Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature has completed a last-ditch effort to revive a bill to regulate transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Protesters want schools to divest from Israel. How would that work?
College campuses nationwide are erupting with protests against Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza. A consistent theme among these actions: a call for university endowment "divestment." Today, we unpack what that means and how divestment would work. Plus, we hear from an expert who explains why…#israel #hamas #gaza #applespotify #ukraine #applespotifyfor #planetmoney #applepodcasts #dropelectric #facebooknewsletter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NYC Public Schools Gifted Programs Targeted by Segregation Lawsuit
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How We Chose the TIME100 Most Influential People in Health of 2024
In 2018, we worked with Bill Gates on a special issue of TIME dedicated to the power of optimism. Gates’ view, shared by many of the issue’s contributors, was that people are wired to focus on when things go wrong and when they don’t work. Sometimes this attention distracts us from the moments when progress is being made. Journalists fall prey to this phenomenon as much as anyone else.
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As we put together this issue, I was reminded of the conversations with Gates that led to that project. With guidance from Dr. David Agus and Arianna Huffington, our team of ...
Source: TIME: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sam Jacobs Tags: Uncategorized Magazine sponsorshipblock time100health2024 Source Type: news
Extreme heat shuts schools for millions, widening learning gaps worldwide
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Access to firearms for Californians ages 15 –24 associated with increased suicide risk
Key takeawaysIn 2022, youth who had access to firearms were approximately twice as likely to have attempted suicide during their lifetime.Youth who expressed worry about being a victim of firearm violence were nearly twice as likely to report suicidal thoughts compared to youth who didn’t express those concerns.1 in 4 California adolescents ages 15 –17 and nearly 1 in 3 Californians ages 18–24 said they had suicidal thoughts at least once in their lifetime.Fears of gun violence and access to firearms showed troubling connections to suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among Californians ages 15 –24, say the aut...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 30, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Trump Threatens to Shut Down Pandemic Preparedness Office Launched by Biden
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for saying that, if elected, he would close an office in the White House tasked with making sure the country is better prepared for the next pandemic.
In an interview with TIME published Tuesday, Trump said he would disband the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR), which opened last summer after Congress approved a bill in 2022 with bipartisan support to mandate its creation. The office most recently responded to an outbreak of bird flu in dairy farms, coordinating with the Food and Drug Administration to ensure milk remains...
Source: TIME: Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brian Bennett Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Donald Trump Source Type: news
California strikes deal for cheaper overdose-reversing medication
California struck up a new deal with Amneal Pharmaceuticals on Monday to bolster the state’s supply of the opioid overdose-reversing medication naloxone at a much lower price for schools, police departments and others trying to ease the toll of fentanyl. The deal would put the price tag for a…#fda #narcan #elizabethlandsberg #johnswett #rodeo #naloxone #californians #bayarea #phoenixcastro #sanjose (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Students From Across the State Emphasized the Need for Mental Health Resources in Rural Alaska During a Conference
Summarizes the proceedings of the Alaska Association of Student Government Spring Conference, held in the remote community of Utqiagvik. Highlights student resolutions, including support for Naloxone training and increased mental health resources in rural schools. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - April 30, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
Republican state attorneys general are challenging a new federal regulation that mandates protections for transgender students at schools (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
TikTok at Work: Why Some Healthcare Workers Can't Access It
(MedPage Today) -- Amid a continuing crackdown on TikTok, U.S. universities and their medical schools and related health systems have begun to restrict use of the popular social media platform.
Last week, President Biden signed legislation that... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 29, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Judges Rule West Virginia and North Carolina ’ s Transgender Care Coverage Policies are Discriminatory
(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) — West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina’s state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid.
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“The coverage exclusions facially discriminate on the ba...
Source: TIME: Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LEAH WILLINGHAM / AP Tags: Uncategorized News Desk wire Source Type: news
Gen Zers are'catching the wave' of blue-collar jobs that AI can't take, tech CEO says
Amid high costs and controversies surrounding college education – coupled with the threat that artificial intelligence poses on certain white-collar jobs – much of Gen Z is leaning towards pursuing trade schools and blue-collar jobs with that tech gap in mind. "These jobs are here to stay,"…#genz #lincolntech #scottshaw #stuartvarney #amazon #mikerowedetails #ramseysolutions #kencoleman #bigmoneyshow #electrician (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ontario tightens rules on cellphone use, bans vaping in schools
The Ontario government is introducing new measures to crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools as the province sees an "alarming rise" of vaping and cellphone distractions in classrooms. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Russia to introduce drone training classes for schoolchildren in occupied areas of Ukraine, reports say
A soldier from the drone unit of Ukraine's 108th Territorial Defense Brigade. Anadolu | Getty Images Russia plans to introduce drone training sessions in schools in occupied parts of Ukraine, reports say. The courses will cover UAV design features and assembly. Drones have played a crucial role…#ukraine #anadolu #uav #drones #russian #ivanfedorov #fedorov #defenseone #donetsk #argumentyifakty (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
