Category: News
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Abbott Announces Development of Novel Continuous Glucose-Ketone Monitoring System
Abbott is designing a first-of-its-kind biowearable that will enable people with diabetes to continuously monitor glucose and ketones in one sensor Device promises to redefine care for people with diabetes who are at risk for developing a life-threatening complication called diabetic ketoacidosis ABBOTT PARK, Ill., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced it’s developing…
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JHU Expert: How Parents Can Help Children Cope After School Shootings
We need to do more to stop gun violence that affects children every day in this country. But in the meantime, parents are the most important sources of safety and comfort for their children, says Johns Hopkins School of Nursing professor, Deborah Gross. “While we can’t always protect our children from feeling frightened or sad, there…
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Seattle Democracy Vouchers Increase Donations, Number of Candidates in City Elections
Each odd-year election cycle since 2017, four $25 democracy vouchers have arrived in the mail for registered voters in Seattle. Each voucher can be donated to a single campaign for city office or dispersed to separate campaigns. According to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, or SEEC, the goals of the democracy voucher program are…
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Putin Masking Invasion Policies with 1990s Humanitarian Propaganda, Finds Extensive Analysis
A Russia-NATO expert analyses foreign policy statements from the USSR collapse, until the current day, to provide new insight Newswise — Russia is reinventing decades-old propaganda based on supposed humanitarian principles to justify its invasion of Ukraine, according to research published in the peer-reviewed journal, The International Spectator. Carried out by an expert on Russia-NATO relations,…
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As Gun Deaths Surge, Researchers Focus on Experiences of Community Violence Interventionists
Landmark study reveals extreme levels of exposure to violence, risk of being shot for street outreach workers Newswise — EVANSTON, Ill. — Sixty percent of violence intervention workers in Chicago have witnessed a shooting attempt, 32 percent have witnessed someone else get shot while at work, 20 percent have been shot at while at work,…
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A 50% Reduction in Emissions by 2030 Can be Achieved. Here’s How
Energy analysts pooled their knowledge to provide recommendations to fulfill the United States’ climate pledge Newswise — The United States has set an ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50% by 2030. Are we on track to succeed? A new study by a team of scientists and policy analysts from across the…
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Blue Origin Successfully Completes 21st Mission
Mission NS-21 is New Shepard’s Fifth Crewed Flight Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its fifth human spaceflight and the 21st flight for the New Shepard program. The astronaut crew included: Evan Dick, Katya Echazarreta, Hamish Harding, Victor Correa Hespanha, Jaison Robinson, and Victor Vescovo. “It was an honor to fly this special crew of explorers…
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American College of Surgeons calls for urgent, bipartisan action to address the firearm violence public health crisis
Surgeons treating victims of firearm violence highlight 13 recommendations from ACS Firearms Strategy Team that can reduce deaths and serious injuries Newswise — Washington, DC: Today, leaders from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) called for bipartisan solutions to reduce the rising numbers of deaths and serious injuries that are arriving in trauma centers on…
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Monkeypox is not shingles and there is no evidence that the Monkeypox outbreak has anything to do with the COVID-19 vaccines
Claim: Monkey pox = shingles. Shingles is a well-known side effect of the jab. You are being played. This narrative will not hold. Claim Publisher and Date: Trending among social media users on 2022-05-22 Truthfulness: False The monkeypox outbreak has grown to include hundreds of cases. What’s most alarming is that new cases are being reported in countries…
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How a Public Health Approach Could Reduce Gun Violence
A professor and researcher at Tufts University School of Medicine outlines tangible ways to prevent gun violence in the U.S. Newswise — Over Memorial Day weekend, a dozen mass shootings—in which four or more people were shot or killed per incident—occurred in the United States. These events took place just days after the horrific school…