"Right now you can just feel the confidence that they have," coach Rick Bowness said. "They’re moving for each other. There’s a lot of chemistry involved. They’re doing a really good job of reading off each other, finding the right play." … [Read more...] about Stars tie NHL power-play record in 3-2 win over Predators
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2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs
"There’s a lot of these agencies that are out there charging absolutely ridiculous sums of money to get ICU nurses in," Boom said. "They go to California, which is in the midst of a surge, but they poach some ICU nurses there, send them to Texas, where they charge inordinate amounts to fill in gaps in Texas, many of which are created because nurses in Texas went to Florida or back to California." … [Read more...] about 2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs
Japan Wants to Throw COVID-19 Patients in Jail If They Refuse to Go to the Hospital
Many hospitals in Tokyo, where new coronavirus case numbers have numbered over 1,000 for nine straight days, are refusing to admit patients. If you test positive for COVID-19 and fail to get into a hospital, then do you just wind up in jail? One wonders if the administration of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would just prefer people die behind bars rather than at home; it would make disposing of the bodies so much faster. The current legislation also adds that individuals who do not cooperate with the virus-tracing investigations of public health officials or tell lies to them, could be fined up 500,000 yen ($4,800). Although, if lying to public officials was a crime, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the current prime minister would already be in heavy debt. … [Read more...] about Japan Wants to Throw COVID-19 Patients in Jail If They Refuse to Go to the Hospital
University Of Pittsburgh Researchers Find Blood Thinners Decrease Need For Life Support In COVID-19 Patients
The study spanned five continents in more than 300 hospitals, testing whether there was a benefit to administering a full dose of heparin, a blood thinner medication, to treat adults hospitalized with COVID-19. Those administered the drug was “moderately ill” which is described as patients not in intensive care or did not receive organ support such as mechanical ventilation. … [Read more...] about University Of Pittsburgh Researchers Find Blood Thinners Decrease Need For Life Support In COVID-19 Patients
Japan Makes Saving Face a Priority Over Saving Lives
The article notes without a hint of irony, “[The ministry] took into account the wave of criticism about Japan’s handling of the epidemic aboard the Diamond Princess [cruise ship].” Both inside and outside Japan, the handling of the quarantine on the ship was regarded as an unmitigated disaster. Kentaro Iwata, a professor of infectious diseases at Kobe University, was so horrified by the complete chaos he saw on the ship when he visited, that he blew the whistle. He later said he had felt safer during an Ebola virus breakout. … [Read more...] about Japan Makes Saving Face a Priority Over Saving Lives