Hearing loss is often brushed off as a minor inconvenience — a natural part of aging that you learn to live with. But what if it’s not just about missing words or turning up the volume? What if it’s a warning sign that something deeper is unfolding inside your body?…
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Casey Means, Trump’s new pick for surgeon general faces scrutiny : Shots
Means has undergraduate and medical degrees from Stanford University, but her Oregon medical license is currently inactive. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP President Trump’s new pick for U.S. surgeon general could have a bumpy road to confirmation as she faces pushback on multiple fronts — not least…
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Venting Makes Anger Worse — To Quell Anger, Do This Instead
You’ve probably heard that letting off steam by hitting a punching bag or going for a run helps you cool down when you’re angry. But recent evidence says otherwise. A review published in Clinical Psychology Review found that these approaches don’t just fail to reduce anger — they might make…
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AI Agent for Color Red
LLMs, Agents, Tools, and Frameworks Generative Artificial intelligence (GenAI) is full of technical concepts and terms; a few terms we often encounter are Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, and agentic systems. Although related, they serve different (but related) purposes within the AI ecosystem. LLMs are the foundational language engines…
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States try to revive Medicaid work requirements : NPR
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a campaign rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, in Nov., 2024. In January, Sanders announced plans to reprise an effort to institute work requirements for Medicaid, as Arkansas did under the first Trump administration. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP More…
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Level Up Your Cisco Partnership with Black Belt Academy
In a world where technology evolves at lightning speed, staying competitive means staying informed. For Cisco partners, success hinges on having the right tools, training, and insights to deliver exceptional value to customers. Enter Black Belt Academy—a game-changing enablement platform that goes beyond traditional training. Designed to empower your team…
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Kennedy says autism database to use Medicare, Medicaid info : NPR
NIH Director Jayanta Bhattacharya, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak before a news conference at the Health and Human Services Department on April 22. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The National Institutes of Health will use information from federal…
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DIY Bug Repellent Lotion Bars
Ever since I discovered how to make lotion bars, I’ve experimented with different variations including sunscreen bars, Vapo-Rub bars, and others. Today’s favorite: bug repellent lotion bars! They’re as easy to make as the original bars, and they seem even more effective at keeping bugs away than regular homemade bug…
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Your guide to purpose and impact at Cisco Live San Diego
Cisco’s Purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All isn’t a standalone initiative – it’s embedded and operationalized throughout our company and drives growth for our business, people, and communities. That’s why you’ll see Purpose front and center at Cisco Live San Diego from June 9-12, 2025 – our biggest…
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Former CDC staff warn of “a five alarm fire” : Shots
Michael Beach, former deputy director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases at CDC, attends a weekly protest outside the agency’s main campus in Atlanta. Pien Huang/NPR hide caption toggle caption Pien Huang/NPR Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta are reeling, after losing…