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MLB hit with wave of pitcher injuries amid push for velocity, sticky stuff crackdown
The 2023 American League Cy Young Award winner, Gerrit Cole, is on the injured list with elbow trouble. The 2022 AL Cy Young winner, Justin Verlander, is out with shoulder inflammation. The 2021 AL Cy Young winner, Robbie Ray, will miss the first half of the season as he makes his way back from Tommy …
Four-week-old AI start-up raises record €105mn in European push
A French start-up founded four weeks ago by a trio of former Meta and Google artificial intelligence researchers has raised €105mn in Europe’s largest-ever seed round. Mistral AI’s first round of financing values the Paris-based concern at €240mn, including the funds raised, according to people close to the company. The record amount raised highlights the …
School-based health centers await contracts and expansion funds but push forward
While operators of school-based health centers are voicing concern about a delay from the state in getting both contracts and funds for expansion of services, they are assuring people that clinics providing health care to students will be open when school starts. Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut operates these kind of primary care …
SCAN Group invests in medical transportation firm in push to diversify
SCAN Group said on Tuesday that it signed a deal to invest in SafeRide Health, a non-emergency medical transportation broker, as part of its efforts to reduce barriers that seniors face in getting to healthcare appointments. “SafeRide’s commitment to eliminating transportation barriers aligns with SCAN’s mission to keep seniors healthy and independent,” Sachin Jain, president and CEO …
Lawmakers push Biden to declare public health emergency on abortion
Comment on this story Comment More than 80 Democratic lawmakers plan to send a letter on Tuesday urging President Biden to issue a national emergency and public health emergency declaration in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade as Biden faces increasing pressure to respond more aggressively to the Supreme Court ruling. “As we …
Norton program increases tuition assistance for students as push to address health care worker shortage
The health care field and its’ need for employees recently reached crisis levels with Gov. Andy Beshear declaring a state of emergency over Kentucky’s nursing shortage.Now, the commonwealth is also seeing an alarming shortage of clinical positions like lab techs and respiratory therapists.Norton Healthcare is taking steps to fill the void and ease the strained …
Lawmakers push for more coverage of mental health services
Credit: Luis Alvarez/Getty Images Medicare and Medicaid programs may soon pay for more long-term care patients’ mental health services under a proposal being prepped by Senate leaders. The directive is among several telehealth initiatives that are, so far, apart from a discussion draft being developed by the Senate Committee on Finance. The draft, which was …
Health experts explain role of Narcan, push to get it into schools across Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Naloxone, more commonly referred to as “Narcan,” is a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid in your system. Dr. Gregory Lakin, with the Center for Change, said it’s simple to use and can be a determining factor between life and death. He said shooting the medication into a nostril …
Wildfire, climate change push toxic chemicals into drinking wells
PORTLAND — Don Myron is probably best known as the guy who survived one of the deadliest fires in Oregon’s history by sheltering overnight in a river with a patio chair. So there was never any question that Myron would rebuild his home in Oregon’s Santiam Canyon after the house was destroyed in the Labor …
Officials push back on report US intel helping Ukraine target Russian generals
U.S. officials on Thursday pushed back on a New York Times report that said the U.S. provided Ukraine intelligence that helped it target and kill Russian generals and other senior officers. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson took exception to the story’s headline: “U.S. Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals, Officials Say.” “The headline …
