Tom Davidson

1 week ago | triblive.com | Tom Davidson

If pregnant woman and healthy children follow new federal guidance, they won’t receive the covid-19 vaccine and face a greater risk for complications from the disease, three public health experts told TribLive Wednesday. “This particular decision undermines years of medical research,” Dr. Syra Madad said of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement earlier this week that pregnant women and children shouldn’t get vaccinated. “It’s not following the science.

1 week ago | standard.co.uk | Nuray Bulbul |Tom Davidson

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2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Kaitlyn Hughes |Tom Davidson

The best approach to covid-19 prevention may be to discuss it with your doctor, a leading vaccine expert told TribLive. But a drastic shift in national policy published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine raises as many questions as it answers, Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Tom Davidson

Fair warning: Come June 5, it will not be legal to use a handheld cell phone while driving in Pennsylvania. The new law expands the state’s restrictions on cell phone use while driving. Those who are caught violating the law will receive written warnings until June, 5, 2026. That’s when a $50 fine can be imposed for talking on a cell phone. Using Bluetooth and hands-free devices to make calls is allowed, as is using the phone during an emergency.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Tom Davidson

Levi Strauss & Co. is shedding its Dockers khakis from its corporate closet to focus on what it does best, for what seems like forever: Blue jeans. The 172-year-old San Francisco-based clothier is selling its Dockers line to Authentic Brands Group for $311 million. The price could surge to $391 million depending on Dockers’ performance under Authentic, based on what’s called an earnout that’s part of the deal.