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‘Thank You, RBG’ | Tributes Pour In For Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 87 on the Ides of March | Only three other justices in history were older PLUS: Aging Ginsburg dominates in abortion case March 6, 2020 Glamour – We asked nine former clerks to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to reflect on how other women have lifted them up—mentored them, advised them, represented them, and above all showed them what was possible. It is one of the most coveted jobs not just in the world of law,...

‘This Is Not A Drill’: Cases Surge To Over 100,000 Worldwide

WHO still won't call coronavirus a pandemic | COVID-19 news roundup "I also agree that the situation could be worse than what we have now, and it could be at pandemic level," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. "But what at the same time we are saying is there are countries that with this situation that have shown that it can be contained so we should not give up." Media outlets take a look at the global...

US Could Close Border To Stop Virus

U.S. adds coronavirus screenings at nation's borders, doesn't rule out shutting down border March 5, 2020 Arizona Republic, TUCSON — Federal officials in the United States have implemented some additional measures along the country's borders with Canada and Mexico to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, as the nation reported its 11th death on Wednesday and at least 129 positive cases in at least 14 other states. Top leaders at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency...

Fox News Mourns Death Of Original Reporter

"A gifted correspondent, a wonderful colleague." – Suzanne Scott, CEO, Fox News Fox News pioneer, former White House reporter dies NEW YORK (AP) — Wendell Goler, a longtime White House correspondent for Fox News Channel who reported on government since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, has died at age 70. He died this week of apparent kidney failure, said a former Fox colleague, Brit Hume. Goler was a Fox News original, joining the network at its inception in 1996...

Daylight Savings Actually Kills

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019, a personal friend of the editor of Headline Health was killed in a pedestrian accident during evening rush hour. It was just the third weeknight after the end of Daylight Savings, with commuters still adjusting to driving in the dark at 5:30 pm. Rick had just gotten off a city bus and was struck by a car while attempting to cross the street to his home. Rick died in the...

Ten Dead Of Coronavirus In One US Nursing Home

Mar 5, 2020 The Seattle Times – For nearly a week, the eyes of the nation have been on a nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Families with loved ones at Life Care Center of Kirkland demanded more information, growing more concerned as the number of deaths from the nursing home rose to 10. Even as their roommates were taken to the hospital, residents at the nursing home were...

The #1 Cause For Alarm About Coronavirus In The US

Anxiety mounts among U.S. health workers on the front lines of coronavirus outbreak Mar 2, 20205 Los Angeles Times – Doctors and nurses say they are alarmed by reports that multiple health workers in the United States have been sickened by a deadly coronavirus and that hospitals and other healthcare facilities appear to have become hot spots for the spread of infections. On Sunday, health officials announced that two staff members at a Northern California hospital had...

Maine Voters Reject Anti-Vax Referendum

Mar 3, 2020 Fosters – With the backdrop of the coronavirus spreading around the world, Mainers on Tuesday rejected an attempt to nullify the elimination of religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccinations in a campaign that focused on community versus individual rights. Every major medical organization in Maine supported the state law approved last year that reduces vaccine opt-outs at a time when more parents are forgoing vaccines for their children. Groups seeking to restore philosophical...

“Voluntary Quarantines” Are Bogus; Exposed Health Worker Parties On

Hours after we said that a "voluntary quarantine" is not a quarantine at all, an infected healthcare worker wants to party | N.H. coronavirus patient breaks isolation, potentially exposing others Most states have laws against breaking an isolation order. March 3, 2020 NBC News – The first coronavirus patient in New Hampshire — an employee of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — defied instructions from public health officials to stay away from other people. In a statement, the state Department of...

Urban Deer ‘Out Of Control,’ Fueling Lyme Disease Fears

"The PA Game Commission has failed in their primary task." City dwellers seek relief from disease carrying deer | Headline Health – Residents of major northeast metro areas including Pittsburgh and New York are reporting residential neighborhoods overrun with unwelcome whitetail deer. The lack of hunters in these highly populated areas has created suburban parklands for hungry bucks, does, and fawns. In the Pittsburgh area, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald S. are pleading with their state legislator to bring...

Judge Judy, 77, Adjourns

Icon of remaining active and productive at age 75+ steps down from the bench CNN – Courtroom reality show "Judge Judy" is coming to an end after 25 years, CNN has confirmed. "I've had a 25-year-long marriage with CBS, and it's been successful. Next year will be our 25th season, silver anniversary," the iconic star said. According to the 77-year-old host, the network made the decision to utilize repeats of the program. Although court will soon be adjourned,...

Man Kills Neighbor With Crossbow Trying To Stop Dog Attack

Feb 6, 2020 The Berkshire (Massachusetts) District Attorney has identified Joshua Jadusingh, 27, as the victim killed by a neighbor who was trying to stop a pair of attacking pit bulls. Initially, police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a dog attack at the apartment building. When the two officers and a K9 unit responded they found two mature male pit bulls fighting. The dogs turned to attack officers and police shot and killed the animals with their...

COVID-19 Strikes Nursing Home, Highlights Risk To Seniors

Nursing Home Outbreak Spotlights Coronavirus Risk In Elder Care Facilities By JoNel Aleccia MARCH 1, 2020 Kaiser Health News – An outbreak of coronavirus disease in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America’s elder care facilities, where residents are at heightened risk of serious complications from the illness because of the dual threat of age and close living conditions. The emergence of the novel contagious illness at the Life Care Center of...

Supreme Court Will Again Consider Obamacare

Court will decide the fate of Obama health care law By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election. The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest. For...

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