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Daily Update: School board candidates announced, North Fork Breast Health Coalition will celebrate 25 years at annual gala

21/04/2023binomo

The North Fork Breast Health Coalition will be celebrating their 25th anniversary at their Pink Pearl Gala on May 5. (Credit: Melissa Azofeifa)

Here are the headlines for Friday, April 21, 2023.

THE SUFFOLK TIMES

North Fork schools announce school board candidates

North Fork Breast Health Coalition to celebrate 25th anniversary at Pink Pearl Gala

RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW

Seven candidates will run for four seats on the Riverhead Board of Education

North Fork Breast Health Coalition to celebrate 25th anniversary at Pink Pearl Gala

SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER

Gifts given by Boston: Islander runs marathon on 10th anniversary of bombing

Workshops set

Catch it, Kill it, Bin it… Then What? – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

20/04/2023binomo

Core messaging during the COVID -19 pandemic has focused on the role each citizen plays in bringing the situation under control. Good hygiene and social distancing have been spoken about widely and it is acknowledged that the latter is the primary risk control measure.

The role of key workers has also been widely discussed, such as the value of NHS staff and care workers, the role of educators and the rapid transition to home schooling. And as I sit here at home thinking about the 27 million households in the UK on lockdown, and the impact on people and their

Health Recovery Solutions Announces HRS Analytics at HIMSS23

19/04/2023binomo

Published: Apr. 19, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago

Health Recovery Solutions Joins Samsung’s Exhibition Booth at HIMSS and Launches New Analytics Suite for Operational Efficiency and Improved Patient Outcomes

HOBOKEN, N.J, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), the four-time KLAS award winner in remote patient monitoring (RPM), today announced the launch of HRS Analytics at HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. The new analytics suite will help healthcare executives and clinicians drive further value from their remote monitoring and care management programs with insights regarding workforce deployment, operational efficiencies,

Cano Health Announces Separation of Chairman and CEO Roles

17/04/2023binomo

Solomon Trujillo appointed non-executive Chairman

Dr. Marlow Hernandez to remain CEO and Board Member

MIAMI, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Cano Health, Inc. (“Cano Health” or the “Company”), a leading value-based primary care provider and population health company, today announced that it has separated the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and appointed Solomon Trujillo, the Company’s lead independent director, as the non-executive chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. The change will enable Dr. Marlow Hernandez to focus his attention on his role as Chief Executive Officer, in addition to his remaining a director.

True origins ‘may never be revealed’ as new variant cases soar in India

15/04/2023binomo

We may never know the true origins of Covid-19, a Chinese doctor who helped lead the country’s pandemic response has said as cases of the new variant soar in India.

Dr. George Fu Gao told The Telegraph he is “not optimistic” the origin of the virus will ever be known.

“It’s too sensitive; too politicized,” he said, adding: “We must focus on science.”

Dr Goa made the comments Rhodes Policy Summit on pandemic preparedness in London on Friday, also attended by former prime minister Tony Blair.

The Dr was the leader of the Chinese Center for Disease Control when the

ATMA Submits N500 MDMA Phase II Clinical Trial Application to Health Canada

13/04/2023binomo

Published: Apr. 13, 2023 at 7:30 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago

Designed to mirror ATMA’s Health Canada approved N500 Phase II Psilocybin Clinical Trial for frontline healthcare professionals

Calgary, AB, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – ATMA Journey Centers Inc. (“ATMA”), Canada’s leading psychedelic-assisted therapy training provider, is pleased to announce it has submitted an N500 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) phase II Clinical Trial Application (CTA) to Health Canada, which aims to assess the efficacy of MDMA in treating mental health issues in frontline healthcare workers, as well as to provide subjective documentation of its clinical utility. This

Taboos and therapists who don’t understand: Mental health struggles are more complicated for BIPOC youth

11/04/2023binomo

Warning: This story contains mentions of self-harm.

The early days of COVID-19 were difficult for Zaid Baig.

Even though he’d felt unhappy long before the pandemic, the 23-year old Carleton University student said he found himself lonelier than ever. Online school felt unreal, he couldn’t see his friends anymore, his daily routine was upended.

“It kind of feels like a BlackMirror episodes,” he remembered.

It all came to a breaking point during the first lockdown.

“The isolation really created this whole idea in my head that things are not going to get better,” he said.

“And because of that, I

Special Medicaid funds help most states but prompt oversight concerns

09/04/2023binomo

Emanuel Medical Center in rural Georgia racks up more than $350,000 a month in losses providing health care for low-income and uninsured patients. But a new state funding proposal could significantly reduce those deficits, not just for the 66-bed Swainsboro facility but for most rural hospitals in Georgia, according to state Medicaid officials.

It’s not Medicaid expansion, which Georgian Republican leaders have rejected. Instead, the state Department of Community Health is using an under-the-radar Medicaid funding opportunity that has been rapidly taken up by more than 35 states — including most of the states that have expanded the government insurance