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Two Long Island businesses score $20K grants

Two small businesses on Long Island received $20,000 grants through the L.O.C.A.L. Small Business Grant Program, supported by Optimum Business and the LIA Foundation, to help expand operations and enhance community impact. The program also provides advertising support and has awarded nearly $750,000 to LOCAL businesses since 2024.

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Sep 24 • 11:12 AM EDT • Business • libn.com
AI is impacting local kids’ mental health: How can we keep them safe?

Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of suicide and self-harm. If you or someone you know needs help, call, text, or chat the 988 Lifeline.

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Sep 24 • 10:14 AM EDT • Health • springfieldnewssun.com
Myrtle Beach officials approve revised plans for Carolina RockFest

The event is now tentatively scheduled for April 30-May 2 at Burroughs & Chapin Pavilion Place. "We did some preliminary analysis several years ago and that weekend would be generate, year one, around $20-25 million," Visit Myrtle Beach President Stuart Butler said. "This will grow through the years. CCMF generates about $52 million economic impact on our community. CCMF brought new first-time visitors to Myrtle Beach and turned them into repeat visitors.

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Sep 24 • 9:39 AM EDT • Entertainment • myhorrynews.com
STC Trustees Take Leadership Roles on Core Committees

The duties of a South Texas College Board of Trustee expand past once-a-month meetings and event appearances, with committee involvement where most large decisions are made and crucial conversations that impact the college, students, faculty and staff are held.

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Sep 24 • 9:31 AM EDT • Business • texasborderbusiness.com
Honda Internships Take UToledo Business Finance Student From Helper to Project Lead

Ella Boerger was one of four students who shared the value and impact of their experiential learning journeys with the UToledo Board of Trustees this week.

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Sep 24 • 3:45 AM EDT • Business • news.utoledo.edu
In rural Pa., doctors confront the hidden health impacts of environmental disasters

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. In February 2023, George Garrow jumped in his car and hurried to help people impacted by a freight train that had derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The crash happened about a quarter-mile west of the […]

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Sep 24 • 3:15 AM EDT • Health • penncapital-star.com
Turning investment into impact to advance women’s health

Governments and businesses are increasingly putting women's health higher on the agenda, and public-private collaboration will be key to making progress.

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Sep 24 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • weforum.org
Catching up with: Ginger Ewing, executive director of Terrain

Terrain, the nonprofit arts organization that began as a one-off event nearly two decades ago, is entering a new era of growth as it expands its staff, programs, and economic impact on Spokane’s creative community.

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Sep 24 • 3:00 AM EDT • Business • spokanejournal.com
Sacramento's Azul restaurant closing after 19 years in business

After nearly two decades, Azul Mexican Food and Tequila Bar announced this week that it will close its Midtown Sacramento location due to impacts from rising costs and declining business over the last two years.

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Sep 24 • 2:06 AM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Fintech After the Midterms: 3 Thoughts on How Politics Might Impact Policy

If the polls—and the prediction markets—are any indication, then the Democratic Party stands a better than even chance of taking control of the US House of Representatives after the mid-term elections in November.

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Sep 24 • 1:32 AM EDT • Politics • finovate.com
Local business feels the impact of diesel prices

Sierra Feed received 100% of its inventory through diesel powered transportation, they say the price of diesel has doubled and they have to get tough and creative to continue business.

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Sep 23 • 8:46 PM EDT • Business • kolotv.com
GOAL Medals Ceremony Celebrates Sports & Entertainment Venues’ Sustainability Impact

GOAL took part in Climate Week NYC by hosting two days of programming that included a behind-the-scenes tour of UBS Arena, a fireside chat featuring National

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Sep 23 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • news.pollstar.com
New Yorkers could pay $26,000 out of pocket for climate change

“Energy. Impact. Action.” Is the official theme for Climate Week NYC 2026.

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Sep 23 • 7:09 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
UNC Charlotte launches NC Economic Impact Center

UNC Charlotte has launched a N.C. Economic Impact Center that university officials envision as a place businesses and others will come when they need reliable information fast. “We are going to be a center and a repository for local data, constantly updating data, so that business leaders and civic leaders can come to us for […]

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Sep 23 • 6:35 PM EDT • Business • businessnc.com
SCHEDULE: 2026 Brazos Valley Fair & Rodeo features youth livestock shows, live entertainment

The 2026 Brazos Valley Fair and Rodeo will feature youth livestock shows, a children's business fair, carnival rides and concerts from Oct. 23-25.

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Sep 23 • 2:20 PM EDT • Entertainment • communityimpact.com
Scientists Uncover Gravity’s Impact on the Human Genome

Researchers build microgravity simulator to illuminate how external forces affect our cells

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Sep 23 • 2:17 PM EDT • Science • nyu.edu
New 2027 Medicaid work rules mean 600K Oregon Health Plan members are getting notices

Oregon has begun sending letters to about 600,000 Oregon Health Plan members warning them about new requirements taking effect next year that potentially impact their eligibility for Medicaid benefits. For […]

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Sep 23 • 1:30 PM EDT • Health • rv-times.com
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Wildfire Smoke Is an Escalating Public Health Crisis

Wildfires produce immense smoke and chemicals that can impact the health of individuals across cities. Discover global wildfire trends and how to prepar...

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Sep 23 • 12:09 PM EDT • Health • iqair.com
Populous’ Jonathan Mallie Named a 2026 VenuesNow All-Star

Jonathan Mallie, Global Director and Managing Director of the Americas at Populous, has been named a VenuesNow 2026 All-Star, an annual list that honors those in the live events and venue management industry, celebrating their leadership, innovation, and impact on the global live entertainment environment.

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Sep 23 • 11:07 AM EDT • Entertainment • populous.com
YouTube announces Custom Feeds, GIF comments, and ’Your podcast lineup’

At Made on YouTube 2026 today, YouTube announced a slew of new features. We’ve highlighted the capabilities that will impact...

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Sep 23 • 10:30 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Playoff Countdown: New England Revolution, St. Louis CITY mean business

Most teams have eight games left. The end is nigh. Until then… Each week, we’ll look at four teams rising or falling in the standings, three players making an impact, and three storylines to watch. An Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs race 4-3-3, if you will. Four teams we're monitoring

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Sep 23 • 9:51 AM EDT • Business • mlssoccer.com
Astrana Health Data Breach Reported; Impact Under Investigation

Do you believe your information may have been exposed in the Astrana Health data breach? Read more about the incident.

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Sep 23 • 9:41 AM EDT • Health • classaction.org
AI CEO on China's space threat, AI development

Vanter CEO Dan Smoot joins the show to discuss China's impact on space satellites and technology. He analyzes President Donald Trump's comments on artificial intelligence and the importance of maintaining the U.S. tech lead.

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Sep 23 • 8:24 AM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
OneSpartanburg Inc. holds annual celebration, honors 2026 award winners

“Our Annual Celebration aims to be more than a traditional chamber update, we want to take time to recognize the impact our organization and our partners – both public and private – have on Spartanburg County,” said OneSpartanburg President and CEO Allen Smith.

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Sep 23 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • upstatebusinessjournal.com
In Rural Pennsylvania, Doctors Confront the Hidden Health Impacts of Environmental Disasters

Researchers are learning more about the long-term public health effects of living through extreme weather, especially in more isolated communities.

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Sep 23 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • insideclimatenews.org
How extreme heat can affect your mental health

Extreme heat does more than cause physical harm. Experts explain how rising temperatures impact mental health.

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Sep 23 • 4:01 AM EDT • Health • augustachronicle.com
Chargers' Oronde Gadsden has chance to make major impact

Chargers tight end Oronde Gadsden could see a major uptick in production after the team lost two tight ends to IR.

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Sep 23 • 1:43 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
FedExCup Fall Schedule 2026

The 2026 FedExCup Fall is here. For many players, the next eight events could have a major impact on their 2027 PGA Tour season.While the FedExCup Fall doesn’t carry the same spotlight as the playoffs, it can be an important stretch for players looking to improve their position in the standings, secure playing opportunities and, […] The post FedExCup Fall Schedule 2026 appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 23 • 12:56 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Maine Health receives $4.5M NIH grant to study PFAS impact on bone health
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Sep 22 • 10:33 PM EDT • Health • newscentermaine.com
Small Business Administration announces approval of disaster loans for those impacted by Empire Towers

Governor Wes Moore announced Tuesday that the Small Business Administration has approved his request for a Small Business Administrative Declaration to provide Economic Injury Disaster Loans.

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Sep 22 • 9:10 PM EDT • Business • wmar2news.com
The potential local impact of Spanberger's data center 'framework'

Gov. Abigail Spanberger released her blueprint for regulating data center development last week, billing it as “a new way forward for how this industry does business in the Commonwealth.”

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Sep 22 • 7:45 PM EDT • Business • loudountimes.com
Frisco sustainable business relaunches, Breckenridge hotel debuts renovations and more

Minimal Impact reopens under new ownership in Frisco Scents of soaps, lotions and household cleaners fill Minimal Impact’s tiny Frisco storefront, where shelves newly packed with sustainable goods fill the shop following its reopening this...

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Sep 22 • 6:45 PM EDT • Business • summitdaily.com
Packers make decision impacting Micah Parsons' injury return date

Micah Parsons injury update: The Green Bay Packers have made a decision that hints at where they're at with Parsons.

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Sep 22 • 5:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How Index Switches Will Impact Tencent Music Stock Investors

Tencent Music Entertainment Group was removed from the FTSE All-World Index on its NYSE listing and added on its SEHK listing in September 2026, while fresh research updates highlighted mixed views on its core music operations and broader platform trajectory. The index switch concentrates liquidity closer to Tencent Music Entertainment Group’s onshore business footprint. This may sharpen investor focus on how its streaming, social entertainment, and offline initiatives line up with...

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Sep 22 • 5:24 PM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
A's Have Looming Roster Decisions to Make

With 10 players on the 60-day IL, the A's will have to add them back to the 40-man roster this offseason. Those decisions will have an impact on the team's offseason approach.

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Sep 22 • 4:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scientists discover largest new impact crater in the solar system ever—on our moon

The crater, named after geologist and lunar surface expert Tom McGetchin, spans more than two football fields wide

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Sep 22 • 4:00 PM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
Democrats pounce on report tying Collins to defense contractor

It all started when ProPublica investigated the impacts of President Donald Trump’s decision to clean house at the FBI and the Department of Justice in 2024.

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Sep 22 • 2:11 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
ChatGPT writes weaker emails for women, new research shows

Johns Hopkins study reveals AI chatbots respond differently based on gender-coded language prompts, impacting workplace communication.

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Sep 22 • 12:16 PM EDT • Technology • businessinsider.com
Voters, scientists say candidates should dig into environmental issues

Extreme weather events cost taxpayers and impact recreation and health, experts say.

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Sep 22 • 11:39 AM EDT • Science • civicmedia.us
2026 Women of Influence Alum of the Year: Kristi Knous

The Business Record has named Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines President Kristi Knous the 2026 Women of Influence Alum of the Year. The annual award was launched in 2024 to celebrate a past Woman of Influence who has continued making an impact since being honored by the Business Record. Knous was honored as a…

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Sep 22 • 11:31 AM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
What CDC's new teen health survey shows, and what it skips

Teen suicide risk hit a 10-year low in 2025. Guns, sexual violence, and self-harm. Where are the 2025 data on transgender teens? Missing data changes public health policy. Teen suicide risk hit a 10-year low in 2025. CDC asked more than 10,000 high school students over 100 questions in spring 2025. Yesterday, it published a report covering a fraction of them. The report focsed on five areas: diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behaviors, and mental health, reflecting the priorities of the Make America Healthy Again movement. There was good news. Fewer teens seriously considered suicide in 2025 than in any survey year since 2015: 14%, down from 20% in 2023. Sadness fell. Underlying Conditions is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Sports participation, which dipped to 49% in 2021, is back to its 2015 level of 58%. Daily PE fell from 27% to 20% in two years, while fewer students eat breakfast daily than a decade ago. Guns, sexual violence, and self-harm. The questionnaire is public, and it goes well beyond those five areas. Students answered questions about sexual violence, self-harm, and whether they got help when they felt sad or anxious. They said how quickly they could get a loaded gun. They reported whether food ran out at home and whether they felt close to people at school. There were questions about sexual identity, including whether they were transgender. The report did not publish any of the answers students gave to those questions. CDC posts the raw survey data online, so anyone can see what the report left out. The report doesn’t cover the health of sexual minority students. Among students who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning, or another non-straight identity, persistent sadness fell from 66% to 57% between 2023 and 2025. Serious thoughts of suicide fell from 41% to 30%. Those drops were bigger than the ones among straight students, although the gap remains wide: 28% of straight students reported persistent sadness, about half the rate of LGBQ+ students. About 1 in 7 girls reported sexual violence in the past year. One in 6 students hurt themselves on purpose. Among students who needed help for sadness or anxiety, half rarely or never got it. And among students who had seriously considered suicide, 43% said they could get a loaded gun without an adult’s permission. One protective factor rose sharply. In 2023, 55% of students said they felt close to people at their school; in 2025, 63% did. CDC’s earlier research ties that kind of connection to better mental health. Where are the 2025 data on transgender teens? In 2023, CDC's national survey asked high school students, for the first time, whether they were transgender. Their answers are the only nationally representative data on transgender teens, and their mental health is by far the worst of any demographic. That year, 71% of transgender students reported persistent sadness, 54% seriously considered suicide, and 26% attempted it, compared with 38%, 18%, and 8% of cisgender students. But we don’t have 2025 data. The timing matters because students took the survey in spring 2025, as federal policy toward transgender youth shifted. On January 28th, an executive order directed agencies to end federal support for gender-affirming care for people under 19, and several hospitals paused that care within days. In February, the CDC said it would no longer process transgender identity data. Later in 2025, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and HHS ended the 988 Lifeline’s dedicated line for LGBTQ+ youth. Researchers disagree about how much state policy shapes trans teens’ mental health. A 2024 Trevor Project study estimated that anti-trans laws increased suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth. Critics dispute its methods and its estimates. The 2025 survey could have added national evidence to that fight. CDC collected the data but hasn’t publicly released it. Missing data changes public health policy. Surveillance works as a feedback loop. It can show officials whether their policies help or hurt. The CDC didn’t provide data on the students most exposed to transgender policy shifts. The report kept measures that frame health as personal choice, like fruit, breakfast, and sports. It left out measures that track policy, like gun access, mental healthcare, food at home, and school climate, all of which respond to what legislators and agencies decide. HHS did not respond to questions that I sent on September 21st.

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Sep 22 • 10:31 AM EDT • Health • celinegounder.com
SeaSTORE Scientists Measure Trawling's Impact On Irish Sea Carbon Storage

The SeaSTORE project is conducting real-world research cruises in the Irish Sea to measure how seabed trawling disturbs stored carbon and whether that carbon ultimately reaches the atmosphere. Findings will be shared with UK policymakers to inform net zero, biodiversity, and food security decisions.

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Sep 22 • 10:30 AM EDT • Science • oceannews.com
Tom Brady, Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza and the Las Vegas Raiders' surprise start to the NFL season

Sky Sports NFL presenter Neil Reynolds explores the early impact of Kirk Cousins in leading the Las Vegas Raiders to a surprise unbeaten start through the first two weeks of the season; Cousins starred in Sundays win over the Los Angeles Chargers as he plays mentor to Fernando Mendoza

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Sep 22 • 10:28 AM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
The UIndy College of Health Sciences Recognizes Outstanding Alumni with 2026 Awards

The University of Indianapolis’s College of Health Sciences (CHS) proudly recognized outstanding alumni who have achieved exceptional success and leveraged their UIndy education to make a significant impact in their field, within their communities, and in the world. This year’s CHS Alumni Awards recipients were: Ralph Reiff '80 (Physical Education, Biology) A first-generation college student,

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Sep 22 • 9:50 AM EDT • Science • news.uindy.edu
The UIndy College of Health Sciences Recognizes Outstanding Alumni with 2026 Awards

The University of Indianapolis’s College of Health Sciences (CHS) proudly recognized outstanding alumni who have achieved exceptional success and leveraged their UIndy education to make a significant impact in their field, within their communities, and in the world. This year’s CHS Alumni Awards recipients were: Ralph Reiff '80 (Physical Education, Biology) A first-generation college student,

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Sep 22 • 9:50 AM EDT • Health • news.uindy.edu
LA residents are feeling the heat as urban oil fields take a toll on health and air quality

Many lifelong residents of Los Angeles have health impacts from growing up so close to oil extraction. Now, the city is trying to close down the worst offenders, but it's an enormous task.

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Sep 22 • 9:34 AM EDT • Health • dw.com
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OPINION: How the Political Divide is Changing Gen Z

Libby Ferguson discusses the impact that political polarization is having on Gen Z and our college campuses.

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Sep 22 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • kansan.com
2026 CALS Distinguished and Outstanding Alumni Honored

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrated its alumni award winners on Sept. 18. From the field to the lab, find out how they're making an impact.

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Sep 22 • 8:20 AM EDT • Science • cals.ncsu.edu
Micron 2 GB GDDR7 Memory Chips Reach End Of Life, Leaving RTX 50 Series Fully Dependent On Samsung And SK Hynix

Micron halts production of 2 GB GDDR7 memory chips, impacting RTX 50 GPU availability; 3 GB modules deemed largely ineffective.

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Sep 22 • 7:49 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
Is 50 the new 60?

Subscribe TL;DR: Younger generations are showing signs of worse health compared to earlier-born cohorts at the same age This backward “drift” is showing up both in mortality risk and chronic disease Worsening trends in obesity and diabetes are the most consistent signals Taking the long view, we’ve made astonishing gains in health and life expectancy in the last century. Global average life expectancy has more than doubled from 32 years in 1900 to 73 years in 2024. (But don’t forget, there were still old people when life expectancy was 32). As people lived longer, they also generally lived healthier along the way. It turns out that avoiding things that can kill you early, like malnutrition and lots of childhood infections, also keeps you healthier later in life. In a classic 2004 paper, Finch and Crimmins proposed that cohorts of children who benefited from fewer early life infections had less lifetime exposure to inflammation and cardiovascular disease later in life, accelerating mortality improvements at older ages. Poor nutrition in the womb has also been linked to a higher risk of later chronic disease. The upshot is that improvements in childhood health can pay dividends many decades later. The combination of better living conditions (nutrition, sanitation) and medical advances (antibiotics, vaccines, blood pressure meds, etc) meant that people’s healthy lifespan generally expanded, even as they lived longer. Aging researchers call this best-case scenario “compression of morbidity”—meaning we delay the onset of disease and disability even faster than the years of life we are adding. During my 20+ year research career, we could generally bank on the idea that younger generations would not only live longer but also keep getting healthier along the way. “60 is the new 50” as they say… Enter “Generational Health Drift” Sadly, this expectation of steady progress may be changing. You’ve probably heard that US life expectancy gains have slowed to a crawl in the past couple of decades. Mortality improvements are also slowing (though less dramatically) in many other high-income countries (you can read more about that in a review paper I wrote here). Mortality is a very blunt health measure, but it is often a good barometer for the broader population health trends happening underneath. And we are now seeing that younger generations may be in worse health at similar ages compared to earlier born cohorts. My collaborator Prof. George Ploubidis at University College London coined this worsening health in more recently born cohorts “generational health drift.” “Generational health drift” is bad news on multiple fronts. Most obviously, we don’t want our health progress to go backward. But the timing is also bad, since our populations are aging. In demographic terms, “population aging” means that the proportion of the population at older ages (i.e >65 years) is increasing. Fun demography fact: Current population aging is not due to the recent declines in the birth rates making the news, but declines in fertility decades ago, after the “baby boom.” As baby boomers reach older ages, the smaller cohorts behind them mean the percentage of older adults will increase. For example, the share of the population age 65 and older in the US increased from 12.4% in 2004 to 18.0% in 2024. This story of population aging was written long ago. Many worry that population aging will put pressure on health care and pension systems. But if people reach older ages in better health than in years past, those fiscal pressures would be less dire than projected. Healthy older people can also continue to contribute to society in many valuable ways, including paid work, caregiving, community service….even high political office 🤷. On the flip side, if younger generations reach retirement age in worse health and with more disabling conditions, this could magnify the societal challenge of population aging. Evidence for worsening generational health A recent paper that I LOVED in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Dr. Leah Abrams and colleagues examined which birth cohorts (aka generations) were behind worsening US mortality. Behold the Lexis diagram (cue swooning demographers). Calendar time is on the x-axis, age on the y-axis. Birth cohorts can be followed over time as they age on the diagonal lines moving up and to the right. This figure plots the year-on-year % change in all-cause mortality at a given age. Green shading indicates mortality improvements over time, white is stagnation, and gray shading indicates worsening mortality. Following the diagonal line for those born in 1950, you can see a noticeable shift from green to gray that follows this cohort for most of their lives. This gray shading shows generally worsening mortality for the 1950 to 1959 birth cohorts compared to their predecessors across all ages. Concerningly for my GenX and elder millennial peeps, there was also a deterioration in mortality for birth cohorts born in the 1970s and 1980s, visible as dark gray areas at ages 30 to 45 during the 2010s. While some of these mortality changes reflect specific shocks such as the opioid epidemic, most deaths still occur from major causes of death such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. For cancer, the gray in the top left corner of the figure below reflects the legacies of smoking for older cohorts, followed by a period of green with improvements in cancer mortality as smoking rates declined. But the white/gray shading in the bottom right corner highlights a stagnation and reversal of the cancer trends, with cohorts born around 1970 to 1985 experiencing worsening cancer mortality. This deterioration was most noticeable for colon cancer mortality, possibly linked to obesity or dietary factors. Not just dying more, but less healthy along the way. A recent paper by Dr. Laura Gimeno of University College London (of which I am a co-author), found evidence that more recently born cohorts in Great Britain have stagnating or worsening health. A stylized picture of what“generational health drift” might look like: The review paper found: Rates of childhood overweight and obesity were highest among Gen Z. Rates of diabetes in the 40s almost doubled from 3.1% among the Baby Boomers to 5.9% in Generation X. Gen Z reported higher rates of poor mental health in adolescence compared to earlier-born groups. These UK results are consistent with studies showing worsening health across generations in the US as well. A 2021 US study found that more recently born cohorts had worse biological markers (like blood pressure and blood sugar) than earlier generations at the same age. A separate 2022 study of Americans aged 50 and over found that more recently born generations had a higher number of chronic diseases, with younger age of disease onset. A 2024 Lancet paper found that in the US, women born in 1945 had 33% obesity prevalence at age 50, rising to 48.2% for women born in 1970 turning 50. So what’s going on, and can we turn it around? We don’t have a definitive answer for what’s causing the deteriorating health of younger cohorts, but circumstantial evidence points to worsening trends in obesity and diabetes in both the US and UK. Remember that cohort trends reflect lagged effects of early environments, and younger generations have faced both earlier onset and more severe obesity across their lifetimes. Despite these very concerning trends, the future is not set in stone. We’ve reversed poor generational health trends before: drops in smoking are a major reason cancer and heart disease deaths fell so dramatically in recent decades. GLP-1 drugs may finally turn the tide against rising rates of obesity and diabetes, though it is still early days. But things could also get worse…for example from a return to higher levels of childhood infectious diseases that can have a lasting impact on health. See for example: [ ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) [ Don’t You Forget About Me(asles): The Virus That Erases Immune Memory ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) Jenn Dowd, PhD · March 24, 2025 [ Read full story ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) Even as an optimist, emerging data on the “generational health drift” has my full attention. For most of my research career, we took it for granted that each generation would be healthier than the last. But if present trends continue, **50 could be the new 60….**and Gen Z celebrities will soon look older than Paul Rudd :). Stay well, Jenn Share the Health! If you found this post useful, please share it with a friend. Share

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Sep 22 • 6:03 AM EDT • Health • jenndowd.substack.com
Is Roberto De Zerbi Misusing Mateus Fernandes For Tottenham?

Mateus Fernandes has struggled to make an impact for Tottenham Hotspur since joining from West Ham in the summer.

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Sep 22 • 5:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
CSU experts say rising heat will negatively impact academics this fall

Fort Collins just logged its warmest summer on record. Nighttime lows aren’t dropping the way they used to. And through most of September, nearly every day has landed above the historical average for the month. For Colorado State University students, that’s more than a matter of sweating through class; researchers say it could be shaping...

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Sep 22 • 2:00 AM EDT • Science • collegian.com
SBA offering low-interest loans for businesses impacted by drought

UMATILLA COUNTY — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering disaster assistance for businesses in Oregon, Washington and Idaho that were impacted by drought this year. The SBA announced […]

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Sep 21 • 9:00 PM EDT • Business • eastoregonian.com
BKL Nightly: Greg Connors on the Bills, Business and Life Behind the Curtain

Connors & Ferris co-founder Greg Connors joins Thad on BKL Nightly to talk Buffalo Bills football, from the team’s early-season start to the players making an impact. Connors also takes viewers behind the curtain of his longtime relationship with the Bills as a business partner and shares more about the career and community work that have shaped his life.

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Sep 21 • 8:12 PM EDT • Business • rochesterfirst.com
Connecticut, Arizona congresswomen celebrate Hispanic-owned businesses in Fair Haven

FAIR HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Two congresswomen toured Grand Avenue in Fair Haven Monday, showcasing the contributions, hard work and impact of Hispanic-owned businesses in Connecticut. U.S. Rep. Rosa…

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Sep 21 • 6:59 PM EDT • Business • wtnh.com
Appeals court favors Trump-backed Missouri congressional map, but Supreme Court will have final say

A federal appeals panel has ruled in favor of new Missouri congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump. But there is no immediate impact from Monday’s ruling.

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Sep 21 • 6:38 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Record diesel prices threaten small businesses and local housing supply

High diesel prices are impacting East Tennessee businesses and the housing market amid concerns over inflation and wages.

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Sep 21 • 6:17 PM EDT • Business • wate.com
BKL Nightly: Greg Connors on the Bills, Business and Life Behind the Curtain

Connors & Ferris co-founder Greg Connors joins Thad on BKL Nightly to talk Buffalo Bills football, from the team’s early-season start to the players making an impact. Connors also takes viewers behind the curtain of his longtime relationship with the Bills as a business partner and shares more about the career and community work that have shaped his life.

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Sep 21 • 5:43 PM EDT • Business • wivb.com
What to know about Paramount's settlement and its impact on movies

Movie studio Paramount has agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 states, the last big obstacle blocking the company’s $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a

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Sep 21 • 5:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • idahostatejournal.com
Panthers' last-minute addition of veteran TE already paying off

Despite being signed just a few weeks before the regular season, TE Darren Waller is already making a big impact on the Panthers offense.

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Health advocates warn of MassHealth changes for immigrants coming Oct. 1

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United Way Day of Action draws more than 675 volunteers

More than 675 volunteers completed 67 service projects for 20 local nonprofit organizations during United Way of Central Iowa’s 2026 Day of Action. The event included projects such as reading with students, organizing learning materials, improving nonprofit facilities and revitalizing outdoor spaces. United Way estimated the volunteer work generated $64,932 in community impact. This year’s…

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Spaceflight may harm the reproductive system of astronauts' kids and grandkids, early mouse study suggests

The offspring of mice that spend time on the International Space Station are more vulnerable to external stressors, a new study finds. More work is needed to understand potential health impacts on human astronauts' families.

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Polo has rapidly intensified to a hurricane and is expected to impact Mexico

Hurricane Polo will rapidly intensify in the Pacific Ocean and become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said Monday.

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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to open new 1M square-foot agricultural complex

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo broke ground on The Farm, a 1 million-square-foot agricultural complex along Hwy. 288 slated to open in March 2029.

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Celebrating 50 Years of GME: Dr. Anthony Smith witness to growth, impact of care

When Dr. Anthony Smith began his medical career in 1998 through the GME program at ECU Health Medical Center, he found a place he would call home for nearly 30 years.

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Three Years In: How Indiana’s Abortion Ban has Weakened its Fragile Health Care System

Yet the impacts of anti-abortion policies are not limited to those who need to terminate a pregnancy, or even those who become pregnant.

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Bakersfield PD, local partners conduct health, safety operation downtown; arrest 23

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department’s Impact Team led a multi-agency operation aimed at addressing public safety, health and quality of life concerns in part …

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Bakersfield PD, local partners conduct health, safety operation downtown; arrest 23

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department’s Impact Team led a multi-agency operation aimed at addressing public safety, health and quality of life concerns in part …

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Scientists Report Continuing Harms to U.S. Science in Second-Year Survey

A survey of scientists across a variety of life sciences details how federal government policies have created ongoing disruptions to American research and the scientific workforce.

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Nurses Put Maine Hospitals On ‘RED ALERT’ Status to Highlight Healthcare Cuts

Registered nurses with the Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (MSNA/NNOC) held a rally and community event on Saturday, Sept. 19 in Bangor to highlight the patient care impacts of federal health care cuts on Maine hospitals.

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Oregon Health Plan to issue notices regarding new work rules for 600,000 members

Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) --- The Oregon Health Authority is holding a virtual media briefing Monday to outline upcoming federal changes to the Oregon Health Plan that will impact approximately 600,000 members. The updates are required under new federal mandates in House Resolution 1, which states must implement to maintain federal funding. Notices will begin going

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Pizza and pickleball: Check out 11 business updates in central, East McKinney

A roundup of 11 business updates in McKinney includes new openings, relocations, expansions and temporary closures.

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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It

AMC Entertainment (AMC) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.

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Kelly Loeffler warns of 'silver tsunami' as boomer business owners retire

U.S. Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler discusses the economic impact of the 'silver tsunami' on small businesses. She details how the agency supports millennials transitioning into skilled blue-collar trades.

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Event supports Walhalla workers, businesses impacted by downtown fire

The City of Walhalla is rallying behind local workers and business owners who lost everything after a devastating fire swept through the downtown business district last week.

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Northern Light Health Walk for Hope honors loved ones impacted by cancer

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Two Veteran Voices Who Will Impact the Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic are a young team, which makes the presence of veterans in their locker room more important.

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Allina quietly started, then stopped, saving appointment slots for privately insured patients

Minneapolis-based nonprofit health care provider was courting people with employer coverage. Critics worried about the impact for low-income patients.

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Ads challenging a candidate are one thing. Dehumanizing someone is another: The Readers Write

Ohio voters report widespread frustration with negative political ads, citing concerns over dehumanizing attacks, excessive spending, and the impact on children and voter engagement.

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Smyth grabs headlines but Saito stars

Final Score's Sam Ashoo praises Queens Park Rangers substitute Koki Saito for his impact in their dramatic 2-2 draw with Preston North End.

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What a Massive New Crater Means for Future Moon Bases

At a whopping 728 feet wide, the newfound basin hints at the risks that impact events may pose to planned human outposts.

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Examining the cost of money in campaigns

Despite The Beatles proclamation that “money can’t buy me love,” nearly every political campaign and candidate in American politics knows the great impact of a full war chest.

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This USDA lab has studied threats to food and farms for decades. Now its scientists must relocate

Federal scientists are still scrambling to find new jobs or relocate across the country as Maryland’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center’s last days of operation approach. Even as their personal lives upend, employees are concerned that BARC’s legacy of impactful research will be left behind.

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Whether you like it or not, celebrities have an impact on politics

The global groundswell of support for Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian advocacy serves to remind us that maybe celebrity activism really is that deep after all, writes Cheek’s Varsha Yajman. Subscribe In the last week, publications, podcasts, and influencers that have either rarely or never spoken about Israel’s genocide in Palestine have flooded my social feed. And it was all because singer Ed Sheeran and his team dropped Macklemore as his opener for saying “Free Palestine” on stage. Millions raised, millions speaking up in support of Palestine - all of this confirming my view that, whether I like it or not, celebrities do have an impact on political outcomes. And this is interesting when much of the time celebrity activism can induce an eye roll - I love to see Charli XCX pointing out a Palestinian flag in the crowd, but it’s hardly the bold symbol of allyship that some fans would make it out to be. But there’s a line between healthy scepticism and outright dismissal - and I’d argue that the latter lets the rich and powerful off far too easily. For instance, actress Jennifer Lawrence, once outspoken about her political views, last year told The Times she no longer believes celebrities have a role to play: “Celebrities do not make a difference whatsoever on who people vote for. So then what am I doing? I’m just sharing my opinion on something that’s going to add fuel to a fire that’s ripping the country apart.” While it’s a narrative she might find comfort in, it simply is not true. Grassroots movements often garner worldwide attention when celebrities and other high-profile spokespeople bring a mainstream platform to their causes. And this frustrates me. We have had three years of a live-streamed genocide. Macklemore himself has been calling for a Free Palestine long before he booked the Sheeran concert. Yet it’s the high-profile fallout of the last week that finally seems to have made saying “Free Palestine” socially acceptable in the mainstream. It feels like the collective mood has shifted, where calling out censorship is now the obvious response - not just the business of ‘radical’ activists. To recap, Sheeran’s decision followed an ultimatum from billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of Gillette Stadium, one of the venues Sheeran was scheduled to perform at: either drop Macklemore as your opener after only two of the eight scheduled shows, or you do not play at any stadiums. Sheeran’s disappointing decision to stand on the side of billionaire-led censorship has ultimately seen a surge in support for Free Palestine. It began when all his openers and his backing band pulled out of Sheeran’s tour, in solidarity with Macklemore and with the Palestinian cause. It was met with an uproar of support from those who had never or barely touched politics before: influencers lip-syncing to Macklemore’s music, singers like Jack Antonoff singing “Free Palestine,” and publications and podcasts standing with Macklemore. And finally, we saw material support: Macklemore donated $1 million in profits from his two nights opening for Sheeran’s tour to several Palestinian aid groups and called for Sheeran and Kraft to match it, which they have since promised to do. We’ve also seen children’s entertainer Ms Rachel follow suit with a $1 million donation to Palestinian aid, and publication PopBase has donated $10,000. Anera, a humanitarian aid group working in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan, said donations since Macklemore’s announcement were more than triple this month’s daily average. The group’s Instagram page has also gained 8,000 followers. Macklemore far from the first celebrity to speak and participate in politics in the Western World. In 1924, singer Al Jolson supported Republican candidate Warren G. Harding for president, and decades later, celebrities such as Harry Belafonte, Lena Horne, and Aretha Franklin voiced their public support for the Civil Rights movement. More recently, in the lead-up to the 2024 US election, ‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah partnered with the organisation Power the Polls to recruit poll workers to address shortages- a problem disproportionately affecting voters of colour. The campaign saw 170,000 new sign-ups - 35,000 of which came directly through the TV show’s link - resulting in the recruitment of 713,000 total poll workers that year, an almost three-fold increase on the organisation’s goal. Alongside recruiting workers, celebrities in the US (where voting in elections is not compulsory) have made a huge difference by calling for people to register to vote. Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris in 2024 saw over 400,000 visitors on the voter registration site within 24 hours of her Instagram post. In 2023, Swift had urged her fans to register, resulting in 35,000 new voter registrations. Similarly, Ariana Grande promoted voter registration in 2019 by setting up booths at concerts on the American leg of her tour, resulting in over 33,000 voters registering. And the same thing is happening closer to home. This year, musician Jack River successfully called for government action to ensure creatives in Australia do not have their work scraped by generative AI companies. Celebrity as the mediator between the punter and the politician Celebrity activism isn’t just a feel-good news story - research tells us it actually makes a difference. By directing attention to issues affecting the average person, like voting inaccessibility or a lack of action on a genocide, researchers Alfred Archer and Amanda Cawston state that “celebrities can play a useful bridging role between political elites and the people they represent”. Alternatively, in a world where talking about politics is “not cool,” or where people lack exposure or knowledge to engage with politics, celebrities can act as an educational resource or an entry point into the political world - when they speak up about an issue, their audience gets exposed to it. Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival is a perfect example. Rodrigo partnered with twelve organisations focused on women’s issues, such as reproductive rights. These organisations had stalls at the festival for people to meet them and were also featured heavily on social media, giving their issues global attention and raising $20 million for the organisations. We have also seen celebrities at award shows such as the Emmys wearing F*CK ICE pins, referring to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s treatment and detainment of people - generally people of colour. When celebrities speak up about political issues in public forums, they put the issue at the forefront of mainstream media, rally their supporters, and make it clear that, however much they disagree, the government cannot simply ignore it. Our over-reliance on celebrities versus our politicians As much as I love seeing my favourite celebrity use their platform for a good cause, there is an important question to ask: not whether celebrity activism is good or bad, but whether we should have to rely on celebrities. And the answer would, in an ideal world, be no. In an ideal world, or merely a just world, action on Palestine would’ve happened decades ago, climate change would be taken seriously, and most importantly, people would understand their democratic rights. However, that is not our reality. Only around 28 per cent of Australian Year 10 students reach proficiency in civics and citizenship. In the US, almost two-thirds of people under 30 say high school civics education didn’t prepare them to understand voting deadlines, how to research candidates, or how to vote by mail. When civics education is weak, our trust in these institutions and our understanding of change-making processes also decline. ​This is where celebrity steps in and becomes our main source of reliance. As Mary R. Connelly notes in _The Tartan, “_Celebrities will always be involved in campaigns in one form or another, but their presence is not what causes people to vote blindly. The lack of political engagement and literacy is what allows celebrities to wield their influence on the political sphere so impactfully.” About the author ​Varsha Yajman is the Digital Content Producer at Cheek Media. She is a youth advocate and lawyer with a background in climate litigation and is passionate about looking at the intersection between race, climate justice, and mental health. Thanks for reading Cheek Media Co. ! This post is public so feel free to share it. Share

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Culturally Relevant Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Care Strategies

(Feature Impact) Driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other risk factors, cardiovascular disease has surpassed cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in the United States. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('fixed-big-ad-top-asset'); }); Hispanic people represent nearly 1 in 5 of the U.S. population and are the nation’s largest ethnic minority group, yet many continue to face barriers to achieving heart health and accessing high-quality healthcare. A new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal, “Circulation,” revealed how social, economic, cultural and environmental factors contribute to persistent disparities in cardiovascular health, calling for culturally tailored prevention strategies, equitable access to care and greater representation of Hispanic populations in cardiovascular research.“Hispanic populations in the U.S. are incredibly diverse even within their own communities with differences in genetic ancestry, language, cultural traditions and social experiences that can significantly influence cardiovascular health,” said Johanna Contreras, M.D., M.Sc., FAHA, director of the Division of Heart Failure and medical director of the Hispanic Heart Center within the Mount Sinai Health System. “Yet Hispanic people remain underrepresented overall in the research that guides prevention and treatment strategies… Without better representation and more detailed data, we risk overlooking important differences that can help us improve care and save lives.”Hispanic Cardiovascular Health by the NumbersCardiovascular risk factors – obesity (nearly 46%), type 2 diabetes (15.5%) and high blood pressure (approximately 44%) – are prevalent among Hispanic adults and often emerge at younger ages and occur more frequently among Hispanic adults compared with white adults.According to the report, only about 1 in 5 Hispanic adults achieves ideal cardiovascular health as defined by the American Heart Association’s original Life’s Simple 7 metrics. Updated analyses using the Life’s Essential 8 framework demonstrated persistent disparities for heart and brain health, as well as suboptimal dietary quality, sleep patterns and levels of physical activity.Social and Economic Barriers MatterBiology alone does not explain cardiovascular health disparities. The environments where people live, work and age, along with social and economic challenges, impact heart health. In fact, approximately 17% of Hispanics live below the federal poverty threshold, compared with 8.2% of white adults. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('fixed-big-ad-middle-asset'); }); “Many Hispanic adults face obstacles that extend far beyond the doctor’s office,” Contreras said. “Limited health insurance coverage, language differences, food insecurity, environmental exposures and concerns related to immigration status can make it more difficult to prevent disease, manage chronic conditions and receive timely treatment.”Contreras emphasized the cultural values and practices of Hispanic people also influence how they perceive their health and healthcare options.“Family plays a central role in many Hispanic communities and can be an extraordinary source of strength, support and resilience,” Contreras said. “At the same time, family members are often called upon to translate medical information, navigate health systems and help make healthcare decisions for loved ones. Those responsibilities can shape how health information is understood and acted upon.”An Action Plan for Improving Hispanic HealthThere are practical opportunities to achieve equitable cardiovascular health and reduce disparities through community engagement, culturally responsive care, inclusive research and policies that address the underlying drivers of health.“Reducing cardiovascular disease among Hispanic populations demands action at every level,” Contreras said, “from improving access to culturally responsive care and expanding research participation to addressing the social and environmental conditions that shape health.”By addressing both medical risk factors and the social conditions that shape health, experts believe there is an important opportunity to reduce disparities and help more people live longer, healthier lives. Learn more at Heart.org.Photo courtesy of Shutterstock googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('fixed-big-ad-bottom-asset'); });

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Culturally Relevant Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Care Strategies

(Feature Impact) Driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other risk factors, cardiovascular disease has surpassed cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in the United States.Hispanic people represent nearly 1 in 5 of the U.S. population and are the nation’s largest ethnic minority group, yet many continue to face barriers to achieving heart health and accessing high-quality healthcare. A new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal, “Circulation,” revealed how social, economic, cultural and environmental factors contribute to persistent disparities in cardiovascular health, calling for culturally tailored prevention strategies, equitable access to care and greater representation of Hispanic populations in cardiovascular research.“Hispanic populations in the U.S. are incredibly diverse even within their own communities with differences in genetic ancestry, language, cultural traditions and social experiences that can significantly influence cardiovascular health,” said Johanna Contreras, M.D., M.Sc., FAHA, director of the Division of Heart Failure and medical director of the Hispanic Heart Center within the Mount Sinai Health System. “Yet Hispanic people remain underrepresented overall in the research that guides prevention and treatment strategies… Without better representation and more detailed data, we risk overlooking important differences that can help us improve care and save lives.”Hispanic Cardiovascular Health by the NumbersCardiovascular risk factors – obesity (nearly 46%), type 2 diabetes (15.5%) and high blood pressure (approximately 44%) – are prevalent among Hispanic adults and often emerge at younger ages and occur more frequently among Hispanic adults compared with white adults.According to the report, only about 1 in 5 Hispanic adults achieves ideal cardiovascular health as defined by the American Heart Association’s original Life’s Simple 7 metrics. Updated analyses using the Life’s Essential 8 framework demonstrated persistent disparities for heart and brain health, as well as suboptimal dietary quality, sleep patterns and levels of physical activity.Social and Economic Barriers MatterBiology alone does not explain cardiovascular health disparities. The environments where people live, work and age, along with social and economic challenges, impact heart health. In fact, approximately 17% of Hispanics live below the federal poverty threshold, compared with 8.2% of white adults.#placement_976606_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid976606 = window.pid976606 || rnd;var plc976606 = window.plc976606 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=976606;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid976606+';place='+(plc976606++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');“Many Hispanic adults face obstacles that extend far beyond the doctor’s office,” Contreras said. “Limited health insurance coverage, language differences, food insecurity, environmental exposures and concerns related to immigration status can make it more difficult to prevent disease, manage chronic conditions and receive timely treatment.”Contreras emphasized the cultural values and practices of Hispanic people also influence how they perceive their health and healthcare options.“Family plays a central role in many Hispanic communities and can be an extraordinary source of strength, support and resilience,” Contreras said. “At the same time, family members are often called upon to translate medical information, navigate health systems and help make healthcare decisions for loved ones. Those responsibilities can shape how health information is understood and acted upon.”An Action Plan for Improving Hispanic HealthThere are practical opportunities to achieve equitable cardiovascular health and reduce disparities through community engagement, culturally responsive care, inclusive research and policies that address the underlying drivers of health.“Reducing cardiovascular disease among Hispanic populations demands action at every level,” Contreras said, “from improving access to culturally responsive care and expanding research participation to addressing the social and environmental conditions that shape health.”By addressing both medical risk factors and the social conditions that shape health, experts believe there is an important opportunity to reduce disparities and help more people live longer, healthier lives. Learn more at Heart.org.Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

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Science Snapshots: September 20, 2026

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Closures on I-70 in Wheat Ridge causes detours and impacts local businesses

Local businesses say I-70 construction in Wheat Ridge is having a negative impact with another weekend of work slated for Sept. 25 through Sept. 29.

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Eagles’ Saquon Barkley Gives Injury Update After Win vs Titans

The Philadelphia Eagles saw their star running back Saquon Barkley leave Sunday’s action against the Tennessee Titans early. The veteran went from the medical tent to the locker room before returning to the game momentarily. Barkley ended up having little impact on the Eagles’ tight win over the Titans. After the game, the running back […] The post Eagles’ Saquon Barkley Gives Injury Update After Win vs Titans appeared first on HEAVY.

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Rockport fire displaces 2 families, impacts businesses

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Why politicians should pay more attention to the polls (reprise)

Welcome to the 231st edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP), a polling newsletter that always welcomes new readers. So please don’t keep TWIP a secret; share it with your friends and colleagues: Share The Week in Polls With all the stories swirling around Reform, JL Partners and political polling, I am finally tearing myself away from talking about the regulation of polling this week - and instead re-running a previous piece reminding us why the solution to problems with polls isn’t simply to ban or ignore them. Rather, we need them to play a vital role in making our politics - and politicians - better. This is followed by summaries of the latest national voting intention polls, seat projections from MRPs and the most recent party leader ratings. Subscribers who pay for the full edition can also read ten insights from the latest polls and analyses, including: A trio of organisations and a pair of professors have been casting their eyes over the Liberal Democrats ahead of the party’s autumn conference; What impact did the summer heatwave have on views on climate change? and Which wins out between chocolate and cheese? If you are not yet a paid subscriber, you can read all ten by starting a free trial now: Get FREE 7-day trial For more polling news as it comes in ahead of next week’s edition, you can also follow The Week in Polls on Bluesky. Picking up on my doubt last week about whether or not 35% of British train travellers have tried to order a takeaway for delivery to a railway station or carriage, thank you to reader Iain, who has been in touch to say he has done just that… in India. Another quick pair of updates, this time on the controversies around Reform and polling. Politico has a further scoop - “Farage aide caught in donor sting attended Egypt retreat with JL Partners” - and Ian Dunt has written about the problems with polling too: “Seeing the response of many polling experts in the last few weeks suggests that they are nervous about what is happening and keen to mitigate against it. Seeing the response of journalists, which has been basically non-existent, suggests the precise opposite.” My usual reminder as well: please do hit reply if you’ve spotted a poll, focus group or new piece of poll-based research that you think should be in contention for coverage in a future edition. Thank you! And with that, on with the show. How politicians get public opinion wrong I have written before about the benefits that come from widespread availability of high-quality political polling. We need more polls and more good coverage of polls. However, what I’ve not dug into before is the research into how accurately politicians estimate public opinion on issues. Thankfully we have academic research to tell us. First, the bad news: We present results from a study of 866 politicians in four countries.1 Politicians were asked to estimate the percentage of public support for various policy proposals. Comparing more than 10,000 estimations with actual levels of public support, we conclude that politicians are quite inaccurate estimators of people’s preferences. They make large errors and even regularly misperceive what a majority of the voters wants. Politicians are hardly better at estimating public preferences than ordinary citizens. Walgrave, S., Jansen, A., Sevenans, J., Soontjens, K., Pilet, J.B., Brack, N., Varone, F., Helfer, L., Vliegenthart, R., van der Meer, T., Breunig, C., Bailer, S., Sheffer, L. & Loewen, P.J. (2023a), “Inaccurate Politicians: Elected Representatives’ Estimations of Public Opinion in Four Countries”, The Journal of Politics, 85(1): 209-222. The bad news is not quite as bad as that makes it sound because, when asked whether the majority of public opinion was for or against various policies, politicians picked the wrong option ‘only’ 29% of the time. However, this included getting it wrong even when public opinion is far from evenly split on an issue: They do not only get it wrong when the public is divided and hard to read (e.g., when there is a 51%:49% distribution). Seventy percent of the misplacements occur for policies with a relatively clear distribution of at least 60% (dis)agreeing citizens. Moreover, the public scored only slightly worse than politicians, picking the wrong option 2.7 out of 8 times on average, compared with 2.3 times for politicians. Turning to the other measure of accuracy (not which side is in the lead but what the percentage support is for each side), politicians on average were 18 percentage points out in their guesses. Again, this was only slightly better than the public, whose error came in at 21 percentage points.2 Further research, using the same mix of countries, gives a little more comfort about how (in)accurate perceptions are: We show that politicians have a better understanding of public opinion when they think the issue matters to voters. Further, when an issue is personally important to politicians they more accurately estimate their party supporters’ opinions. The results confirm that politicians hold more accurate perceptions of voters’ preferences when they think it is important to do so but not necessarily when the issues actually are important to voters. Butler, C., Walgrave, S., Soontjens, K. & Loewen, P.J. (2024), “Politicians are better at estimating public opinion when they think it is more salient”, Party Politics: 1–13. Even so, it’s not a good picture. The remedy for this? Politicians should spend more time reading the polls. So forward this newsletter to someone you know… Share For a more general argument against banning polls, see my 2024 piece. Is “Let Bartlet Be Bartlet” good advice or not? The latest episode of my Political Fictions podcast heads across the Atlantic for a dip into one of the political TV classics: Mark and Cory talk about a giant of American political drama for the first time this week, as they tackle The West Wing. They talk about Let Bartlet Be Bartlet, the nineteenth episode of series one. In it, Mark wonders if The West Wing is actually the epitome of the “Boris Johnson school of politics”, Cory outmanoeuvres Mark into confirming we will record a Christmas Special about Love, Actually and they debate whether the central message of this episode has been misunderstood. Cory’s email newsletter is Paperback Rioter and Mark has a family of email newsletters. Subscribe to our newsletter for some additional bonus content and to get alerted whenever a new episode comes out. Our theme tune is “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” by Kevin MacLeod/incompetech.com and licensed under the Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. You can also listen to our episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the web or YouTube. Elsewhere from me… [ A Lord's Eye View How to fix the problem of money in our politics Welcome to my latest update on work in the House of Lords. This time I am taking a look at how our political system is regulated, and the protections we need to keep democracy safe from becoming simply a contest to see who has the biggest bank account… Read more 5 days ago · 3 likes · 2 comments · Mark Pack ](https://lordseyeview.substack.com/p/how-to-fix-the-problem-of-money-in?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web&embedding_publication_id=1269283) If you spot a factual error… Borrowing an idea from Stuart Ritchie and others, if you spot a factual error in an edition of this newsletter, I will give you a free 12-month subscription to the paid-for version (or an extra 12 months on your existing one). Factual errors qualify, but grammatical errors or disagreements over interpretation do not, and my decision is final. Messages about both of those are always welcome, though. Voting intention and leadership ratings Here are the latest voting intention polls from different pollsters. 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If you are subscribed to other email lists of mine, please note that unsubscribing from this one will not automatically remove you from the others. If you wish to be removed from all my lists, simply reply to this email to let me know. A quintet of Lib Dem polling analyses, and 9 other polling insights you shouldn’t miss The following ten findings from the most recent polls and analyses are only for subscribers who pay for the full edition, but you can sign up for a free trial to read them straight away. Ahead of the start of Liberal Democrat conference, we have a trio of organisations and a pair of professors with pieces out about Ed Davey’s party:

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Sep 20 • 1:02 PM EDT • Politics • theweekinpolls.substack.com
WSCC event to explore AI impact on mental health

West Shore Community College will host a free HumanKind event on AI and mental health, examining benefits, risks and care access.

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Sep 20 • 9:34 AM EDT • Health • ourmidland.com
WSCC event to explore AI impact on mental health

West Shore Community College will host a free HumanKind event on AI and mental health, examining benefits, risks and care access.

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Sep 20 • 9:34 AM EDT • Health • manisteenews.com
Texas Roadhouse to open next month in Georgetown

Georgetown's first Texas Roadhouse location is scheduled to open in October at 2209 N. I-35 and the team is now hiring.

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Sep 20 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • communityimpact.com
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Sep 20 • 8:19 AM EDT • Science • thehypemagazine.com
In Chile, even beloved hot dogs feel the economic squeeze

Chileans are feeling the pinch as the cost of living rises, impacting even affordable foods like the completo, the country's version of the hot dog. Official data show Chile is

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Sep 20 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • wfmz.com
Parkinson on 'class' Sheaf and Rathbone and Imray injuries

Phil Parkinson lauded the impact of Ben Sheaf following the midfielder's performance in Wrexham's win against Southampton. Speaking after the 2-1 victory, Parkinson revealed the coaching staff have been carefully planning Sheaf's route back to full match fitness over recent days. "Ben Sheaf, I'm so pleased with him today," said Parkinson.

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Sep 20 • 5:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Iranian Academic Outlines Strategic Impacts of Confrontation with US, Israeli Regime

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – University professor Hamid Reza Moqaddamfar outlined 10 strategic consequences of Iran’s confrontation with the US and Israel, arguing that the conflict went beyond the failure of Washington and Tel Aviv to achieve their military objectives and challenged key pillars of US power.

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Sep 20 • 4:30 AM EDT • Politics • tasnimnews.ir