Health

[ad_1] Geisinger, based in Montour County, one of Pennsylvania’s leading healthcare systems, said on Wednesday that all employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 15. The announcement comes three days after the federal government gave full approval to the Pfizer vaccine, which, like the other two vaccines available in the United States, was … Read more

[ad_1] The following report was taken from the records of the Menomonee Falls Police Department.Gas theftA man left the BP gas station, N88 W15167 Main St., without paying for $ 65 in gasoline at 11:54 a.m. on August 11.Motor vehicle theftAn unknown subject attempted to steal a Kia Seltos from Best Buy’s parking lot, N94 … Read more

[ad_1] COVID-19 has killed more than 600,000 Americans, but most people infected with the new disease will survive it. That said, the potential long-term impact of the respiratory disease worries doctors and medical researchers, although these effects are only partially known at this point, given that the virus has been with us for less than … Read more

[ad_1] A 19-year-old Texan who was charged with murdering a woman last year is on the run after being accused of setting a couple on fire – killing a man and leaving his girlfriend to fight for his life. Emma Presler was charged with murder Monday after police said she broke into the home of … Read more

[ad_1] By Meg Kinnard and Denise Lavoie | Associated Press RICHMOND, Virginia – A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and death sentence of Dylann Roof for the racist murders of nine members of a black South Carolina congregation in 2015, saying the legal record cannot even not capture the “full horror” of … Read more

[ad_1] Rest homes have a long-term care problem: 18 months after the start of the Covid-19 crisis, their numbers continue to decline. As employment in nearly all occupations recovers from the shock of the pandemic, the number of people working in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities has continued to decline, according to federal … Read more

[ad_1] By Dana Braner, MD, and Matthias Merkel, MD, Ph.D. 25 August 2021 Portland, Oregon If Oregonians don’t take immediate action to reverse the increase in COVID-19 cases in our state, the consequences will be even more dire than they already are, OHSU health officials warn. (Getty Images) Due to the extraordinary impacts of COVID-19, … Read more

[ad_1] If you haven’t had a Covid-19 test lately, you may need it soon. But which one? Last year there were often long wait times to get a doctor’s appointment for a Covid-19 test and even longer wait times to get the results. Here’s the good news: Now there are more testing options, often easier … Read more

[ad_1] The start of the fall semester that may – masks aside – look like a traditional pre-pandemic return to campus, but there is one important change that will show no outward signs: the lasting effects of the trauma. Students, faculty and staff continue to suffer not only the physical, mental and emotional fallout from … Read more