A recent report composed by a United States government laboratory suggests the theory of COVID-19 originating from a leak in a Wuhan, China-based lab is possible and warrants additional study. The report’s conclusion is based on a genomic…

Expanding Medicaid eligibility under the American Rescue Plan in the 14 remaining states that have not yet done so would lead to the creation of more than 1 million jobs nationwide.

While other regions in the United States—such as the Northeast—have reached the goal of vaccinating 70% of eligible adults with at least one dose, the American South is struggling with low COVID-19 vaccination rates. These low immunization…

Oral health professionals may likely treat patients with FXS, as it is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability. Not only are its symptoms similar to autism, those with FXS are also far more likely to have autism. The…

A National Institutes of Health study of blood samples from more than 250,000 donors found that very few included genetic material from the novel coronavirus, and that those materials that were discovered contained low viral levels.…

According to a brief from the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), employers can require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as long as accommodations are made to comply with the American Disabilities…

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched the North Carolina Oral Health Improvement Plan to remove barriers to care for its residents.

With demand for COVID-19 vaccines in the United States leveling off, the US will donate 80 million doses to countries struggling to vaccinate their residents. The first shipment of 25 million doses will be distributed to a variety of…

While data compiled from the American Dental Association and the American Dental Hygienists’ Association showed that oral health professionals in the United States were not at increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection, a new study from the…

Colgate-Palmolive will send an oral care experiment to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX’s 22nd commercial resupply services mission scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.