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What I learned traveling to countries with universal health care
Everywhere I went last fall, I would often hear the same twang of pity when I told someone I’d come to their country from America to learn how their health care works. There were three moments I will always remember, one from each of my trips to Taiwan, Australia, and the Netherlands. In Taiwan, I …
Health officials investigating possible case of coronavirus in San Diego County –
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A possible San Diego County case is being investigated by local health officials, with test results expected back early Wednesday. If confirmed, it would be the first case in the county and the sixth in the United States. Two of those cases were confirmed in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The …
Children’s mental health survey seeks public input
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – A survey is asking community members about children’s behavioral health across eastern Iowa. The Mental Health and Disability Services of the East Central Region (ECR) will be adding children’s behavioral services for those on Medicaid starting July 1st. The Behavioral Health Survey is looking at what children in the area need …
Health Officials Step Up Coronavirus Precautions At Honolulu Airport
It will be up to travelers to identify themselves if they suspect coronavirus symptoms when they arrive at Honolulu International Airport, federal health officials said Tuesday. Passengers arriving in Honolulu from the Hubei Province of China will receive a copy of a travel health alert notice as they pass through customs. The notice warns them …
Mental Health Commissioner Terri White stepping down
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Terri White will be leaving office on Feb. 1 after nearly 13 years on the job. White, one of the state’s longest tenured agency heads, was appointed commissioner in May of 2007 after joining the agency in 2001. “It has been my deepest honor to …
Bill Manns on the move again, takes CEO job at Bronson Healthcare
Bill Manns is on the move again. After 16 months at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor, Manns, a Detroit native, has taken the job as president and CEO of Bronson Healthcare in Kalamazoo. He starts March 30. Manns, 52, will replace Frank Sardone, who retired in December. James “Chip” Falahee, senior vice president, legal …
Coronavirus Live Updates: Hong Kong Restricts Travel From Mainland China as Infections Exceed 4,500
Death toll exceeds 100 as number of infections skyrockets. The outbreak of a mysterious new virus is rapidly spreading, the Chinese authorities said on Tuesday, as the official account of known cases jumped nearly 60 percent overnight and the death toll exceeded 100 for the first time. ◆ China said on Tuesday that 106 people …
Sinkhole near apartments could be health risk | News, Sports, Jobs
Photo by Janelle Patterson Marietta Public Health Nurse Beth Casto documents a sinkhole Monday that was discovered between the Win Beri Condominiums and the affordable housing for the elderly with the Win Beri Place apartments. A rotting smell and an approximately five-foot diameter hole was discovered in Marietta Monday, near two sets of apartments in …
Coronavirus Live Updates: Alarm Grows as Markets Tumble and Death Toll Rises
Deaths climb above 100 as China records new cases. An outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan has already killed at least 106 people in China, according to data released early Tuesday. Infections have been confirmed in many other countries. But of the 4,500 people who have so far …
Michigan health departments say not to panic over coronavirus
LANSING, MI (WILX) — As the coronavirus continues to make headlines around the world, some people in Mid-Michigan are starting to worry. However, Michigan health departments and doctors are monitoring the situation and say there is no need to panic. “There are far more cases of the flu out there and far more reasons to …
