Health & Safety

President Biden's new COVID plan puts the focus on testing and treatment

4:41pm March 02, 2022

by Tamara Keith

The White House has unveiled its new plan for getting back to normal after the pandemic. It relies more on testing and treating COVID cases rather than on restrictions.

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New helipad marks first milestone in Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist care tower project

4:19pm March 02, 2022

by Paul Garber

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has completed the first step in its plans for a nearly half-billion-dollar new care tower.

A heroin user in a South Bronx neighborhood which is experiencing an epidemic in drug use, especially heroin and other opioid based drugs.

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Black Americans are now dying from drug overdoses at a higher rate than whites

2:15pm March 02, 2022

by Brian Mann

New research shows drug overdose deaths continue to surge among Black Americans. For the first time since 1999, Black Americans are dying at a higher rate per capita than white Americans.

Latinos living by the Weaver fire turn to community organizations for support

1:42pm March 02, 2022

by Eileen Rodriguez

After the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant caught fire, many people in the vicinity had to evacuate with no emergency funds or plans.

Fitbit has received dozens of reports that the lithium-ion battery in the Ionic smartwatch watch overheating and have caused burn injuries.

Fitbit recalls 1.7 million smartwatches with a battery that can overheat and burn you

11:03am March 02, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The recall was issued Wednesday following a slew of reports of the watch battery overheating, including at least 115 incidents in the U.S. and another 59 internationally.

The American Rescue Plan Act that President Biden signed into law increased funding to Medicaid, but delays and red tape have kept several states from claiming much of the cash almost a year later.

Why billions in Medicaid funds for people with disabilities are being held up

10:37am March 02, 2022

Almost a year after the American Rescue Plan Act allocated up to $25 billion to home and community-based services run by Medicaid, many states have yet to access the funds due to delays and red tape.

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Hamsters in Hong Kong are euthanized after pet shop owner gets COVID-19

6:25am March 02, 2022

by Ari Daniel

The COVID transmission link between animals and humans is growing stronger. In Hong Kong, officials discovered a local pet shop employee was infected with COVID by hamsters in the store.

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A demonstrator is arrested at a protest opposing coronavirus vaccine mandates in Wellington, New Zealand, on Wednesday.

New Zealand protesters set fires as police break up camp

1:18am March 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

The police action was the most significant use of force to date by authorities against the protesters, who oppose coronavirus vaccine mandates.

The ACLU of Texas argues that Gov. Greg Abbott's instructions to investigate parents of transgender adolescents were issued without proper authority, in violation of a Texas law and the state constitution and violate the constitutional rights of transgend

The ACLU sues to block Texas from investigating parents of trans youth

10:25pm March 01, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

The lawsuit says at least one family is already under investigation for providing their child with medically necessary gender-affirming care.

Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health by Thomas Insel, MD

Health & Safety

In 'Healing' a doctor calls for an overhaul of the mental health care system

6:01pm March 01, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

People in mental health crisis need more than emergency response, argues a leader in the field. They need a continuum of long-term care to put them on the path to recovery.