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Oxford High School testing new technology to detect guns in school
OXFORD, Mich. – A high-tech way to quickly detect weapons in schools is getting a test run in Metro Detroit. After the deadly shooting at Oxford High School, the district made major investments in new security. Now a new artificial intelligence is being tested on campus. The technology is used in more than a dozen …
LDH: Louisiana’s maternal health numbers are getting better
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – For all the expecting mothers out there, the Louisiana Department of Health is announcing the statewide Cesarean section delivery rate dropped to 28 percent from 33 percent in 2021, which is good news. Woman’s Hospital welcomes babies on Mother’s Day “Very proud to say that between August 2018 to May …
Henry Ford Health president, CEO leaving for new role at nonprofit health system
DETROIT – The president and CEO of Henry Ford Health announced Thursday that he is stepping down and taking another position with a Chicago-based health system. Henry Ford Health President and CEO Wright Lassiter III announced on April 28 that he is leaving his role to become CEO of CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest …
Davis Health System Foundation partners with community | News, Sports, Jobs
Submitted photo The new MRI brain coil allows the DMC Radiology Department to perform scans on patients who previously had to travel to gain access to this equipment. ELKINS — The Davis Health System Foundation has provided a review of how community giving has helped provide the best possible care for …
UnityPoint Health lifts COVID restrictions, mask requirements | News, Sports, Jobs
It’s a day that just two years ago, many people thought might never come. UnityPoint Health has lifted its mask requirements and visitor restrictions put in place in early 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leah Glasgo, chief executive officer for UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge, said the change in policy …
'Magical thinking': Environment groups say Canada's new emissions plan will fall short of UN goals
A new United Nations climate change report warns emissions need to peak by 2025, and be slashed nearly in half by 2030 to keep global warming from reaching limits set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. Environmental groups in Canada say the Liberals’ latest emissions plan will fall short of those goals. “Our pledge is weaker …
Federal funding helping with Broadband projects, access to technology | News, Sports, Jobs
Photo Courtesy/WV Legislative Photography BROADBAND EXPANSION — Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael briefs lawmakers Tuesday on broadband expansion projects slated to launch later this month. CHARLESTON – Thanks to Congress and President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, federal funding is helping West Virginians gain access to high-speed broadband and computers, with …
$117 million up for grabs in Lotto Max’s record-breaking draw
TORONTO — The biggest lottery draw in Canadian history will happen this week, with eye-watering $117 million up for grabs. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s (OLG) Lotto Max jackpot on Tuesday will be $70 million. There will also be a whopping 47 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million. The massive prize is up for grabs …
Caltech Professor Develops A New Technology for Imaging the Human Brain – Pasadena Now
A Caltech professor, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Southern California, has demonstrated for the first time a new technology for imaging the human brain using laser light and ultrasonic sound waves. The technology, known as photoacoustic computerized tomography, or PACT, has been developed by Lihong Wang, Bren Professor of Medical Engineering and Electrical …
BREAKING NEWS: Louisiana State Police work stand-off in Tallulah | KTVE
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On May 29, 2021, 27-year-old Fredrick Grayson was arrested after leading a Ouachita Parish Sheriff Deputy into a highspeed chase. According to the deputy, Grayson’s Black Nissan Altima was traveling Northbound with a tinted license plate cover on the temporary tag. As the deputy attempted to perform a traffic stop, Grayson’s …
