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Metro Inc. expanding use of in-store technology amid labour crunch
MONTREAL — Metro Inc. plans to roughly double the number stores with self checkouts during its 2020 financial year as the industry contends with a tight labour market. “It’s a challenge,” said CEO Eric La Fleche, during a conference call with analysts after the company released its fourth-quarter results. “I suspect it’s a challenge for …
Retirement community uses new technology to prevent falls
Falling is the leading cause of injuries for seniors.An older person falls every second of every day in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.But steps can be taken to prevent falls, and a retirement community in Cumberland County is using new technology to take action.New kind of diagnostic testing assesses …
Remote Indigenous community wins decade-long health battle | Australia news
After a 10-year battle by elders and renal health workers in central Australia, the first remote South Australian dialysis clinic officially opened its doors this week at Pukatja (Ernabella), an Anangu community about seven hours south-west of Alice Springs. Seven patients, who were previously living in Adelaide, Port Augusta and Alice Springs for treatment, have …
Overdose death of community health coordinator in Pasco County highlights reach of opioid addiction
Opioid addiction tearing Pasco County families apart Patrick was one of 78 to overdose in Pasco in August. In 2017, 348 overdosed. In 2018, 443. So far in 2019, 597. NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – An epidemic on which medical professionals and law enforcement seemed to be getting the upper hand continues to claim lives. The number of drug …
Company news: Aimee Hillman joined Syracuse Community Health Center
Aimee Hillman, FNP, joins Syracuse Community Health Center as a nurse practitioner in adult medicine. Most recently, she was a critical care float and patient service leader RN, and worked in surgical/trauma/burn intensive care unit, in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Upstate Medical University. Hillman holds a master’s degree in family nurse practitioner from …
Community Health Center plans to party | News, Sports, Jobs
-Submitted photo Pictured from left are Jana Woodruff, Troy Bennett, Rick Farrell and Jacque Johll. -Submitted photo Pictured from left are Jana Woodruff, Troy Bennett, Rick Farrell and Jacque Johll. The Community Health Center will be holding its fifth annual fundraising costume party on Saturday at Shimkat Motor Co., 3126 Fifth …
Four Drug Companies Reach Last-Minute Settlement in Opioid Litigation
AmerisourceBergen CEO Steven Collis testified before Congress on May 8, 2018, alongside other drug company executives. Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated Press Updated Oct. 21, 2019 8:00 am ET CLEVELAND—Four drug companies have reached a settlement at the last minute to avoid a trial here seeking to blame them for fueling the opioid crisis, according to people …
Open Streets OKC event engages city’s Hispanic community, promotes healthy living
“They have put actual money into their commitments to us,” Kratochwill said. “They have gone on foot to the neighborhoods and stores and community organizations to meet with people, talk to them, hang posters, give messages in person. … They say, ‘We are here, this is important, how can we help?’ I am proud and …
Youth Suicide Rate Rises 56% in Decade, CDC Says
Suicide and homicide rates have increased in recent years among young people in the U.S., according to a new federal report. The suicide rate among people ages 10 to 24 years old climbed 56% between 2007 and 2017, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate of homicide deaths …
How Technology Has Changed Divorce
By Stacey Freeman, Next Avenue Contributor Getty Thanks to technology, we can buy groceries online. We can search online for a job, a pet, even a spouse. And if for whatever reason that spouse doesn’t work out, we can go through the divorce process online, too. But when you’re divorcing, can a website, or a …
