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According to data released by Power to Decide, an estimated 1,193,360 women living at or below 250% of the poverty level in Florida live in contraceptive deserts, counties in which there is not reasonable access to a health center offering the full range of contraceptive methods. “Nearly 1.2 million women in Florida face tremendous barriers to accessing…

A surge in deaths in the epicenter of the crisis in the U.S. has overwhelmed the city’ s permanent morgues and filled storage spaces in many hospitals to capacity. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending 85 refrigerated trucks to serve as temporary morgues, the city said. It’ s been that way for days at Brooklyn Hospital Center, where a worker Tuesday…

Anyone who is symptomatic according to guidelines established by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also can be tested for coronavirus, which is blamed for more than 3,000 US deaths, including 77 in Florida. Screeners won’ t require proof of pre-existing medical conditions, said John Scott, a retired Jacksonville firefighter and commander of the…

Mar. 31– For the first time in a decade, the gap between health insurance coverage for Latino children and non-Latino children is growing, something medical experts said will have negative short- and long-term impacts for families in Chattanooga. Tennessee experienced a 4% increase in the number of uninsured Latino children between 2016 and 2018. Alabama saw a…

San Francisco, CA—- 03/31/2020– Global Biological Safety Cabinet Market: Snapshot. Preserving biological samples against contamination, which can be caused merely via exposure to the environment, is paramount for those operating in the fields of pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, diagnostic and testing laboratories, and research academies.

There is also a risk that the combination of the disease and its economic impact will contribute to“ enhanced instability, enhanced unrest, and enhanced conflict,” the U.N. chief said at the launch of a report on the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19. “We are facing a global health crisis unlike any in the 75- year history of the United Nations— one that is killing…

As a public service, The Inquirer is making this article and other critical public health and safety coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. As the novel coronavirus spreads nationwide and in the Commonwealth, enormous flaws in our healthcare system– and the larger system of programs and benefits that protect families and individuals from…

“COVID-19 is the greatest test that we have faced together since the formation of the United Nations,” underscored the UN chief. In tackling the devastating social and economic dimensions of the crisis, the UN chief pushed for a focus on the most vulnerable by designing policies that, among other things, support providing health and unemployment insurance and…

Mar. 31– Shares of Bay Area companies such as Tesla and Apple edged upward Tuesday as stocks headed toward an end of three months of historical stock market volatility brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. “This quarter ends one of the darkest chapters Wall Street and consumers worldwide have seen in the last century with uncertainty abound,” said Dan Ives,…

Mar. 31– WILKES-BARRE– President Donald J. Trump Tuesday declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordered federal assistance to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. The President's action makes…

_ Security National Financial Corp. on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Salt Lake City- based company said it had net income of 10 cents per share. For the year, the company reported profit of $10.9 million, or 60 cents per share.

Mar. 31– The associations representing thousands of Texas nurses and hospital workers sent a letter Tuesday urging Gov. Abbott has deferred to local officials to determine whether stay-at-home orders are necessary for their communities, and during a press conference Sunday said that “about 75% of the state of Texas is under the umbrella of what would be…

Pompano Beach, FL—- 03/31/2020– All kinds of business investments and trade enterprises are subject to risks and uncertainties irrespective of the size of the investment. No matter how equipped the business may be, certain situations may impact the market, causing significant damage. Whether they are providing a specific service or manufacturing a product or…