Asheley Rice, Author at Health Thoroughfare

CDC’s New Mask Guideline Affects 5 Californian Counties

CDC’s New Mask Guideline Affects 5 Californian Counties

The CDC changes the guidelines as often as necessary while analyzing the progress of the Covid-19 pandemic in the U.S. Due to the dominant and highly contagious Delta strain; the daily new infection cases surged in almost all states. As…

July 28, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

CRISPR Therapy and Genetic Disorders

CRISPR Therapy and Genetic Disorders

Recent studies and clinical trials show that NTLA-2001 successfully reduced TTR proteins, considered responsible for ATTR (transthyretin amyloidosis). The NTLA-2001 was used in a clinical study, and this gene-editing technology proved to be a success. Intellia Therapeutics and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ conducted…

July 26, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Covid-19 Vaccine: Health Providers Might Be the Ones to Convince Hesitant Parents

Covid-19 Vaccine: Health Providers Might Be the Ones to Convince Hesitant Parents

In many parts of the world, the beginning of the fall marks is the beginning of a new school year. With that in mind, parents have to decide against the covid-19 vaccination and their children. They also need to remember…

July 26, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

CDC Encourages More Accurate COVID Tests For Influenza Season

CDC Encourages More Accurate COVID Tests For Influenza Season

This pandemic has taught us how important early detection is. As a community, we have become better at analyzing data and making decisions based on it. For this reason, CDC encourages all labs to work with the most advanced technology…

July 26, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The Delta Variant Of The Coronavirus Linked To A Massachusetts Cluster Of Cases

The Delta Variant Of The Coronavirus Linked To A Massachusetts Cluster Of Cases

The number of outbreak cases has been increasing at a rapid pace in Provincetown. As of today, more than 250 people are ill in the state after being exposed to the virus. Since the 4th of July, the number of…

July 25, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

200 People Monitored after a Case of Monkeypox was found in the US

200 People Monitored after a Case of Monkeypox was found in the US

It is safe to say that the world is on fire right now. With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the new delta variant just around the corner, you’d think we wouldn’t have any other problems. Right? The US health officials…

July 23, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0