Health Care August 2019

SUNY Medical School Receives $2.7M Grant

SUNY’s Upstate Medical University College of Nursing has received a four-year, $2.7 million grant to support students who are interested in working in rural or underserved areas.

Global August 2019

Can FBI Prevent Domestic Terrorism?

Can the FBI prevent domestic terrorism? Challenges include the bureau having fewer tools and legal powers at their disposal than it would dealing with an international threat.

Hispanic Community August 2019

US Ups Pressure On Maduro

Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro are accusing the U.S. of trying to blow up Maduro and Juan Guaidó’s efforts to find a way to end Venezuela’s political standoff.

Health Care August 2019

Boom In Naloxone Tied To Fewer Drug Deaths

Naloxone, an overdose-reversing drug, is being tied to fewer drug-related deaths in the U.S. Overdose deaths have stopped rising for the first time in the United States in decades.

Global August 2019

Largest US Immigration Raids In A Decade

In the largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade, immigration officials arrested 680 (mostly Latino workers) while raiding seven chicken processing plants in Mississippi.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Puerto Rico Gets 3rd Governor In 6 Days

Hours after the island’s Supreme Court declared the swearing in of Pedro Pierluisi unconstitutional, Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez became Puerto Rico’s 3rd governor in six days.

Global August 2019

Mass Shootings So Far This Year

According to data compiled by Northeastern University, USA Today and The Associated Press, there have been almost as many mass killings to date in 2019 as there was in 2018.

Global August 2019

3 Countries Warn Against Traveling To US

Venezuela, Japan and Uruguay have all issued warnings about traveling to the United States, following the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

Global August 2019

Epstein’s Death; 10 Things To Know

An autopsy has been performed on Jeffrey Epstein. Five children died in a day care center fire. The famous Woodstock festival celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Turmoil In Argentina After Primary Vote

The Associated Press takes a look at the political and economic turmoil in Argentina. Most recently, the nation’s currency and stock market plummeted after a primary election.

Health Care August 2019

Quinnipiac U Getting $750K

Quinnipiac University’s Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine is receiving a $750,000 award, which will help fund the school’s first family medicine residency program.

Health Care August 2019

Alabama Getting $6.3M To Fight Opioids

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving Alabama $6.3 million to help fight opioid addiction as part of a nationwide program to fight the opioid crisis.

Health Care August 2019

Billionaire Donates $35M To Universities

A billionaire has donated $10 million to the Stanford Microbiome Therapies Initiative and $25 million to launch the UCSF Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine.

Financing August 2019

NIH Awards $19M To CSUN

California State University, Northridge has received $19 million from The National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award will support CSUN’s BUILD PODER program.

Financing August 2019

US Recession Fears Stalk Markets

Wall Street endured its worst day of the year when the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 3.1% (800 points) on Wednesday as recession fears in the U.S. and around the world escalated.