A warden at St Albans Correctional Centre in Port Elizabeth has raised the alarm over water shortages and overcrowding at the facility."Our working conditions are not [good] and I hate being there. For six years I have been working here, but never experienced a water crisis like this one. This prison is too big and…
TEO: GOOD MORNING, IT IS SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. CALIFORNIA SAYS IT HAS FIXED A COMPUTER SERVER ISSUE THAT CAUSED A LAG IN COLLECTING CORONAVIRUS TEST INFORMATION, BUT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 48 HOURS TO SEE THE ISSUE. CALIFORNIA DID NOT GET UPDATES FOR FIVE DAYS FROM QUEST DIAGNOSTICS. THE STATE HAS BUILT REDUNDANCIES TO…
More than 1 400 staff members at Pick n Pay have taken voluntary severance packages since March, the retailer has said in a trading update. The Cape Town-based group's voluntary severance programme (VSP) offers staff 1.5 weeks of pay per completed year of service, plus four weeks of notice pay.According to the group, its objective is to…
Round Rock care facility latest COVID-19 cluster A Round Rock care center has confirmed 48 residents and 33 staff have tested positive for COVID19. AUSTIN, Texas - A Round Rock care center has confirmed 48 residents and 33 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. The Williamson County Rapid Response Viral Strike team says it…
According to last week's cumulative total, 375 staff members and 61 pupils had tested positive for Covid-19 in the Western Cape.Where there are multiple cases at schools, the education department says it closely monitors the situation.The Western Cape currently accounts for 56 780 – or 48% – of the total national infections.More than 700 teachers and school…
3 min read This story is part of a series on 10 life-saving medical breakthroughs. Click here to read the rest. ANTONIO TORRES, A 24-year-old from Denver, used to spend six hours each day bathing and meticulously wrapping the red, raw skin along his shoulders and spine. “My wounds take up a large percentage of
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended granting marketing authorization for Moderna’s new RNA-based vaccine, mNexspike, for preventing COVID-19 in people aged 12 years or older. The vaccine was approved in May 2025 by the US FDA for individuals aged 65 years or older or aged 12-64 years
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Affordable Care Act subsidies on Crooked Media’s What a Day on Dec. 10 and on Slate’s What Next on Dec. 9. Click here to hear Rovner on What a Day. Click here to hear Rovner on What Next. KFF Health News Washington health policy reporter Amanda