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Pediatric ER visits for mental health conditions have risen during pandemic
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows children have been going to the emergency room for mental health conditions at a higher rate since the pandemic began, especially for girls. The study has tracked ER visits from January 2019 to January 2020. The study found …
Photos: Pamela Northam visits Susie G. Gibson Science and Technology Center in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week | Education
With a box of Krispy Kreme donuts in hand, First Lady of Virginia Pamela Northam stopped by the Susie G. Gibson Science and Technology Center in Bedford on Wednesday for a groundbreaking ceremony and to show support for National Teacher Appreciation Week. More than 50 years ago, the Bedford County School Board voted to change …
Washington Secretary of Health visits Spokane mass COVID-19 vaccination site
Dr. Umair Shah said the federal supply of the COVID vaccine is a big challenge. The Washington State Secretary of Health toured Spokane’s mass vaccination site at the Spokane Arena Tuesday afternoon. During Dr. Umair Shah’s visit, he had a clear message that Washingtonians are not out of the woods just yet. He said the federal …
ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis
Claire Brennan Tillberg’s 11-year-old daughter was one of those kids who sought care. The Massachusetts girl has autism, depression and anxiety, and has been hospitalized twice in recent months after revealing that she’d had suicidal thoughts. The second time, in September, she waited a week in an ER before being transferred to a different hospital. …
Senator Steve Daines visits Missoula to view new school sanitizing technology
Senator Steve Daines was in Missoula today to test and demonstrate how a new mobile sanitizing unit might be used in schools. Hellgate middle school played host to the event and students from the school put their backpacks and contents through the Kart Kleen UV disinfecting machines to show how it works. Kart Kleen is …
Animal welfare department using new technology to offer more visits
“You can spend time with the animal and interact and get to know the animal you’re looking at,” said Carolyn Ortega, director of the department. Ortega said, starting in August, the department implemented new technology, using QR codes to plan visits. “You’ll pull your phone out to the camera. You’ll have your camera scan the …
Macron visits London in first foreign trip since coronvirus lockdown
Macron’s crossing of the English Channel was heavy with ceremony. There were flyovers, first in Paris and then in London performed by Alpha jets from the French air force’s Patrouille de France and the Royal Air Force Red Arrows. In a speech in central London, Macron praised Britain for supporting the French resistance, including giving …
D.C. protests live updates: Police surrounding and arresting protesters after Trump visits church
A group of hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of downtown Washington on Monday afternoon, chanting “Black Lives Matter!” and slogans denouncing President Trump as they approached his hotel at 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. D.C. police officers on bicycles raced to the scene and positioned themselves in front of the Trump International …
OKC-based company offering technology for virtual hospital, nursing home visits for doctors and nurses
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – With so many cases of COVID-19 and deaths in nursing homes in Oklahoma, many are scrambling for safe solutions. One Oklahoma-City based company is now offering a service that allows doctors to visit and monitor patients in nursing homes and hospitals without PPE or an in-person visit. Communication platform, Monscierge has been …
Mike Pence visits Mayo Clinic without mask despite Covid-19
Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday toured the Mayo Clinic without wearing a mask, despite that renowned medical facility telling him that masks are required for visitors and everyone else there to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Video from a journalist pool camera at the Mayo Clinic at one point shows that 10 people …
