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Emergency Department visits reportedly down during pandemic, including parts of the Brazos Valley Shutterstock/Shutterstock and last updated 2021-06-01 18:48:12-04 BRYAN, TEXAS â When we think of places particularly hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, we think of emergency departments at the rescue to so many. Researchers in Aggieland and beyond concluded Emergency Department visits actually declined from mid-March to August 2020. In the study titled Trends in outpatient emergency department visits during the COVID-19 pandemic at a large, urban, academic hospital system researchers aimed to analyze trends in the number of outpatient ED visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. As published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, the study used data from a large urban academic hospital system in Utah and data from treat-and-release emergency department visits during the pandemic. ....
Governor Abbott approves an additional $35 for fruits and vegetables for WIC recipients From June to Sept 2021 Christopher Furlong and last updated 2021-06-02 12:37:56-04 AUSTIN, TX â On June 1, Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announced a temporary increase in food benefits for families participating in the Texas Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) through Sept 2021. This temporary increase specifically covers the purchase of fruits and vegetables. This increase in benefits will help Texans who participate in WIC provide more fruits and vegetables for their families this summer, wrote Governor Abbott in a news release. I thank Food and Nutrition Service and HHSC for their continued partnership to ensure Texas children and their families have access to nutritious, healthy food. ....
In Full Bloom: A Floral Fantasy being featured at A&M s University Art Galleries Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Texas A&M University Art Galleries website screenshot 6/1/21 and last updated 2021-06-01 13:13:25-04 COLLEGE STATION, TX â The Forsyth Galleries at Texas A&M has a new art exhibition with many pieces of art on display featuring visually lighthearted artwork serving as a reminder that spring has arrived. In Full Bloom: A Floral Fantasy, features 19th and 20th-century artwork of floral depictions in quilts, paintings, decorative glass, metal, and ceramic objects to show springtime in full bloom. In addition, the pieces chosen are intended to provide visitors with a sense of relief after the previous year of uncertainty as a result of the pandemic. ....