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Get Moving: Dealing with the long-term effects COVID-19 Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been fortunate to learn the disease has a high survival rate across the board. by Mackenzie Strother, For the News Tribune Published Jan. 5 2021 @ 12:05am

COVID-19 claims life of assistant Jackson County prosecutor A 32-year-old assistant prosecutor in the Kansas City area has died from the coronavirus. by Jim Salter, Associated Press Published Jan. 4 2021 @ 1:20pm

Missouri COVID-19 counts remain high as vaccine rollout accelerates Missouri continues to report thousands of new COVID-19 cases as distribution of vaccines to health care workers and nursing home residents accelerates. by Rudi Keller, The Missouri Independent Published Jan. 4 2021 @ 1:15pm

Vaccine brings hope to children of parents in nursing homes It was a warm day this summer when Mom and I sat on the veranda of the nursing home for a rare in-person visit. by Jamie L. LaReau Detroit Free Press (TNS) Published Jan. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

Next up for Four Seasons Total Landscaping: A surf and turf ‘gala’ to raise money for ALS awareness PHILADELPHIA — A few days after President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign held a now-infamous news conference outside Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Northeast Philadelphia, Larry Kaplan saw an opportunity to do some good in what has otherwise been a miserable year. by Andrew Seidman The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Published Jan. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

The coronavirus pandemic is killing people with diabetes or Alzheimer’s who didn’t even contract the virus The coronavirus has so far killed about 325,000 people in this country, but that staggering toll does not include the multitudes who have died because of disruptions, isolation and destitution related to the pandemic. by Marie McCullough, Stacey Burling and Chris A. Williams The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Published Jan. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

What is therapy? A beginner’s guide to mental health Considering what we’re living through, we’re all probably due for some therapy.If you’ve never done therapy before, the concept can seem a little daunting. by Jessica Roy Los Angeles Times (TNS) Published Jan. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

Music makes good medicine Music has been a part of humanity for as long as humanity has existed. Archeologists have unearthed relatively complex bone instruments greater than 40,000 years old. by the Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS) Published Jan. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

Mayo Clinic Q And A: COVID-19 and high blood pressure DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a Latina woman recently diagnosed with high blood pressure. Several other members of my extended family also have high blood pressure and heart disease. by the Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS) Published Jan. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

Quinn on Nutrition: Wine and cheese I was pleasantly intrigued over recent headlines: “Study: Wine and Cheese May Protect Against Cognitive Decline. Published Jan. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

Two nurses who treated COVID patients journal experiences A dying man grabbing a nurse's wrist, asking if God could save him. A patient celebrating a birthday, delighted to find out her nurse also had a birthday that week. A man with his mask on his chin at a Walgreens. by Alison Bowen, Chicago Tribune (TNS) Published Jan. 3 2021 @ 12:05am

Local author writes book on 1849 cholera outbreak in Jefferson City When somebody told local author Gary Elliott about a cholera outbreak in 1849 on a ship in Jefferson City, he was instantly intrigued. by Layne Stracener Published Jan. 3 2021 @ 12:05am