Virginia Legal Aid Society wants you to know that it’s remaining openduring the COVID-19 outbreak, using law to resolve problems affectingthe basics of life for low-income families and individuals. Lawline, its telephone intake and advice system, remains open during itsnormal business hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m., at 866-534-5243 (866-LEGL-AID). VLAS […]
Read MoreBJN – Watermen have no restaurants that can buy their catches. Help forfarmers who want to install runoff controls has been sharply curtailed.Streams throughout the region are missing their annual spring cleaning.And many students are losing their chance to experience the ChesapeakeBay firsthand. The impact of the novel coronavirus, barely on the radar only a […]
Read MoreBy Joan Tupponce Viral outbreaks are a natural part of life, said Richard P. Wenzel,M.D., chair emeritus and professor of the Department of InternalMedicine at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine. “We tend to get surprised every time we have a new outbreak of a virusthat causes an epidemic,” said Wenzel, an infectious disease specialist.“There […]
Read MorePW – As the number of coronavirus cases skyrockets across the country, Donald Trump is saying the country should reopen the economy in weeks, not months. Without citing a shred of evidence, he is claiming that the shutdown can cause more deaths than the pandemic itself. His claims sharply contradict everything the public health experts […]
Read MoreArun Sanyal, M.D., a liver specialist and gastroenterologist at VCU Health, is leading clinical trials of an investigational drug for patients with moderate and severe symptoms of COVID-19 and the virus responsible for the disease, SARS-Cov-2. The investigational antiviral drug remdesivir was developed by Gilead Sciences Inc. and used experimentally to treat Ebola. Earlier this year, its […]
Read MoreThe US State Department this week warned American citizens not to travel abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic, issuing the highest possible level of travel advisory.The Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory “advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19.”The State Department urged Americans “in countries where commercial departure […]
Read MoreBy Stacy M. Brown NNPA – In a decision issued online Monday, March 23, over entrepreneur and media mogul Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks in a discrimination lawsuit against Comcast, the Supreme Court’s justices have unanimously decided to send the case back to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The lower […]
Read MoreRichmond Raceway and Coca-Cola Consolidated have announced Rajah Caruth and Garrett Manes as the inaugural members of Richmond Raceway eSports Fueled by Sunoco’s development program, Coca-Cola Richmond Raceway eSports Development team (Coca-Cola ReD). With the new development program, Coca-Cola ReD is expanding Richmond Raceway eSports Fueled by Sunoco to further engage the next generation of race fans through regional and online engagement.“Richmond Raceway […]
Read MoreThe Virginia Department of Corrections is now manufacturing sneeze/cough guard masks for use by Virginia DOC staff and offenders. While these are not medical grade masks, DOC notes they will help keep COVID-19 out of the state’s correctional facilities.There are still no known cases of COVID-19 among offenders and staff in Virginia’s prisons. The Virginia […]
Read MoreBy Dr. Valda Crowder A zip code has become a life or death matter. Families that live more than an hour from a hospital may face a death sentence based on their address. A long ambulance ride increases the risk of death. Patients with respiratory emergencies, like the ones caused by coronavirus, are particularly vulnerable.According to the American Hospital […]
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