On Mount Adams in the state of Washington, a team of rescuers saved Josh Adams, a 27-year old hiker from Illinois who became stranded on the edge of a crevasse. Search and Rescue teams made this rescue operation on Thursday, Sept 6 and took just 24 minutes to find Adams after the helicopters were deployed. According to […]
Continue ReadingAccording Assistant Police Chief Michael Seber of Schenectady, NY, over the past five weeks 18 patrol officers and sergeants have volunteered to test body camera models and other equipment and hardware. They tested devices from two companies before evaluating the systems. The department will soon move into the second phase of testing and training by repeating the […]
Continue ReadingAccording to an Independent study commissioned by the Puerto Rican government, the official death toll of Hurricane Maria has risen to 2,975 people. This new estimate is over 4,500% higher than the government’s previous official estimate of 64. The recent study was performed by researchers at George Washington University’s Milken School of Public Health. Researchers calculated […]
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According to data from the Center of Medicare and Medicaid, total hospital expenditures grew by 160% over 16 years, from $415.5 billion in 2000 to just under $1.1 trillion in 2016. Hospitals are constantly looking for ways to keep the costs down, but this has become more of a challenge over the years. Jonathan Wiik, principal […]
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The state of Connecticut is paying $1.3 million in a medical malpractice settlement to an ex-inmate, Wayne World. For almost three years, World was treated for psoriasis when he actually had subcutaneous lymphoma. At a recent public hearing, World’s mother, Carrie World, recounted his appearance to lawmakers when she saw him at the beginning of those three […]
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The month before the school year begins is crucial, but only one in two preschoolers will find a space in pre-k classrooms this year. According to a UC Berkeley study, those odds dip even lower in middle-class parts of the Bay Area and suburbs located farther out. Early childhood education and care options for children as young […]
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