While many people are fortunate enough to ignore Covid or try to put as much distance between themselves and the life altering pandemic, others, including people throughout Long Island, are battling long Covid symptoms that affect the quality of their lives.
Hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are staying vigilant following a social media report about a potential terror threat against health care facilities. The AHA and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center issued a joint bulletin about the post, which reports a possible coordinated threat against hospitals in mid-tier American cities. The groups also said the bulletin was shared "out of an abundance of caution," even as the information could not be verified at this time.
An agreement has been reached to keep the Crozer Health System in Delaware County "open and operational" as the search for a long-term solution continues. The Office of the Attorney General released a statement after a meeting with several parties, including Prospect Medical and the governor's office. The statement also said "we look forward to updating the bankruptcy court, which has ultimate approval authority over plans for Crozer, at our next hearing." A Texas bankruptcy judge had ordered the parties to meet by Monday afternoon to smooth over a disagreement about funding that emerged earlier this week.
East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry has officially closed, NEWS9 has confirmed with Belmont County 911. A sign on the door of the hospital says "Hospital closed! Please go to the nearest hospital Trinity, Reynolds or Wheeling!" It's been a tumultuous period for the hospital, which re-opened four years ago after being shuttered in 2019. The hospital has been dealing with various financial issues for months, including being unable to pay employee wages and back taxes.
Johnson & Johnson has laid out plans to raise U.S. investments by 25% to more than $55 billion over the next four years, as a threat of drug import duties by the Trump administration compels companies to expand their manufacturing operations domestically. The pharmaceutical giant plans to build four new plants as part of its investment, one of which would be set up in Wilson, North Carolina, where it officially broke ground earlier in the day. J&J did not disclose where it plans to build the other plants.
U.S. measles cases grew by 25% in a week to reach 378 this year, adding to an outbreak that has already outpaced last year's total. The CDC reported 77 new confirmed cases on Friday. The outbreak has now spread to 17 states. Last year's total cases were 285. Texas reported 30 additional cases on Friday, bringing its total to 309. West Texas is home to the epicenter of the US outbreak, and had the first confirmed measles death in the US in more than a decade. New Mexico, the next hardest-hit state, reported four new cases on Friday, bring its total to 42.