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Washington state identifies first trapped so-called ‘murder hornet’

BIRCH BAY, Wash. (UPI) -- The Washington State Department of Agriculture has trapped its first Asian giant hornet. The giant hornet was found in a department trap near Birch Bay in Whatcom County, a statement said. Officials identified the hornet at a lab on Wednesday after it had been trapped and sent for processing in mid-July. It was the first Asian giant hornet to be detected in a trap in the state. Washington state previously confirmed five other hornets were […]

todayAugust 1, 2020 14

National

FDA authorizes pool testing for COVID-19 through Quest

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reissued an emergency use authorization to Quest Diagnostics to use its COVID-19 tests with up to four pooled samples Saturday. According to the FDA, the Quest test is the first COVID-19 test to be authorized for use with pooled samples. Sample pooling allows multiple people to be tested in a pool or "batch" using one test, rather than running each individual sample through its own test. If the batch tests positive, […]

todayJuly 18, 2020 13

Business & Lifestyle

How to better streamline lab billing in the healthcare industry

Laboratories are a very important cog in the wheel of the healthcare system. While only a small percentage of the overall hospital staff, their findings are incredibly important to all branches of healthcare. Their findings can make or break a patient’s case and provide doctors with life-saving insights and treatment options.  Lab work is so important, and yet, because most hospital labs are small, billing for these laboratories can be difficult. Often lab departments find that their invoices go unpaid […]

todayJune 29, 2020 20

Business News

Will the EPA mercury rule change spur attacks on other clean air protections?

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Connection/Public News Service) -- Even as the country battles a respiratory pandemic, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved to weaken an air pollution standard. The EPA finalized changes Thursday to the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). It is the first-ever national limits on emissions of mercury and other air pollutants from coal-fired power plants. Browner: 'EPA is only adjusting cost-benefit calculations' Carol Browner is the board chair at the League of Conservation Voters and former […]

todayApril 17, 2020 26

Business & Lifestyle

FDA fast-tracks 15-minute COVID-19 test

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked the authorization of a COVID-19 test that could produce results in less than 15 minutes, the maker of the test said. The FDA granted the emergency use authorization Friday. Abbott Laboratories said the test can produce positive test results in 5 minutes and negative results in 13 minutes. The test is performed on the manufacturer's 7-pound ID NOW platform. "Because of its small size, it can be used in more […]

todayMarch 29, 2020 13

Business & Lifestyle

The week in business: throwing billions at the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic

By now, you probably know every detail about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in the entire world and how it has engulfed 198 countries. The news channels are filled with stories about people practicing social distancing and living in isolation through this grim situation. The US is one of the worst-hit areas, with 68,000 people reportedly affected, with over 1,000 people dead. Under such a grave scenario, it’s only obvious that it’s economic conditions of the US will experience a negative […]

todayMarch 29, 2020 54

Science News

LIVE: Record-setting astronaut Christina Koch to depart ISS

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (UPI) -- NASA astronaut Christina Koch has spent more time in space on a single mission than any other woman. She has been living on the International Space Station since March 14, 2019. On Thursday, Koch and two others, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, will depart from ISS and fly back to Earth. The trio boarded the Soyuz MS-13 crew spacecraft late Wednesday night. The Soyuz […]

todayFebruary 6, 2020 4

Business & Lifestyle

ZeroHedge slapped with Twitter suspension for Coronavirus doxxing

SAN FRANCISCO/MAHWAH, N.J. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A pro-Trump financial news website who has experienced their fair share of social media censorship is once again in trouble. ZeroHedge, run by Daniel Ivandiiski (better known as Tyler Durden), has run afoul of the terms of service for social media platforms. Facebook banned the website's social media presence last March, with a reversal the following day, citing it was 'a mistake'. This time, it involves Twitter. The last update from the website under […]

todayJanuary 31, 2020 7

Business & Lifestyle

Sales skyrocket for 2012 viral game Plague Inc. in the wake of the Coronavirus

BRISTOL, U.K. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- An independent game studio in the United Kingdom is raking in the simoleons as sales of a real-time strategy game on how diseases are spread is skyrocketing -- even in China -- where the Coronavirus is wreaking havoc across parts of eastern Asia.Game studio Ndemic Creations, the developer of Plague Inc., revealed news that sales of their hit game have gone through the roof, just as the BBC revealed that the Coronavirus has 830 confirmed […]

todayJanuary 24, 2020 22

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