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Facing Pushback From Both Parties, New Mexico Governor Scales Back Firearms Order
By Colbi Edmonds On September 17, 2023 The News Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico on Friday scaled back a temporary public health order restricting the carrying of firearms in the Albuquerque metro area, limiting a ban to only parks and playgrounds. The initial ban, which was issued Sept. 8 and was to have…
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Armed suspect causes second lockdown
Sept. 13 incident at Alpine Bagel ends without injury and with suspect in custody. By Susan Hudson ON September 14, 2023 For the second time since the start of the fall semester, Carolina went on lockdown because an armed and dangerous person was on campus. Fortunately, the Sept. 13 incident ended more quickly and without…
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Arizona Education Department launches site for federally funded tutoring for grades 3-8
By Madeleine Parrish On September 16, 2023 The Arizona Department of Education on Friday launched a website for its new tutoring program for students in grades 3-8 at public schools who are not proficient in reading, writing or math based on the statewide assessment. The Achievement Tutoring Program is expected to begin Oct. 2. Department officials previously…
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Thousands of migrant kids are starting school in NYC. Is the system prepared?
By Jasmine Garsd On September 18, 2023 For many New York kids, summer break means a summer job. Or summer school. Or hanging out in the city with friends. For 13-year-old Vanessa, this summer was spent selling fruit snacks outside a subway stop in midtown Manhattan with her mother. Mango slices, watermelon chunks and cucumber…
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Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education
On September 18, 2023 The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the second anniversary of the Taliban’s edict banning secondary education for girls. “Denying education to girls is a violation of universal human…
Read MoreEducational and social inequalities and cause-specific mortality in Mexico City: a prospective study
By Thomas Addey et al. On September 2023 Summary Background Social inequalities in adult mortality have been reported across diverse populations, but there is no large-scale prospective evidence from Mexico. We aimed to quantify social, including educational, inequalities in mortality among adults in Mexico City. Methods The Mexico City Prospective Study recruited 150 000 adults aged…
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A Fourth of U.S. Health Visits Now Delivered by Non-Physicians
Health care provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants expected to rise as their ranks grow faster than physicians’ By Jake Miller On September 14, 2023 At a glance: The proportion of health care visits delivered by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the U.S. is increasing rapidly and now accounts for a quarter of…
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Study finds gap between what rural residents want for end-of-life care and what they receive
Lack of conversations among the family members, and a more difficult access to healthcare are among the reasons responsible for the discrepancy. Daily Yonder by Center for Rural strategies and Liz Carey On September 16, 2023 When it comes to end-of-life wishes, a new study has found that while most people have end-of-life wishes, only…
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Medical credit cards ‘exploit loopholes’ in healthcare debt protection, report finds
The credit cards, which can promise patients deceptive no- or low-interest rates, are increasingly being offered in hospitals and physician offices. By Sydney Halleman On September 8, 2023 Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Medical credit cards are offered to patients in healthcare settings as a solution to pay off medical debt, often featuring enticing interest-free or deferred interest…
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