WASHINGTON – Widespread loneliness in the US poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the US surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of US adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Dr. Vivek Murthy said in an […]
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organization on Friday declared COVID-19 over as a global health emergency, marking a historic end to devastating chapter of the pandemic that claimed more than 7 million lives worldwide. The WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern on Jan. 30, 2020, when only 100 cases were reported and the virus […]
Continue ReadingSolomon 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 […]
Continue ReadingIn the UK, one of the few growth sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic has been transportation services and in particular, food delivery. By the end of March 2020, revenue in the UK online groceries delivery segment was up by 11.5 % compared to Jan-March in the previous year. Despite the amount of traffic on our […]
Continue ReadingBuzzFeed News; Getty Images Kyla Lum, 19 from Berkeley, California, started experimenting with AI and was impressed with how much it resembles having a conversation with a human. In fact, the interactions in some ways reminded her of therapy. Because she lacked the time and money for a real therapist, Lum started using ChatGPT, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, with the help of the Texas Panhandle Poison Center (TPPC) and in partnership with the Amarillo Police Department (APD), is offering local residents the opportunity to properly dispose of all expired, unwanted or unnecessary medications at the Medication Cleanout. The event […]
Continue ReadingTOPOCK, Arizona A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, on Wednesday evening, an official said. [–> The train derailed near the town of Topock, Anita Mortensen, a spokeswoman for the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said, adding that she was not aware of any spills […]
Continue ReadingMarch 6, 2023 · 7:29 AM From NPR: The average life expectancy for Americans is shortened by over seven months [in 2021]according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That decrease follows an already big decline of 1.8 years in 2020. As a result, the expected life span of someone born […]
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