(BPT) - Liz's passion for healthcare has always been personal. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 10, Liz's earliest interactions with her care team inspired her to become a nurse practitioner. …
(BPT) - It's hard to ignore the creeping price of the monthly utility bill and the sting of gas prices at the pump. These rising costs have made it more difficult for Americans to budget effectively …
As Idaho prepares to dole out around $186 million in federal rural health grants, state officials are hoping local contractors are ready for the infrastructure projects those grants will fund. The five-year Rural Health Transformation grant, funded by the “big beautiful” law Congress passed last July, is meant for projects that will improve rural healthcare. […]
As high temperatures and humidity spiked “feels like” temperatures to more than 110 degrees in some areas of Tennessee over the last week, the National Weather Service recommended Tennesseans stay indoors, hydrate and use air conditioning as “fans may not be adequate.” But for an estimated 49,722 Tennessee households, air conditioning is not an option. […]
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About two-dozen childcare providers and advocates overwhelmingly opposed looser statewide staff educational requirements at a public hearing.
These invasive insects may not be a familiar sight yet, but researchers predict the spotted lanternfly population in Georgia will continue to increase in the coming years, which could spell trouble for the state’s fruit crops. Elizabeth McCarty, an associate professor at the University of Georgia who studies invasive insects, said the spotted lanternflies thrive […]
(NewsUSA) - Growing concerns about the mental health of America’s youth have prompted renewed discussions about the role of smartphones, social media and other digital technologies. While some …
(BookTrib) - Presidential history can sound like something that belongs in a classroom, a documentary or a very large book you keep meaning to read someday. But Ronald Gruner’s We the Presidents …
(BPT) - Key TakeawaysHaving a car today is increasingly expensive, due to the total cost of ownership: higher vehicle prices, financing rates, maintenance, insurance and fuel.Buying or leasing …
A year after President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to cut taxes and slash spending on healthcare and other programs aimed at helping lower income Americans, Democrats in Arizona are sounding the alarm over its impacts on families in the Grand Canyon State. And the ability of people to access public […]
A Montana Legislative Fiscal Division report published late last month says general fund revenues grew by 4.1% in Fiscal Year 2025, largely driven by income tax, a significant change after a previously anticipated decline of 1.7%. While the report says “pressures” on the budget still exist, the state should enter the 2027 Legislative Session in […]
Centene Corp., the parent company of multiple Arkansas health insurance plans, will stop participating in the state’s Medicaid expansion program next year, the Department of Human Services confirmed Monday. Arkansas receives billions of federal dollars each year to fund and administer Medicaid, the low-cost insurance program for low-income people and people with disabilities. ARHOME, the […]
Some areas of Iowa received more than two month’s worth of rain in a 36-hour period, leaving fields and basements flooded, according to the latest Iowa weather summary and crop progress and condition report. Justin Glisan, the state climatologist, wrote in the weekly weather summary that storms formed in a “ring of fire” pattern around […]
A western Iowa nursing home has been fined $6,750, in part for refusing to summon an ambulance for a resident, forcing the man’s family to take her to the hospital in their car. The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing has cited the Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center in Clay County for failing to […]
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, created in 2025, got rid of 248 positions, most unfilled.
The departure of Taylor Hatch Friday from her post as secretary of the Department of Children and Families may signal the start of an exodus from the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Hatch’s move comes roughly six months before a new governor will be sworn in to replace DeSantis after his eight years in office. […]
Two of Iowa’s private higher education institutions are partnering to provide students with greater opportunities to further their education in health sciences. Des Moines University announced in a news release Monday it has partnered with Central College in Pella to offer reserved seats, guaranteed interviews and accelerated degree achievement in certain programs. “This partnership will […]
The 74 reports on 11 AI prompts that can assist teachers in streamlining tasks and enhancing creativity, helping to improve their work-life balance and effectiveness.
In light of a federal court decision last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed retailers in West Virginia that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to again allow people to use SNAP to purchase soda.
LINCOLN — President Donald Trump issued a federal disaster declaration for damage resulting from major wildfires this spring that burned more than 821,000 acres combined. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Trump’s approval of the requested disaster declaration late last week, which covers Arthur, Garden, Grant, Lincoln and Morrill counties. The Morrill, Cottonwood, Ashby and Minor fires […]
A Polk County judge has dismissed one of the central claims in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a Pleasant Hill nursing home. Parkridge Specialty Care of Pleasant Hill is being sued by the estate of Maris Bergis in Polk County District Court. The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from the home’s corporate owner, […]
As beachgoers flock to water during the busy July Fourth weekend, danger could be lurking in some areas. Researchers this spring discovered flesh-eating bacteria in water in several coastal locations across New York’s Long Island, and town officials in the Hamptons vacation destination posted an alert about the findings. Eight people in Florida have been […]
After healthcare options were expanded for Utah public employees, treatments like in vitro fertilization have been approved as benefits since 2025, and weight loss drugs like GLP-1s since the 2026 legislative session. They do, however, come with some limitations for employees of more than 350 public entities in Utah. Following a state-mandated pilot to allow […]
Splitero reports a record number of homeowners are choosing to stay put due to favorable mortgage rates, despite rising housing wealth and prices.
