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Ballad Health’s program for assisting uninsured patients earns national award for its community-based approach to serving rural Appalachia
The Appalachian Highlands Care Network, a collaboration between Ballad Health and regional partners, recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s 2026 Innovators Awards honorees Appalachian Highlands Care Network Innovators Awards National publication Modern Healthcare recognized Ballad Health’s Appalachian Highlands Care Network with its annual Innovators Award, which “recognizes leaders and organizations driving innovation that improves care, achieves measurable results and contributes…
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HYDRAA urged to remove encroachments in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The unending saga of public spaces in layouts, government lands and roads being encroached to be sold as plots; has been the grievance of the public who represented their issues to the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Monitoring Agency (HYDRAA) during its Prajavani programme held on Monday, April 13. Among the complainants were the residents of Jagadamba Colony and…
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One of John Carpenter’s Best Sci-Fi Movies Is Officially Getting a Remake
Some movies never really leave the culture, even when Hollywood keeps taking its time figuring out what to do with them next. Escape From New York is one of those titles. John Carpenter’s 1981 cult classic has cast a huge shadow for decades, not just because Snake Plissken is one of the coolest antiheroes ever put on screen, but because…
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Trump’s blockade; Israel-Lebanon; Hungary election : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump announced yesterday that the U.S. will impose a naval blockade on Iranian ports. The U.S. military’s Central Command said that a blockade on ships traveling…
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Middle East crisis live: Donald Trump claims Iran ‘wants to work a deal’ and confirms blockade of strait of Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran
Donald Trump claims Iran wants ‘to work a deal’ and confirms blockade of strait of Hormuz Donald Trump said Iran wants to make a deal and that he will not come to any agreement that allows Tehran to have a nuclear weapon. Trump said that talks had hit a roadblock related to nuclear issues and that a “blockade” of ships…
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77% night shift workers in Hyderabad show diabetes risk, lower testosterone: GMC study
Hyderabad: A new study conducted by Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, has revealed that night shift workers at a multinational company in the city face higher insulin resistance, lower testosterone levels, and worse cholesterol profiles than their day shift counterparts. (https://journals.lww.com/indjem/fulltext/2025/11000/comparative_analysis_of_metabolic_and_endocrine.5.aspx) The cross-sectional study, conducted between March 2020 and March 2022, compared 45 night shift workers with 45 day shift workers…
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Is Greater Manchester going to run out of medicine?
The conflict involving Iran has raised fresh concerns over medicine supply issues across the UK, with one Greater Manchester pharmacy leader warning there is a ‘real risk’ shortages could worsen if global disruption continues. Experts warn rising prices and fragile supply chains are already putting the system under further strain, with frontline pharmacists facing growing frustration from patients at the…
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IDF says close to capturing Hezbollah’s historic Bint Jbeil stronghold
The Israeli military has nearly completed the capture of the Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, killing more than 100 members of the terror group in the area in the process, the Israel Defense Forces said Monday. Meanwhile, Hezbollah continued to fire rockets at northern Israel throughout the day, including one that injured a woman in Nahariya. Also…
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10 Most Perfect Movies of the Last 12 Years, Ranked
Over the course of the last 12 years, the Seventh Art has offered some of the greatest masterpieces of the 21st century as a whole. From comedies to horror movies to arthouse dramas, the best films that have come out from 2014 to the present are proof that cinema is alive and well in the modern day—as creative, original, and…
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NTU Singapore and partners develop new inhaled treatment for severe lung infections
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is working with China’s Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and Swedish biotechnology company Lipigon Pharmaceuticals AB to develop a new inhaled treatment aimed at helping patients recover faster…
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