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Families have gone through extraordinary lengths to visit loved ones in nursing homes. Soon they may hug again.
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Confetti flies in the air as Jeanne Peters, 95, a rehab patient at The Reservoir, a nursing facility, gestures after she was given the first COVID-19 vaccination as Mary Lou Galushko, left, looks on,Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in West Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, Pool)Stephen Dunn / Associated Press
It’s been nearly a year since Gov. Ned Lamont issued an executive order restricting nursing home visits throughout the state hundreds of days since many residents have been able to hug their children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren. But now, with new federal guidance released this week, long-awaited hugs with vaccinated seniors can officially resume.
Alabama one of several states targeting transgender kids, their doctors
Updated Feb 14, 2021;
Posted Feb 14, 2021
David Fuller, a sergeant with the Gadsden Police Department, tells the Alabama House Judiciary Committee about his experiences as a single father with a transgender daughter.
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By Cindy Loose Kaiser Health News (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
Sam Edelman felt like a girl for as long as he could remember, his dad said. As Sam’s 18th birthday approached, and after years of researching hormone treatments, the high school senior scheduled an appointment with a doctor who treats transgender people.
It was a big step for Sam, a musician, a runner, a snowboarder and a taekwondo black belt who still identified as a boy at that point and had shared his secret only with his family and closest confidants.