Maintaining Eastern High and building a psychiatric facility near Sparrow
Joan Nelson and Ryan Kost | Guest authors We commend the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow for its desire to build a mental health facility in Lansing. As Dr. John Baker, director of psychological services at UM-Sparrow, wrote in the LSJ,…
Sarasota City Commission lifts property tax exemption for some property owners
The Sarasota City Commission doubled the property tax exemption for some elderly homeowners to $50,000, effective Jan. 1, 2025. The measure was approved by vote on Monday. The exemption only applies to homeowners age 65 and older with a household…
Administrator postpones sale again as landlords announce they will take action against the state over expropriation claim
On Wednesday, Steward Health Care postponed a hearing on the sale of its Massachusetts hospitals for the sixth time. The same day, the company’s landlords said they would fight the Bay State’s attempt to expropriate the land on which St….
Cecile Richards speaks at the DNC about women’s rights and reproductive care
Supermajority co-founder and former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday to speak on nationwide access to reproductive health care as part of her support for the Harris-Walz platform. Richards…
Prevention of fall sports injuries in student athletes
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Summer is coming to a close and Vermont athletes’ training camps are in full swing. But after a season off comes the ever-present risk of injury. Others are making their way back to the professional game…
The use of AI can improve women’s health
Cardiovascular disease affects more women than all types of cancer combined. It is the leading cause of death, killing one in three women each year. It is also responsible for more than 30% of maternal deaths. Yet when women seek…
At 116, Japanese woman named oldest person in the world | Health news
Tomiko Itooka was still mountaineering when she was over 70 and climbed the 3,067-meter-high Ontake in Japan – in sneakers. A 116-year-old Japanese woman is named the oldest person in the world by the Guinness Book of Records. The U.S.-based…
Montana State Fund buys 4H Steer for Billings Family Service
Aspiring rancher Bayley Becker, a student in the Worden Riverdale 4H, has raised a Black Angus steer named Lamar. At the recent 4H Livestock Sale and Auction at MontanaFair, this Angus weighed a whopping 1,381 pounds. Bayley should be pleased…
4 ways women can make the most of their “longevity bonus”
When Maddy Dychtwald was in her teens and twenties in the 1980s, she worked as an actress, doing commercials for Skippy peanut butter and Dupont paint. It was clear that women, especially in her industry, succeeded by projecting youthfulness and…
Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Carney Hospital “essential services”
Chris Lisinski | State House News Service Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center, which are scheduled to close in less than two weeks, each provide “essential services necessary to maintain access and health status” in their areas, health officials…
