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Louisville ranks 3rd in U.S. for most premature deaths from coal-fired power pollution
The smokestacks at Louisville Gas and Electric’s Mill Creek coal-fired power plant in southeast Jefferson County tower over the neighborhood of Valley Village. Residents say they often wake up to soot covering their homes and vehicles. “I know it’s hard on my lungs or whatever, but I’ve worked my whole life around asbestos as an …
Deputies seize 20,000 fentanyl pills in San Bernardino County as Health Department issues warning about increased overdose deaths
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies seized 20,000 suspected fentanyl pills during a traffic stop last week. Members of the Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Unit stopped a car for undisclosed vehicle code violations some time last week. Three people were inside of the vehicle and were taken into custody without incident. After deputies searched the car, …
As maternal mortality rates rise in Virginia, health officials launch interviews into deaths
Preliminary data show Virginia’s maternal mortality rate more than doubled between 2018 and 2020, a sharp increase encouraging state officials to start doing ground-level interviews to figure out what’s driving pregnancy-related deaths. According to early numbers from Virginia’s Maternal Mortality Review Team, the state’s maternal mortality rate in 2018 was 37.1 deaths per 100,000 cases. In …
drug overdoses increasing in Virginia for those 65+
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – The United Health Foundation is concerned about Virginia’s elderly population, after newly released data finds concerning statistics about drug overdoses. ”The increase that we see in, in the United States across all demographics, including seniors, is an increase in drug deaths related to non-prescription opioids,” Dr. Rhonda Randall with the United …
Albanese lands in Japan; Flood warnings across country; Monkeypox outbreak linked to raves; Russian soldier sentenced in Ukraine; NSW records 8751 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths; 11,656 new cases in Victoria, 16 deaths
Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as prime minister, but we are still some way off knowing whether Labor can form government in its own right. Labor currently has 74 seats, with two more needed for a majority. Seven seats are still too close to call as ballots are counted and preferences are distributed. Labor’s …
Craig McLachlan drops defamation case against Nine newspapers; Monkeypox diagnosed in Sydney, Melbourne; Gillard makes campaign stop with Albanese; NSW records 10,084 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths; 12,556 new cases in Victoria, 23 deaths
Dr Kerry Chant has asked men who are gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men to be vigilant for monkeypox. “A large proportion of the cases detected overseas are amongst gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men,” she said. “We are urging men who are gay, bisexual or men who have …
Treasurer defends super-for-homes plan; Ukrainian troops reach Russian border; Search resumes for missing grandfather in Victoria; NSW records 10,972 new COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths; Victoria records 13,694 new cases, 20 deaths
Fewer Aussies are wearing facemasks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Only 78 per cent of Australians wore a face mask in the last week, the ABS found, down from 98 per cent in February this year. Meanwhile, of those testing for COVID-19, 96 per cent used a rapid antigen …
North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population. The new deaths and cases, which were from Friday, increased total numbers to 27 deaths and 524,440 illnesses amid a rapid spread …