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North Oaks Medical Center’s GME program welcomes 17 new residents
The Daily Star - Louisiana
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HAMMOND – North Oaks has welcomed 17 physicians in training to North Oaks Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education program, according to the health system’s Vice President and Designated Institutional Official Kiley Cedotal. Nine physicians...
Researcher voices concern over rise of major crimes in Barbados
Stabroek News
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July 6, 2025
(Barbados Nation) There has been a dramatic rise in major crimes, and a leading criminal justice researcher is concerned that a new homicide record may be set if there are no urgent interventions. Director of the Criminal Justice Research and...
‘Eat apples, not Apple Jacks’: Bajans urged to eat local, shun ultra-processed imports
Barbados Today
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July 11, 2025
10 Health experts have sounded an alarm over the nation’s reliance on imported fruits and vegetables, warning that ultra-processing and genetic modification are stripping food of its nutritional value and threatening public health. They called for...
Honouring Alvin with action: A wake-up call for wellness
Barbados Today
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July 4, 2025
3 Barbados continues to mourn the sudden and untimely passing of Alvin Soca Superman Toppin—an accomplished DJ, respected insurance executive, and rising political figure. His death at just 52 years old, after suffering a stroke, has stunned the...
Top Latin American court upholds right to “healthy climate”, urges fossil fuel control
Climate Home News
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July 4, 2025
Latin America’s top court of human rights has decided for the first time that people have the right to a “healthy climate” without “dangerous” human interference, and has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a...
Medicaid provider from Perrysburg among 13 in Ohio indicted in fraud scheme
WTOL 11 - Ohio
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June 30, 2025
Thirteen Medicaid providers in Ohio are accused of billing the government program for a combined $189,332, but did not provide the services. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A home health aide from Perrysburg, along with 12 other providers from Ohio, have been...
Barbados condemns fake US travel advisory
Loop News
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Barbados authorities have described as yet another “fake report” aimed at deliberately attempting to tarnish the country’s image, a false claim that the United States had issued its highest travel advisory warning Americans not to visit the...
Is this the Caribbean's best golfing destination? Apes Hill in Barbados is golfing perfection from its stunning villas to its iconic Championship Course
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
Barbados is a golfer's paradise. Best known for its hospitable and welcoming people, stunning sandy beaches and tropical wildlife, golf has played a huge role in this beautiful island's heritage. It is thought that the sport was first played on...
Iredell Health System welcomes inaugural class of internal medicine residents
North Iredell News - North Carolina
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July 1, 2025
Iredell Health System has announced the arrival of its first class of internal medicine residents. The program, approved for 21 residents over three years, will have each class consist of seven individuals. These residents began their clinical...
Union: Schools face ‘maintenance crisis’ without repair system overhaul
Barbados Today
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July 11, 2025
46 Barbados’ largest teachers’ union is demanding urgent action to fix what it calls “systemic failings” in school maintenance, warning that students and staff could return in September to unsafe and poorly maintained classrooms unless the...
Nine New Doctors Welcomed to Atrium Health Floyd Residency Program
WEISRadio - Alabama
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July 2, 2025
Nine New Doctors Welcomed to Atrium Health Floyd Residency Program Drs. Trent Griner, Audrey Dugan have been named chief residents ROME, Ga., July 1, 2025 – Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency is welcoming nine...
Noncommunicable disease deaths surge 43 per cent in the Americas since 2000
Loop News
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Deaths from noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes have increased dramatically across the Americas, rising 43 per cent since 2000 to reach 6 million deaths in 2021, according to a new report from the Pan American...
Noncommunicable disease deaths in the Americas have risen 43% since 2000, PAHO report shows
Pan American Health Organization
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July 2, 2025
Washington, D.C., July 2, 2025 (PAHO)– Deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, have surged by 43% in the Americas since 2000, reaching 6 million in 2021, according to the Pan American Health...
CPL hosts health and wellness day in Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 1, 2025
Sports Newsday Reporter 6 Hrs Ago Barbados Royals women celebrate winning the 2024 WCPL. - Lincoln Holder/File photo The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will host a health and wellness day on July 20, at the UWI Usain Bolt Track and...
13 Medicaid providers in Ohio indicted on fraud charges
WBNS - Ohio
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Twelve home-health aides and one behavioral health specialist are accused of billing Medicaid for a combined $189,332 in services they did not provide. COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than a dozen Medicaid providers accused of defrauding the government...
Royalton Vessence Barbados: Redefining Adults-Only Luxury with Art, Culture, and Connection
Rus Tourism News
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July 1, 2025
For travelers craving more than just a typical getaway, Royalton Luxury Resorts unveils Royalton Vessence, a fresh adults-only brand that reimagines the all-inclusive experience with a focus on calm, creativity, and a deep connection to the local...
Liverpool legend Alan Hansen, 70, looks fit and healthy as he enjoys sun-soaked stroll with his wife at exclusive Barbados hotel
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
Liverpool legend Alan Hansen showed no effects of the illness that led to his two-week hospitalisation earlier this year, as he enjoyed a leisurely stroll along on the beach with his wife in Barbados. The 70-year-old and wife Janet, soaked up the...
Most of England Subject to Health Alert as Temperatures Soar
teleSUR
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July 1, 2025
July 1, 2025 Hour: 8:08 am On Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) extended its amber heat-health alert to more regions, with temperatures peaking at 33 degrees Celsius — making it hotter than holiday destinations such as Mexico,...
Severe Heatwave Hits England, Expanding Health Alert Nationwide
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) A severe heatwave continues to scorch the UK, with vast sections of England now under heightened health warnings as temperatures soar. On Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) broadened its amber heat-health alert, adding more...
Hour-by-hour forecast as Southend expected to be hotter than Barbados today
Echo News
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The amber weather warning, issued by the UK Health Security Agency and Met Office, says significant impacts on health and social care services are expected today as Essex scorches in up to 34C heat. The south of the county is expected to be even...