HAWAI‘I MARKS 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WITH STATEWIDE RALLY
HAWAI‘I MARKS 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WITH STATEWIDE RALLY Posted on Jul 15, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — July 26, 2025, marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The historic civil rights law protects the rights of and prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all aspects of […]
National News Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month highlights importance of dialogue Waleed Alamleh
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — June marks Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, emphasizing the importance of conversations about emotional struggles—a topic often sidelined in the past. Talking openly about one’s emotional battles can be crucial for mental well-being, as underscored by advocates and professionals in the field. Rick DeVault, a mental health advocate with the “I […]
35 Illinois hospitals receive A grades in latest Leapfrog rankings
Thirty-five of 111 Illinois hospitals studied by the Leapfrog Group received top marks on patient safety, according to a report released Thursday.
FDA Advisory Panel Generally Pleased With Pulse Oximetry Clinical Trial Proposal
An FDA advisory committee gave generally high marks to the agency’s latest effort to improve the accuracy of pulse oximeters when used in darker-skinned patients, but raised questions about some of the FDA’s proposed premarket clinical trial guidance for pulse oximeter manufacturers. “I really applaud the efforts of the FDA to reduce disparate bias in […]
There’s A Second Kind Of Bipolar Disorder. For Black Women, It Hits Different.
Next month marks 15 years since I was diagnosed with bipolar II, and the challenges of managing the disorder still constantly sucker-punch me in the stomach. So, happy anniversary to me, I guess. At 21, I’d moved from my home base in Texas to New Jersey. After completing a successful summer internship at Dolce & […]
HHS Prepares for Imminent Launch of 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
This Saturday marks the official launch for the three-digit 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which officials hope will make the service more accessible and effective than the current 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. While not all states are prepared for the launch, HHS officials on a press call sounded excited about and confident in the […]
New research bites holes into theories about Megalodons: Extinct shark’s shape swims back out of focus
A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon, one of the largest sharks that ever lived. The study, which makes use of a pioneering technique for analyzing sharks, has now been published in the international journal Historical Biology. Megalodons swam the Earth roughly 15 to 3.6-million […]
A promising new pathway to treating type 2 diabetes
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, a scientific breakthrough that transformed Type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, from a terminal disease into a manageable condition. Today, Type 2 diabetes is 24 times more prevalent than Type 1. The rise in rates of obesity and incidence […]