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Emily Konrad joins HSHS Medical Group Urology clinic in Effingham
East Central Reporter - Illinois
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August 26, 2025
Emily Konrad, APRN | St. Anthony Memorial HospitalEmily Konrad, APRN | St. Anthony Memorial Hospital Emily Konrad, APRN, has joined HSHS Medical Group Urology in Effingham. She will provide care at the clinic located at 414 W. Virginia Ave. in...
College of Veterinary Medicine at A-State Adds Two Professors to Growing Faculty
Arkansas State University
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August 27, 2025
08/27/2025 JONESBORO – The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at Arkansas State University has added two new faculty members to the growing college instructional staff. Dr. Philip Johnson has joined the CVM as a professor and associate dean for...
Mitchell healthcare workers take their skills on the road
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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August 27, 2025
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second story in a multiple-part series exploring the lives of traveling healthcare workers, a career trend that impacts Mitchell and South Dakota in many ways. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a growth of 9...
He was shot by police during a mental health crisis. Now his family is turning grief into action
NJ.com - New Jersey
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August 27, 2025
Tawana Williams and Andrew ‘Drew’ Washington grew up together on Orient Avenue in Jersey City, forming a bond that went beyond mere neighbors. They were like family. She remembers playing outside with Washington, her brother, and other kids on the...
Exclusive: UConn Hit With Civil Rights Complaint Over Anti-White Medical Program
The Federalist
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August 27, 2025
The University of Connecticut’s School of Medicine has been hit with a federal civil rights complaint over a program that claims to be a “pipeline for students of color,” allegedly at the expense of white and Asian students. Do No Harm (DNH), an...
Michigan must remove gender ideology from health program’s sex ed material, feds say
MLive - Michigan
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August 27, 2025
Michigan is among the 46 U.S. states and territories facing demands from the Trump administration to remove mentions of gender ideology from sexual education material used in a federally financed health program — or risk losing the funding...
Barber: Virginia, Coastal Carolina mysteries to each other going into opener
106.1 The Corner - Virginia
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August 27, 2025
With remade football rosters, Virginia and Coastal Carolina won't know what to expect from each other Saturday night. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – With all offseason to think about Saturday night’s season-opener against Coastal...
Gerrymandering Is a Disease. We Already Have a Cure.
Slate Magazine
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August 27, 2025
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The gerrymandering apocalypse is upon us. President Donald Trump, determined to hold on to Republicans’ thin House...
Virginia: Depth chart, injury report, and lots of transfer starters
Jerry Ratcliffe - Virginia
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August 26, 2025
By Jerry Ratcliffe Virginia’s football team will go into Saturday’s season-opening game against visiting Coastal Carolina with a healthy roster (6 p.m., ACC Network). Releasing his team’s depth chart at his game-week press conference on Tuesday,...
Virginia’s chance to legalize marijuana right
Virginia Business
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August 26, 2025
SUMMARY: Executive director of Virginia-based nonprofit Marijuana Justice discusses goals in regulated adult-use cannabis market in Virginia State lawmakers are set to take up matter in upcoming Virginia General Assembly session after legalizing...
Prince Andrew becomes a rudderless ship and sparks concerns about his health
GEO TV
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August 27, 2025
Prince Andrew’s mental health and emotional well being have caused alarm bells to ring through the Palace. News of this overarching fear that is engulfing the Palace has been shared by royal expert Kinsey Schofield. The host of the YouTube channel...
Virginia expands crisis care with $3.5M Bristol center
The Center Square
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August 26, 2025
(The Center Square) – A new 24/7 walk-in crisis center will open at Ridgeview Pavilion in Bristol, supported by more than $3.5 million in commonwealth funding. The center is part of Virginia’s “Right Help, Right Now” plan to expand access to...
Virginia Beach nonprofit donates adorable lab to state police
WTKR 3 - Virginia
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August 26, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia State Police is welcoming an adorable new member to the team: Vader the Labrador retriever! Vader has been training for the past two years and completed the ADI Public Access Test and Skills Test, which measure behavior...
Documents: Richmond school missed four mandated asbestos inspections. Teachers fear for their health.
Richmond Times Dispatch - Virginia
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Since 2001, Richmond Public Schools officials have missed four federally mandated inspections for asbestos at Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary School, according to records obtained by The Times-Dispatch. Federal law dictates that public and private...
Virginia Beach police seize over 200 birds in suspected cockfighting investigation
South Tidewater News - Virginia
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August 25, 2025
On August 22, 2025, the Virginia Beach Police Department's Special Operations and Special Investigations bureaus responded to a suspected cockfighting operation in the 600 block of Princess Anne Road. The investigation began after citizen...
What Lessons Did Public Health FHIR Pilots Learn?
Healthcare Innovation
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August 26, 2025
A new report describes the learning curve involved in efforts to accelerate FHIR maturity within the public health community. Pilot project participants said that initial projects require time to build familiarity with the FHIR standard and...
7News presses for answers about school nurse shortages in DC, Maryland and Virginia
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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WASHINGTON (7News) — There is a critical need for nurses across the country, as the National Association of School Nurses reports that only about 40% of schools employ full-time nurses, and about 25% of schools do not employ a school nurse at all....
Virginia’s linebackers will battle both opponents and the injury bug in 2025
The Cavalier Daily - Virginia
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As a whole, linebackers on the 2024 Virginia football team accounted for two of the team’s top three leaders in tackles, as well as two of the top five in tackles for loss. Fortunately, all of the unit’s contributors are back for 2025 and will...
Virginia “Ginny” Doss (1941 – 2025)
The Citizen-Times - Kentucky
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August 26, 2025
Virginia “Ginny” Doss, 84, of Scottsville, Ky., passed away Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 at The Medical Center at Scottsville. The Scottsville, native was a daughter of the late Clifton Reed Steenbergen and Sally Irene Fisher Steenbergen and wife of...
Those With Addiction and Mental Health Concerns Can Find Help From The Living Room at Princeton
Town Topics Newspaper - New Jersey
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August 27, 2025
HEALING AND HOPE: Shown here is the Great Room, featuring the warm and welcoming atmosphere that greets patients and visitors to The Living Room at Princeton. As described in its literature, “The Living Room at Princeton is a sanctuary for...