Friday 19 March 2021

Lockdowns Put Some With Eating Disorders in Crisis

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At Eating Recovery Center, which offers treatment and services for people who have eating disorders, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs were switched to virtual when the pandemic began. But that didn't sit well with people who were working on their recovery.



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Vaccines Needed to Stop COVID's Spread

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Fewer than 1 in 10 people in Wuhan carried COVID-19 antibodies in their bloodstream four months after the coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese city that served as a harbinger of a global pandemic, a new study shows.



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Thursday 18 March 2021

On the Front Lines: Violence Against Nurses on the Rise

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Violence against health care workers has reached epidemic proportions. According to the Emergency Nurses Association, health care workers account for approximately 50% of all victims of workplace violence.



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Xavier Becerra Confirmed as HHS Secretary

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Becerra is a son of Mexican immigrants who became a member of Congress and California's attorney general.



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CDC, WHO Create Threat Levels for COVID Variants

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New designation levels will help clarify what's known about circulating viruses, and then help explain risk.



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