Article courtesy Associated Press Arizona’s first doses of coronavirus vaccine will go to the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas before smaller counties and tribes begin receiving shipments in the second week, the state’s health director said Dec. 11. In the first week, Maricopa County will get 47,000 doses and Pima County will get 11,000, according…
Many mothers are experiencing an increase in insomnia severity and mild-to-high levels of acute COVID‐19 anxiety, according to a new study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College in Israel. “In the study, we addressed, for the first time, consequences of the COVID‐19 pandemic and home confinement…
Reality dawned slowly, painfully. In mid-March, it suddenly became clear that the novel coronavirus that first ravaged China, and then parts of Europe, was becoming a global pandemic. Five months later, the death toll remains staggering. On Aug. 20, Chabad.org published “Each Person, a World,” a memorial page paying tribute to the 1,200 Jewish victims…
It might not sound pretty, but a new method for early Covid-19 detection is proving pretty promising – and it involves analyzing people’s poop. At the University of Arizona, experts are analyzing the sewage coming from student dorms twice weekly, across all of its halls of residence, to search for traces of the virus. And…
Intensive Care Unit nurses at Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital recently got a nice surprise – care packages of goodies from ICU nurses in New York to help during busy days in the hospital. All hospitals in Arizona are managing an increased patient census during the coronavirus pandemic, and the gesture between colleagues from the East…
Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS) announced on July 7, that its three integrated healthcare centers and outpatient behavioral health clinic have been certified by HealthyVerify – the country’s only medically based, scientific and professional full-service certification company that helps organizations minimize the risk of transmitting infectious disease. Scottsdale-based HealthyVerify helps organizations implement strict health…
Photo: Health workers at Ziv Medical Center’s coronavirus critical care unit in Safed, April 2, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90 By Abigail Klein Leichman A group of Israeli mental health professionals has created “Corona Care Israel” in partnership with United Hatzalah of Israel to provide mental health care, grief counseling and emotional stabilization for first…
Photo: Representatives of the ‘Caring for Our Caregivers’ initiative visited Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital to donate tablets with mediation videos for health care workers’ stress relief during the coronavirus pandemic. Nurses and other caregivers at Abrazo Health hospitals can take a respite from the challenges of patient care during the coronavirus pandemic with calming meditation…
101 Things to do When You’re Stuck at Home Yes, it’s important to stay safe indoors to protect ourselves and others – but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a good time. Time Out has created an epic list of streaming culture, movies, podcasts, games, workouts and learning – plus some curveballs. AZ Takeout Weeks…
ONGOING Arizona Broadway Theatre Storytime Saturdays with ABT’s Mary Poppins is a 30-minute storytime led by ABT alum Renee Koher. Renee played Mary Poppins in ABT’s 2018 production of Disney’s Mary Poppins. All-new storytime series to air weekly on Saturdays at 10 am MST on the theatre’s Facebook page. Childsplay We’re excited to announce the…
