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Panic Buying Hits Brisbane as Southern regions of Queensland go into 3 day lockdown

Panic buying has hit Southeast Queensland as residents ignored Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s appeal not to be frightened by the three-day lockdown on Monday, instead rushing to the stores to secure staples in the lead up to the Easter holiday. The panic buying comes after Queensland Health authorities identified an outbreak of the British variant […]

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Overprescribing Statin Drugs

I recently met with a new primary care physician. At the close of the appointment, the doctor ordered a lipid panel to check cholesterol levels. After the results were posted, his nurse called to report that the doctor had prescribed a statin (cholesterol-lowering) drug that he would like me to start right away. There was

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Biden Admin Calls for Federal Volunteers to Help With Border Crisis

The Biden administration is asking federal government employees to volunteer for up to 120 days to assist border officials deal with the surge of unaccompanied minors who have crossed the U.S. southern border illegally. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a memo last Thursday to the heads of executive departments and agencies seeking

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Relive the Past at Museums, Diners, Drive-ins, and More

Louis Kaplan is channeling his childhood. As a youngster he collected baseball cards, which he stored in boxes and treasured as souvenirs of America’s favorite pastime. Decades later he’s reliving that time while visiting the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Opportunities to recapture memories from the past aren’t limited

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Brisbane Under Another Three-Day Lockdown After Recording Four Local Cases

Greater Brisbane has been ordered into another three-day lockdown from 5 pm today after four locally acquired cases of the highly-infectious UK strain of the CCP virus were recorded in Queensland overnight. The four cases include two colleagues of a man from Strathpine; a nurse who worked in a COVID ward, and her sister. One

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