From left are Dr. Michael Faulk, county chief medical officer; Lacey Keefer Wilson, newly appointed county public health director; and County Executive PJ Wendel. Lacey Keefer Wilson was recently announced as the county’s new public health director. The announcement, made by County Executive PJ Wendel and Michael Faulk, county chief medical officer, was first reported … Read more
By Rolfe Winkler and Brianna Abbott Dec. 16, 2023 9:00 pm ET Matthew Perry’s death from the effects of ketamine brought new scrutiny to the booming business to prescribe the powerful anesthetic to patients in clinics and online. Perry was receiving ketamine infusions for depression and anxiety before he was found unresponsive in the pool … Read more
Updated Dec. 5, 2023 7:17 am ET SEOUL—Kim Jong Un has a new mission for North Korean women: Have more babies. Kim acknowledged the impoverished nation’s plunging birthrate for the first time publicly at a rare National Conference of Mothers. Wiping away tears, the 39-year-old dictator, who is a father of three, described mothers as … Read more
MARYLAND – The Maryland Department of Health has announced a new community input survey aimed at identifying the health needs of Marylanders and their communities. The results of the new Building a Healthier Maryland survey will be used to address important health priorities over the next few years, the Department says. Questions in the survey … Read more
Updated Nov. 28, 2023 6:05 pm ET WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans and Democrats are headed for a showdown over the government’s power to admit immigrants into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds, one element of tougher border restrictions GOP lawmakers are demanding to win their support for President Biden’s aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. While bipartisan … Read more
Updated Nov. 23, 2023 10:31 am ET The electoral win by Geert Wilders, the Dutch far-right leader who has championed draconian policies against immigration and Islam, reflects how intractable the issue of migration remains in Europe—and in much of the West. Nearly a decade ago, an influx of Middle Eastern and African arrivals drove a … Read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Support local cats and dogs while snacking on sweet treats during the second annual Small Business Wagger-Day by Rocket Fizz. The downtown candy and pop shop is donating 10% of its sales on Saturday to the Humane Society of Huron Valley. “We are so happy to be, once again, partnering with … Read more
The University of Victoria experts listed below are available to media for comment on topics related to the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 UAE, which takes place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This year’s conference themes are technology and innovation, inclusion, frontline communities and finance. UVic is ranked 3rd … Read more
WHEELING — A local sister-brother team is being recognized by McDonald’s Corp. for outstanding commitment to community. Amanda Stoltz-Moore and her brother Bob Stoltz own and operate 12 McDonald’s restaurants across the Ohio Valley. They were lauded by franchisees and corporate officials from across McDonald’s vast U.S. system during a recent convention in Las Vegas. … Read more
Does anybody else hate that it’s basically pitch black outside by 5:30 p.m. these days? If you answered “yes,” I’m right there with you. Not sure you feel the same way, but once it gets dark outside, I hate leaving my house. It’s hard to live that way with the holiday season bearing down upon … Read more