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2-day breaks in NBA Finals benefit player health, coaches say
WISH 8 - Indiana
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June 18, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Given the way Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton was limping on his way out of the postgame news conference after Game 5 of the NBA Finals, it’s safe to assume he’s a fan of the schedule right about now. Put simply, he could use a...
Proposed Healthcare cuts threaten rural hospitals, including Danville's OSF Sacred Heart
WICD - Illinois
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Danville, Ill. (WICS) — A major warning sign for rural health care. OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville is on a national list of hospitals facing financial instability and potential closure. This if President Trump’s proposed “One Big...
Beverly Police Department and Law Enforcement Partners Successfully De-Escalate Mental Health Crisis
The Town Common - Massachusetts
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June 18, 2025
BEVERLY – Chief John G. LeLacheur reports that the Beverly Police Department and law enforcement partners successfully de-escalated a situation involving an individual experiencing a mental health crisis. Late last month, the Beverly Police...
As health insurers issue denials, some patients run out of options
WUSF - Florida
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June 17, 2025
By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn't expected to survive a year with stage 4 cancer. Two years later, grueling rounds of...
Providence VA Medical Center ensures local veterans receive care they need
WJAR - Rhode Island
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A recent survey of those who utilize the Providence VA Medical Center shows trust scores close to 95%, revealing how they feel about the quality of care, access and how they're treated. Providence VA Director Lawrence Connell said the center is...
Pharma roars onto the Cannes Pharma Lions podium, with Viatris winning Grand Prix and Biogen taking home Gold
Fierce Pharma
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June 17, 2025
With Viatris taking home the biggest prize at this year’s Cannes Pharma Lions award and Biogen winning Gold, pharma is making a comeback. After a lackluster showing in 2024 extended a yearslong trend of similar outcomes, biopharmas may have had a...
Massachusetts man convicted for shooting pregnant girlfriend sentenced to 25-30 years
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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June 17, 2025
A 30-year-old man who was convicted of several charges for shooting his pregnant girlfriend in the head has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison. Brockton man Shaun Holiday was found guilty by a Brockton Superior Court jury last month in...
How AI startups are disrupting healthcare: From diagnostics to sleep therapy
BusinessCloud
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June 16, 2025
Partner contentHealthTechMedTechIntroduction Healthcare is experiencing a seismic shift, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) startups that are transforming everything from diagnostics to sleep therapy — and now, weight management. Once an...
West Virginia to get up to $53 million from opioid lawsuit settlement with Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family
The Morgan Messenger - West Virginia
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June 17, 2025
Attorney General JB McCuskey has announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. He made the...
AI Meets Oncology: Caris Life Sciences' $5.35B IPO Tests Investor Appetite for Precision Medicine
Benzinga
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Caris Life Sciences, an AI-driven precision oncology company, is targeting a $5.35 billion valuation in its U.S. initial public offering, aiming to raise up to $423.5 million. The Irving, Texas-based firm, backed by investment giants Sixth Street...
‘This Is Real Life’: How Bravo’s ‘The Valley’ Navigated Drug Addiction, a Violent Incident and a Cast Member in a Mental Health…
Variety
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June 18, 2025
For Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor, stars of Bravo’s hit reality show “The Valley,” toxic arguments were nothing new. It’s why Cartwright left Taylor in January 2024, taking their young son, Cruz, with her. But last July, two days before the...
Baystate Health Welcomes CEO of Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
Health Care News
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June 17, 2025
SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Kirk Taylor, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), and his team recently met with Dr. Andrew Artenstein, chief physician executive; Mike Knapik, vice president of Government Relations; Dr. Peter...
University of Vermont Children's Hospital named among top pediatric centers in the U.S.
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 17, 2025
The University of Vermont Children's Hospital has been named one of the best pediatric care centers in the country.The ranking comes from Money magazine, which lists the UVM Children's Hospital as No. 16 on their list of the top 20 hospitals in...
The Great Healthcare Disruption — A Front-Row Seat to Medicine’s Transformation
BookTrib
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June 17, 2025
The Great Healthcare Disruption: Big Tech, Bold Policy, and the Future of American Medicine by Dr. Marschall Runge We often hear that healthcare is “on the brink of change.” But in The Great Healthcare Disruption, Dr. Marschall Runge makes a...
30 Healthcare IT Influencers Worth a Follow in 2025
HealthTech
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In today’s digital-first world, healthcare leaders must pair technological expertise with a people-centered approach to IT decisions. More healthcare organizations are adopting artificial intelligence to solve pressing issues, but it’s important...
Former Boston Celtics forward criticizes Kristaps Porzingis
MassLive - Massachusetts
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June 17, 2025
With the Celtics in the thick of trade rumors, just about everyone seemingly has an opinion on what Boston’s front office should do this summer. The C’s are looking to shed salary off their payroll, so the roster will look different. It’s just a...
West Nile virus detected in Massachusetts mosquitoes for first time in 2025
MassLive - Massachusetts
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June 17, 2025
Mosquitos captured in Shrewsbury have tested positive for West Nile virus, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced in a press release on Tuesday. It marks the first this year that West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitos,...
Massachusetts lawmakers speak out on increasing issue of food security across state
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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June 17, 2025
A new report is shedding light on the issue of food security in Massachusetts. The report highlights the rising rates of food insecurity statewide, and with federal dollars on the chopping block, lawmakers Tuesday vowed to fight back. The report...
Area briefs: River Valley Co-op to hold ice cream social, hero awards; Cooley Dickinson to restart shuttle to Boston for care;
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Massachusetts
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The entrance to the River Valley Co-op on Northampton Street (Rt. 10) in Easthampton. River Valley Co-op to hold ice cream social, hero awards EASTHAMPTON — River Valley Co-op will hold its annual Strawberry Ice Cream Social & Austin Miller Co-op...
China pharma projects disrupted by Sino-US tensions
Yahoo Finance
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By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Drug research and development firms in China including WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics are changing project plans, stockpiling supplies and discussing testing locally, said sources with knowledge of the matter,...