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Dr. Ian Kupkee Says Pets Need Dental Care Too – NBC 6 South Florida
February is Pet Dental Health Month. Most Americans are aware of the importance of dental health to their own overall well-being, but for many, it comes as a surprise to learn that the same holds true for our pets. The American Dental Association warns tooth and gum disease can lead to a host of problems …
County Officials Declare Precautionary Public Health Emergency Amid Coronavirus Cases – NBC 7 San Diego
Local and federal health officials are expected to provide an update on the coronavirus cases in San Diego County Friday afternoon. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and area hospitals are all scheduled to speak at the press conference. Health experts also spoke …
How New DNA Technology Confirmed Grandmother’s Death in Calimesa Fire – NBC Los Angeles
When a body was found at a mobile home park during the Sandalwood Fire in Calimesa last October, family members of 89-year-old Lois Arvickson feared it was her. They were on the phone with the mother, grandmother and great-grandmother when the line went dead. They searched nearby shelters to see if Arvickson had survived, but …
CDC Confirms Second Coronavirus Case in San Diego County – NBC 7 San Diego
A second patient with a confirmed case of coronavirus, or COVID-19, is being treated at UC San Diego Medical Center, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson said Wednesday. It’s the second confirmed case in the county since the deadly outbreak began. Both patients are being treated at University of California hospital in Hillcrest. …
Health Officials – NBC New York
What to Know There are currently no coronavirus cases in New York City, according to city health officials. As of Wednesday, the six city residents that were under observation for possible coronavirus all tested negative for the disease. One New York City non-resident also tested negative, according to the city’s health department. There are no …
OC’s Chief Health Officer Provides Coronavirus Update, Says Flu Greater Risk Currently – NBC Los Angeles
Orange County’s chief health officer told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday the county faces a much greater risk from the flu than the coronavirus that has killed more than 1,000 people, mostly in China, but “all of the science on this is changing rapidly.” The virus, which was renamed COVID-19 on Tuesday by the World …
Santa Clara County Declares ‘Local Health Emergency’ Amid Novel Coronavirus – NBC Bay Area
Santa Clara County declared a local health emergency Monday which will be in effect for 30 days. This does not mean that residents are at greater risk of infection with the novel coronavirus, authorities said. Instead, will allow health authorities to be better prepared to respond to an outbreak. The declaration will also allow the …
Escondido Pawn Shop Break-in Leaves People Without Answers – NBC 7 San Diego
Escondido police say they continue to investigate a November burglary at a pawn shop on North Broadway, where an estimated $500,000 worth of items were stolen from a safe. A spokesperson for Frontera Cash & Loan’s parent company, Coastal Cash and Loan, described the robbery as “sophisticated.” They said the robbers allegedly went through the …
Illinois Lawmakers Override Veto of Aircraft Tax Break – NBC Chicago
Illinois lawmakers have voted to override a veto by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that protects a tax exemption on aircraft parts. A 54-1 Senate vote Wednesday followed a unanimous House vote a day earlier. The override forgives $50 million in past-due taxes from private jet manufacturers and extends them to 2024. Lawmakers approved the tax break in 2010. It expired …
Motion Capture Technology Helps Athletes – NBC Chicago
Baseball is Connor Riley’s love and passion, and since he’s a minor league pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization, it’s also his job. So when the Aurora-native’s right shoulder was slow to recover after surgery in May of 2018, he felt demoralized. “I felt like I was a bug caught in a spiders web,” …
