After thousands of children wound up in U.S. emergency rooms after accidentally ingesting melatonin, a major supplement industry group has issued new safety guidelines, which include asking makers of the popular sleep aid to use child-deterrent packaging. Melatonin is generally considered safe for adults to use, but recent research has raised concern that it may […]
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Mitchell Board of Education to discuss dual credit policies, guidelines
Apr. 7—MITCHELL — The Mitchell Board of Education will discuss its dual credit policy and guidelines when it meets on Monday. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. in Room 10 at the Mitchell Career and Technical Education Academy. The dual credit program in South Dakota gives qualified high school students an opportunity to enroll […]
DPS Urges Texans, Visitors to Follow Safety Guidelines Ahead of Historic Solar Eclipse
Apr. 6—AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Public Safety Friday urged Texans and those visiting the state to prepare accordingly and follow safety tips ahead of the historic total solar eclipse expected to impact dozens of communities next week. Those in the path of totality will see the effects from roughly 1:30 p.m. to 1:50 […]
What are the guidelines to apply for energy assistance through DHS?
Mar. 22—The Oklahoma Department of Human Services details how eligible households can receive assistance with energy costs through the Energy Crisis Assistance Program after applications opened this week. 1 How is ECAP crisis criteria verified? ECAP crisis criteria is verified directly with the utility provider: Households which have an active cut-off notice for the utility […]
Contrary to claims, Rochester Schools’ LGBTQ+ guidelines don’t keep information about children from parents
Mar. 14—ROCHESTER — Contrary to purported claims that have circulated online about Rochester Public Schools’ guidelines regarding LGBTQ+ students, the district does not prevent parents from knowing the gender identity or other aspects about their own children. RPS created its list of guidelines in September. It touches on most of the issues that have divided […]
CDC Lifts 5-Day Isolation Guidelines for COVID
This article was originally published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This article originally appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution On March 1, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials announced new guidelines for people with COVID-19, recommending those with the virus treat it the same as the flu and RSV — staying home while they have symptoms […]
What to know about new isolation guidelines, the end of free tests and plans for a fall vaccine
A lot has changed since SARS-CoV-2 (the virus responsible for COVID-19) appeared on the world stage four years ago. In 2020 the novel coronavirus infected and upended the daily lives of millions of people, but today life has mostly returned to normal: Restrictions have been lifted, people are a lot less cautious and the etiquette […]
The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses. Gone are mandated isolation periods and masking. But will schools and child care centers agree? In case you’ve lost track: Before Friday, all Americans, including school children, were supposed to […]
US CDC drops five-day COVID isolation guidelines
(Reuters) -The U.S. CDC on Friday dropped its five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendations under a new guidance, instead suggesting that people return to normal activities if symptoms improve and they are fever-free for at least 24 hours without needing medicines. The guidelines had not been updated since December 2021, when CDC had shortened the recommended isolation […]
The CDC has dropped its 5-day COVID isolation guidelines. Here’s why — and what’s changed.
The last time the CDC changed its COVID-19 isolation recommendations was in 2021, when it reduced the isolation time for infected people from 10 days to five days. (Getty Images) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped its isolation guidelines for people with COVID-19 infections, the agency confirmed Friday following speculation about proposed […]
Mass. lawmakers set to vote again on a bill to update the state’s sex education guidelines
Senators on Thursday will vote again on a bill to update the state’s sex education guidelines, something the chamber has already approved four times without getting buy-in from the House. The Senate Committee on Ways and Means polled the so-called Healthy Youth Act (S 268) last week, getting it ready for action Thursday in the Senate’s first […]
Mitchell Board of Education to hear class size guidelines
Feb. 25—MITCHELL — The Mitchell Board of Education will get its first look at potential guidelines for setting class sizes when it meets for its next regular meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in room 10 at the Mitchell Career & Technical Education Academy. The board of education last discussed class sizes in […]