COVID has pushed Hawaii’s medical workers to the brink. Flu season now brings new worries

[ad_1] WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Medical professionals are concerned about a “twindemia” – an ongoing punch from the wave of COVID mixed with the upcoming flu season. Healthcare workers say it could further stress Hawaii’s fragile healthcare industry. “The health care system here in Hawaii is pretty stretched with the wave of COVID we are experiencing … Read more

Oklahoma agriculture concerns over medical marijuana investigated – FOX23 News

[ad_1] OKLAHOMA CITY – Representatives Dick Lowe, R-Amber, Dell Kerbs, R-Shawnee and Carl Newton, R-Cherokee, conducted an interim study Monday and Tuesday at the State Capitol examining agricultural concerns arising from the growth of the production of medical marijuana throughout the state, according to a press release. Specific areas of concern included liability for pesticide … Read more

Conwy Council switches business and financial systems to SaaS

[ad_1] Conwy County Borough Council is replacing its old on-premises business and financial management systems with a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. A single Welsh municipality will switch to an integrated One Council solution under contract with SaaS provider TechnologyOne. The new software migration is expected to help Conwy, which employs more than … Read more

Senator King Recovers From COVID: “Vaccine Saved My Life”

[ad_1] Senator Angus King said his groundbreaking COVID-19 case was producing symptoms that were double the worst cold he has ever experienced, and he credited the vaccine with keeping him out of the hospital. Senator Angus King, seen speaking at Acadia National Park in June, said on Monday that he was feeling better after a … Read more

A Nazi bunker found in the Roman ruins of Alderney | Smart News

[ad_1] Excavations on the Channel Island of Alderney revealed a Nazi bunker built in the ruins of Convent, one of the best preserved Roman forts in the British Isles, reports BBC News. German soldiers created the shelter during the nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, an archipelago off the coast of Normandy, in France. From … Read more

Mother of 5 dies of COVID-19 without meeting newborn daughter

[ad_1] SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (Gray News) – A California family is in mourning after a nurse died of COVID-19 within days of the birth of their fifth child. Her husband remains hospitalized with the virus. Davy Macias, a 37-year-old labor and delivery nurse for Kaiser Permanente, weathered the COVID-19 pandemic until she was hospitalized … Read more

France launches COVID-19 recall campaign for the elderly

[ad_1] France has started giving COVID-19 vaccine boosters to people over 65 and those with underlying health conditions ThroughThe Associated Press September 1, 2021, 10:30 a.m. • 3 minutes to read Share on FacebookShare on twitterEmail this article PARIS – France on Wednesday began giving booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65 … Read more

Scientists Discover Opportunity to Disrupt SARS-CoV-2 Dynamics and Prevent Transmission of COVID-19

[ad_1] SARS-CoV-2 uses its spike protein to attach to a host cell. A structural model of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein when the virus fuses with human host cells reveals an opportunity to disrupt dynamics and stop transmission. Scientists have simulated the structural transition of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from the time it recognizes the host cell … Read more

France launches COVID-19 recall campaign for the elderly

[ad_1] PARIS (AP) – France on Wednesday began giving COVID-19 vaccine boosters to people over 65 and those with underlying health conditions to boost their vaccine protection, while the highly contagious delta variant is spreading throughout the country. People can get vaccinated as long as a minimum of six months has passed since they were … Read more

UVA Health doctor explains side effects of COVID booster

[ad_1] CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (WVIR) – If it’s time to get your COVID booster shot, doctors at the University of Virginia Health say don’t worry, you’ve done all of this before. “You are probably getting the same side effects you had with the second dose,” said Dr. Bill Petri, infectious disease expert at UVA Health. “Neither … Read more