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Anne Arundel Co. health officer stepping down for public health post with state

04/03/2023binomo

Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, who led the Maryland county through the COVID-19 pandemic, is stepping down from his post to take a top public health role with the state.

Kalyanaraman’s last day with the county will be March 21, before he becomes the deputy secretary for public health services at the Maryland Department of Health, according to a news release from Anne Arundel

Niverville transforms obsolete lagoon into a healthy wetland

26/02/2023binomo

Ducks Unlimited Canada is celebrating World Wetlands Day by highlighting a success story in Niverville, Man.

In 2007, the growing town was faced with the task of decommissioning its old lagoon wastewater system in favor of a more modern one.

“One of the challenges they had, there was approximately 53,000 tons of bio-solid material that would have had to have been removed,” said Lisette Ross, head of Wetland Services for Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Native Plant Solutions.

She said often in these cases, bio-solid materials are physically removed by trucks and spread out over farmlands to provide nutrients. However, a lack

Centura Health splits in half after quarter-century serving Colorado | business

16/02/2023binomo

Centura Health, one of the state’s largest hospital systems, is splitting in two after serving Colorado communities for more than 27 years.

CommonSpirit Health, a Catholic-run ministry, and AdventHealth, a Seventh-day Adventist Church-run ministry, will part ways to manage each of their care sites respectively, Centura Health announced Tuesday.

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“The partnership has accomplished so much; yet, it has reached its natural maturity,” the release read.

During the transition Centura Health will continue to serve in the management role for all 20 hospitals as well as clinics and care sites, the release said.

“There will be no disruption to patient

Guardant Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:GH) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

10/02/2023binomo

Shares of Guardant Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:GH – Get Rating) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and thirteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $89.00.

Several equity analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BTIG Research cut their price objective on shares of Guardant Health from $80.00 to $60.00 in a research report

Hundreds killed in seven Turkish provinces and Syria after 7.8 magnitude quake

06/02/2023binomo

A view of the destroyed buildings after earthquakes jolts Turkey (Anadolu Agency/Getty )

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Turkey and Syria early on Monday, toppling buildings and leaving at least 234 dead with the toll expected to rise.

The quake, centered at the north of the city of Gaziantep, about 90km from the Syrian border, left a huge trail of destruction in both countries and was felt as far away as Cairo.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter that “search and rescue teams were immediately dispatched” to areas hit by the quake.

“We hope that we

Investing in you: Student Governing Association plans on expanding mental health services

27/01/2023binomo

Lafene Health center is working with the student governing association to expand mental health and well-being services at Kansas State University. (Elizabeth Sandstrom _ Collegian Media Group) (2) — Lafene Health center is working with the student governing association to expand mental health and well-being services at Kansas State University. (Elizabeth Sandstrom | Collegian Media Group)

A 24/7 news cycle, the war on terror and terrible things happening in the world — this is what it is like living in a post 9/11 world, Evan Porter, Student Governing Association’s Speaker of the Student Senate, said.

“There’s a lot of other external factors that make our generation uniquely worse off than past generations,” Porter said.

The Student Governing Association is investing $200,000 in expanding Counseling and Psychological Services and an

Maricopa County reports its 1st pediatric flu death of the season

25/01/2023binomo

Flu shots are now available at the CVS MinuteClinic near 16th Street and Camelback Road.

Arizona’s most populated county reported its first pediatric flu death of the season, demonstrating that while an early and severe wave of flu is on the decline, it is not over.

The Maricopa County death is the third pediatric flu death in Arizona for the 2022-2023 flu season, which began in October, state health officials confirmed Tuesday. The other two pediatric flu deaths were in Pinal and Cochise counties.

The death is a “tragic reminder” that anyone who is able to get the flu shot

Are gas stoves bad for your health? Here’s why the federal government is considering new safety regulations

22/01/2023binomo

Federal regulators are examining the health effects of emissions from gas stoves. <a href=

Cooks love their gadgets, from countertop slow cookers to instant-read thermometers. Now, there’s increasing interest in magnetic induction cooktops – surfaces that cook much faster than conventional stoves, without igniting a flame or heating an electric coil.

Some of this attention is overdue: Induction has long been popular in Europe and Asia, and it is more energy-efficient than standard stoves. But recent studies have also raised concerns about indoor air emissions from gas stoves.

Academic researchers and agencies such as the California Air Resources Board have reported that gas stoves can release hazardous