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US hospitals, including in Pennsylvania, see stark decline of obstetric services, study shows
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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July 11, 2025
At least a quarter of hospitals in seven states closed their obstetric services between 2010 and 2022, according to a new study in the journal Health Affairs. And in six states, more than 60% of hospitals lacked obstetrics by 2022. Using data from...
Tom Hanks' Favorite Midnight Snack Is An Unusual Sweet Treat
The Daily Meal - New York
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July 24, 2025
Tom Hanks has always had a reputation for being remarkably down to earth — a two-time Oscar winner who plays it straight in interviews, has dad jokes down to an art, and radiates the energy of a guy who definitely returns his shopping cart. But...
Exhale Wellness Ranked No.1 THCA Flower Brand In 2025
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Exhale Wellnes was recently ranked No.1 THCA flower brand by industry peers. Read more about its product line, bestsellers, and why it stood out. Charlotte, NC, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exhale Wellness has...
Times Argus Community News for July 23, 2025.
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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YOUTH NEWS Camp Ta-Kum-Ta SOUTH HERO — On Sunday, July 20, Vermont and upstate New York children who have, or have had, cancer gathered at Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. Joining them are more than 100 volunteers from all over the country. Camp’s The Great...
Peter Macia: The federal government has abdicated its role as Vermont’s partner
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 11, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
New regulator sees rough time for Vt. health care system
Addison County Independent - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
VERMONT — The newly appointed leader of the Green Mountain Care Board, the the state’s health care regulator, is keenly aware of the challenges she faces in keeping health care affordable and accessible to Vermonters. The pressure high health...
How a single overdose in Vermont unraveled an empire of heroin
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 11, 2025
Local News A man’s death after using “Flow” in a small Vermont city exposed a drug operation that spanned continents and sent a New York prosecutor on a heartbreaking journey. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York via The...
3 children found ‘safe and uninjured’ after going missing while hiking in Vermont
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 11, 2025
Local News Camel's Hump mountain in Vermont. Wikimedia Commons By Abby Patkin July 11, 2025 | 9:26 AM 1 minute to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to your social connections. Three children...
EPA Launches New Online Resource to Address Concerns About Geoengineering, Including Negative Impacts on Environment and Public Health
American Greatness
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July 11, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday launched a new website to address the public’s growing concerns about geoengineering and contrails. The EPA’s resource on geoengineering details the potentially negative impacts it can have on...
29 Senators Demand Investigation Into Israeli Killing of American in West Bank
Truthout
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July 24, 2025
“It is long past time for the U.S. government to demand accountability in these killings,” the Democrats said. Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Over two dozen Senate...
Vermont hospitals file budget information
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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Vermont hospitals have submitted budget information to state health care regulators. Earlier this year, the Green Mountain Care Board released budget guidelines for the hospitals, asking them to submit budgets keeping their net revenue patient...
Vermont Achievement Center pool closes for 'strategic planning'
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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The Mitchell Therapy Pool is closed while the Vermont Achievement Center tries to figure out how not to run it at a loss. “We are going through a strategic planning and a reassessment of the agency that is long overdue,” Director of Facilities...
Preparing for a stingy healthcare future
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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When the Vermont Legislature passed the budget bill in late May it included what might be called a “we don’t know” provision, a set-aside of about $300 million that could be used to make up for expected cuts in federal funding. We will need every...
These states are spending the most on health insurance, study shows
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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Health insurance reform is coming from the Trump administration. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses these changes to to US health insurance. Although health insurance prices are rising all over the country, certain...
The search for mental health leads to tragedy
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
PUTNEY — In a series of emotional social media posts this week, the brother of a man shot by police during a mental health episode on Monday noted the irony of the fact that his brother came to Vermont for better mental health treatment. “My...
Connecticut invests in police social work program, following states like Vermont
Connecticut Public Radio
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July 11, 2025
A program to place more social workers in police departments is gaining further momentum in Connecticut following the close of the 2025 legislative session. A new provision in the state’s biennial budget establishes and funds the Social Work and...
Nessel joins multistate effort defending school-based mental health funding
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of states in filing an amicus brief to support schools facing the potential loss of federal mental health funding. The brief supports a lawsuit by a New Mexico school district...
Study: More than half of NY's rural hospitals at risk of closure
Star Gazette- New York
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About one-third of all rural hospitals in the country are at risk of closing due to financial distress, including 29 hospitals in NY, a policy group reported. Of that total, over 300 of those rural hospitals were at immediate risk of closing...
Vermont officials estimate 45,000 people to lose health insurance under Trump’s tax bill
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 4, 2025
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., seated, surrounded by Republican members of Congress, prepares to sign President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, July 3 Photo by...
Researchers identify America's 'healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Researchers have identified 'America's healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer due to a better way of living. They tracked all 50 states using federal health records and mapped public resources that support well-being, finding...