Ambulance service a challenge in rural areas
Area leaders continue to find challenges looking for affordable ways to provide residents with ambulance service in rural areas of the county. Ever since the coronavirus pandemic providing ambulance ...
Republicans from disaster-prone areas back Trump’s push to overhaul FEMA
Republican lawmakers, including those from disaster-prone areas, are backing President Trump’s calls to overhaul the Federal ...
5 years since COVID declared public health emergency in US, still killing thousands
On the fifth anniversary of the U.S. declaring a public health emergency over COVID-19, people continue to lose their lives.
Q&A on Trump’s Impending Exit from the World Health Organization
As part of a rash of executive orders completed on his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump began the ...
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COVID-19 pandemic drove significant rise in patients choosing to leave ERs before medically recommended
The study found that the rates of patients leaving before medically advised increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 721 million emergency department visits from 2016 to 2021, of which 194 ...
CT’s Operation Fuel flooded with requests for assistance as resources decrease
Operation Fuel received more than 400 requests for energy assistance within the first four hours. But while demand is up, funding is down.
Implications Of A U.S. Withdrawal From The WHO, From A Public Health Physician
This action follows an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office to withdraw the United States from the WHO.
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Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card
There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.
Eloise's Cooking Pot serves food to a community in need - but is concerned for year ahead
Sheree Staples drives her car to the Tacoma Dome."I'll get teary-eyed because it's not just me or someone in my situation, it ...
Trump said he wants to overhaul or eliminate FEMA. Here are disaster-fighting efforts that could be at risk.
FEMA provides funds to governments and individuals to rebuild after natural disasters, but Trump has criticized it for being ...
Columbia, Greene counties see rise in homelessness
Columbia and Greene counties saw a 39% increase in its homeless population between 2022 and 2024, according to a report ...
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Social media isn’t the only cause of mental health woes among Texas youth, advocates say
Social media’s danger on youth mental health has captured the attention of Texas lawmakers, at times, eclipsing focus on ...