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California woman and man charged with allegedly stealing over $2 million in illegal COVID relief funds

A man and woman from San Bernardino County were arrested following a nine-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they obtained more than $2.1 million in Covid-19 relief funds. Lisa Puente, 43, of Rialto, and Arthur Marquez, 53, were arrested on Nov. 5 for allegedly submitting more than 120 fraudulent applications for unemployment insurance benefits using […]



An Idaho health department isn’t allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it’s a first

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. Southwest District Health appears to be the first in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccinations are an essential function of a public health department. TUBERCULOSIS HAS […]


Tuberculosis has overtaken COVID as world’s deadliest infectious disease

Tuberculosis (TB) is once again the infectious disease responsible for the most deaths worldwide, according to a Tuesday announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO). The contagious disease was responsible for 1.25 million global deaths in 2023, WHO reported, including 161,000 people with HIV. COVID-19 had overtaken TB as the world’s leading infectious killer for […]