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This is a developing story and will be updated.North Carolina’s attorney general is urging state health officials to reject Mission Hospital’s bid to add 26 more beds to its Asheville facility, according to a letter sent Monday and shared with BPR News. The attorney general’s office cited the need for more competition in the region and a series of recent complaints against Mission Hospital’s owner, HCA Healthcare.The letter comes as Nashville-based HCA, Florida-based AdventHealth and Winston-Salem-based Novant Health are competing for a “certificate of need,” just as they did two years ago.Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democratic candidate for governor,…
Tampa (Bloom) – Bloom Health Club welcomes back Italian-American model, actor, and former congressional candidate Antonio Sabato Jr. for another fun-filled episode. This time, Sabato shares his latest foray into the world of celebrity boxing, his usual insights on personal health, and his thoughts on the upcoming Olympics. From the Catwalk to Congress: Antonio Sabato Jr.’s Career Reinvention Masterclass From soap opera to the boxing ring Antonio Sabato Jr. is no stranger to reinventing himself. Best known for his work as the iconic Calvin Klein model and as Jagger Cates on “General Hospital,” Sabato has always found new ways to…
Flames and smoke rise as firefighters continue to battle the Park Fire near the city of Chico in the northern Sacramento Valley of California, USA, on July 25, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves/Reuters A new study suggests that wildfire smoke may be more damaging to brain health than other types of air pollution, leading to an increased risk of dementia. The findings, presented Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philadelphia, came as millions of people spent a weekend under air pollution warnings as wildfire smoke billowed across the western U.S. The problem is fine particulate matter (PM2.5) -…
The couple’s weekend-long celebration in Chattanooga, Tennessee, included a rooftop welcome party and farewell brunch.Jack Henry Photography Ellen Decker poses in a wedding dress” src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/75vyB1P8OZoegEqgpsi6yw–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTkyMA–/https://media.zenfs.com/en/people_218/4fe80b13c8ebc9ab95887bed6d893779″ class=”caas-img”/>For Decker, the nerves began the moment she arrived at the venue. “I started to get nervous when I saw everyone turning around waiting for me to come out,” she recalled. “I saw Jed waiting for me at the end of the aisle and I felt so relieved and excited. I just burst into happy tears.”During the ceremony, the bride and groom walked down the aisle to a string quartet playing music before exchanging touching…
Pittsburgh, July 29, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Resources and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the Jewish Health Foundation (JHF) has awarded more than $1 million to three local grant recipients to launch perinatal behavioral health consultation and access programs statewide for healthcare providers in prenatal, delivery and postpartum care settings.Earlier this year, Thriving PA released a report on perinatal psychiatric access programs and more than 25 maternal and child health organizations in Pennsylvania prioritized the program in a collaborative plan in response to substance use disorders and mental illnesses continuing to be the leading causes…
Authorities said a 911 caller reported the woman had a knife.July 29, 2024 1:27 PM• 3 min readPolice in Fort Lee, New Jersey, shot and killed a woman who was experiencing a mental health crisis on Sunday, the state attorney general’s office said.The woman’s identity has not been released. The incident remains under investigation.According to the Attorney General’s Office, officers with the Fort Lee Police Department responded to a residence around 1:25 a.m. Sunday after a man called 911 to say his sister was having a mental crisis and needed to go to the hospital. The man said his sister…
A new project from HealthShare Exchange, a southeastern Pennsylvania health information exchange, will create a real-time data-sharing and notification platform to identify people 65 and older who have prediabetes or diabetes and have health-related social needs.The NESSTS (Network for Strengthening Social Services Transitions for Seniors) project was created with support from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s Health Equity Institute.NESSTS facilitates referrals to social service and human services programs and is based on new capabilities created by PA Navigate, a statewide community information network designed to address Pennsylvanians’ health and human service needs by connecting them to community services. PA Navigate…
The final days of Richard Simmons’ life were filled with fun, including feeding the neighborhood skunks, according to his longtime caretaker. Every night, a family of skunks would show up at Simmons’ back door in West Hollywood, California, and he would hand-feed them peanuts. Simmons got so close to the animals that they got used to him and could touch his nose, said Teresa Reveles, who lived with Simmons for 35 years. And they did.”I told him, ‘Richard! They might have rabies!'” Reveles told People magazine in an exclusive interview just days after the funeral for the fitness icon, Simmons,…
of Omaha World-Herald The two-storey extension Benson High School It aims to meet a critical need for medical care in the North Omaha area. Charles Drew Health Center, Methodist Health, Project Harmony and the University of Nebraska Medical Center will split use of the 10,000-square-foot space to serve both the school and the Benson neighborhood. Students will be able to receive low-cost or free services depending on the service provider. The district will begin work on the $8 million construction project in early 2023. The north entrance to Benson High School will be largely glass to allow natural light in.…
Kendrick Bourne often brings good energy and a positive attitude to the table. What’s his secret? His wife, Vanessa Bourne, who has a lot of tricks up her sleeve that help the receiver perform well even on his worst days. Vanessa’s emphasis on diet, fitness and a positive mental attitude also helps bring out the best in her partner.But who exactly is Vanessa Vaughn? It’s hard to tell from just a quick glance at her Instagram profile, but one thing is for sure: she’s a God-fearing woman who loves her husband dearly. Her roles as a mother and entrepreneur not…