WARREN, Pa. — Nearly half of the current population of the Warren County Jail has tested positive for COVID-19. Most recent data available from the jail on Tuesday indicates that 45 of 106 inmates had tested positive. None have been hospitalized and no fatalities have resulted from these ...
UPMC Chautauqua is reaffirming the importance of COVID-19 vaccines for those who are pregnant. Dr. Andrea Walsh, MD OB-GYN, spoke with The Post-Journal regarding the vaccine, explaining that the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology “strongly recommend vaccination in pregnancy, in ...
NEW YORK (AP) — What's the latest advice on the type of mask I should wear? It depends on your situation, but health officials say it should cover your nose and mouth, and fit snugly so there aren't any gaps on the sides of your face. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since the pandemic began, a sign the job market is still improving even as hiring has slowed in the past two months. Unemployment claims dropped 36,000 to 293,000 last week, the second ...
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge. Among them is University of Connecticut sophomore Brianna Monte, a 19-year-old from Mahopac, New York, who had been considering majoring in education but decided on nursing after watching nurses care for her 84-year-grandmother, who was diagnosed last year with COVID-19 and also had cancer. "They were switching out their ...
Nurses and other caregivers from Warren General Hospital will hold an informational picket on Friday, Oct. 15. Members of the Warren General Hospital Professional Employees Association will picket at the hospital from 6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 4 to 6 p.m., with a rally and speeches at 5 p.m. According to a release from the association, the purpose of the event is to call attention to staffing issues inside the hospital.
