Florida State

Columbus, OH

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

CBS News

Need speciality care? A new ranking aims to highlight the top hospitals for different specialized care needs, from cancer to cardiology.  Published in U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday, the outlet's "Best Hospitals for Complex Specialty Care" rankings for 2024 to 2025 are meant for patients with "life-threatening or rare conditions who need a hospital that excels in treating complex, high-risk cases.""U.S. News estimates that nearly 2 million hospital inpatients a year face the prospect of surgery or special care that poses either unusual technical challenges or significantly heightened risk of death or harm because of age, physical condition or existing...

The best U.S. hospitals for cancer care and other specialities, ranked

Hollywood, FL

A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) describes the outcome of a new approach to testing for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) guided by the principles of diagnostic stewardship. At Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla., revised rules for when C. diff tests could be ordered helped to reduce inappropriate testing by 20 percent, which in turn can help rein in the over-treatment of patients.

Study Details Improved Method to C. diff Testing

Virginia State

Anchorage, AK

Daily Express reports that Roger Allan Holmberg Sr., a Virginia pastor, has been accused of hitting his wife while on an Alaskan Airlines flight from Seatle to Anchorage. Holberg allegedly verbally and physically abused his wife, who said she has epilepsy, and her husband hit her in the head, knowing it could cause a seizure.

Virginia pastor facing federal charges after he allegedly hit his wife on an Alaskan Airlines flight

With 20 hospitals earning the Honor Roll distinction, the report compared hospitals in 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Of these, only 160 earned the "Best Hospitals" ranking, signifying excellence in clinical outcomes, nursing care, and patient safety practices. Today, U.S. News & World Report published its 2024-2025 Best...

2024-2025 Best Hospitals: US News Recognizes Leading Medical Centers for 35th Year

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is first in the country for orthopedics for the 15th consecutive year and third for rheumatology, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report 2024-2025 Best Hospitals: Specialty Rankings. HSS was also named the best pediatric orthopedic hospital in NY, NJ, and CT by...

HSS Again Ranks First in Orthopedics Nationwide by U.S. News & World

Alachua County, FL

On July 19, an unvaccinated pony mare in Alachua County, Florida, was confirmed positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) after developing clinical signs on June 21, including depression, incoordination, weakness in the hind limbs, and inability to stand. The pony was euthanized. EDCC Health Watch is an Equine Network marketing...

Florida Pony Confirmed Positive for EEE

History Facts lists eight names US parents no longer give their newborns, which you may no longer hear in Virginia. The girls' names are Doris, Gertrude, Mildred, and Judith. I know or have known women with all four names, but they are either baby boomers or boomer parents' ages and someone's grandma or great aunt. Consider the ages of females in Virginia you know with these names.

Eight names parents in Virginia may no longer be giving to their newborns

Oregon State

Portland, OR

USA TODAY

Over 2,400 patients may have been exposed to infections in the Portland area after a physician broke control protocol.

Over 2,400 patients possibly exposed to infections after Oregon physician broke protocol

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate were in medicine cabinets in many Virginia homes decades ago. They were in bottles with droppers that gallons the red liquid. Looking at that old bottle in the above image brings back many memories.

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate once were in many Virginia homes

Sound the alarm! US News & World Report has released its list of the 20 best hospitals in the country for providing the highest-quality care. US News reviewed data for 5,000 hospitals in over 30 medical and surgical services for its 2024–2025 list. It evaluated performance on measures like mortality rates and preventable complications using data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

US News shares annual best hospitals list

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Savannah, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – A month after Big Lots released its Quarter 1 results reporting a net loss of $205.0 million, or $6.99 per share, the company website shows 54 stores closing in California with a 20% off sale.

List of 54 Big Lots stores closing in California with 20% off sale

Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) is a rare disease in which blood antigen incompatibility causes anemia in the fetus or newborn baby. In our case, specifically, I developed alloimmunization from the mixing of my negative blood type with my oldest child’s positive blood type. This mixing caused my blood cells to sensitize and obtain a D-antigen, which would cause it to attack any foreign positive blood cell with a D attached.

Finding Care for HDFN Is a Difficult Task

NewsRadio WFLA

The study shows Florida women are more likely to die of breast and cervical cancer because they don't have health insurance.

Healthcare Study Shows Florida Women Dying Of Preventable Diseases

Illinois State

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

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Florida’s nursing shortage is expected to reach 59,000 vacancies by 2035, says FHA

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Florida’s nursing shortage is expected to reach 59,000 vacancies by 2035, according to the Florida Hospital Association, or FHA. Pasco-Hernando State College...

Florida’s nursing shortage is expected to reach 59,000 vacancies by 2035, says FHA

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