Around 50% of patients who have been hospitalized with severe COVID-19 and who show raised levels of a protein called troponin have damage to their hearts.
(Headline USA) By the thousands, U.S. service members are refusing or putting off the COVID-19 vaccine as frustrated commanders scramble to downplay negative information they learn on the Internet and find the right pitch that will persuade troops to get the shot.
Some Army units are seeing as few as one-third agree to the vaccine. Military leaders searching for answers believe they have identified one potential convincer: an imminent deployment.
Navy sailors on ships heading out to sea last...
Food Safety News – Shenandoah Growers Inc. is recalling its fresh cut, packaged organic basil packed at its Indianapolis location because sample tests showed the Cyclospora parasite. Retailers, including Kroger and Schnuck’s received the implicated herb.
The recalled products from the Harrisonburg, VA-based company were distributed to retail stores Feb. 3 and 4 in the following states:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
"Cyclospora is spread by people ..."
The affected...
February 19, 2021
Kaiser Health News – The federal government has penalized 774 hospitals for having the highest rates of patient infections or other potentially avoidable medical complications.
Those hospitals, which include some of the nation’s marquee medical centers, will lose 1% of their Medicare payments over 12 months.
The penalties, based on patients who stayed in the hospitals anytime between mid-2017 and 2019, before the pandemic, are not related to covid-19.
They were levied under a program...
FOX35 ORLANDO – After months of legal wrangling across Florida about mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, a challenge to a Palm Beach County mask mandate has gone to the state Supreme Court.
Opponents of the mandate have filed a notice that is a first step in asking the Supreme Court to consider arguments that the Palm Beach County mandate is unconstitutional, according to documents posted Thursday on the Supreme Court website.
The move came after...
Amazon is facing a lawsuit from the New York Attorney General’s office that claims the online shopping powerhouse didn’t provide adequate health and safety measures for workers at its New York facilities during the coronavirus pandemic and took retaliatory action against multiple employees. The lawsuit claims Amazon violated New York State Labor Law and unlawfully fired and disciplined workers that objected to unsafe work conditions.
ABC NEWS – As vice president, Joe Biden oversaw an array of issues important to the Obama administration: implementing an economic recovery act, shaping foreign policy from Iraq to Ukraine, and strengthening cancer research.
But now that Biden is president, his vice president, Kamala Harris, asked in a recent Axios interview what her signature issue would be, replied she has one focus:
"Making sure Joe Biden is a success."
Harris has spent her first month as...
The CDC has not reported any patterns in cause of death that would suggest safety issues with the vaccines. Individuals with high-risk conditions should consult their medical providers regarding vaccination.
MEDICAL NEWS TODAY – The 2011 rom-com Hysteria popularized the view that sex toys are tools meant to cure hysteria in female patients.
This story originates from an influential book of medical history: The Technology of Orgasm, by Rachel Maines, which first appeared in 1999.
Maines argued that, in the late 19th century, doctors would often treat female patients’ hysteria symptoms by manually stimulating their genitalia.
According to her, the device eventually emerged as a device...
"Everything we are doing to slow transmission of COVID-19, such as wearing face masks, frequent handwashing and physical distancing, should also reduce transmission of flu.”
Some people who have received the COVID-19 vaccination report they feel ill after getting their first shot. Even more say the second shot can be followed by symptoms such as fever, fatigue, headache, and soreness at the injection site on their arm.
A photo of a sandwich labeled 'ROAST BEEF & CRIMINALIZED ONION RELISH' highlights the problem consumers often face in trusting food labeling ...
INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING – Food labeling is a highly scrutinized, crucial part of food product manufacturing. However, it also can be an easily rushed and/or overlooked part of bringing a product to market.
It's easy to make simple mistakes no matter how large or small your operation may be. It's also easy to...