Good News Notes: “A premature baby born in Virginia is defying the odds and astonishing doctors. Little Leilani was born at 22 weeks, weighing just about one pound. Now, she is finally home after four months in the NICU. Her mother, Shantel Allmon, told WWBT she knew something wasn’t right when her water broke only five and…
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Roche Diagnostics India launches mobile app to alleviate emotional and mental health burden of healthcare workers
Good News Notes: “Roche Diagnostics India has launched REACH, a wellness platform developed to support the mental health of healthcare professionals. When the world is fighting COVID-19 Pandemics, Frontline Healthcare Professionals (HCWs) are one of the most vulnerable groups at mental risk. According to the company’s statement, health problems. REACH has announced that it aims to provide front-line…
Mindfulness Sessions To Help Non-Profit Workers, First Responders
Good News Notes: “Community Mindfulness Project (CMP) will offer weekly “Mini Mindfulness Burnout Busters” for non-profit workers and first responders free of charge every Wednesday at 9 a.m. The program began June 23. According to a news release, the short, 15 minute sessions provide mindfulness and meditation opportunities to specifically to help combat mental and…
‘Quietly Dying On The Streets’: Medical Charity Helps The Homeless In St. Petersburg
Good News Notes: “The winter months are especially harsh for the homeless in Russia’s northern city of St. Petersburg, especially for those suffering serious medical problems. “Recuperating from many illnesses in the winter and on the streets is impossible. After release from the hospital, they end up back on the streets in conditions that aren’t…
Justin Bieber, UK health workers team up for Christmas charity song
Good News Notes: “Justin Bieber has teamed up with a choir of London medical staff to record a special charity Christmas single. The choir, made up of nurses, doctors and other health care staff working in the British capital’s Lewisham and Greenwich public health service, joined the Canadian pop star for a special version of his…
Nonprofit physicians group supports ‘beans over beef’ in Nebraska
Good News Notes: “The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is launching a campaign in Nebraska, asking the state Department of Health and Human Services in a request filed Friday, to help the state transition to what the doctors believe is cleaner, safer food, and to have meatpacking facilities produce plant-based proteins. It is also sponsoring…
“It’s nothing short of a miracle”: Persistent family saves son when against odds
Good News Notes: “Knott County’s Justin Laferty received a hero’s welcome Tuesday night in the pouring rain. Signs lined the bypass leading to Hindman welcoming the family back as the Laferty’s pulled their new RV into town. ‘I was just glad to be home all my friends and family I was just tickled to death…
Teacher cares for student’s newborn brother, mom has coronavirus
Good News Notes: “An elementary school teacher in Connecticut says she is taking care of a newborn baby boy after getting a phone call from a student’s mother who was eight months pregnant, when she was hospitalized suddenly with Covid-19 symptoms. Baby Neysel turned 1-month-old over the weekend, but his parents, Zully and Marvin, have…
Ryan Zimmerman Pros for Heroes Relief Fund
Good News Notes: “Ryan and Heather Zimmerman have felt the support from the Nationals community throughout Ryan’s 15-year playing career, so when the coronavirus pandemic happened, they were compelled to give back The Zimmermans founded the Pros for Heroes COVID-19 Relief Fund, a campaign initially designed to provide health care professionals at the Inova Fairfax…
Robert Plant Gives Big Donation to Company Making PPE
Good News Notes: “Robert Plant is doing his part in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by donating to a company that’s making scrubs for medical professionals on the frontlines. U.K.’s The Shuttle reports Plant donated “thousands of pounds” to MG Sportswear, a clothing manufacturer near his home in England that’s switched production from school, sport and…