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Test Trump’s Brain

When President Trump slurred his words during a news conference this week, some Trump watchers speculated that he was having a stroke. I watched the clip and, as a physician who specializes in brain function and disability, I don’t think a stroke was behind the slurred words. But having evaluated the chief executive’s remarkable behavior […]

December 18, 2017

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Screening Babies for Heart Disease Reduces Deaths

Infant deaths from critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) decreased more than 33 percent in eight states that mandated screening for CCHD using a test called pulse oximetry. In addition, deaths from other or unspecified cardiac causes decreased by 21 percent. Pulse oximetry is a simple bedside test to determine the amount of oxygen in a […]

December 18, 2017

Net Neutrality Repeal Could Have Health Impact

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 in favor of repealing net neutrality regulations, an expected outcome that prompted renewed concern from some about the impact on telehealth and remote monitoring. In a release (PDF) following Thursday’s vote, the FCC lauded the reversal of “heavy-handed utility-style regulations” that would promote network investment that is “key to […]

December 18, 2017

Judge Blocks Birth Control Rules

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday ordered the Trump administration not to enforce new rules that could significantly reduce women’s access to free birth control. Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued the injunction, temporarily stopping the government from enforcing the policy change to former President Barack Obama’s health care law. Read More

December 18, 2017

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Is Your State the Healthiest?

Massachusetts is the healthiest state in which to live this year, according to a new report from the United Health Foundation. The report ranks states on 35 factors that impact health, from vaccination levels and infant mortality rates to environmental pollution and poverty levels. The analysis also pinpoints public health challenges nationwide. Read More

December 18, 2017

CDC Chief to Staff: “No Banned Words”

The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reached out to alarmed agency staff over the weekend to tamp down fears incited by a report that the Trump administration has banned the CDC from using words like “fetus,” “evidence-based,” and “diversity” in its budget submissions. Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, who has led the […]

December 18, 2017

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Kimmel Blasts Congress for Ending CHIP

Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night talk show Jmmy Kimmel Live! this week and brought along his infant son Billy, who had undergone heart surgery recently, causing the host to take time off. Kimmel teared up as he reassured his audience that Billy was fine, and took the opportunity to call out the Republican-led United […]

December 18, 2017

Burst of Obamacare Enrollments Show Need

WASHINGTON — A deadline burst of sign-ups after a tumultuous year for the Obama health law has revealed continued demand for the program’s subsidized individual health plans. But the Affordable Care Act’s troubles aren’t over. On the plus side for the overhaul, official numbers showed a sizable share of first-time customers, 36 percent, were among […]

December 18, 2017

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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ Winter Commencement Address to the University of Baltimore

Thank you, President Schmoke, for that kind introduction. I have admired your work from afar. Your commitment to this city is admirable, and your record of working for your community is impressive. We all can learn from your efforts to make Baltimore “the City that Reads” and from your work to empower parents, particularly […]

December 18, 2017

Chancellors 0f Most NC Public Universities Given Pay Raises

Three-quarters of the chancellors running the state’s public universities are getting a raise. The News and Observer reports the biggest bump goes to Carol Folt, who runs the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her 6 percent salary increase approved Friday brings her on par with N.C. State University Chancellor Randy Woodson, who earns nearly […]

December 18, 2017

Through Mayor Ed Lee, Diversity Served a Community, a City, a Nation

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who died early Dec. 12 after collapsing from a heart attack, was more than the city’s first mayor of Chinese descent. At age 65, he had become a symbol of Asian American diversity, one of the first in his generation to break through barriers to show what happens when those of us previously shut out can do for everyone in society.

December 17, 2017

Community College of Philadelphia Creates “Path of Possibilities” for its Students

After completing an associate’s degree from CCP in 2015 and a bachelor’s degree from Temple University this year, Hazim Hardeman will become the only American Rhodes Scholar winner in 2018 to have attended a community college.

December 17, 2017

Arkansas Baptist College Seeks a Revival

Over the past few years, Arkansas Baptist College has received media attention for its troubled finances, administrative mishaps and sharp declines in enrollment. The new leadership at this HBCU is hoping to turn a new page in the institution’s long history.

December 17, 2017

14 Millionth Book for U of I Library is Professor’s Work

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Library now has 14 million books. The state’s flagship university chose a volume by Frederick E. Hoxie to be the landmark 14 millionth. The professor emeritus of history and American Indian studies is author of “The University of Illinois: Engine of Innovation .” It’s a collection of essays […]

December 17, 2017

Georgia Universities Mergers to Take Effect in January

SAVANNAH, Ga. Mergers affecting four of Georgia’s public universities will take effect in January. At the start of next year, Armstrong State University in Savannah will merge with Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Both campuses will remain open under the Georgia Southern name with a combined enrollment of roughly 27,000 students. At the same time, […]

December 17, 2017

What Next?

Why are you serving in uniform? Think back to the day when you signed on the dotted line and left home to serve your country. Some of us did it to start a career and get an education. Maybe you were following in your mom or dad’s footsteps or you always wanted to serve for […]

December 15, 2017

10 Most Popular Coursera Courses

Which are the Most Popular Coursera Courses in 2016? On Coursera, there are more than 2000 online courses available and we have published a list of 10.The universities put their educational material in the MOOC phenomenon for the online courses, and people have an access to it. Here the student and the teacher interact online. […]

December 15, 2017

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Texas A & M Getting Special Officer for Military, Veterans

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) – The Department of Veterans Affairs will be sending Texas A&M University an officer with the program called VITAL, or the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership. This is the 94th position of its kind across the United States, and the second in Texas. A VITAL officer’s goal is to provide world […]

December 15, 2017