2021-10-05 Student Nurses Who Refuse Vaccination Struggle to Complete Degrees Michelle Andrews complete a 15-month accelerated nursing program at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville in December. For her clinical training this fall, she’s working 12-hour shifts on weekends with medical-surgical patients at a hospital. But Hevner and nursing students like her who refuse […]
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Lack of mental health services for refugees is a global scandal
2021-10-05 Lack of mental health services for refugees is a global scandal The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the longstanding neglect of mental health services for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today. In a briefing, the organization said the international community had broken the promise, enshrined in international law, to ensure the highest attainable […]
Government Food Aid Programs Need a Digital Facelift
Government Food Aid Programs Need a Digital Facelift By Mia Jackson America’s hunger problem is worsening. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, more than 35 million people in the country experienced hunger in 2019. In a report published in March 2021, the nonprofit hunger-relief organization Feeding America projected that around 42 million people […]
A Colorado Town Is About as Vaccinated as It Can Get. Covid Still Isn’t Over There.
2021-10-04 A Colorado Town Is About as Vaccinated as It Can Get. Covid Still Isn’t Over There. Rae Ellen Bichell San Juan County, Colorado, can boast that 99.9% of its eligible population has received at least one dose of covid-19 vaccine, putting it in the top 10 counties in the nation, according to data from […]
Book Review: The Mirage of a Town Without Cellphones
Book Review: The Mirage of a Town Without Cellphones By Sarah Scoles Near the town of Green Bank, a strange sign edges the two-lane road: “You Are Now Entering the West Virginia Radio Quiet Zone.” It’s not immediately apparent what those words mean, but they provide a clue to drivers whose phones have gone silent. […]
Hospitals Confront Climate Change as Patients Sick From Floods and Fires Crowd ERs
2021-10-03 Hospitals Confront Climate Change as Patients Sick From Floods and Fires Crowd ERs Miranda Green When triple-digit temperatures hit the Pacific Northwest this summer, the emergency room at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center was ill prepared. Doctors raced to treat heat-aggravated illness in homeless people, elderly patients with chronic ailments, and overdosing narcotics users. […]
Recipe Sunday 2021-10-03
We feel, and studies suggest, that cooking is a form of therapy for many. On Sunday, we post recipes for those looking for new ways to diversify their cookbooks (we do not get paid for this). —Editorial Team. A Plant-Forward Twist on Taco Night (Family Features) Reimagining taco night can be as simple as a […]
Sunday’s Jokes 2021-10-03
Some say laughter is the best medicine, so, on Sundays, we post some jokes to hopefully brighten your day. – Editorial Team Today’s topic: School Are You About to Employ a Robot? This test was written by ME, Roger Carasso, for the UCB Psychology Department. It is intended to be used by […]
Covid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites
2021-10-02 Covid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites Lauren Weber Rural Americans are dying of covid at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts — a divide that health experts say is likely to widen as access to medical care shrinks for a population that tends to be […]
Safe Entertaining Tips in a COVID-19 World
Safe Entertaining Tips in a COVID-19 World (eLivingtoday.com) Depending on where you live, restrictions on social gatherings may become less strict in the coming weeks and months. However, many experts caution that care should still be exercised when groups of people gather. After an extended period without social contact, it’s only natural to crave some […]