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Mark Cuban's Age Is Just a Number
Mark Cuban says he regrets stressing about his age every time he hit a big numerical milestone . The 65-year-old billionaire wrote in a recent post on Threads . Thinking negatively about getting older can actually be good for your overall health .
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Read more at CNBC
Kenyan Farmers Take the Initiative to Sell Macadamia for Sh100 Per Kilo
farmers community groups have moved to ensure they sell macadamia for Sh100 per kilogramme . The groups in the Mt Kenya region have taken the initiative after the Nut Traders Association of Kenya (Nutak) announced the suspension of section 43 of the Crops Act 2013 .
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Read more at The Standard
Health Care Becomes Top Target for Cyberattacks
Cyberattacks have plagued large corporations, small businesses and individuals for decades . In the past several years, health care has become a top target, according to federal and local cybersecurity experts . These organizations hold a massive amount of patient data .
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Read more at The Columbian
Pulse Polio Campaign in Tirunelveli
1,34,366 children benefited through the pulse polio drops campaign in Tirunelveli city . All the 20 bus stands and six railway stations in the district were also covered as it benefited floating population . A total of 3,500 staff were deployed in the mega campaign .
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Read more at The Hindu
Steward Health Care Financial Crisis Prompts U.S. Senate Subcommittee Hearing
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) will chair a HELP subcommittee hearing in Boston on April 3 . Senator Markey claims Steward is placing healthcare access in communities at risk with potential closures and worker layoffs . In health care, cutting corners costs lives, and that is unacceptable, no matter how big the profit .
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Read more at WFMJ
Health Care Decision-Making - Dr. Sahani
University of Washington Chair of Radiology Dushyant Sahani believes physicians are only able to process about 5% of the data available to them before deciding on a particular treatment . "Physicians are overwhelmed with managing the data. And we want the physician to focus more time with the patient and provide them the best experience," he said .
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Read more at The Columbian
Stars of Excellence 2024
H E Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari honoured winners of HMC’s 11th Stars of Excellence Awards in a ceremony held at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort and Convention Hotel . The awards included three main categories – Health, Education, and Research, as well as the Managing Director’s Award, the Star of Excellence Award, and the Rising Star Award . Since the launch of Stars Of Excellence, over 3,200 nominations have been submitted .
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Read more at The Peninsula
The CRD’s Water Master Plan Recommends a Water Filtration Plant
Medical health officers approve and provide operating permits to water suppliers such as the CRD . The office responsible for ensuring Greater Victoria has a supply of potable water is recommending that the Capital Regional District continue planning for a water-filtration plant . Concerns have been raised over the cost of the master plan and its $1.1 billion centrepiece . Benusic said the guidelines recommend filtration and one form of disinfection be used to meet treatment objectives .
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Read more at Times Colonist
Harassment Against Women in Public Transport
despite being neglected for several decades, public transport environments have transformed into a reflection of social disparities and inequalities . This phenomenon has been shown to impact women’s behavioral trends negatively, daily opportunities, and safety and security outcomes . A total of 575 indexed articles were filtered, resulting in a final selection of 28 original articles directly addressing the issue up to December 2023 .
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Read more at The Jerusalem Post
Tips to Keep Your Ears Clean and Safe
This day aims to create awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss . It also tries to promote ear and hearing care across the world . Each year, WHO decides the theme for World Hearing Day . This theme for the year 2024 is 'Changing mindsets'
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Read more at NDTV