Health

• New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes hit by dozens of COVID-19 deaths, federal report says

  8-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 57

  Widespread dysfunction at two of New Jersey's state-run veterans homes left them unprepared to protect residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and...

• Immigrant girl on Chicago-bound bus from Texas died from infection, other factors, coroner says

  8-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 61

  An autopsy shows a bacterial infection and other factors caused the death of a 3-year-old girl on a bus carrying immigrants from Texas to Chicago...

• Jets' Aaron Rodgers shows support for unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic

  7-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 85

  Aaron Rodgers crossed an item off his sports bucket list - and then made a statement with a more visible crossout.

• Biden flies to Asia for G20 summit, Vietnam stop after near-miss with COVID-19

  7-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 33

  President Biden departed Thursday for the G20 summit in India and a stop in Vietnam after testing negative for COVID-19.

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• Virginia school system gets serious about concussions with baseline testing ahead of sports season

  7-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 94

  Inova will provide 14,000 Loudoun County Public Schools high school athletes with a free baseline concussion test for the 2023-2024 school year,...

• Sen. Markey blocks GOP lawmaker's bill to ban mask mandates

  7-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 82

  A Senate Democrat on Thursday blocked legislation introduced by a Republican lawmaker that would prohibit a federal mask mandate.

• EPA staff slow to report health risks from lead-tainted Benton Harbor water, report states

  7-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 47

  Health risks due to high lead levels in drinking water in a majority Black and impoverished Michigan city were not taken quickly to U.S....

• Bruce Springsteen has peptic ulcer disease. Doctors say it's easily treated

  7-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 74

  Bruce Springsteen announced Thursday that he's postponing a slate of concerts in September on the advice of doctors who treating him for peptic...

• Feinstein focuses on Congress, gives daughter power of attorney on court matters

  7-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 34

  Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she gave her daughter power of attorney to handle two court cases concerning her late husband so she could focus on her...

• Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine

  7-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 33

  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday criticized recent efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary...

• Mexico ends its federal ban on abortion, but a patchwork of state restrictions remains

  7-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 35

  A Mexican Supreme Court decision to end the federal ban on abortion extended a regional trend of increasing access to the procedure, but left in...

• Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policy

  7-9-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 57

  Top defense officials are accusing Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville of jeopardizing America's national security with his hold on roughly...