U.S. sees relief as cases, hospitalizations, deaths fall

The warnings were stark and the early evidence looked worrisome, as Bay Area COVID cases took off after Thanksgiving. But whether due to “hybrid immunity” or individual precautions, the winter…

Joseph Harding: Florida lawmaker charged with Covid relief fraud

CNN  —  Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against a Florida state representative who allegedly swindled thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief loans from the Small Business Administration. State Rep. Joseph…

How NH schools are spending COVID-19 relief money

The New Hampshire Department of Education has released a new tool to track the federal COVID-19 relief money that’s gone to each school district since the beginning of the pandemic.…

Nebraska schools using federal COVID-19 relief to invest in social emotional learning

Lauren Wagner Omaha World-Herald Matt Blomstedt, who has served as Nebraska’s education commissioner since 2014, announced Friday that he is retiring from the position. OMAHA — Morning routines are looking a…

COVID pandemic relief funds still available for struggling small businesses

LINDENHURST, N.Y. — Tens of millions of dollars in state grant money earmarked for small business owners will expire in mere days. As CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reports, the COVID pandemic…

In study, pain relief is not a reliable indicator of spine surgery recovery — ScienceDaily

Digital health systems can tell clinicians when someone’s heart-disease risk calls for a drug to lower cholesterol or whether insulin shots are warranted for a person with type 2 diabetes.…

Angry leftists triggered after “militia group” arrived in Sierra foothills to provide wildfire relief – NaturalNews.com

(Natural News) Some 150 members of California’s State Militia 2nd Regiment showed up in Mariposa, located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, to provide wildfire relief. And in…

UC San Diego study reveals neural circuitry supporting mindfulness-induced pain relief — ScienceDaily

For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but neuroscientists have only recently been able to test if and how this actually works. In…

Claps, stuffed animals, relief greet littlest kids getting COVID-19 shots at Montgomery County clinic

MCPS Medical Officer Patricia Kapunan, right, talks with Montgomery County’s Acting Health Officer James Bridgers during a vaccination clinic for children at Paint Branch High School in Silver Spring on…

Mixing drugs into oil-based gels could offer relief for children and adults who have trouble swallowing pills — ScienceDaily

For most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. To make it easier to give those medicines, researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have…