[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic has provided more than a year of bad news, but the release of safe and highly effective vaccines has provided at least one bright spot in the fight against the virus. But due to the very nature of how vaccines work, health experts began to wonder how long the initial doses … Read more
[ad_1] ap photo In this 2020 file photo, Beth Townsend, Director of Workforce Development for Iowa, speaks at a press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston. A lawsuit against Townsend and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on August 20 challenges their decision to cut enhanced federal unemployment benefits for up to 55,000 state … Read more
[ad_1] PITTSBURGH – The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh announced Wednesday that it is implementing a COVID-19 vaccination requirement. Staff, members and guests will be required to provide proof of vaccination to enter all Greater Pittsburgh JCC facilities, effective October 18. “This schedule allows currently unvaccinated individuals to receive the required number of vaccine … Read more
[ad_1] PHOTO AP In this August 12 photo, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds attends the opening day of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Public health officials in the largest county of Iowa are sounding the alarm that too few people wear masks and get vaccinated as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rise. DES MOINES – … Read more
[ad_1] An unvaccinated pregnant nurse in Alabama has died from Covid-19, believing she would protect her baby by not getting vaccinated. Haley Mulkey Richardson, 32, died on Friday. She was a registered nurse in the Labor and Delivery Unit at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. She lived in Theodore, Alabama, just south of … Read more
[ad_1] Last week I wrote about the Republican state government attacks on local citizens both in schools and in private companies. This week, I am delighted that – for now, at least as we go to press – these attacks on local control, health policy and just common sense seem to have been fought decisively … Read more
[ad_1] With the increase in COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County, health officials say they are also seeing positive cases appearing in local schools. The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department said Wednesday that about 30 K-12 schools in the county were aware of one or more cases of COVID-19. Health officials have … Read more
[ad_1] State COVID-19 data sites on Wednesday showed another 33 confirmed positive cases since Monday in Marinette County, Wisconsin, while neighboring Menominee County on the Upper Peninsula added 18 new cases. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website on Wednesday also listed 10 new confirmed cases in Iron County and six in … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public domain Endometriosis is a painful, chronic disease in which tissue in the uterus inappropriately grows outside the uterus. Current treatments are limited and include surgery and hormone therapy, which can cause unwanted side effects. New research from Baylor College of Medicine, University of Oxford, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Bayer AG, offers … Read more
[ad_1] LÉTONIE – Robert “Lynn” Eskay, 77, of Hilliard, formerly of Leetonia, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Wexner Medical Center / James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University in Columbus. He was born on February 2, 1943 in Leetonia. Lynn graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in 1961, received her BA in … Read more