Health Care July 2019

Free Vision Screenings For Students

With 25 mobile clinics in 12 states, Vision to Learn is giving free vision screenings and exams for low-income students and tackles the stigma that kids with glasses can face.

Global July 2019

Latest On Tropical Depression Barry

Although Barry was downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression, areas it still poses risks to areas including Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Global July 2019

Update: Detention Center Attack

Demonstrators returned to the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center after Willem Van Spronsen threw incendiary devices at the center and was later found dead.

Technology July 2019

Cyberattacks Inflict Deep Harm At Schools

According to the FBI, schools have become attractive targets for cyberattacks because they provide critical public services, as well as hold sensitive data.

Global July 2019

Utah State Professor To Be Honored

Assistant Professor Idalis Villanueva, a first-generation student from Puerto Rico, will be receiving the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

Global July 2019

Latest On US Asylum Restrictions

UNHCR says it’s “deeply concerned” about new U.S. asylum restrictions. The Trump administration said it’ll end asylum protections for most migrants arriving at the southern border.

Global July 2019

Indiana's College Graduation Rates Are Up

A new report from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education shows that nearly 41% of students at Indiana colleges graduated on time last year, which is up from about 28% five years ago.

Financing July 2019

New Free Tuition Program

This fall, Alamo Colleges District will start phase one of its new AlamoPROMISE program by recruiting high school students to receive funding from the free tuition program.

Global July 2019

Confusion, Fear Reigns On Mexico Border

The new U.S. policy that all but eliminates refuge claims by Central Americans has gone into effect. Reports are there is confusion and fear on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Health Care July 2019

Opioid Shipments Ballooned As Crisis Grew

Federal data shows drugmakers and distributors increased opioid painkiller shipments nationally from 2006 to 2012. Over that time period, 76 billion pills were distributed in all.

Health Care July 2019

Universities Fight Opioid Epidemic

Universities in Virginia have formed a partnership with the state’s Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services to support opioid prevention and treatment programs.

Health Care July 2019

Minnesota And Malpractice Lawsuits

An article on authenticmedicine.com by Douglas Farrago, M.D. titled “No Existing Relationship Needed To Sue a Doctor” explores a malpractice lawsuit in Minnesota.

Health Care July 2019

University Receives $4.5m Grant

Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California has received a $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Health Care July 2019

US Overdose Deaths Appear To Be Falling

Preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that drug overdose deaths in the United States are falling for the first time in nearly three decades.

Global July 2019

Notre Dame Fire Impacts Local Schools

The fire that devastated Notre Dame back in April is impacting area schools, which now have high lead levels. The cathedral’s lead roof was melted away during the blaze.