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Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps Chief Jacob Finklestein, 25, responding to calls on Dec. 10. He said the ambulance crew has not seen a dramatic increase in 911 calls even as cases surge across the state and hospitalizations double in the last month.

New Jersey EMTs In Early Epicenter Of Coronavirus Outbreak Brace For Surge

The state's hospitalizations have reached levels not seen since mid-May, but the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps crew say they're only getting a handful of COVID-19-related calls.

Nation's Pediatricians Walk Back Support For In-Person School

In a new statement made jointly with teachers unions, the American Academy of Pediatrics now says "science and community circumstances must guide decision-making."

President Joe Biden holds a booklet as he speaks about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday.

No Mask, No Fly: Biden Signs Order Requiring Face Coverings On Planes

The executive order signed by President Biden Thursday also includes interstate travel on trains, buses and cruise ships, in a sharp reversal of the Trump administration's lax mask culture.

Former San Diego State men's volleyball head coach Jack Henn is shown in this undated photo.

Jack Henn, SDSU National Champion Volleyball Coach, Dies At 79

Former San Diego State men's volleyball coach Jack Henn has died after a battle with cancer at the age of 79, the university announced Tuesday.

John Poynter of Clarksville, Tenn., uses a wall calendar to keep track of all his appointments for both behavioral health and physical ailments. His mental health case manager, Valerie Klein, appears regularly on the calendar — and helps make sure he gets to his diabetes appointments.

Coordinating Care Of Mind And Body Might Help Medicaid Save Money And Lives

Tennessee's innovative Medicaid program is offering bonuses to mental health providers who help make sure their Medicaid patients get preventive help and treatment for physical ailments too.

A migrant calls out numbers from the unofficial list of asylum-seekers in Tijuana on July 16, 2019

How Advocates Pushed The Biden Administration To Take Immediate Action On Immigration

A taskforce has been working for weeks on ways to restart the country's asylum system and uphold its international commitments.

Election officials carrying equipment during last month's presidential primary in El Paso. A Texas judge says he will allow all voters to apply for absentee ballots in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The state typically makes it difficult to cast such ballots.

Texas Judge Set To Order State To Allow All Voters To Request Mail-In Ballots

Texas has one of the strictest vote-by-mail programs in the country. Democrats have sued, saying such rules don't work during a public health emergency.

People walk through the newly reopened mall at Hudson Yards in New York. U.S. shoppers spent more prudently in August and retail sales grew a tepid 0.6% from July.

People Are Spending More On Furniture, Clothes, Restaurants And Bars

But U.S. shoppers spent more prudently in August and retail sales grew a tepid 0.6% from July, after extra federal jobless benefits expired and families faced a confusing back-to-school season.

People drop their test kits into an intake receptacle at a COVID-19 testing site in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Saturday. With coronavirus cases surging at a record pace, Gov. Gavin Newsom has warned the state's hospitals could soon be overwhelmed.

California Residents Under Strict Stay-At-Home Orders Through Christmas

State officials announced on Saturday that they will bring back sweeping new restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to climb and ICU capacity dwindles.

A poster about the new, fast-spreading variant of the novel coronavirus identified in the United Kingdom. The sign is displayed near King's Cross railway station in London.

What We Know About The New U.K. Variant Of Coronavirus — And What We Need To Find Out

There's cause for concern. But how concerned should we be? Here's a rundown of the current thinking on key issues as transmission, severity of disease — and effectiveness of vaccines.

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