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2022-01-21 Families Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits Judith Graham As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun requiring visitors to present proof that they’re not infected before entering facilities, stoking frustration and dismay among family members. Officials in California, New York, and Rhode […]
2022-01-21 Florida Governor Signs Law Reforming Program for Brain-Damaged Infants by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Birth Rights Investigating Florida’s NICA Program Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has […]
How to Tap Into the Benefits of Using Pen and Paper (StatePoint) February is International Correspondence Writing Month (InCoWriMo) — a challenge to handwrite a piece of correspondence each day of the month — meaning there’s no better time to tap into the power of the handwritten word. “With our many digital forms […]
Today’s Topic: Circadian Rhythm Disorders On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what ails […]
2022-01-20 HHS Proposal for Marketplace Plans Carries a Hefty Dose of Consumer Caution Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Some insurance brokers are enrolling people into Affordable Care Act health plans without their consent, perhaps for the commissions, a move that could put consumers in danger of owing back the subsidies connected with the coverage. […]
2022-01-20 CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally CORBEVAX uses recombinant DNA technology that many countries already have the infrastructure to produce. Artis777 via iStock/Getty Images Plus Maureen Ferran, Rochester Institute of Technology The world now has a new COVID-19 vaccine in its arsenal, and at a fraction of the […]
Take Steps to Support Literacy 8 ways to inspire children to read (Family Features) Reading is a foundation for learning, yet a vast gap exists in access to books for low-income neighborhoods. According to the Handbook of Literacy Research, in low-income neighborhoods, the ratio of books per child is just one age-appropriate book for every […]
2022-01-19 Officials Struggle to Regulate Pop-Up Covid Testing Sites — And Warn Patients to Beware Michelle Andrews NEW YORK — In recent months, mobile covid-19 testing tents and vans have sprouted on urban sidewalks and street curbs as demand has skyrocketed in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. Some of the […]
2022-01-19 These machines scrub greenhouse gases from the air – an inventor of direct air capture technology shows how it works One ‘mechanical tree’ is about 1,000 times faster at removing carbon dioxide from air than a natural tree. The first is to start operating in Arizona in 2022. Illustration via Arizona State University Klaus Lackner, […]
Brain Health Brain Health is an emerging and growing concept that encompasses neural development, plasticity, functioning, and recovery across the life course. Good brain health is a state in which every individual can realize their own abilities and optimize their cognitive, emotional, psychological and behavioural functioning to cope with life situations. Numerous […]