Tag Archives: Amid

New virus death in NSW amid Easter warning

An elderly woman with a pre-existing medical condition has died of the coronavirus in NSW, taking the state’s toll to 23 and the number of nationwide deaths to 56. Health authorities on Saturday confirmed 44 new cases of COVID-19, taking the state total to 2857, as NSW residents were implored to stay home over the… Read More »

Is it safe to go into supermarkets amid the coronavirus outbreak?

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here. Most businesses remain closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but supermarkets have been considered essential businesses for good reason. Supermarkets throughout the U.S. have implemented safety measures during the pandemic, but some officials have recommended cutting back on shopping these… Read More »

Minnesota Board of Dentistry Recommends Only Emergency Procedures Amid COVID-19 Pandemic – FOX 21 Online

Dr. Daniel Loban of Loban Dental Speaks Out About the Order from the Minnesota Board of Dentistry March 20, 2020 DULUTH, Minn. – Dr. Daniel Loban, the owner of Loban Dental, is speaking out regarding the closure of dental offices unless procedures are for emergency purposes. “I can tell you my propensity is to help… Read More »

Amid vaping crisis, U.S. to issue new advice for doctors focused on lung infections

CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials are preparing to release new guidance for doctors stressing the need to ask every patient with an apparent respiratory infection about their vaping history. Jeffrey Manzanares, 33, lies in the intensive care unit of the University of Utah Hospital while being treated for vaping injury and other lung infections… Read More »

New York City declares a public health emergency amid Brooklyn measles outbreak

Unvaccinated people living in select ZIP codes will be required to receive the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, known as MMR, to curtail the outbreak and protect others, he said. Under the mandatory vaccinations, members of the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will check the vaccination records of any individual who may have… Read More »

Amid Medicare For All Talk, Insurance Industry Poll Says 66% Support 'Existing' System

Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, reacts while speaking during an event to launch presidential campaign in Oakland, California, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019.  Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg© 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP A new health insurance industry-backed poll shows two in three Americans “support the existing health care system” over a government-run healthcare… Read More »