Health

A Story of Soul: Grappling With Mental Illness

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EDITOR’S NOTE – YOU ARE NOT ALONE. That is the slogan for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia. According to this group and other sources, millions of people in the United States and all over the world are affected by mental illness each year. They say it’s important…

Should People Be Worried About Contracting Covid From Dogs, Cats and Other Pets?

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Lack of canine COVID-19 data fuels persisting concerns over dog-human interactions – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The SARS-CoV-2 virus that originated in a wet meat market outhouse in Wuhan, China, in 2019 from the mixture of human and animal RNA had infected more than 600 million people globally with what came to…

Maryland Environmental Activists Fight Proposed Forestland Sale by NASA

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is a story lurking in the woods near here that may be a very real on the ground test of whether humans have a chance to save the planet, whether the United States will play a very real key role in this effort, and whether Democrats are…

U.S. Counties at Highest Risk for COVID Often Have Lowest Vaccination Rates

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The vaccine rollout was meant to prioritize vulnerable communities, but four months of data shows healthier — and often wealthier — counties have been faster to vaccinate. By Ryan Gabrielson Vaccinating America As the U.S. rushes to vaccinate its population against the coronavirus, most counties with the sickest residents are lagging behind and making only…

Help is On the Way for People Searching for COVID Vaccines

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By Glynn Wilson – After a year of federal confusion over the coronavirus pandemic and 500,000 deaths in the United States in large part because of the lack of a plan by the Trump administration, it’s only taken the Biden administration a month in office to come up with a national website to help Americans…

A Solid Year of Fear and Grief: Are We Finally Turning the Corner on the Coronavirus Pandemic?

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By Glynn Wilson – A half a million dead. So far, more Americans perished from COVID-19 than on all the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined. And before it’s all over, maybe near the end of summer, the number will most likely surpass the number of dead in…

Even as the COVID Winter Dominates, Global Warming and Climate Change Creep Back Up

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Scientists are reporting the hottest November on record – By Glynn Wilson – KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It’s a bit hard to write about the latest news on global warming and climate change when your fingers are just cold enough for the arthritis itch to tingle in your knuckles, the temperature gauge outside says it’s well…

America Torn Asunder: 100,000 Dead, 40 Million Unemployed

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Instead of Coming Together to Fight for Survival, Our Cities Are Divided and Wracked by Violence- By Glynn Wilson – One hundred thousand Americans are dead due the novel coronavirus, likely spawned in on outhouse full of human DNA and animal waste at or near a wet meat market in Wuhan, China, where animal-to-human transmission…

Coronavirus Hits Gulf Coast Just In Time for Spring Break

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U.S. Senator Doug Jones, the Democrat from Birmingham, Alabama, Urges People to Be Concerned and Prepare, but Not Panic – By Glynn Wilson – PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Spring Break travel and tourism season is just now getting into full swing along the Gulf Coast, just in time for what could be the worst human…

How Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Impact Politics and the History of This Time?

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – PENSACOLA, Fla. — The sun was shining and everyone seemed happy and full of fun on Saturday at the Palafox Market even as the first two deaths from coronavirus were reported in the Sunshine state. Talk among progressives at the Polonzo Bistro included jokes that since COVID-19…

Coronavirus Pandemic Spreads and Causes Health and Financial Uncertainty

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By Glynn Wilson – There’s nothing like a global health pandemic to make people wish they had paid attention in science class, or at least voted for politicians who believed in providing health care to people. Now maybe even President Donald Trump at least privately wishes he had not been so hasty in firing and…

Vice President Joe Biden Launches ‘Cancer Moonshot’ to Find Cure for Cancer

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vice President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have announced new actions aimed at advancing President Obama’s call for a “Cancer Moonshot” to make “America the country that cures cancer once and for all” at the White House Cancer Moonshot Summit, according to a…