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Announcements for Thursday, Feb. 25: Onslow County has received new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Feb. 24. Positive cases now total 14,762 with 133 deaths and 14,328 cleared.  Onslow County is at 4% positive, while the state is at 6% positive.   Onslow County’s Second Dose clinic will operate Thursday and Friday at the County Government Center, 234 NW Corridor Blvd. The rescheduled clinics from last week will operate Thursday and Friday at the Onslow County Multipurpose Building, 402...

VAntage Point VA Gulf Coast vaccinates 10,000th Veteran Challenging logistical accomplishment by VA staff The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System’s Biloxi VA Medical Center administered the organization’s 10,000th dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination Feb. 13. The shot was given during the organization’s COVID-19 appointment-only vaccination clinic at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Navy Veteran Camille Spencer received the vaccine during the day-long event, a...

AAA7 offers caregiver support group Submitted story During this time when families have found themselves more isolated, it is important to reach out to others to find help and support. Through the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7), a Caregiver Telephone Support Group is available for the 10 core counties the agency serves which includes Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton. The next call will take place on Thursday, Feb. 18 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m....

AAA7 support group for caregivers Submitted story During this time when families have found themselves more isolated, it is important to reach out to others to find help and support. Through the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7), a Caregiver Telephone Support Group is available for the 10 core counties the agency serves which include Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton. The next call will take place Thursday, Jan. 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ...

- Clarksville, TN Online - https://www.clarksvilleonline.com - Marsha Blackburn Bill to Improve VA Caregiver Program Heading to President Donald Trump’s Desk to be Signed into Law Posted By Politics | Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R—Tenn.) and Gary Peters (D—MI) applauded the House passage of their bipartisan bill to improve the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) caregiver program. The Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures for (TEAM) Veteran...

Dec 19, 2020 Macon Michael Macon of the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center talks about working in the health care profession. WHAT DREW YOU TO THE FIELD OF MEDICINE? "I was always interested in science. As a child, I always excelled during science fairs and studies. When I was in high school we studied Alzheimer’s disease. I couldn’t understand how someone’s life and experiences could disappear. I started studying the brain and that natural transition to enter the m...