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Clark County issues travel warning as COVID cases rise  KATU Clark County COVID-19 cases jump, prompting warning to exercise caution  The Columbian NEW: COVID-19 hospitalizations jump as Nevada reports 342 cases, 4 deaths  KLAS – 8 News Now Nevada’s key COVID-19 metrics show long decline is stalling  Las Vegas Review-Journal Health officials say Nevada’s COVID-19 cases are staying stable  8 …

Here are some significant developments: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) asked the White House on Tuesday to consider rushing doses to hard-hit parts of the country, including her state, rather than allocating vaccines based on population. She was rebuffed. World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus questioned whether China had been transparent enough about …

In summary More school-based health centers are needed for California students and communities under stress from the COVID-19 pandemic. By Tracy Mendez, Special to CalMatters Tracy Mendez is the executive director of California School-Based Health Alliance, [email protected]. Youth in California are struggling with trauma, anxiety and isolation brought about by distance learning, the COVID-19 pandemic …

PARIS – By the time his parents rushed him to the hospital, 11-year-old Pablo was barely eating and had stopped drinking entirely. Weakened by months of self-privation, his heart had slowed to a crawl and his kidneys were faltering. Medics injected him with fluids and fed him through a tube — first steps toward stitching …

Here’s what you need to know: Vaccinations underway in Little Rock, Ark., on Monday. The rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines is expected to help the United States economy to grow 6.5 percent this year.Credit…Rory Doyle for The New York Times The American economy will accelerate nearly twice as fast as expected this year as the …

by: DAMIAN J. TROISE, Associated Press Posted: Mar 8, 2021 / 01:48 PM EST / Updated: Mar 8, 2021 / 01:48 PM EST FILE – In this Nov. 23, 2020 file photo, stone sculptures adorn the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are wavering between small gains and losses in the early going on Wall Street …

The number of deaths reported by the Virginia Department of Health due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to rise in the commonwealth and the Lord Fairfax Health district. The state reported a combined 345 deaths over the weekend, including 185 on Saturday. The Lord Fairfax Health District reported a combined 16 deaths. There were seven …

Jo Best, freelance writer London, UK jo.best{at}journalist.com Interest is growing in the use of wearable devices to monitor patients with covid-19 and chronic illness, writes Jo Best In the age of covid-19, digital devices worn by patients are increasingly being piloted to monitor those who might need hospital admission or who have recently been discharged. …

The COVID-19 pandemic already led to an increased danger for domestic violence victims, forcing them to remain isolated at home with abusive partners. The pandemic has also further empowered abusers through their use of technology to harm their victims. While technology has long been used as a tool in abuse, sheltering in place has created …

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – LACKLAND, Texas. — More than 300 enlisted personnel, officers, civilians and contractors from the Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) received the COVID-19 vaccine administered at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center in support of a Department of Defense-wide effort to vaccinate the workforce Jan 15, 2021. U.S. Air Force Lt. …