Regional health systems are still dealing with the fallout from delaying non-urgent procedures, depressed volumes, higher expenses as well as the physical and mental health toll of COVID-19 on their staff.
The operator of a company that helped send counterfeit masks to first-responders in West Virginia will face a jury on organized crime charges in a separate case.
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SOARâs program is the only one in the region known to meet the best practice standards, even while the group is not certified by the state for needle distribution. This lack of certification â which, per state code, is not necessary to operate a syringe program at any level â has served as grounds for some City Council membersâ current attempt to recriminalize such distribution in the city.
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By CAITY COYNE
HD Media Feb 22, 2021
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman says an undercooked cheeseburger from Applebee’s led to food poisoning, medical treatment and lost work.
Kharis Hairston filed her complaint last month in Kanawha Circuit Court against Legacy Apple III LLC doing business as Applebee’s Grill and Bar.
According to her complaint, Hairston purchased a cheeseburger meal to go from the Applebee’s at Kanawha Mall in Kanawha City on August 24, 2020. Cary
“After ingesting a significant portion of the meal, she soon discovered that she had consumed undercooked beef,” the complaint states. “Soon thereafter, Ms. Hairston became very ill and suffered extreme symptoms of food poisoning including vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration.”
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SOARâs program is the only one in the region known to meet the best practice standards, even while the group is not certified by the state for needle distribution. This lack of certification â which, per state code, is not necessary to operate a syringe program at any level â has served as grounds for some City Council membersâ current attempt to recriminalize such distribution in the city.
File photo | The Associated Press
By CAITY COYNE
HD Media Feb 17, 2021