The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert Friday to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza — aka bird flu — in a person who had contact with dairy cows in Texas. A farmworker on a commercial dairy farm in Texas developed conjunctivitis last week, and subsequently tested positive for bird flu, the agency said. The positive bird flu diagnosis came after milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas tested positive for the...
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (SBCPHD), the California Department of Public Health and the CDC are all recognizing STI Awareness Week starting April 14.
Cass report calls for move away from mainly medical treatment as part of dramatic shift in approach to gender dysphoriaThousands of children unsure of gender identity ‘let down by NHS’Key findings of the NHS gender identity reviewA long-awaited review by consultant paediatrician Hilary Cass into the NHS’s gender services for children calls for a dramatic shift in the type of treatment offered to children and young people with gender dysphoria.The report proposes that instead of being offered...
Two Advocate Health hospitals have been recognized for their efforts in supporting Black maternal health by U.S. News & World Report for Black Maternal Health Week 2024.
By James Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health Services Dr. Alan Franzluebbers, North Carolina Extension has a U-Tube video showing farmers how to look for healthy soils and then improve it. There are several obvious soil health indicators like looking for earthworms, earthworm burrows, and their middens. Also, remove surface residue and look for white spiderweb like
New firefighters, promotions and exemplary service in the line of duty were recognized during the April 4 ceremony.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Almost daily we see headlines of violence carried out by teenagers it's a growing problem across the country. In just the last week a 13-year-old Wilkes-Barre girl was charged in the brutal stabbing death of her mother. As part of our children's first initiative, we asked the experts to discuss []
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Thirteen Evansville Firefighters were recognized for their efforts during a dangerous rescue in January at the old Pearl Cleaners building. Engine 3 was the first crew on the scene after being called to rescue a man who was trapped under a collapsed chimney on the roof of the building that caught []
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- The second annual Black Men's Mental Health Conference was held on Saturday, April 13. Returning for its second year, the Black Men's Mental Health Conference aims to address mental health needs of Black men in the Dayton community. The event offered a panel of experts to discuss mental health, along with []
Care Better used its database, based partly on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data, to see how prices for the same services vary within a city.
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Swedish operator Tele2 unveiled a workspace platform offering video meeting and document sharing services for public sector organisations, a solution it claims is a more secure alternative for protecting sensitive information than tools developed by global providers.