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SF Health Department chose to deny services to the mentally ill. This was a management decision. Fixing it can be, too.
Lorraine, who is 80, was apparently given two choices: Leave the Bernal Heights board and care facility for the elderly with the suspended license and head to one 155 miles away in Oroville — or else. She chose “or else.” On Aug. 29, the octogenarian walked out of her home and didn’t come back. A …
The Justice Department didn’t really have a choice but to charge Andrew McCabe
The Justice Department has rejected an effort by former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to avoid prosecution for deceiving investigators. According to Fox News, U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu has recommended charging McCabe. McCabe, innocent until proven guilty of any crime, will get his day in court with benefit from an expert legal defense. But from …
Andrew McCabe’s appeal to avoid prosecution rejected by Justice Department
The US attorney has been scrutinizing alleged false statements McCabe made to investigators regarding his involvement in a newspaper report about an investigation into the Clinton Foundation published days before the 2016 presidential election. The US attorney, Jessie Liu, recommended that McCabe should be indicted, and in a meeting with Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen …
Alabama Health Department investigates lung illnesses tied to vaping
The Alabama Health Department is in the process of investigating nearly half a dozen possible breathing illnesses tied to vaping. In Tennessee, health officials are reporting 6 cases. Doctors are reporting hundreds of people across the country are suffering severe lung illness. At least 5 people have died. Now, state and federal officials are trying …
Carroll County Health Department Raising Awareness For Fight Against Opioid Crisis – CBS Baltimore
CARROLL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The fight against the opioid epidemic continues in Maryland. The Carroll County Health Department is answering the call with an overdose alert. Just outside the Carroll County Health Department is a 60-foot sign listing the overdose stats in 2019, 532 of them. In the last 48 hours, there were 11 more. …
Newly installed technology to assist Anchorage Fire Department
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage Fire Department has announced new technology has been installed to help monitor wildfires. The Alaska Energy Desk reported Friday that forester John See oversaw the installation of the fire-monitoring device on a Stuckagain Heights home east of Anchorage. See says the device is meant to help the Anchorage Fire Department …
Md. Department Of Health Launches Electronic Toolkit In Effort To Prevent Overdose Deaths – CBS Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In conjunction with International Overdose Awareness Day, the Maryland Department of Health launched a tool in an effort to prevent overdose deaths — the Naloxone Electronic Toolkit (NET). Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose and can help save lives when administered correctly. NET contains downloadable content that can be …
County Health Department Shuts Down Eureka’s China Woks 88 Buffet After Inspection Reveals Cockroach Infestation | Lost Coast Outpost
Eureka’s China Woks 88 Buffet, which is in the same faux-pagoda-adorned building on Fourth Street where China Buffet once stood, has suffered the same fate as that defunct restaurant: It has been shuttered by the Environmental Health Division of the county’s Department of Health and Human Services for a variety of major health code …
Department of Health updates school vaccine requirements
For the first time in nearly two decades, the state Department of Health has updated its vaccine requirements for students. Additional immunizations will be required for students entering Hawaii schools beginning July 1, 2020, the DOH announced Tuesday. “The state’s new updated school vaccination requirements follow current national recommendations and reflect what is already occurring …
Health department limiting tuberculosis skin tests due to shortage
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – One health department here in the east is making changes to a certain type of testing due to a nationwide shortage. The Carteret County Health Department is offering limited routine tuberculosis skin test screenings. Health officials say this is due to a nationwide shortage of the purified protein derivative that’s …
