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“I’ve brought together a few friends to help put Huntington on a diet,” Dr. David Buchin, Director of Bariatric Surgery at Huntington Hospital, said at a press conference. He cited a study from Northwell Health, the largest health care provider in the state, that said 42% of hospital patients are obese. Several other studies nationwide…

Health officials concerned about rising number of 'COVID-19 parties' in Washington - KOMO News

COMING UP RIGHT NOW -- 90 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED TODAY BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. GOOD EVENING -- I'M MIKE CRONIN. THAT PUSHES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES SINCE THE OUTBREAK BEGAN PAST 25 HUNDRED. ONE OF THOSE NEW CASES IS A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18. THE STATE IS…

Some analysts are worried that the pressure from senior officials could distort assessments about the coronavirus and be used as a weapon in an escalating battle with China.Volunteers disinfecting the Qintai Grand Theater in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus outbreak began.Credit...Aly Song/ReutersWASHINGTON — Senior Trump administration officials have pushed American spy agencies to…

Senior officials across multiple government agencies are expected to meet Thursday to begin mapping out a strategy for seeking retaliatory measures against China, two people with knowledge of the meeting said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to disclose the planning. Officials in American intelligence agencies are also involved in the…