(Bloomberg)
Federal health officials this month decided to limit how they monitor vaccinated people who have been infected with Covid-19, drawing concern from some scientists who say that may mean missing needed data showing why and how it happens.
National Nurses Week 2021 spotlights strength in pandemic year Chris Cashman
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National Nurses Week is celebrated every May 6-12, but this year seems different. 2021 is a year to reflect on the incomparable sacrifice so many nurses made on the frontlines in the battle against COVID-19.
Saying thanks just isn t enough for the countless women and men who couldn’t stay home or Zoom in to work. This year KING 5 looks back at some of the brave individuals we spoke to last year who stepped up in the midst of a pandemic.
Here s where they are now:
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KUOW wins Three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
May 6, 2021
Seattle, WA â KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio has won three 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, which honor outstanding achievement in broadcast and digital journalism. The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced the full list of regional winners today. All winners will automatically be entered into consideration for national Edward R. Murrow Awards.
KUOW received awards in the News Series and Digital categories, as well as Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a new category this year. Northwest News Network also received an award in the Feature Reporting category for a story by Tom Banse and KUOW Editor Derek Wang.
National Nurses Week 2021 spotlights strength in pandemic year
Nurses profiled last year by KING 5 share how their lives have changed a year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Author: Chris Cashman Updated: 8:31 PM PDT May 7, 2021
National Nurses Week is celebrated every May 6-12, but this year seems different. 2021 is a year to reflect on the incomparable sacrifice so many nurses made on the frontlines in the battle against COVID-19.
Saying thanks just isn t enough for the countless women and men who couldn’t stay home or Zoom in to work. This year KING 5 looks back at some of the brave individuals we spoke to last year who stepped up in the midst of a pandemic.
Higher background radiation levels lead to lower levels of lung, pancreatic and colon cancers in both American men and women as well as lower rates of brain and bladder cancers in men, according to a new study in Biogerontology by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Nuclear Research Center Negev scientists.
In fact, they found, life expectancy increased with exposure to higher natural radiation levels.
Background radiation is ionizing radiation present in the environment from natural sources
The data they crunched came from the United States Environmental Protection Agencyâs radiation dose calculator from all 3,129 US counties; US cancer statistics; and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington Medical Center.