LGBTQ+ history coming to US schools
Schools in Washington state will be required to teach students about the history and contributions of LGBTQ+ people under a new law signed by Gov. Jay Inslee earlier this week. Senate Bill 5462, which passed both state chambers earlier this year without any support from Republicans, mandates that…#jayinslee #bill5462 #republicans #washingtonians #markoliias #democrat #seattletimes #colorado #illinois #nevada (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wyoming governor vetoes bill to allow concealed carry in public schools and meetings
Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns in schools and government meetings (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
How Covid lockdowns hit mental health of teenage boys hardest
New research findings are contrary to what had previously been thought about pandemic ’s effect on children’s wellbeingTeenage boys were hit hardest by the Covid lockdowns, with their mental health failing to recover despite the return to normality, according to the most comprehensive academic study of its kind.Early research into how lockdown affected children indicated thatgirls had suffered more significant mental health problems than boys.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Fearn Tags: Young people Mental health Society Psychology Medical research UK news Schools Education Children Coronavirus Source Type: news
California governor, celebrities and activists launch campaign to protect law limiting oil wells
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jane Fonda are calling on voters to keep a law banning new oil and gas wells near homes, schools and hospitals as the oil industry fights to overturn it.#gavinnewsom #arnoldschwarzenegger #janefonda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Education Department Botches College Financial Aid. Again
The agency said that roughly 200,000 of the 1.5 million-plus federal financial aid applications processed and shared with schools and states so far will need to be recalculated. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What ’s It Like to Be Cinderella in March? These Schools Know
When Oakland University’s 14th-seeded men’s basketball team defeated No. 3 Kentucky on Thursday night, delivering the first shocking upset of this year’s N.C.A.A. tournament, it cast a spotlight on the relatively anonymous university based in Rochester, Mich. And if history is any indication, the…#oaklanduniversitys #kentucky #ncaa #rochester #mich #eugenecornacchia #stpeters (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Bill Ends Student Aid to Med Schools With DEI Programs New Bill Ends Student Aid to Med Schools With DEI Programs
The proposed federal legislation prohibits medical schools from having diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives or risk losing federal funding.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
Proposed Bill Could End Aid for US Med Schools Over DEI Proposed Bill Could End Aid for US Med Schools Over DEI
The proposed federal legislation prohibits medical schools from having diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives or risk losing federal funding.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Source Type: news
Leaders urge review of single-word CQC ratings after headteacher death
Trust chiefs have collectively called for the Care Quality Commission to review its use of single-word inspection ratings, following MPs’ calls for an overhaul of Ofsted ratings for schools. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 21, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
More Studies by Columbia Cancer Researchers Are Retracted
The studies, pulled because of copied data, illustrate the sluggishness of scientific publishers to address serious errors, experts said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin Mueller Tags: your-feed-science Ethics and Official Misconduct Falsification of Data Research Cancer Academic and Scientific Journals Medical Schools Columbia University Yoon, Sam S Yoon, Changhwan Sholto, David Ryeom, Sandra Source Type: news
Mark Cuban, Not A Fan Of Trump, Schools California Democrat On Ex-President's Bond Predicament:'You Are Wrong '
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban has taken to social media to express his views on former President Donald Trump’s financial management, amidst Trump’s ongoing legal troubles. What Happened: On Sunday, Cuban, known for his role on “Shark Tank,” responded to a post by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on X, formerly…#markcuban #donaldtrump #trump #cuban #sharktank #tedlieu #trumpreturns #jeromepowell #sayexpresiden #spac (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden promised 55,000 borrowers student-debt relief by January. They didn ’t get it
Some 195,000 borrowers scammed by their schools were supposed to have their debt wiped out by Jan. 28. Tens of thousands are still waiting. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Unbearable Vagueness of Medical ‘Professionalism’
Since its inception, this murky term has straddled the dual role of disciplining and inspiring. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rachel E. Gross Tags: Ethics and Official Misconduct Social Media Customs, Etiquette and Manners Black People Doctors Discrimination Medical Schools Race and Ethnicity Dress Codes Minorities Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education New England Source Type: news
Mark Cuban Schools California Democrat On Trump ’s Financial Situation: ‘You Are Wrong On This’
AP Photo/Rick Bowmer Billionaire businessman and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban schooled Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) on Tuesday after the California Democrat suggested Donald Trump isn’t really a billionaire because he can’t pay his legal judgements. “Trump claims he is a billionaire. But he can’t pay…#rickbowmer #sharktank #markcuban #tedlieu #democrat #donaldtrump #trump #cuban #lieu #nt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here Are the Viruses to Worry About Right Now
As winter ends, several viruses are still continuing to rise across the U.S., according to data from WastewaterSCAN, a network of wastewater surveillance sites. Norovirus, one type of influenza, and another respiratory virus are all increasing or have recently peaked in samples from the network’s 190 wastewater treatment facilities, which are located in 41 states.
“What we’re seeing right now for the major viruses we are monitoring is that there are similar patterns across the country,” says Marlene Wolfe, assistant professor of environmental health at Emory University and one of WastewaterSCAN&...
Source: TIME: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
