Myanmar is facing an acute humanitarian crisis since fighting escalated at the end of October 2023. The intensification of conflict has led to a lack of humanitarian access, a decimation of the healthcare system, and increasing fear of military conscription.
Proposed legislation could close a loophole that ends up costing seniors money when they require skilled nursing care following a hospital stay.
Pauline's Café at 1834 Shelburne Road in South Burlington has closed just a couple of years shy of its 50th anniversary. Robert Fuller, the building's owner and former chef-owner of the restaurant, confirmed that current chef-owner David Hoene shuttered Pauline's without advance notice in early April. Hoene declined to comment. "It's a sad, sad story after almost 50 years," Fuller said. "I'm very disappointed to see it end this way." Fuller, who will turn 78 this summer, said he plans to...
When it comes to living more healthily, the expert consensus is changes to daily habits are more likely to produce long-lasting results. Unlike attempts at transformations they are easier to stick to.
Marketplace vs. Medicaid expansion: 'The bottom line is Medicaid reimburses at a higher rate.'
Three people have been rushed to hospital following a bus crash that has closed a section of the Bruce Highway north of Gympie.
A two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley sent one person to the hospital and caused a brief closure on a busy roadway. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, April 17 just before 10 a.m., when two cars collided on Route 6N in Mahopac near Parker Drive, according to the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving first responders soon closed Route 6N at the nearest intersections and tended to the drivers' injuries. One driver was taken to Hudson Valley Hospital while the...
Adding another insecticide to the protective netting has proved effective in fight against the disease that killed 600,000 in 2022Two new types of mosquito bed nets have been found to reduce cases of malaria by up to a half, raising hopes of combating the disease, which is becoming increasingly resistant to treatments and prevention efforts.Nets treated with two types of insecticide rather than one were trialled in 17 African countries where malaria is endemic between 2019 and 2022. Continue...
While temporary staff are a 'vital resource' to plug workforce gaps, issues such as unfamiliarity with protocols and procedures mean they 'pose patient safety challenges' for the NHS, experts say.
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Two state agencies are highlighting the risks of drinking alcohol while pregnant in a new public service announcement. The announcement by the S.C. Department of Social Services (SCDSS) and the S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) is part of the “Don’t Risk It” campaign, an ongoing initiative on how abstaining from […]
I want to wrap up this series about the Public Policy Institute of California's "Spotlight on Rural California" with a nod to budget priorities and how rural people and places may not rank high with policymakers having to make hard decisions about cuts. In this regard, Chris Lopez, of Rural County Representatives of California, commented at the event, "We're going into a tough budget year and we [rural communities] want to be part of the conversation." Ashley Swearengin, who leads the Central...