It has been quite the 18 months for Arsenal Women centre-back Lotte Wubben-Moy. Arriving back at the club in September 2020 after playing college football in the USA, she has cemented herself as one of the Gunners’ most exciting up and coming stars.Not only is she playing for an Arsenal team who are currently top of the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, she is among the ranks of exciting young central defenders. Leah Williamson – still only 24 – has proven indispensable this season, while Anna Patten has made a loan move to Aston Villa to improve her own game.…
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Tom Brady confirms there’s no confirmation on retirement, “human torch” Steph Curry is back on form and Cincinnati schools will be closed the day after the Super Bowl. For a rundown of those stories and more, check out The Sporting News 7, a podcast that brings you the seven biggest sports stories in seven minutes at 7 a.m. ET every weekday. Building on the award-winning journalism of The Sporting News, you’ll get all you need to know in one handy, bite-sized podcast hosted by Demetria Obilor. The Sporting News 7 is a unique take on the day’s biggest talking points in sports, and…
Mexico: Mexico’s COVID-19 Traffic Light Monitoring System: News For November 15–28, 2021 29 November 2021 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. All but one of Mexico’s 32 states have been cleared by the federal government to open for business and social affairs without restrictions under the nation’s COVID-19 traffic light monitoring system-the largest number of states in green-light status since the system was implemented in June 2020. The only state operating with federally designated restrictions is…
Read Stateline coverage of the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this month, New Mexico became the first state to require COVID-19 boosters for its state employees, health care workers and educators. Officials there cite recent state research showing that immunity from the first series of shots wanes over time, which corresponds with other studies from around the world. “The evidence is incontrovertible,” said acting Health Secretary Dr. David Scrase. “Our data is telling us that more than two shots are needed to provide ongoing protection. If we feel like it’s going to save lives and protect people, we do have…
Preliminary data from the CDC shows that flu vaccinations are down among pregnant women and children. Flu activity appears to be on the rise in the United States.The influenza A strain (H3N2) appears to be making up most of the flu cases. The flu is finally starting to make a comeback after a historically quiet 2020-2021 influenza season. Though flu activity is low in much of the country, the United States is currently seeing more flu activity than it did during all of last season.The bulk of cases can be traced back to Influenza A (H3N2), a strain often associated…
Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), delivered her final briefing of the year, providing a regional update and reflections on the crisis. 📢 “#COVID19 does not simply go away, so we need to employ all the resources we have to ❌ stop it: 💉 vaccines, 😷 masks,🧍🏾♂️ ⬅️➡️ 🧍🏾♂️social distancing, and, of course, 🔬surveillance”, @DirOPSPAHO pic.twitter.com/skrTcuPMIK— PAHO/WHO (@pahowho) December 15, 2021 A heavy toll Since the start of the pandemic, more than 98 million people in the Americas have developed COVID-19 and more than 2.3 million have died from the disease. More than a third…
The first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant was detected in Mexico on Friday, according to Mexican Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell.”The first positive case of the Omicron variant in Mexico is a 51-year-old person from South Africa; has a mild illness and voluntarily confined to a private hospital in Mexico City to avoid contagion,” López-Gatell wrote in a tweet on Friday. “The diagnosis for the recovery is favorable. Since November 26, we established a virological surveillance protocol that identifies early cases of Covid-19 in people arriving from any country,” he said.According to a statement from the health ministry, the person arrived in Mexico on…
At this year’s Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL), which was held November 27–December 5, two recently founded Mexican publishing-related associations worked to further establish their credibility within the international publishing community. The Liga de Editores Independientes (LEI), or the League of Independent Publishers, and the Red de Librerías Independientes (RELI), or the Independent Bookstores Network, were established in 2019 in response to growing pressure from larger publishers and bookstore chains, and both found themselves essential to serving their communities through the challenges of the pandemic.Like independent publishers elsewhere in the world, small presses in Mexico mold their identities by publishing…
Today the Mexican Senate is holding its first ever hearing for people with disabilities. Bryan Russell, who has run for parliament in his home country of Peru, gave pre-recorded testimony on the need for inclusion of people with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities, in government and politics in Mexico. “I have run twice for Congress in my home country. I didn´t win, but I continue advocating for people with intellectual disabilities’ right to be selected as candidates for elected office,” he said. Russell also has an intellectual disability. The hearing was organized by the Senate to promote political participation…
Tap Native Unveils the Top 20 Most Popular Health Topics of 2021 Tweet this 20. Epilepsy 19. Stroke, TIA, blood clot, prevention18. Chronic kidney disease (CKD)17. Dietary supplements & vitamins16. Cancer types, diagnosis & treatments15. Digestive, gut health, Crohn’s Disease/Ulcerative Colitis14. Alzheimer’s, dementia diagnosis & care13. Respitory illnesses, COPD, asthma, bronchitis 12. Relaxation techniques, meditation, yoga11. Alcohol/tobacco/drug use and cessation10. Arthritis, carpel tunnel 9. At home workouts, fitness, exercises 8. Lowering cholesterol, statins, heart disease 7. Beauty topics, skin health, hair loss6. Diabetes, lowering blood sugar5. Mental health including anger, stress & anxiety, sleep disorders4. Hypertension 3. Depression2. Covid-19, Covid…