Trending
- Barricades, Warnings & Arrest Threats: See How South Florida Is Prepping for ‘No Kings’
- Defense Says Leaked Crime Scene Photos Could Derail Derek Rosa Trial
- Telenovela Star Pedro Moreno Off the Hook After Domestic Dispute
- Flagami Nightmare: Drug Ring Caught With Kilo of Meth Near Schools
- New Law Confuses Drivers—What You REALLY Can (and Can’t) Do During a Protest
- Lowell Dad Wins $4 Million—Here’s How He’s Turning It Into a Bright Future!
- Weather Alert: Fall River Postpones Clean-Ups, Concerts & More — Find Out Why
- Heartbreak on the Merrimack: Young Women Saved—Then Passed Away Days Later
- Meet the 54 New Heroes in Blue: Massachusetts Just Got a Major Police Upgrade!
- Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit Over FBI SWAT Raid on Innocent Family
Browsing Category
Health
Pediatric Practices Struggle To Adapt And Survive Amid COVID-19
Dr. Katrina Michel, a physician at Berkeley Pediatrics says even kids she’s known for years don’t recognize her in her protective gear. “When I walked into their room with a shield, mask and gown on, the kids’ eyes were wide, they were…
In Shutting Out Threat, Seniors In Continuing Care Communities Feel Shut In
Across the country, seniors’ lives are being upended as continuing care retirement communities take aggressive steps to protect residents from COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. File photo: Shutterstock.com.
!-->!-->!-->…
How Do We Exit The Shutdown? Hire An Army Of Public Health Workers
California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will announce a plan on Tuesday for an “incremental release of the stay-at-home orders,” for COVID-19 restrictions, a decision he says will be made without “political pressure” in an apparent…
World In The Midst of Virus Pandemic Not Seen in 100 Years. Transcends All Borders, No Ine Is…
Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson are recovering from the coronavirus while in quarantine. It transcends borders. No one is immune. Rich and poor have tested positive. Editorial credit: JStone / Shutterstock.com
BOCA RATON, FL - The world!-->!-->!-->…
Furor Erupts: Billions Going To Hospitals Based On Medicare Billings, Not COVID-19
States such as Minnesota, Nebraska and Montana, which the pandemic has touched relatively lightly, are getting more than $300,000 per reported COVID-19 case in the $30 billion, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis. Image by F.!-->…
FLITE Center in Fort Lauderdale to Serve as Emergency Relief Center for the Transitional Independent…
The Jim Moran Foundation and United Way of Broward County grant COVID-19 Emergency Funds to FLITE Center to help those affected by the pandemic. Photo Shutterstock, licensed.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - FLITE Center, a centralized facility in!-->!-->!-->…
Short-Term Rentals Considered “Essential” Businesses in Nevada State Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
In Washoe County, which is currently unincorporated, county commissioners have not yet addressed the topic of short-term rentals, and therefore there are currently no regulations and restrictions regarding this practice, including!-->…
‘It’s Like Walking Into Chernobyl,’ One Doctor Says Of Her Emergency Room
Nearly a month into the declared pandemic, some health care workers say they’re exhausted and burning out from the stress of treating a stream of critically ill patients in an increasingly overstretched health care system. Image!-->…
Millennial Zeitgeist: Attitudes About COVID-19 Shift As Cases Among Young Adults Rise
As college and university spring breaks across the country converged that weekend, news coverage showed young people frolicking on Miami beaches, walking down Bourbon Street in New Orleans and crowding music clubs…
To ‘Keep The Lights On,’ Doctors And Hospitals Ask For Advance Medicare Payments
“Healthcare providers are making massive financial sacrifices to care for the influx of coronavirus patients,” Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said in a statement. Photo credit: C-SPAN
WASHINGTON,…
Sheriff’s Office Volunteers To Deliver Food For The Pantry Of Broward
Through NST’s Operation Helping Hands program, food boxes consisting of nutritional products such as fresh fruits, vegetables and bread were hand delivered to eight senior citizen families within the cities of Lauderdale Lakes and Tamarac.!-->…
Two Local Agencies Join Forces To Support Seniors During Pandemic; Helps in Palm Beach, Martin, St.…
Seniors who are in immediate crisis or need someone to talk to after hours, or are in a food crisis having been without food for several days, are encouraged to call 2-1-1. Image by Tania Van den Berghen from Pixabay.
!-->!-->!-->…
What’s Missing In The Coronavirus Response
The national effort has been disorganized, relying heavily on state action, said health systems experts and public health researchers. That approach has fallen short, they assert. In the age of coronavirus, Americans are being told to stay!-->…
What Does Recovery From COVID-19 Look Like? It Depends, A Pulmonologist Explains
The outlook for older adults is not encouraging. Advanced age is associated with significantly worse outcomes for older patients, and even those who survive are unlikely to return to their previous level of functioning. Image by kalhh from!-->…
COVID-19 Crisis Threatens Beleaguered Assisted Living Industry
Assisted living complexes, home to more than 800,000 people nationwide, have quickly become a new and dangerous theater in the coronavirus war. Challenged by deepening financial pressures, sicker residents, limited oversight and too few!-->…
Retiree-Rich Palm Beach County Leads Florida In COVID-19 Deaths
Health experts attribute the Palm Beach county’s high mortality rate to three factors: a large elder population, its lack of available testing, and frequent travel among residents and visitors to and from the New York metro area, the!-->…
Inmate Who Tested Positive for COVID-19 Dies In Broward County Hospital
According to Broward authorities,While at the hospital, while the inmate was at the hospital he was tested for COVID-19 and confirmed positive on April 1. Detectives said the inmate suffered from preexisting medical conditions, and no foul!-->…
Postcard From The Edge: L.A. Street Vendors Who Can’t Stop Working
Marlon Castro lost his job as a barber and is now selling fabric face masks on the sidewalk. When he was first let go, he tried to stay home like everyone else. But Castro quickly realized he couldn’t afford to shelter-in-place if he!-->…
‘When It Starts Getting Into Your Local Hospital, It Becomes Real’
A sign declaring “HEROES WORK HERE” decorates the lawn of St. James Parish Hospital, a 25-bed rural hospital located about 45 minutes from New Orleans, a pandemic hot spot. Photo courtesy of St. James Parish Hospital.
LOUISIANA - The!-->!-->!-->…
To Curb Coronavirus, What’s Behind The Wearing Of A Mask?
It is not recommending people try to purchase N95 or surgical masks, and the federal agency included online instructions on making masks out of materials at home. Image by Carola68.
CALIFORNIA - The Centers for Disease Control and!-->!-->!-->…
Dispatch From A Country Doctor: Seeing Patients Differently In The Time Of Coronavirus
Dr. Matt Hahn and nurse practitioner Lora Cole, in their personal protective equipment, face new challenges treating patients. Photo courtesy of Matt Hahn.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Patients would often stop by River Bend Family Medicine just!-->!-->!-->…
When Waiting Is Not An Option: Cancer Patients Face Treatment Delays And Uncertainty As Coronavirus…
Two days before Christine Rayburn of Olympia, Washington, was scheduled to have a cancerous tumor removed, the hospital cancelled the surgery, part of a wave of cancellations of “elective” surgeries during the coronavirus…
The Other Pandemic: How Abortion Clinics Are Violating COVID-19 Rules, Keeping Facilities Open,…
The other pandemic – abortion - has been going on for 47 plus years and the data is grim and much more accurate. Worldwide there have been over 1.5 billion liveslost. In the United States alone, there have been nearly 62 million!-->…
After COVID-19: Doctors Ponder Best Advice As Patients Recover From Coronavirus
As with so many other aspects of this novel coronavirus, determining when a patient has recovered is still fraught with uncertainties. Early research has suggested that patients who have recovered from COVID-19 may also continue to spread!-->…
Young People Weigh Pain Of Job Loss Against Risks Of Virus
As measures to slow the pandemic decimate jobs and threaten to plunge the economy into a deep recession, young adults such are disproportionately affected. Photo: Shutterstock.com licensed.
Emilio Romero, 23, has mixed feelings about!-->!-->!-->…
‘Staying Away From Grandma’ Isn’t An Option In Multigenerational Homes
The Walker family ― (standing from left) Michael "Amir" Nimrod, Andre'a Walker-Nimrod, Wilma Walker, Howard Walker, (seated) matriarch Evelyn Whitfield and Maleeya Nimrod ― pose for a portrait at the Walker residence on March 21, 2020, in!-->…
Mysterious Heart Damage, Not Just Lung Troubles, Befalling COVID-19 Patients
In addition to lung damage, many COVID-19 patients are also developing heart problems — and dying of cardiac arrest. As more data comes in from China and Italy, as well as Washington state and New York, more cardiac experts are coming to…
‘You Pray That You Got The Drug.’ Ailing Couple Gambles On Trial For COVID-19 Cure
Josie and George Taylor stand on the porch of their home in Everett, Washington, on March 24. They are two of the first people in the U.S. to recover from novel coronavirus infections after joining a clinical trial for the antiviral drug!-->…
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Sergeant, 38, Dies From COVID-19
Sgt. Diaz Ayala began his career at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in July of 2006. He was assigned to the Corrections Division where he worked as a Corrections Deputy until being promoted to Sergeant in January of…
Message from Chief Judge Krista Marx regarding COVID-19 and Palm Beach County Main Courthouse
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - We are all experiencing unprecedented levels of stress and uncertainty as the public health emergency caused by the global spread of COVID-19 continues to impact Palm Beach County in ways that seemed unimaginable!-->!-->!-->…