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Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Threatens to Cut Funding for World Health Organization
Mr. Johnson was transferred to the intensive care unit on Monday after his illness worsened. Aides said he had been moved in case he needed a ventilator to help his recovery. On Tuesday evening, the British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said that Mr. Johnson was “receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any assistance,” like …
Local organization hoping technology will offer answers to coronavirus pandemic
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A local organization wants to help save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. The Greater Topeka Partnership is collaborating with Plug and Play, a tech company based in Silicon Valley. They’re looking for startups that may have the technology to help communities across the world during this crisis. Katrin Bridges, a representative …
World Health Organization says “the pandemic is accelerating”
5m ago Shortage of possible coronavirus treatment puts others at risk There has been a rush on medications that many hope can treat coronavirus. That means those drugs are now in short supply. Patients who count on them to treat other conditions may not have access. Struggling to speak in between bad coughs, Dr. …
World Health Organization says COVID-19 is not a pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that the coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan, China, late last year is not a pandemic. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the virus, named COVID-19, is not spreading in an uncontained way. “What we are seeing are epidemics in different parts of the world,” he told …
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,” …
Coronavirus outbreak not yet pandemic – World Health Organization
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe first coronavirus-infected patients arrive at the newly built hospital in Wuhan The deadly coronavirus outbreak that has spread from China does not yet constitute a “pandemic”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease, according to the …
BREAKING: World Health Organization declares global health emergency over virus from China | KLAS
BEIJING (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has been exported to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spiked tenfold in a week. The U.N. health agency defines an international emergency as an “extraordinary event” that …
Claris Health Leads Mobile Health Unit to Underserved Communities – NBC Los Angeles
Monica Mendez and Jessica Chow both faced unplanned pregnancies at a young age. Each made a different choice. “When I saw the pregnancy stick, I thought my life was over,” said Chow, who decided to have an abortion. “I don’t want to do this, I want to keep my child,” Mendez, who had her child, …
Trump Organization said to be considering sale of D.C. hotel lease
Trump’s Washington hotel has been a center of controversy since he entered office. Trump continues to own his business, which operates properties including the hotel, leading to charges of conflict of interest. Several lawsuits have alleged that Trump is violating the Constitution’s ban on “emoluments,” or payments by foreign governments, when foreign government officials visit …
South Bay Health Center Failed to Protect Female Patients From Sexual Abuse by Doctor – NBC 7 San Diego
For more than a year, Dr. Leon Fajerman denied that he groped, forcefully kissed, fondled and sexually assaulted vulnerable female patients. But months after NBC 7 Investigates first reported allegations against the south bay psychiatrist, Fajerman surrendered his medical license. In October 2018, Fajerman pleaded guilty to felony sexual exploitation and misdemeanor sexual battery. As …