A Nebraska church has raised more than $520,000 to pay off the medical bills of residents in its neighborhood, ending the 14-month-campaign on Easter Sunday.An estimated 10,000 people contributed to the First-Plymouth Congregational Church effort, The Lincoln Journal Star reports.“In my mind, it was a straight-on spiritual thing,…
Recent medical news has focused on the need to recruit more health care workers because of the departure of many from the field. Although the COVID-19 pandemic certainly added stress to the work, there were difficulties that preceded the pandemic.When I began practicing pediatrics about 40 years ago,…
The Texas House of Representatives will vote on a bill next week that would allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana to patients as an opioid alternative for chronic pain.The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Klick (R), would also replace the THC cap that was established under the state’s…
As Covid-19 eased its debilitating grip on the U.S. economy two years ago, businesses scrambled to hire. That lifted the pay of the average worker. But as one economic challenge ended, another potential problem emerged.Many economic analysts feared that a wage-price spiral was forming, with employers trying to…
The Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging Vermonters to cut down on food waste. They’re doing it through a new program called the Scrap Food Waste Challenge.From now through Earth Day on April 22, they’re urging Vermonters to find ways to completely eliminate food waste.Participants in the challenge…
AbstractImplantable tubes, shunts, and other medical conduits are crucial for treating a wide range of conditions from ears and eyes to brain and liver but often impose serious risks of device infection, obstruction, migration, unreliable function, and tissue damage. Efforts to alleviate these complications remain at an impasse…
As Medicaid redetermination restarts, community health centers with sizable Medicaid populations ask for funding to help their enrollment and outreach efforts.April 05, 2023 - Community health centers serve the communities that are most likely to experience widespread coverage loss once Medicaid redeterminations are underway and they are looking…
The American journalist detained in Russia on spying allegations may have been attempting to report on the Wagner mercenary group and speak to employees at one of the country’s largest tank production facilities, a Russian reporter familiar with his plans told NBC News on Friday.Evan Gershkovich, 31, understood…
After centuries of flooding, Venice has at long last raised seawalls to save itself from high water.They have already protected the city from catastrophic floods.But climate change and rising seas pose a gnawing question.Will Venice one day have to cut itself off from the waters that are its…
One year ago this week, the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into Donald J. Trump appeared to be dead in the water.The two leaders of the investigation had recently resigned after the new district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, decided not to charge Mr. Trump at that point. Amid a…
