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During ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News December 3, 2020
People buying their own health insurance have even more to think about this year, particularly [...]
Florida Governor’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis provided an update on Florida’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, as well as details on the different types of vaccine [...]
OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths, Many Didn’t
As Walter Veal cared for residents at the Ludeman Developmental Center in suburban Chicago, he saw the potential future of his grandson, who has auti [...]
Florida Department of Health, Prevent COVID-19 Household Spread
Florida is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases, and some of the increase in positive cases can be attributed to spread among household contact [...]
New Legal Push Aims to Speed Magic Mushrooms to Dying Patients
JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News
Back in March, just as anxiety over COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S., Erinn Baldeschwiler of La Conner, [...]
Fourth Iteration of COVID-19 Treatment Trial Underway
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health, announced that the fourth iteration of t [...]
After Kid’s Minor Bike Accident, Major Bill Sets Legal Wheels in Motion
Adam Woodrum was out for a bike ride with his wife and kids on July 19 when his then 9-year-old son, Robert, crashed.
“He cut himself pretty bad, [...]
California Businesses Go From Simmer to Boil Over Newsom’s Fine Dining
By Bernard J. Wolfson and Anna Almendrala
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s maskless dinner with medical industry lobbyists and others at a Napa Coun [...]
Hillsborough COVID-19 State of Local Emergency Extended Effective Nov. 26
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County's state of local emergency enacted in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is extended for a [...]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Extends Executive Order on Mask Mandates
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis extended the executive order that bans local governments from enforcing mask mandates and violations, on Tuesday.
On [...]