heavy rain season each fall in the streams on the […]

According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, some critical areas in the country are going to have to see lockdown measures he described as “draconian” and “drastic” if they are to significantly lower the COVID-19 transmission rate in their areas. The “surge upon a surge” that […]

Yesterday marked the first official day that the asymptomatic testing locations at were open to the public in Monroe County. Hundreds of people drove to East High school on E Main St. to see if they were carrying the coronavirus at the cities newest rapid testing site. The new testing sites highlight an improvement in […]