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What is saltwater intrusion and how is it affecting Louisiana’s drinking water?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:59 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For months, residents in the southeast corner of Louisiana have relied on bottled water for drinking and cooking, with the water from the faucet coming out salty. Plaquemines Parish Councilman Mark “Hobbo” Cognevich, who represents the affected area, said grocery stores are constantly having to restock plastic water bottles, neighbors have reported getting rashes after showering, and, overall, the community is “fed up” with the situation. “We are praying for rain,” Cognevich said. That is a sentiment echoed by officials across the state, as the drought-stricken Mississippi River’s flow is low and slow, allowing for salt water from the Gulf of Mexico to intrude upstream and threaten communities’ drinking supplies. But with little precipitation in the forecast, officials are now hastily preparing for if and when the salt water will reach the state’s most populous city — New Orleans. WHAT IS SALTWATER INTRUSION AND HOW DID IT HAPPEN?Typically, the mighty flow of...

‘Horrifying’: Md. hospitals see steep increase in medical errors causing death, injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:59 GMT

Hospitals in Maryland has seen a spike in serious injuries and deaths among patients caused by medical errors during fiscal year 2022, according to a new report from the Maryland Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Quality.The state reported a total of 832 adverse events — defined as an unexpected occurrence related to an individual’s medical treatment and not related to the natural course of the patient’s illness or underlying disease condition.That included 769 that were categorized as “Level 1” — the most severe classification, meaning the treatment misstep led to a patient’s death or serious disability.For example, one patient, who had undergone a tissue transplant on one leg, wound up having their other leg amputated due to compartment syndrome, according to the report. In another case, a premature baby was given four times the maximum daily dose of a steroid.And in yet another case, a patient who needed platelets during surgery woun...

Desbordamiento de un arroyo deja siete muertos en Jalisco, México

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:59 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Al menos siete personas murieron y otras nueve permanecen desaparecidas tras el desbordamiento del arroyo El Jalocote, ubicado en el municipio de Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, según informó Enrique Alfaro, gobernador del estado.En su cuenta de X, antes Twitter, Alfaro señaló que el nivel del agua en la localidad ya bajó, lo que permitió que las autoridades pudieran atender la emergencia.En esas labores participan instituciones de Autlán de Navarro y también de Ciudad Guzmán, Cihuatlán y Guadalajara —capital de Jalisco—, así como la Unidad Estatal de Protección Civil y la Cruz Roja.Alfaro dijo que aún hay vialidades y viviendas afectadas y una gran cantidad de agua en las calles, por lo que pidió a la ciudadanía que se mantenga informada y reporte situaciones de emergencia al número telefónico 911.Autlán de Navarro es uno de los 125 municipios de Jalisco, que con 8,3 millones de habitantes es el tercer estado más poblado de México, de acuerdo con el censo de 2020 del I...

Estudio: es posible realizar un análisis en sangre para detectar COVID prolongado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:59 GMT

Más de tres años después de la pandemia, los millones de personas que sufren un COVID prolongado finalmente tienen pruebas científicas para demostrar que su condición es real.Científicos encontrado diferencias claras en la sangre de personas con COVID prolongado, un primer paso clave en el desarrollo de una prueba para diagnosticar la enfermedad.Los hallazgos, publicados el lunes en la revista Nature, también ofrecen pistas sobre lo que podría estar causando la elusiva condición que ha dejado perplejos a los médicos en todo el mundo y a millones de personas con fatiga constante, problemas de memoria y otros síntomas debilitantes.La investigación es una de las primeras en demostrar que “el COVID prolongado es, de hecho, una enfermedad biológica”, dijo David Putrino, investigador principal del nuevo estudio y profesor de rehabilitación y desempeño humano en la Escuela de Medicina Icahn en Mount Sinai en Nueva York.Para más información sobre este tema, visita NBCNews.com. ...

Una mujer muere tras caer más de 45 metros desde el mirador de una cascada en Blue Ridge Parkway, Carolina del Norte

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:59 GMT

(CNN) –– Una mujer de 61 años murió después de caer aproximadamente 45 metros desde un acantilado en Blue Ridge Parkway, en Carolina del Norte.Las autoridades recibieron una llamada durante la tarde del sábado sobre una mujer que cayó por un acantilado en Glassmine Falls Overlook, ubicado en el llamativo National Parkway, dijo el Servicio de Parques Nacionales en un comunicado de prensa. El alto mirador atrae a los visitantes por su panorama de una delgada cascada, Glassmine Falls, que cruza el valle, según el servicio de parques.Los rescatistas encontraron a la mujer aproximadamente a 45 metros por debajo del mirador, según el comunicado. Fue identificada como Nancy Sampson de Greer, Carolina del Sur.Los equipos del Departamento de Bomberos de Reems Creek, que atendieron la llamada, descendieron en rápel más de 30,4 pies y localizaron a la mujer, dijo el departamento en una publicación de Facebook. Sampson murió a causa de sus heridas, dijo el departamento.Un miembro de la familia ...

Elk causes 2 car crash on I-25

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:59 GMT

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A driver struck an elk on Interstate 25 just north of Highway 66 early Saturday morning. Rick Tillery with Mountain View Fire Rescue said the crash happened around 3:43 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-25.  Deadly weekend for pedestrians as Colorado fatalities reach all-time high “This is the first time that I’ve heard of a 7 by 7 elk being hit on Interstate 25 down here outside of the foothills,” Tillery said.He said a second car swerved to avoid the elk and flipped. No one was seriously injured."It really is incredible when you’re looking at these photos to know that no one came away with any kind of major injury,” Tillery said.Kara Van Hoose with Colorado Parks and Wildlife said elk and deer migrate down to lower elevations as temperatures start to cool and are most active during dusk and dawn.  "These are when animals are most active, looking for food, water, so it’s also a dangerous time for drivers as well because there may not be enough light n...

600 pound man wants wheelchair ride to doctors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:59 GMT

His goal is to lose weight. To get the surgery he needs, he has to have transportation to get to the doctors. But his insurance company won’t provide the type of van he wants. Do they have to? It’s why he called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.Marquis is a big man. A very big man.Marquis Gay: “Right now, about 600, give or take.”He has been large his whole life.Marquis Gay: High school? I could’ve been like 300. 300, 350. I don’t know.”As an adult, he kept gaining weight until he reached 600 pounds.Marquis Gay: “It all gradually happened, man. Just being lazy and not doing much. I don’t blame nobody. I mean, I’m lazy. I well, I used to be active.”Now he can barely walk-.Marquis Gay: Life, it sucks right now.”And so Marquis is ready to make a change.Marquis Gay: “To lose weight. To regain life. To regain freedom. To celebrate what my body can do.”Marquis wants to get gastric bypass surgery to help ...

Investigation underway after 3 hospitalized following shooting in Little Havana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:59 GMT

An investigation is underway after three people were shot in Little Havana. Miami Police arrived at the scene of the shots fired in the area of Southwest 14th Avenue and Sixth Street,” Monday night. 7News camera captured a heavy police presence as officers canvassed the area to gather information. The three victims were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Two were reported to be in stable condition, while the other was reported to be in critical condition. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Investigation underway after MDPD cruiser crashes, shooting occurs in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:59 GMT

An investigation is underway after a shooting and police cruiser crashed in Miami.Miami-Dade Police and Miami Police officers were at the scene at Northwest 12th Avenue and 22nd Street, Monday night. According to police, a shooting happened around the area, which resulted in one person who was transported to the hospital. Due to the shooting, a couple of blocks in each direction were closed down. 7News cameras captured also captured a MDPD cruiser that crashed about seven blocks were the shooting was reported.The officer involved in the crash was transported to the hospital in an abundance of caution. The extent of the officer’s injuries have not been disclosed. Police confirmed that the shooting and the police-involved crash are related incidents. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

EU talks tough on trade in China as it looks to play defense

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:59 GMT

EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis came to China vowing to be assertive in his calls for Beijing to give European businesses a fair shot at doing business there and close a yawning bilateral trade deficit.But his host, Vice-Premier He Lifeng, gave as good as he got, reiterating Beijing’s “strong concern and dissatisfaction” over a recent investigation launched by the EU into Chinese electric vehicle subsidies and, disapprovingly, rattling off a list of measures that Brussels is working on to strengthen Europe’s trade defenses.“China hopes that the EU would exercise restraint on the use of trade remedies, and to keep the expectation of the development of EU-China trade stable,” He told a joint news conference after a round of high-level talks on trade and the economy in Beijing.The comments by He, who is widely considered to be one of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s closest confidants, didn’t bode well for Europe’s hopes of rebalancing the trading...