Australia’s tropical rainforests are some of the oldest in the world.Credit: Alexander Schenkin The rate of trees dying in the old-growth tropical forests of northern Australia each year has doubled since the 1980s, and researchers say climate change is probably to blame. The findings, published today in Nature1, come from an extraordinary record of tree…
The workers allege staffing shortages and a lack of PPE stockpiles. April 18, 2022, 9:04 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article More than 8,000 nurses and health care workers in Northern California are planning a one-day strike Monday over staffing and other COVID-19-related concerns. The employees of Sutter Health,…
Sentara Healthcare said a 300% increase in hospitalizations in Northern Virginia in 10 days as of Thursday is being driven by the omicron variant — and the health care system’s top doctor is appealing to people to get vaccinated, wear masks in public and adhere to good pandemic practices. Sentara Healthcare said a 300% increase…