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Pandemic first job for HHS pick but health agenda is broaderFebruary 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra told senators Tuesday that confronting the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to expand health insurance, rein in prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
“To meet this moment, we need strong federal leadership,” Becerra said at the first of two hearings on his nomination. “I understand the enormous challenges before us and o...Tags: Health, Business, Obama, California, Washington, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Joe Biden, Indiana, Soccer, Gop 9 people like this. Like HHS nominee says pandemic comes first but agenda is broaderFebruary 23, 2021 at 11:53 AM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, told senators Tuesday that tackling the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to work to expand health insurance coverage, curb prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
“The COVID pandemic has killed 500,000 Americans,” Becerra told the Senate health committee. “To meet this moment, we need strong federa...Tags: Health, Business, Obama, California, Washington, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Gop 34 people like this. Like HHS nominee Becerra says pandemic will be top priorityFebruary 23, 2021 at 10:47 AM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, faces two days of contentious Senate hearings. Republicans are portraying the Californian as unfit, but Democrats are unfazed, accusing the GOP of playing politics despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Now attorney general of the nation’s most populous state, Becerra will be grilled by two panels. Tuesday, it’s the health committee’s turn, followed Wednesday by the Finance Committee, which w...Tags: Health, Business, California, Washington, Kentucky, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer 46 people like this. Like The Latest: Biden to mark 500,000 lives lost with ceremonyFebruary 21, 2021 at 10:42 PM By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON __ President Joe Biden will mark the U.S. crossing 500,000 lives lost from COVID-19 with a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at the White House.
The nation is expected to pass the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality due to the novel coronavirus.
The White House said Biden will deliver remarks at sunset to honor those who lost their lives. He will be joined by first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Ka...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 35 people like this. Like The Latest: New Zealand to remove restrictions from AucklandFebruary 21, 2021 at 9:40 PM By The Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand will remove remaining coronavirus restrictions from Auckland on Monday after an outbreak discovered in the largest city fades away.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said more than 72,000 tests had found no evidence the virus was spreading in the community.
Auckland was placed into a three-day lockdown this month after a mother, father and daughter tested positive. Another five contacts later tested positive. After the lockdown ended, Auc...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 13 people like this. Like The Latest: California coronavirus death toll tops 49,000February 21, 2021 at 7:36 PM By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — California’s death toll during the coronavirus pandemic has topped 49,000, even as the rates of new infections and hospitalizations continue to plummet across the state.
California reported another 408 deaths Sunday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to 49,105 — the highest in the nation.
Health officials said Sunday that the number of patients in California hospitals with COVID-19 has slipped below 7,000, a drop of more than a third over two weeks...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 14 people like this. Like The Latest: California coronavirus death toll tops 9,000February 21, 2021 at 4:34 PM By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — California’s death toll during the coronavirus pandemic has topped 49,000, even as the rates of new infections and hospitalizations continue to plummet across the state.
California reported another 408 deaths Sunday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to 49,105 — the highest in the nation.
Health officials said Sunday that the number of patients in California hospitals with COVID-19 has slipped below 7,000, a drop of more than a third over two weeks...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 34 people like this. Like The Latest: Grieving Italians mark a COVID-19 anniversaryFebruary 21, 2021 at 3:25 PM By The Associated Press
CODOGNO, Italy — Italians are marking one year since their country was shocked to discover it had the first known locally transmitted COVID-19 case in the West.
With church services Sunday and wreath-laying ceremonies, including in small northern towns which were the first to be hard-hit by the pandemic, citizens paid tribute to the dead. Italy has a confirmed death toll from the virus of 95,500.
While the first wave of infections largely engulfed Lombardy and other north...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 33 people like this. Like Greater retail availability of marijuana and alcohol associated with co-use among teensFebruary 1, 2021 at 6:37 PM New research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation examines whether recreational marijuana legalization in Oregon and marijuana and alcohol retail outlet density levels are associated with co-use and beliefs supportive of use of each among teens.Tags: Health, Oregon, Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation 23 people like this. Like Relist WatchJanuary 21, 2021 at 3:54 PM  Tags: Health, New York, Texas, Featured, Maryland, Supreme Court, Law, Congress, California, Washington, Oregon, New York City, Dhs, Pennsylvania, United States, Hawaii 108 people like this. Like The best air purifiers in 2021January 19, 2021 at 5:24 PM Tags: Reviews, Health, Amazon, Home, California, Cdc, Oregon, Trends, Walmart, Features, Atlantic, Buying Guide, Energy Star, Epa, Dyson, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention 63 people like this. Like Even With Fewer Drivers On The Road, New Report Finds Risky Driving And Fatal Crashes Surged In 2020January 19, 2021 at 10:32 AM  Tags: Health, Colorado, Oregon, US, California News, Sacramento, Traffic, Cnn, Cbs, Seat, EMS, Nhtsa, Vacaville, Cable News Network Inc, WarnerMedia Company, Coronavirus 132 people like this. Like Conversa Health expands its Series B round to $20MJanuary 19, 2021 at 9:00 AM Portland, Oregon-based Conversa Health, a virtual care and communication platform that helps health organizations stay in touch with their patients and customers, today announced that it has expanded its Series B funding round from $12 million to $20 million. The round is still co-led by Builders VC and Northwell Health’s venture arm Northwell Ventures. Additional investors include UH Ventures, the venture arm of University Hospitals and VC firms P5 Health Ventures, Epic Ventures, StartUp Hea...Tags: Health, Startups, Oregon, Tech, Vc, Healthcare, Portland, Vaccination, Health Care, Portland Oregon, Series B, Epic Ventures, Northwell Health, Primary Care, Northwell Ventures, StartUp Health 21 people like this. Like 11,366 new cases reported as L.A. County battles new coronavirus strainJanuary 17, 2021 at 8:08 PM Officials urged residents to adhere to Los Angeles County’s “Safer at Home” orders a day after public health officials confirmed that the swifter spreading B.1.1.7 variant of coronavirus was present in the county.
Health officials reported 11,366 new cases of COVID-19 and 108 additional deaths on Sunday, Jan. 17, bringing the county’s totals to 1,014,662 cases and 13,848 fatalities. County health officials said, however, that the number of new cases reported Sunday reflects an undercount because...Tags: Health, Business, UK, News, Education, Washington, Oregon, Government, Paul Simon, Sport, Public Health, Soccer, United Kingdom, Long Beach, Community, Associated Press 46 people like this. Like First case of COVID-19 UK variant confirmed in Los Angeles CountyJanuary 16, 2021 at 5:37 PM  Tags: Health, Business, UK, News, Education, California, Cdc, Washington, Oregon, La, Government, Paul Simon, Los Angeles, Sport, Joe Biden, Public Health 149 people like this. Like Oregon's governor blasts Operation Warp Speed, accusing the Trump administration of 'deception on a national scale' over lack of coronavirus vaccine reserveJanuary 15, 2021 at 12:31 PM Tags: Health, Politics, Science, Washington Post, Washington, Oregon, White House, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Healthcare, Food And Drug Administration, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Health And Human Services 125 people like this. Like Geography is destiny: Dentists’ access to Covid shots depends on where they liveJanuary 15, 2021 at 5:46 AM Dr. Monte Junker, an Oregon dentist, is waiting for his turn to get vaccinated for Covid even though he considers himself a front-line health worker.Tags: Health, Oregon, Monte Junker 39 people like this. Like Coronavirus Australia live update: SA couple rescued in outback after changing travel route due to Covid restrictionsJanuary 14, 2021 at 2:21 AM NSW and Victoria record no new cases as Queensland considers using mining camps for quarantine. Follow all the updates, liveState by state restrictions explainedCovid hotspots Victoria; NSW hotspots; Queensland hotspotsNSW and Sydney trend map: where cases are rising or falling 7.21am GMT Organisers of the Invasion Day rally in Melbourne have told participants to wear a mask at all times and stay in groups of no more than 100, ten metres apart, to comply with Covid-safe rules.Details of the...Tags: Health, Business, Australia, Oregon, US, Australia news, United States, Infectious Diseases, Australian politics, Queensland, New South Wales, Sydney, Queensland politics, Brisbane, Victoria, Melbourne 20 people like this. Like Only a smokescreen? Big Tobacco stands down as Colorado and Oregon hike cigarette taxesJanuary 12, 2021 at 9:41 AM Big Tobacco did something unusual in Marlboro Country last fall: It stood aside while Colorado voters approved the state's first tobacco tax hike in 16 years.Tags: Health, Colorado, Oregon, Big Tobacco, Marlboro Country 49 people like this. Like Oregon's Medicaid expansion increased prenatal care, improved health outcomes for newbornsJanuary 4, 2021 at 12:35 PM A pair of recent studies from Oregon State University found that Oregon's Medicaid expansion in 2014 has led to increased prenatal care among low-income women, as well as improved health outcomes for newborn babies.Tags: Health, Oregon, Medicaid, Oregon State University 6 people like this. Like Climate change, cardiac arrest, and the price of inaction [PODCAST]January 2, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, Oregon, Cardiology, PA NP, Public Health & Policy, CRNA 67 people like this. Like These are the 20 days in the past 100 years when America saw the most deaths from a single catastrophe. Over half are in the past 2 weeks.December 17, 2020 at 5:43 PM Tags: Health, New York, Science, News, California, Oregon, New York City, Brown University, US, America, San Francisco, Trends, History, Pennsylvania, Washington Dc, Ohio 147 people like this. Like These are the 20 days in the past 100 years when America saw the most deaths from a single catastrophe. Half are in the past 2 weeks.December 16, 2020 at 5:43 PM Tags: Health, New York, Science, News, California, Oregon, New York City, Brown University, US, America, San Francisco, Trends, History, Pennsylvania, Food And Drug Administration, Ohio 69 people like this. Like These were the 20 days when America saw the most death from a single catastrophe in the last 100 years. Half are in the last 2 weeks.December 16, 2020 at 5:43 PM Tags: Health, New York, Science, News, California, Cdc, Oregon, Senate, New York City, Brown University, US, America, San Francisco, Trends, History, Pennsylvania 88 people like this. Like What will 'psychedelic therapy' look like when it's legalized?December 2, 2020 at 9:21 PM  Tags: Health, Drugs, Oregon, Mental Health, Brain, Depression, Anxiety, Innovation, Emotions, Oakland, Denver, DMN, Ramsden, Compass Pathways, Ekaterina Malievskaia, Malievskaia 121 people like this. Like For Every 1 COVID Related Death, 9 People In US Left Grieving, Study SaysNovember 18, 2020 at 6:35 PM cbsoptanon.onScriptsReady(function(cmp){cmp.ot.targetingAllowed(function(a){if(a) AnvatoPlayer("p0").init({"mcp":"cbs","width":"100%","height":"100%","video":"4555495","autoplay":false,"accessKey":"5VD6Eyd6djewbCmNwBFnsJj17YAvGRwl","accessControl":{"preview":false},"pInstance":"p0","plugins":{"heartbeat":{"account":"cbslocal-global-unified","publisherId":"cbslocal","jobId":"sc_va","marketingCloudId":"[email protected]","trackingServer":"cbsdigitalmedia.hb.omtrdc.net","customTrack...Tags: Health, California, Oregon, US, Sacramento, Earth, Illinois, Coronavirus, COVID, Coronavirus Health 11 people like this. Like Several states announced tightened travel and gathering restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving as US coronavirus cases surgeNovember 14, 2020 at 1:44 PM Tags: Health, New York, Science, News, California, Washington, Oregon, US, Trends, Features, Alaska, New Mexico, West Coast, Andrew Cuomo, Anthony Fauci, Vermont 108 people like this. Like As coronavirus cases surge, elected officials resist restrictionsNovember 13, 2020 at 5:38 PM By MICHELLE R. SMITH, CARLA K. JOHNSON and LISA MARIE PANE | Associated Press
With the coronavirus coming back with a vengeance across the country and the U.S. facing a long, dark winter, many governors and other elected officials are showing little appetite for imposing the kind of lockdowns and large-scale business closings seen last spring.
Some also continue to resist issuing statewide mask rules.
Among the reasons given: public fatigue, fear of doing more damage to already-crippled business...Tags: Health, Business, Texas, News, Minnesota, Mississippi, Supreme Court, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Milwaukee, Brown University, Sport, Soccer, Wisconsin, Nevada 38 people like this. Like Most states aren't ready to distribute the leading COVID-19 vaccineNovember 11, 2020 at 12:30 PM Tags: Health, Politics, Texas, News, Minnesota, Mississippi, Maryland, Congress, Cdc, Washington, Kentucky, Oregon, Virginia, Trends, Joe Biden, North Dakota 68 people like this. Like Hospitals across the US have been hit by a wave of ransomware attacks, disrupting their computer systems and forcing them to turn away ambulancesOctober 29, 2020 at 1:03 PM Tags: Health, New York, Minnesota, Oregon, US, Los Angeles, Trends, Tech, Cybersecurity, Ransomware, Fbi, Hospitals, Hacks, Times, Department Of Homeland Security, Curry 112 people like this. Like |
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