Young adults most infected with coronavirus in LA County

[ad_1] As the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread, groundbreaking infections of fully vaccinated people multiply in Los Angeles County, but vaccinated people generally remain well protected from hospitalizations and death. In total, of 5.1 million LA County residents who are fully vaccinated, 0.53% tested positive, 0.014% were hospitalized, and 0.0013% … Read more

Health care in parts of Oregon crashes amid COVID

[ad_1] BEND, Oregon – For decades, Oregon’s healthcare system has been envied across the country. Managed care organizations have enrolled a large portion of the population. Oregon’s health plan, designed in the 1990s, made care more accessible to the working poor. The system was running smoothly. Reformers emphasized primary and preventive care, allowing the state … Read more

USF launches fall semester I USF News

[ad_1] The 2021-2022 school year will be filled with “firsts” for more USF students than a typical year. Not only will freshmen experience campus life for the first time, but thousands of returning students will too. This is the first semester of the USF Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee campuses to be fully operational since … Read more

Look for the first signs of dementia in driving and credit scores

[ad_1] This leaves invasive methods, like lumbar punctures, or expensive, like PET. These approaches cannot be used to filter large groups of people. “They are not available everywhere,” Ms. Bayat said. “They are not very accessible or scalable. But a GPS device in someone’s car could monitor driving behavior almost continuously at low cost, providing … Read more

A new year and a new provost

[ad_1] “The Office of the Provost will play a leading role in promoting the fourth objective,” she said. “My staff and I will be looking for ways to support faculty and students who want to spread their knowledge to the world to have a positive impact. “ She also spoke of her commitment to what … Read more

School refusal: what to do when your child does not go to school

[ad_1] These are not children asking for mental health days. Children “refusing school” refuse not just a day or two, but weeks, months, sometimes semesters. A child I work with refused to go to school due to deep social anxiety, fearing that other children would ignore him, make fun of him or bully him. Another … Read more

UAB professor obtains renewal of $ 3.6 million LEND grant – News

[ad_1] Sarah O’Kelley, Ph.D. of UAB, has successfully renewed a $ 3.6 million grant from Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Sarah O’Kelley, Ph.D. of UAB, has successfully renewed a $ 3.6 million grant from Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. (Photograph: Steve Wood)For more than 30 years, the University of Alabama at Birmingham received the Leadership … Read more

A photo showing COVID-19 patients lying on the floor of a Florida library awaiting antibody treatment is online. Now the library is asking people not to sit down.

[ad_1] Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images A photo released online last week shows COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting monoclonal antibody treatment at a library in Florida. Officials said they don’t have enough wheelchairs to help all waiting patients, but have now increased their supply. The library has since installed signs that … Read more