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The Sun's boys Swimmer of the Year is Westford's Quinn Schwab, while Westford's Cara Dominici has been selected as the girls Swimmer of the Year.

Four students from Dallas ISD School for the Talented and Gifted created FoodNex to help coordinate food donations.

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention says Candida auris is an emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat

Oregon Health Authority is investigating an outbreak of the pathogen, Candida auris, that is often resistant to treatment.

Toronto hair stylist is serving noodle soup from a hidden restaurant behind his salon Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Tucked away behind a salon in Riverside is a bright green shipping container serving piping bowls of sweet potato vermicelli and beef noodle soups in pouches. Tong Mein, which translates simply from Cantonese to "noodle soups," is exactly what owner Dat Tran is serving.  Dat Tran has lau...

The challenges of vaccinating veterans in rural areas — which the VA considers anything outside an urban population center — and “highly rural” areas — defined as having fewer than 10% of the workforce commuting to an urban hub and with a population no greater than 2,500 — extend beyond geography.

To vaccinate veterans, health care workers must cross mountains, plains and tundra   By Patricia Kime Kaiser Health News A Learjet 31 took off before daybreak from Helena Regional Airport in Montana, carrying six Veterans Affairs medical providers and 250 doses of historic cargo cradled in a plug-in cooler designed to minimize breakage. Even in a state where 80-mph speed limits are normal, ground transportation across long distances is risky for the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine, which must be...

By Adam Mazmanian   The Government Accountability Office wants the Department of Veterans Affairs to postpone new installations of the Cerner electronic health record while the agency irons out the most serious system problems. The recommendations are included in a report released Feb. 11. GAO notes that the initial go-live of the electronic health record in Spokane, Wash., took place last October with most of the most serious problems closed or temporarily solved with workarounds. VA official...

McDonoughs Nomination for VA Secretary Advances Then White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough delivers remarks at a farewell ceremony for outgoing Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter at the Pentagon, Dec. 2, 2013. (Dept. of Defense/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton) 2 Feb 2021 Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough is one step closer to leading the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee unanimously approved his nomination, sending ...

By NIKKI WENTLING | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 2, 2021 WASHINGTON – The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to advance the nomination of Denis McDonough as the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The committee voted for McDonough unanimously, paving the way for his confirmation. The nomination next goes to the Senate floor. It was uncertain Tuesday when the vote would take place. “Though there is a great political divide in this nation, veteran...