Month: August 2020

For the second time in a decade, a New Hampshire woman has a new face. Carmen Blandin Tarleton, whose face was disfigured in an attack by her ex-husband, became the first American and only the second person globally to undergo the procedure after her first transplant began to fail six years after the operation. The transplant from an anonymous donor took place at Boston's Brigham and Women’s Hospital in July. The 52-year-old former nurse is expected to resume her normal routine, which all but ended when the first transplant failed a year ago. “I'm elated,” Tarleton told The Associated Press, in an exclusive telephone interview from her home in Manchester. She is still healing from the operation so photos are not being made available of her new face. “The pain I had is gone,” she s...

New state modeling suggests coronavirus has been spreading at its lowest levels in months – but not low enough to significantly reduce the number of daily infections among Oregonians. The state’s transmission level as of July 30 was estimated at one new infection for every current active infection, Oregon’s lowest rate since early May. While that assessment offers some reason for optimism, it doesn’t mean Oregon has turned a corner. It simply means the state is holding steady near record case counts, with the highly communicable virus capable of exponential growth at any moment. That’s the takeaway from modeling released Friday by the Oregon Health Authority. The forecast suggests Oregon had amassed 88,800 cumulative infections as of July 30, with only 19,200 of those diagnosed. If the...

New York’s governor said Friday that he would allow children statewide to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the state’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic.The announcement by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo clears the way for schools to offer at least some days of in-person classes, alongside remote learning.“Everywhere in the state, every region is below the threshold that we established,” Cuomo said during a conference call with reporters. “If there’s a spike in the infection rate, if there’s a matter of concern in the infection rate, then we can revisit."Many New York school districts have planned to start the year with students in school buildings only a few days a week, while learning at home the rest of the time.Infections among younger po...

WMUR NEWS 9 AT NOON STARTS NOW. >> WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING NEWS, THE TOWN OF BOW AT A HIGH RISK LEVEL THIS NOON FOLLOWING A CASE OF JAMESTOWN CANYON VIRUS. THIS IS THE SECOND HUMAN CASE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS SEASON, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE PATIENT WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED BUT DID HAVE A FEVER AND MILD NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. JAMESTOWN CANYON VIRUS IS TRANSMITTED BY MOSQUITOES. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHIN Adult in Bow tests positive for Jamestown Canyon virus, health officials say Case is state's second JCV case this year Updated: 12:21 PM EDT Aug 7, 2020 An adult in Bow has t...

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