COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hit New High as Omicron Continues to Spread in U.S.

Photo: Getty Images COVID-19 hospitalizations have climbed to a record high, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Data from DHHS shows that 145,982 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday,NPRreports. The number marks a new high in hospitalizations, according to NPR, and breaks a record previously set last January. Mario Tama/Getty The rise in hospitalizations comes as the U.S. is also seeing the number of new COVID-19 cases continue to grow.

COVID-19 Pandemic Caused Teens' Brains to Age Faster, New Study Finds

Photo: Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic likely caused teenagers' brains to age faster than normal, according to a new study.The study, which was published Thursday in the journalBiological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, analyzed MRI scans of 128 teens in the United States, half of which were taken before the pandemic and the other half taken at the end of 2020.Researchers found that the youth assessed after the pandemic had more severe mental health problems and more advanced brain age.

COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Could Be Required for Travel and Other Activities

Photo: Getty COVID-19 vaccination cards have become the new “I Voted” stickers. In addition to its status as a social media badge of honor, the small piece of paper could be required for travel, entertainment, and other activities in the future. Public health experts strongly recommend people keep their card handy, as it will prove their immunization status and streamline possible booster shots in the future, according toABC News. Richard Petty.

Cow Escapes Slaughterhouse Truck, Gives Birth to Healthy Calf Days Later Surrounded by Love

It wasn’t the first time Mike Stura got a call in the middle of the night from the police. As the founder ofSkylands Sanctuary & Animal Rescuein Wantage, New Jersey, he has been called upon numerous times to help rescue animals from precarious and often dangerous situations. Recently the call was about a cow that escaped a slaughterhouse. Somehow, whether the cow jumped or fell off, the animal — now named Brianna — ended up off the truck carrying her to her fate and on a New Jersey highway.

Cow Gets Loose on Suburban Chicago Streets in High School Prank Gone Wrong

A cow escapes from a senior prank gone wrong outside Chicago.Photo: cbs chicago Well, that was a mis-steak. On Thursday morning, students at Northridge Preparatory School in Niles, Illinois, attempted a senior prank in which they brought live animals to school. However, one cow had a different idea. According to CBS 2, the animal escaped around 3 a.m., running free on the streets of the Chicago suburb as students chased it.