[ad_1] Miosotys Santiago, now inhabitant of Groton, saw the two towers collapse. As she recounts, she lost her fiancee, her job and some friends on September 11, 2001. Life is better now, but Santiago still clearly remembers the chaos of that day. During a lengthy interview in August, Santiago shared his 9/11 experience with The … Read more
[ad_1] Last year, in the midst of the pandemic, an interesting thing happened: Illnesses caused by cold and flu viruses have all but disappeared. Sure, there was still sniffles and a runny nose, but the flu hospitalization rate was lower than any season since the CDC started collecting this data in 2005, and deaths due … Read more
[ad_1] The University of Notre Dame is committed to becoming a carbon neutral campus by 2050 and a reduction of at least 65% of carbon dioxide from 2005 levels over the next nine years, announced today the president of the university, the Reverend John I. Jenkins, CSC, during the opening remarks at the first main … Read more
[ad_1] Coronavirus testing remained a struggle in Utah this week, with patients reporting long queues at testing sites, days of waiting for results and frustration at finding a way to get tested in first place. “Our availability of tests right now is poor,” said Dr. Brandon Webb, infectious disease physician for Intermountain Healthcare, at a … Read more
[ad_1] Sprocket Mural Works will be hosting murals tours as part of Gallery Walk. Between Walk in the gallery and Jazz March, it’s gonna be an arts weekend in Harrisburg. Before you lace up your walking shoes, read our latest local coverage below. Federal government put the Ronald Reagan building in downtown Harrisburg up for … Read more
[ad_1] Erika Piver of Stonington recalls in vivid detail the frantic hours following the news of a terrorist attack on September 11. How could she not. His younger brother, Joshua Piver, 23, had just started his dream job with Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor of 1 World Trade Center. The company reportedly lost 648 … Read more
[ad_1] DETROIT – Michigan reported 6,095 new COVID-19 cases and 59 virus-related deaths on Friday – a average of 3,047.5 cases over the past two days. Friday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 970,412, including 20,506 deaths. Those numbers are up from 964,317 cases and 20,447 deaths as of … Read more
[ad_1] CDC confirms 2 new cases of variant flu in Iowa The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed two new cases of the influenza variant in Iowa, according to its weekly Fluview update. One case concerns the influenza A variant H3N2 (H3N2v) and the other the influenza A variant H1N2 (H1N2v). Both … Read more
[ad_1] Can children contract a “long COVID” after coronavirus infections? Yes, but studies show they are less likely than adults to be affected by symptoms that persist, come back, or start a month or more after infection. Estimates vary on how often symptoms known as COVID-19 long occur in children. A recently published UK study … Read more
[ad_1] State health official Dr Scott Harris provided a weekly update on the COVID-19 pandemic and answered questions this morning at the Alabama Department of Public Health. Harris said the state’s allocation of monoclonal antibodies, which he says are very effective in preventing serious illness from the virus, is reduced to about 70% of the … Read more