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Reviewing Your Rights Against Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Elder laws protect all seniors and their assets. This includes protection for seniors living in a nursing home facility. In these settings, there is a higher probability that the senior is neglected or abused by a staff member. The most common reason for these heinous crimes is understaffing and a failure to screen the workers thoroughly. Since nursing care facilities struggle to find workers, the administrators don't complete proper screening during the hiring process and more seniors are abused each day. Reviewing the senior's rights against abuse and neglect shows the family what to do if these circumstances emerge.
Here's How You Can Have a Memorable Thanksgiving Amid Pandemic

Here's How You Can Have a Memorable Thanksgiving Amid Pandemic

Thanksgiving this year is going to be different for many families across the country. (Photo : Karolina Grabowska/Pexels) Thanksgiving this year is going to be different for many families across the country.
CDC Eyeing Shorter Pandemic Quarantine Restrictions

CDC Eyeing Shorter Pandemic Quarantine Restrictions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering imposing a shorter amount of time in quarantine for people who may have been exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This How COVID-19 Could End by Christmas, Study Reveals

This is How COVID-19 Could End by Christmas, Study Reveals

Researchers revealed that frequent rapid testing could significantly end the COVID-19 pandemic by Christmas.
10 Best Carbohydrate Sources for Runners

10 Best Carbohydrate Sources for Runners

What runners eat and how much it directly affects how they run, and how effective their workouts are. Let's find out in this article.
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UCSF and Latino Task Force Launches Free COVID-19 Tests

The UCSF and Latino Task Force launched the COVID-19 test on Sunday. The test was intended for the minority group who wanted to be tested for the virus.

Americans Could Receive COVID-19 Vaccine by Mid-December, 'Warp Speed' Advisor Says

The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine could be administered by mid-December, an Operation Warp Speed advisor said.
COVID-19 Patients Are Highly Infectious During the First Five Days of Showing Symptom, Study Finds

COVID-19 Patients Are Highly Infectious During the First Five Days of Showing Symptoms, Study Finds

COVID-19 disease lasts for only nine days after patients start showing symptoms, as per a new study that also reveals patients to be "most infectious" within five days of showing symptoms.
How to Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder In The Pandemic’s Winter Months

How to Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder During the Pandemic’s Winter Months

Seasonal affective disorder could hit hard this year amid the pandemic where social distancing and limited contact with family or loved ones are implemented.
Kojic Acid Soap: Uses, Benefits, and Risks

Everything You Need to Know About Kojic Acid Soap: Uses, Benefits, and Risks

Here is how to use kojic acid soap, its benefits, as well as its side effects or risks. Kojic acid soap nowadays has been frequently used by women in hopes of improving their skin.
Texas EMS First Responders Face Higher Caseload Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

CDC Finds Most COVID-19 Infections Spread Through Asymptomatic People

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that most COVID-19 infections spread by asymptomatic people, worrying experts about the coming holidays.
New York Lab Tests Serum From Recovered COVID-19 Patients For Possible Therapy

FDA Grants Emergency Use Approval for Regeneron COVID-19 Treatment, But There's a Catch

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted on Saturday an emergency use authorization for Regeneron's COVID-19 antibody treatment.
Breakthrough Study: Scientists Discover Reversing Human Aging Process

Breakthrough Study: Scientists Discover Reversing Human Aging Process

Emerging technologies have opened the floodgates to a possible way to slow down aging. For the first time, Israeli scientists showed the reversal of aging in two essential biological chromosomes.
Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Offers Strong Protection After First Dose, Poised for FDA OK

Pfizer First to Seek Emergency Use of COVID-19 Vaccine in US

Pfizer is the first to seek an emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its coronavirus vaccine.
California County to Slap Maskless Residents With Hefty Fines

California County to Slap Maskless Residents With Hefty Fines

A county in California is set to fine residents for violating health orders tied to COVID-19. A county in California is set to fine residents for violating health orders tied to COVID-19.

Trump Announces New Measures to Lower Prescription Drug Costs

President Donald Trump on Friday announced the implementation of three measures designed to lower prescription drug prices.
COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Replace Public Health Measures, Fauci Says

COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Replace Public Health Measures, Fauci Says

The drugmaking industry is inching closer to releasing publicly a COVID-19 pandemic with Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines deeming to be 95 percent effective.

Coconut Oil: How to Properly Store It to Make It Last Longer

Coconut oil has already proven its benefits in one's physical health or skin's health. Coconut oil has already proven its benefits in one's physical health or skin's health.
Trump Lifts COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on Europe, UK, Brazil

CDC Warns Americans Not to Travel for Thanksgiving

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a recommendation on Thursday saying Americans should not travel for Thanksgiving.

Newsom Imposes Overnight Curfew in California to Curb COVID-19 Surge

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced an overnight curfew on most residents as surging COVID-19 cases could tax the state's healthcare system.
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