Contractor Screw Ups Resulted In The Pentagon Using ‘Potentially Misleading’ COVID Data, Watchdog Says

A registry of military COVID-19 patient data created by the Department of Defense (DOD) was “inaccurate and potentially misleading” due to sloppy recording by contractors, the Pentagon’s internal oversight agency said. Data from the COVID-19 Registry will support research, treatment, and the information response to Congress. The Defense and Health Agency called the Patient Registry […]

CDC Warns of Potentially Fatal Bacterial Illness on U.S. Gulf Coast | Health

Friday, June 2, 2023 (Healthday News) — A potentially deadly bacterium has entered the US Gulf Coast, health officials warned this week. To date, there have been three cases of bacterial infection. Burkholderia pseudomalley Reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This bacterium causes melioidosis, which can be fatal if left untreated. […]

Supreme Court hears Navajo water rights case with potentially big impact | News

WASHINGTON — When the U.S. Supreme Court hears the Arizona v. Navajo Nation debate on Monday, it will consider some fairly technical legal questions, the answers of which could have a significant impact on water allocation in the Colorado River Basin. There is a possibility This case is actually a combination of two cases: Arizona […]

Potentially disease-carrying mosquitoes found near Watsonville

Santa Cruz County— Santa Cruz County officials announced this week that they have discovered a mosquito species known to carry dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever in Watsonville. These diseases are not currently found in California, and Aedes aegypti found near East Lake Avenue and Holohan Road do not carry them. It is the first […]