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Black holes collide, world’s first hijacking, 7 steps to better health: Catch up on the day’s stories
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 16, 2025
👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! After getting battered by years of high health care costs, some employers plan to shift more of the burden to workers in 2026, a new survey found. Employees might see higher deductibles or annual out-of-pocket maximums....
Albany College of Pharmacy and Russell Sage College advance merger process
WRGB CBS 6 Albany - New York
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ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Russell Sage College have taken a significant step forward in their merger process by signing a transaction agreement. This milestone, approved by the boards of trustees at...
Democrats’ Project 2029 Is Doubling Down on Failure
Jacobin
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For anyone hoping Kamala Harris’s disastrous 2024 loss would make the Democratic Party drastically change direction, the bad news can be summed up in two words: Project 2029. The New York Times reported earlier this month that Democrats are...
Run the NYC Marathon With Runner’s World
Runner’s World
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July 12, 2025
Sign into your RW+ Account. Fill out our survey below by July 21. Thanks! The New York Road Runners (NYRR) TCS New York City Marathon is one of the largest marathons in the world. It’s also one of the hardest to get into. Accepted runners were...
Main Line Health’s new CEO Ed Jimenez talks about community and growth opportunities
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Ed Jimenez took over last month as CEO of Main Line Health as the nonprofit in Philadelphia’s western suburbs was at a turning point: The four-hospital health system was finishing a break-even fiscal year, after several years of steep losses that...
Budget reconciliation bill changes SNAP and Medicaid work requirements
Ballotpedia
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July 16, 2025
President Donald Trump (R) signed the budget reconciliation bill — H.R. 1 — known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4. The bill contains provisions requiring states to implement work requirements for Medicaid by Jan. 1,...
Husband busted for gunning down wife, 45, in cold-blooded daylight NYC attack: cops
New York Post
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July 16, 2025
A 62-year-old man was busted this week for allegedly gunning down his 45-year-old wife in a cold-blooded, broad-daylight burst of violence in Queens last month, police said. Audwin Caines, who cops say is homeless, fired multiple shots at Chaneil...
LI health care, social services jobs boom
Long Island Press - New York
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July 16, 2025
Long Island’s job market continues to grow modestly, while health care and social services job growth is breaking records. Getty Images The number of Long Island jobs is growing, but not as rapidly as across New York State and nation, although...
Elise Stefanik discusses challenges facing New York under Gov. Kathy Hochul
NE New York Today
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July 12, 2025
Elise Stefanik U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st district | Official U.S. House HeadshotElise Stefanik U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st district | Official U.S. House Headshot Saratoga, N.Y. – House Republican...
ADLM 2025 to address medical misinformation, health risks posed by plastics, AI integration into care, precision medicine, and more
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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CHICAGO, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At ADLM 2025 (formerly the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo) from July 27-31 in Chicago, laboratory medicine experts will communicate the awe-inspiring power of this field to advance...
How Dr. Heather Farley Led a Wellness Revolution for Health Care Workers
Newsweek
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July 16, 2025
The path to becoming a physician is challenging. Dr. Heather Farley knows that better than most. When she entered medical school, her daughter was just nine months old. Farley found herself juggling coursework and parenthood, as many prospective...
PACKERS BY POSITION | SAFETIES: All-Pro Xavier McKinney leads what may be deepest position on Packers’ roster
My UP Now - Michigan
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Ninth in a series. GREEN BAY — Ryan Downard knows how good he’s got it. It’s not just that the Green Bay Packers up-and-coming defensive backs coach work for the guy he’s emulated since they were together on the Cleveland Browns staff way back in...
New York City educators union purges oppositionists on staff
World Socialist Web Site
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July 10, 2025
Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, addresses a news conference at UFT headquarters in New York, March 15, 2020. [AP Photo/Richard Drew]Last week, the leadership of the United Federation of Teachers...
House Republicans accuse New York officials of withholding Medicaid funding
WNYT - New York
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July 7, 2025
House Republicans accuse New York officials of withholding Medicaid fundingThe Republican-led House Committee on Oversight and Reform is accusing New York state of withholding Medicaid funding from health care providers. The Republican-led House...
Fourth Department – Medical malpractice: Byrne v. Finch
The Daily Record - New York
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July 16, 2025
New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department Medical malpractice — Expert testimony — Triable issues of fact Byrne v. Finch CA 24-00180 Appealed from Supreme Court, Oswego County Background: The plaintiff commenced...
RFK Jr. has ‘brought fringe medical theories’ into HHS role: House Democrat
NBC News
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July 16, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘He’s dead, he’s gone’: Trump tries to move on from Epstein by blaming Democrats 07:16 ‘We should see a change at the Federal Reserve,’ says House Republican as...
Weds 9AM | Decolonizing care: what happens when Native Indians are victims of modern medical practices?
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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Judith Surber and Justin Maxon collaborated on a multimedia New York Times story about the destructive impact of prescription drugs, heroin and fentanyl on her family's life on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. Judith wrote the story and Justin...
Disappearing Video, Legal Threats: How UnitedHealth, Largest U.S. Health Insurer, Silences Critics
Democracy Now!
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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Well, we’re going to go back to Chicago later in the broadcast on this day that 80 years ago the first atomic bomb was detonated in the desert of New Mexico, and there is a...
Employers are scrambling to cut costs and health care benefits are on the chopping block
Fortune
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Good morning! Health care costs have been rising for years, and finding a way to shoulder that burden and keep benefit prices low has been top of mind for employers. But companies are reaching their limit, and becoming more willing to push costs...
CHARLEBOIS: Canada got fatter since the pandemic. Pharma noticed.
Toronto Sun
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July 16, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada Columnists A new study confirms that obesity rates in Canada have surged since the onset of the pandemic. Photo by Getty Images A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) confirms what...