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Capitalizing on the 'magic pill for health': Bernardston Senior Center distributes 45 Fitbits to encourage activity
The Bernardston Senior Center distributed 45 Fitbits to local seniors via a Mass COA grant to encourage fitness and healthy aging.
Y! Sports Biz: MJ's $12.3 million jersey
What impresses us when Cooper Flagg cards sell for $8 million?
Bethesda Maps Fallout 76’s Biggest Year Yet, Expanding the Map toward Fallout 3’s Capital Wasteland by Summer 2027
Bethesda has mapped out a truly exciting year of free updates for Fallout 76, including a new map expansion into the Capital Wasteland.
UCLA Researchers to Lead NIH-Funded Center to Advance Science of Interoceptive Neuroscience
UCLA Health researchers were awarded a $3.5 million federal grant to establish a national, multisite research center to study interoceptive neuroscience – the study of how the nervous system senses, interprets and integrates signals from within the body to maintain equilibrium.
Political forum for Portsmouth candidates on Sept. 30
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Lefcoe Alumni Association will host a political forum for candidates for the Portsmouth School Board and Portsmouth City Council on Wed. Sept. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. Door…
Florida’s new standards ‘moving backwards’ on evolution, climate change, experts say
The state announced new K-12 science standards on Friday and is now taking public comment on them.
Don’t Stand Still: A CEO on 3 Directions the Healthcare Business Is Moving
These days, “if you’re standing still and you think that hospitals are going to be the way to deliver care for the next 20 years, then the system will move on beyond you,” says Eduardo Conrado, president and CEO of Ascension, a St. Louis-headquartered health system that has sites of care in 36 ...
Broward Health Medical Center Dedicates Boyce Haller Family Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Suite, Made Possible by $5.2 Million Family Gift
(L-R): Michelle Thoman, chief operating officer, Broward Health Medical Center, Eileen LaMarca, consultant for the Broward Health Foundation, philanthropist Linda Haller, Shane Strum, president and CEO of Broward Health, Stacy Angier, commissioner on the North Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners, and Lauri Littleton, associate chief nursing officer, Broward Health Medical Center, cut the ribbon […]
Seaboard FCU president and CEO to retire in May
Seaboard Federal Credit Union announced that longtime President and Chief Executive Officer Kyle Casburn will retire effective May 31, 2027. The announcement marks the conclusion of a 31-year tenure of
Health Foundation of South Florida Awards $300,000 to Bring Vision Care to Low-Income Schoolchildren in Miami-Dade and Broward
Grant will support mobile optometric clinics delivering free eye exams and prescription eyeglasses through Miami Lighthouse for the Blind’s Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program Sept. 3, 2026 — The Health Foundation of South Florida has awarded a $300,000 grant over two years to Miami Lighthouse for the Blind to support its Florida Heiken Children’s Vision […]
Harger: Gov. Bob Ferguson is a two-time state chess champion. Washington politics is his board now
Governor Bob Ferguson is smart. You don't make the move from the King County Council to the attorney general's office to the governor's mansion without being smart, savvy, and strategic.
Tampa General Hospital’s Melissa Golombek Honored With 2026 Apogee Award by Tampa Bay Business & Wealth
Executive vice president and president of Tampa General Hospital recognized for driving organizational excellence, innovation and community impact. Sept. 29, 2026 – Tampa General Hospital (TGH) announced today that Melissa Golombek, executive vice president and president, Tampa General Hospital, has been honored with the 2026 Apogee Award in the President category for large organizations by […]
Is there really an afterlife? Here’s what science can — and can’t
The question of what happens after death sits at the edge of science because researchers can study dying brains, people who survive cardiac arrest and unusual experiences near death—but they cannot di...
Chicago Fire FC Sets a New Standard for Luxury Sports Hospitality at McDonald's Park
The city’s MLS Club unveils exclusive spaces and unprecedented VIP access as part of Chicago’s next-generation stadium experience CHICAGO (Sept. 30, 2026) — Chicago Fire FC today revealed its new luxury hospitality offerings for McDonald's Park, featuring only 600 seats across exclusive areas with unprecedented behind-the-scenes stadium access, designed to
Glendy Jimenez, M.D., Joins Baptist Health Primary Care as an Internal Medicine Physician
September 15, 2026 – Board-certified internal medicine physician Glendy Jimenez, M.D., has joined Baptist Health Primary Care. Dr. Jimenez provides comprehensive primary care for adults, with a focus on preventive medicine, women’s health and chronic disease management. She is passionate about helping patients prevent illness through early detection, education and personalized care and promoting healthy […]
Neo Avdalas Has One Goal for UNC Basketball: ‘Just Win’
Neo Avdalas could be one of UNC’s most versatile weapons this season, but the talented 6-foot-9 guard isn’t concerned with stats or individual roles. His focus entering Michael Malone’s first season in Chapel Hill is much simpler: just win.
Madison Square Garden plans a teriyaki stand for 2026-27
The stand will serve rice bowls and dumplings; Glaze products will be available in select premium areas, with promotions during Knicks and Rangers games.
Virginia Business Names Appian Chief People Officer Susan Charnaux a 2026 Women in Leadership Awards Recipient
/PRNewswire/ -- Appian (Nasdaq: APPN) today announced that Virginia Business has selected Susan Charnaux, Chief People Officer at Appian, as a 2026 Women in...
Brian Grose, M.D., Joins Baptist Health Primary Care as a Family Medicine Physician
September 11, 2026 – Board-certified family medicine physician Brian Grose, M.D., has joined Baptist Health Primary Care. He provides comprehensive primary and preventive care, with clinical interests that include chronic disease management, health optimization and screening for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. He is particularly interested in helping patients better understand their […]
Sarah Medley, M.D., Joins Baptist Health Primary Care as a Family Medicine Physician
September 10, 2026 – Board-certified family medicine physician Sarah Medley, M.D., has joined Baptist Health Primary Care. Dr. Medley provides comprehensive primary care for patients across the lifespan, with particular experience caring for adults and older adults. Her clinical interests include women’s health, preventive medicine, chronic disease management, healthy aging and comprehensive outpatient primary care. […]
Fernando Alvarez Jr., D.O., Joins Baptist Health Primary Care as a Family Medicine Physician
September 9, 2026 – Board-certified family medicine physician Fernando Alvarez Jr., D.O., has joined Baptist Health Primary Care. Dr. Alvarez provides comprehensive care for patients of all ages, with an emphasis on preventive care and long-term health and wellness. He also performs a variety of office-based procedures, including Pap smears, contraceptive implant and intrauterine device […]
Political forecaster moves open Kentucky House seat rating toward Democrats
Sabato’s Crystal Ball, an election predictor out of the University of Virginia, moved Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District from a “likely Republican” win to “leans Republican.”
Kriti Ahuja, M.D., Joins Baptist Health Wertheim Cancer Institute as a Breast Medical Oncologist
September 3, 2026 – Baptist Health Wertheim Cancer Institute is pleased to welcome Kriti Ahuja, M.D., a board-certified medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer. Her clinical interests focus on the comprehensive treatment of patients with breast malignancies, while her research has explored breast cancer, cancer survivorship, second primary malignancies and novel cancer therapies. “We are […]
Junney Baeza Dager, M.D., Joins Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute as a Nonsurgical Spine Care Physician
August 31, 2026 – Junney Baeza Dager, M.D., has joined Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute at Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care as a nonsurgical spine care physician. Board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation with specialized expertise in spinal cord injury medicine, Dr. Baeza Dager focuses on helping people with neurological conditions improve their function, […]
Harel Deutsch, M.D., Joins Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute as Director of Spine Surgery
August 24, 2026 – Fellowship-trained, board-certified neurosurgeon Harel Deutsch, M.D., has joined Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute as director of spine surgery. An internationally recognized leader in spinal surgery, Dr. Deutsch specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, motion preservation surgery and the treatment of failed back surgery syndrome. He brings nearly three decades of experience […]
Stop treating your daily-driver Linux PC like a science experiment
I learned the hard way that your main computer shouldn't be a lab—here is why boring is better for your daily driver.
Stallinga honored with chamber's Spirit of DeWald Award
This year's Spirit of DeWald Award from the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce has been presented to DakotAbilities executive director Nathan Stallinga.
MLB postseason turns to wild card Games 2 on Wednesday
The Dodgers could find out their National League Division Series opponent as early as Wednesday, with four more wild card games on the docket on the second day of the 2026 postseason. The Braves beat the Phillies on Tuesday at Truist Park in Atlanta thanks to a three-run home run in the eighth inning by […]
Lexi Thompson Embraces TGL To Grow Women’s Game
Lexi Thompson joins the new WTGL league, calling it a no-brainer to grow women's golf as the first season kicks off in Palm Beach Gardens.
American Cancer Society adds Guardant Health's Shield blood test to colorectal cancer screening guideline
'By making colorectal cancer screening more accessible with a blood-based option in conjunction with other established methodologies, we can get people screened.'
Donor dashboard illuminates utility sector political contributions
A new dashboard from the clean energy coalition Mass Power Forward reveals that current Massachusetts lawmakers have received over $223,000 in campaign donations from high-level utility employees since 2002.
Razorback Report Card: Texas A&M
Arkansas has momentum. Now it has to prove that momentum can travel. The Razorbacks’ 34-6 win over Tulsa gave Ryan Silverfield’s team something it had lacked through the first three weeks: clarity. KJ Jackson looked settled at quarterback. Chris Marshall emerged as an elite receiving option. The defense controlled the line of scrimmage and held …
Selling AI insurance was hard enough. Then they got into the cafe business
Corgi, valued at more than $5 billion, was forced to rein in its real estate expansion plans this month after a series of mishaps including a citation for rodents and departure of key dealmakers.
HEALTH & WELLNESS @ HOME: Cardiologist discusses heart attack risks ahead of winter
Doctor explains why heart attack cases rise in colder months
The summer Steph Curry’s business empire leveled up
The Golden State star signed a sneaker brand deal, dined with Warren Buffett, played in charity golf tournaments, traveled to China, and agreed to a contract extension.
'We will get through this together'
Former Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has posted a message on social media following the news of his former club being found guilty of financial breaches. Guardiola led City to 17 major trophies, including six Premier League titles and a Champions League victory, during his 10-year reign at the club. Among reaction elsewhere, ex-City defender and academy graduate Micah Richards said he felt "absolutely devastated" after reading the Premier League's "damning" guilty verdict on the club's financial charges.
Borderless Gaming adds DLSS 5 Neural Rendering without modifying game files
Borderless Gaming can now apply DLSS 5 Neural Rendering without replacing game DLLs or modifying game files. The quantized BGFX effect can run on GPUs including the RTX 3090.
UDC Korea Honored with Forbes 2026 Korea Trusted Innovation Award
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Pep Guardiola gives backing to Man City after guilty verdict: ‘We will get through this’
Pep Guardiola has broken his silence after Manchester City were found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges against them, reiterating his backing of the owners and the chairman. An independent commission, which was appointed following a four-year investigation to rule over the charges which stretch between 2009 and 2018, ruled that the current Premier League leaders had "sham contracts" arranged for a number of its commercial partners, finding that their income over eight seasons was “hugely overstated by over £830m”. The club vehemently deny the breaches with chief executive Ferran Soriano branding the process a “Premier League conspiracy theory” in a message to players and staff, while City have confirmed they will appeal against the ruling.
Tottenham, Brighton and Everton monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt and Germany forward
Eintracht Frankfurt forward Younes Ebnoutalib has reportedly emerged as a transfer target for three Premier League clubs.According to a report from TEAMtalk, Tottenham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Ever...
ROSES-25: D.9 HWO-ICA: Correction Regarding Collaborators
The ROSES-25 program element D. 9 Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Instrument Concept Assessments (HWO-ICA) solicits proposals to support maturation of the HWO mission concept.
Reel Wheels Entertainment™ Unveils Hundreds of Film and Television Icons, Backed by Award-Winning Hollywood Talent
/PRNewswire/ -- Maybe it was the Lamborghini Countach poster on your bedroom wall. Maybe it was Jake Ryan's Porsche 944 in Sixteen Candles. Maybe it was the...
Pato consortium completes Northampton takeover
The takeover of Northampton Town by a consortium including former AC Milan and Brazil forward Alexandre Pato has been completed.
Scientist whose work revealed immune system-hypertension link to receive the 2026 Joseph A. Vita Award
Embargoed until 8 a.m. CT/9 a.m. ET, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 DALLAS, Sept. 30, 2026 — A groundbreaking scientist whose discoveries revealed how immune activation and inflammation contribute to high blood pressure will be recognized by the American...
Who are Giants fans rooting for today?
All of the Wild Card series continue today. Who are Giants fans rooting for?
‘Poison Plastics’ report says over 90% of household plastics are hazardous to health
Researchers say they found over 92% of common household products contained high risk chemicals.
Liverpool told how they can sign Andoni Iraola favourite
Andoni Iraola has done a decent job as Liverpool's manager so far.The Spaniard has led his team to an unbeaten start across all competitions and, although they may be sixth in the Premier League table...
Wiegman explains why Chloe Kelly was dropped by England
Sarina Wiegman has explained why Chloe Kelly was left out of the latest England squad, with the decision coming before the forward’s current hamstring problem.Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesSarina...
Fraud, compromise, and groupthink. How warped research incentives undermine science
Science is supposed to correct its own errors. In practice, distorted academic incentives often block that quality control. Universities produce far more PhDs than faculty jobs, then judge survival by grants—especially federal awards that benefit the schools themselves. Researchers who stray from funders’ preferred questions face stalled careers. The unfortunate result is groupthink that often hinders scientific progress.
Orioles news: More upgrades are coming to Camden Yards
The playoffs are underway, and the Orioles assess what went wrong.
In Praise of the St Louis Cardinals 2026 Season
Well it’s finally over and on the books for 2026. While the season didn’t end on a very good note, let’s instead talk about what went right. After stripping the roster down to the bolts, old school projections systems and Vegas odds had the Cardinals as one of the worst teams in baseball. Many fans […]
A wild playoff day in 2 sports. Plus: NHL’s No. 1 pick debuts
Good morning! A lot happened yesterday. Inside: ⚾ Postseason = on 🏀 Top seed = out 🏒 Puck = dropped The Postseason: Six stats from a massive day October started on Sept. 29 this year. All four of MLB’s best-of-three Wild Card Series got underway yesterday. Here’s a key number from each of them: 71.5 percent: The Phillies’ win probability in Game 1 against the Braves when Austin Riley, the Atlanta third baseman who had the worst season of his career, came to the plate against lights-out reliever
Hillsborough school board weighs new rules on partisan politics on campus
The debate began after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited a Hillsborough school in August.
Universe Entertainment And Culture Group (SEHK:1046) Stock Confronts Revenue Collapse And Rich P S Multiple
The market has been treating Universe Entertainment and Culture Group like a high‑beta punt, with the stock almost doubling over the past month. However, today’s full year release tells a tougher story. The business delivered only HK$120.096 million in trailing twelve month revenue while still posting a loss of HK$10.938 million from ongoing operations. Set that against a P/S ratio of 10.1x, well above the Hong Kong entertainment pack, and the headline is clear: rich sales multiples now meet...
Debt service and the Pentagon. Private equity and the politics of the US housing market. The return of black lung disease & the Franco-Prussian War in color.
Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. RALPH BALSON. 1890—1964. Oil and enamel, signed. Source: Gavekal This going to hurt - the two 7s in the US: diesel and mortgage rates Source: Gavekal In the US housing market, costs are soaring and the role of corporate, private equity-backed buyers is high on the mid-term election agenda. HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $60. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe It is striking how, since 2020, big banks have dropped out of the political spotlight in the US. For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Rates of the lung disease pneumoconiosis among working US coal miners have risen to levels not seen in nearly 40 years Source: Bloomberg Chinese Clean Technology Exports For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Ralph Balson (1939) Portrait of Grace Crowley Cole, G. O. & Haseman, S. M., (2023) “‘The Substance of Paint’: Class and Materiality in the Work of Ralph Balson”, Open Library of Humanities 9(2). Ralph Balson (1890–1964) was an English plumber and house painter who emigrated to Australia in 1913 and subsequently became a key member of Sydney’s artistic avant-garde. He is credited with having the first solo exhibition of purely abstract painting in Australia in 1941. Despite his role in developing Australian non-objective painting, Balson remained principally a house painter, working on his art practice at weekends. In 1955 he retired on a state pension and became a full-time artist. Balson’s artistic education and methods were critically shaped by his working-class background. He did not travel abroad until 1960 and was an avid auto-didact. His materials, palette, techniques and compositional strategies were likewise informed by his trade. Balson’s profession as a painter-decorator made him conspicuous within the predominantly middle-class Sydney art scene, though his painting partner Grace Crowley considered it an advantage in their pursuit of constructive painting. This paper explores the impact of Balson’s trade on his trajectory towards pure abstraction. While his art was at odds with the predominantly figurative mode of class-conscious art in Australian Modernism, we argue that it is embedded in the experience of class through its creative adaptation of labour into aesthetics. Source: OLH Svetlana Alexievich, The Art of Oral History No. 1 Paris Review Issue 257, Fall 2026 Interviewed by Elena Kostyuchenko INTERVIEWER How were you able to go to Chernobyl? Did you need special papers? ALEXIEVICH It was a time of chaos. They let me right into the zone. … More than anything, there was confusion. Adamovich [Ales Adamovich, the Soviet Belarusian writer], I remember, persuaded Gorbachev to send in the scientists, who showed up without even bringing their shaving kits. They were told that there had been an explosion at a nuclear power plant, but for some reason they thought that they’d be there for only a day or two. The first time I went was several months later, and people kept telling me about things they didn’t understand—how the fishermen couldn’t find worms, because they’d burrowed deep into the earth, how the milk wouldn’t curdle at the cheese factories. The honeybees wouldn’t come out of their hives. The evacuations started, I think, in the first month. The old women hid, they wouldn’t leave. I mentioned radiation to one of them and she said, “I’ve seen that radiation, all right! It’s yellow with green in it. I saw puddles of it in my garden, and I told the other women, and we ran and looked, and she had it in her garden, and the other one, too!” God, it was wild, the way the mind made sense of it. There was a story going around about Gorbachev telling the scientists to show him the radiation. “We can’t, it’s invisible.” “But I want to see it!” I also ran into the soldiers who’d been flown in on helicopters from Afghanistan. I asked them, “What are you doing here with your machine guns?” They said, “We’re collecting the radiation, that’s what.” So you had some of them running around with their guns, others out in the village washing off firewood or burying soil in the soil. These were the kinds of things that exploded our worldview. They made you realize that culture was just a chest filled with old manuscripts. There were no books in there that could help me. Our philosophers turned out to be useless when faced with the unprecedented. Derrida, Baudrillard—philosophy fell silent. What was happening? How would we live with it? That’s when I decided it simply needed to be witnessed. Which is what I did. INTERVIEWER I wanted to ask about how you talk to people. … ALEXIEVICH Yes, we sit and we talk—about what interests me and about life in general. About love, about everything in the world. That way, what comes out is three-dimensional. If you cut straight to the part you need, which is what journalists do, it won’t be interesting, and it won’t be the truth, either. Not the whole truth. INTERVIEWER Do people always open up when you ask questions, or can questions get in the way? ALEXIEVICH You have to ask questions, of course. Your job is to scour away the banality and return people to their true selves, to make them face what they rarely tap into. With every new person, you have to find a new way to do it. When you ask an interesting question or you share what happened to you, you help people really think about what they’re saying and not just repeat whatever they’ve picked up from the newspaper. But not everybody is capable of it, not everyone wants to put themselves through that. Either the chemistry starts to kick in or it doesn’t. A person might be wonderful, but you can tell that the conversation just isn’t going to happen. You can try to push it, but it will be a product of your own intellect, rather than of that mysterious connection. Life doesn’t come from the mind. Some people I can call two years after our last conversation, and they’ll say, “Oh, Svetochka! I think of you all the time,” and we’ll start talking again. With others, that won’t happen. That doesn’t mean they’re not extraordinary people, just that you can’t connect with them. They might have some insight, but you don’t have the right antenna to pick up their signal. Source: The Paris Review Colorized Franco-Prussian war … the ruins of Strasbourg with a French photographer and his mobile dark room. Ralph Balson (1961) Matter Painting If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe
Where to watch White Sox vs Astros today: Game 2 time, TV channel
White Sox try to sweep Astros in AL wild card series.
The Witcher 3 Remastered Crushes GPUs With Path Tracing, but Free Mod Claws Back Up to 30% Performance
Following its surprise announcement during this year's gamescom Opening Night Live, The Witcher 3 Remastered is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. While the number of improvements to gameplay is staggering and well thought out, what most were looking forward to was the visual uplift, which includes very demanding path tracing support on PC. Thankfully, a mod has already come to the rescue, as it did after the launch of the Next-Gen update, optimizing both ray tracing and path tracing for better performance with minimal loss of quality. "Faster RT/PT in The Witcher […]
Conference League 'very winnable'
Brighton owner Tony Bloom says he is looking forward to seeing what the Seagulls can achieve after results he described as the "best in the history of the football club". In a rare interview, Bloom told BBC South East victory over Manchester United in the Carabao Cup, a 3-0 win over Premier League champions Arsenal and beating Coventry City 5-0 had boosted confidence at the club. Bloom helped transform Brighton's fortunes after he became majority shareholder in 2009, when the team were struggling in the third tier of English football and playing at a temporary ground.
Manzambi's rapid rise a surprise to former coaches
Johan Manzambi is already in the discussion with fellow nominees Lamine Yamal of Barcelona, Real Madrid's Yan Diomande and new Manchester City midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi for the best young player in the world award. It is a rapid rise for a player who used to return to Freiburg's academy to do his washing.
Video Q&A: Why enrollment growth can hide years of risk for health plans
Health plans are moving past simple membership growth as the standard for success toward a model that brings pricing, network adequacy and acquisition cost information into one connected view. In this interview, a health payer strategy expert explores: Why enrollment is a leading indicator that can mask trailing risks for 12 to 24 months What […]
Why Washington Wizards Trade for Jalen Duren Makes Little Sense
The Washington Wizards found themselves tied to a trade rumor, but we explain why Jalen Duran in DC makes no sense
14 Los Angeles art shows to see this fall off the beaten path
There's a lot to look forward to in the L.A. art scene this fall. So much so that we had to make a second list. Here are our picks for what to check out beyond the typical stomping grounds.
Students explore health and disabilities at Carolyn Lazard film screenings
Still from Carolyn Lazard’s film, ‘Fiction Contract’ (2025). The short film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8, 2025. Photo courtesy of @trautweinherlet…
Will his health allow Dodgers' Freddie Freeman to deliver another postseason signature moment?
Because of an ailing right knee, the Dodgers don’t really know what you might see out of Freddie Freeman this postseason.
Contrasting Anthropic and Oura IPO plans show stock market breadth issue
Anthropic is racing toward a massive IPO while Oura hits pause, exposing Wall Street's increasingly narrow AI obsession.
“His presence has been felt already,” forward Keldon …
“His presence has been felt already,” forward Keldon …
Anthony Gordon Takes Aim at English Football After Barcelona Start
Anthony Gordon fit Barcelona like a glove. Although his signing drew widespread criticism, especially over the cost, the forward has responded by helping the culé side secure victories. After a strong start in Spanish football, the English player has responded to his critics. The blaugrana side paid €80 million to Newcastle United to secure the […] The post Anthony Gordon Takes Aim at English Football After Barcelona Start appeared first on HEAVY.
See photos of 2026 Community's Choice Awards at Four Winds Casino
The 2026 Official Community's Choice Awards brought over 200 business owners and organizations to Four Winds Casino to celebrate their success.
When “DEI” research is cut, what happens to community health?
“I’m just going to run to the grocery store!” How many times have we said this without thinking about it? For most of us, it's usually an easy walk or a short drive to get the cheese we forgot. In reality, though, 13% of the U.S. population (about 39 million people) live in “food deserts,” which means living more than a mile from a grocery store in urban areas and more than 10 miles in rural areas. This was the case for people in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, where a quick run to buy food wasn’t an option. In the 1930s, federal maps marked the Hill as "hazardous" for lending, a practice known as redlining that steered investment away from Black neighborhoods. Decades of disinvestment followed, and residents went about 30 years without a nearby grocery store. This made it hard to keep healthy eating habits and contributed to chronic disease. When a grocery store finally opened in the area in 2013, researchers saw the opportunity and launched the PHRESH study, which initially compared the health of participants from the Hill district to those in the Homewood district. Over time, the study expanded to other factors such as brain health and Alzheimer's risk. Residents like Roderick Blair overcame initial hesitation to share their health data, trusting it would benefit their neighborhood. Then, in August 2026, the NIH abruptly canceled the study’s grant, citing that it was “subjective” and fell outside their scientific scope—an effect of the administration’s interpretation of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Research like PHRESH can help determine what changes in a neighborhood actually improve health, so cutting it has left that question unanswered. Other canceled studies have examined health issues like maternal health, preterm birth rates, or sickle cell disease. Courts have reversed some of these grant cancellations, but not all of them. If we really want America to be healthier, research into why some communities get sicker than others is absolutely critical. The law that created the federal minority health research institute passed with bipartisan support in 2000. But these days, as evidenced by grant cancellations, the political shift in attitudes toward DEI means we often lose access to the health information we need to help all communities thrive. DEI vs. health equity vs. equality and the overlap (or lack thereof) The letters “DEI” evoke very different reactions depending on who you are in the U.S. DEI programs can address gender, disability, age, and other factors, but the fiercest debate centers on race. For some people, hearing DEI brings to mind policies that may have cost them a job or a college seat because they are white. Others see DEI as a matter of justice: a way to expand representation and opportunity for groups that have been historically marginalized. Both perspectives are rooted in lived experience, and both center on the same question: whether hiring and admissions practices are fair. Hiring and admission practices, though related, are not the same as health equity. Health equity is “the attainment of the highest level of health for all people.” It’s the recognition that some groups of people consistently experience worse health outcomes than others. For instance, black mothers die from pregnancy-related complications at three times the rate of white mothers, and rural Americans are more likely to die from issues such as heart disease and cancer. Equity is also often conflated with “equality,” which leads to misunderstanding of how to actually best support communities. Equality ignores the fact that we aren’t all starting life with the same resources or circumstances, whereas equity is about helping people get what they specifically need based on their situation so they have the chance to achieve the same outcome as anyone else. For example, if every household in Pittsburgh got a $30 grocery gift card, that would be equal. But during the decades the Hill District went without a grocery store, that card wouldn’t have helped much. Equity means making sure everyone can actually access a store in the first place. DEI policies can overlap with health equity in many ways. For example, they may help expand access to quality education and stable, well-paying jobs, which in turn can provide health insurance, safer housing, and improved finances—all of which can reduce health disparities. But to make that happen, we first need data to identify disparities in communities and to develop solutions that effectively address them. What we lose when the research stops Community data is important to health equity because: You can’t fix what you don’t see: Data show which communities are most affected by health factors such as infection, heart disease, and cancer. If we don’t know what is happening and where, then we can’t develop interventions to help. Poor health costs everyone: Chronic disease is expensive—both to the individual person and to the overall economy. Understanding what groups of people are most at risk allows us to develop interventions that can save everyone money. Disparities exist for many communities: Health equity includes disparities that exist due to a whole host of factors, such as family background, race and ethnicity, rural vs. suburban residence, gender and sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, and lower income. This means many Americans can benefit from research into differences in health outcomes and how to improve them. Trust is easy to lose: Some participants in the PHRESH study were initially vocal about their concerns about participating. But that trust was earned because the researchers kept their promises and centered their work on the community. When projects are canceled mid-cycle, researchers have no choice but to leave behind communities they had promised to help. This hurts trust in the long run. It’s also a very inefficient use of resources, and it will take significant time and effort to redo the work when the government realizes this work is important again. How should we talk about health equity? This is hard because the words “equity” and “DEI” are currently very politically charged. So whether you’re a public health professional, teacher, or friend, how we talk about this topic matters. The right framing can help people who might otherwise be skeptical see why health equity research is important and deserves funding. Here are some suggestions to help your conversations: Choose your words strategically: Who are you trying to reach with your message? Are they likely to be resistant to terms like “diversity” and “equity”? If so, find alternative words to use to still get the message across. It is frustrating to be in that position, but the goal of improving health is too important not to try to make inroads. Sometimes simply reframing can help the message reach those who need to hear it. Focus on the problem: The terms “health equity” and “DEI” are abstract. Make it more specific. For example, discuss differences in maternal death or ways to improve health outcomes in rural communities. These still have equity at their core but will likely be better understood by those you’re talking with. Focus on systems: Disparities exist, but if they are communicated poorly, people can mistakenly think the issue is the individual’s fault. Disparities are largely driven by failures of the system—such as lack of access to health care and a long legacy of racism. When discussing the disparities, frame them around these systemic issues to ensure blame isn’t placed on the individuals impacted. Tell stories: Personalize these policies by using stories from those impacted that connect to the data you’re trying to convey. This helps make the policies and outcomes more concrete and meaningful. Bottom line Some communities end up sicker than others. That’s just the facts. We can argue about the best way to do that research, but canceling it simply because it may be linked to DEI doesn’t make anyone healthier. It just leaves communities like the Hill district behind. And in the end, it causes us all to move backward in our efforts to improve health in this country. Love, EM Big thanks to MacKenzie Isaac & Legairre Radden, who reviewed this piece and generously shared their expertise and lived experience to help improve it. Dr. Liz Marnik, PhD, is Executive Director of The Evidence Collective and a science communicator and immunologist working at the intersection of public trust, science, and public health. To discuss communication training on topics like health equity and storytelling, email Liz at liz@yle.health or learn more on our website. Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE) comprises a team of experts, ranging from physicians to immunologists to epidemiologists to nutritionists, working together with one goal: to “translate” ever-evolving public health science so that people are well-equipped to make evidence-based decisions. The YLE suite of newsletters reaches over 475,000 people across more than 132 countries. This newsletter is free to everyone, thanks to the generous support of fellow YLE community members. To support the effort, subscribe or upgrade below: Your Local Epidemiologist is a reader-supported publication. 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