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AHN Studying an Innovation that Improves Quality of Life and Cardiac Function in Heart Failure Patients
Manreet Kanwar, MDCredit: Allegheny Health Network Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Cardiovascular Institute physicians are using a breakthrough technology to treat heart failure patients who no longer respond to medications, pacemakers, and lifestyle changes. The AccuCinch® System treats the left ventricle, which, when enlarged, causes heart failure symptoms and can lead to disease progression. Allegheny General…
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Amherst Historical Society Car and Bike Show set for June 2 at Sandstone Village
The Amherst Historical Society’s 2024 Car and Bike Show will return for the third time June 2 to the city’s historic Sandstone Village, 736 Milan Ave. Due to the amount of history in Sandstone Village, the Historical society wanted to host the event to bring the community together and show the results of the efforts…
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Opinion | When hackers strike, community health centers get hurt, too
Regarding the March 9 letter, “The risk of relying on technology”: The Post’s coverage of the Change Healthcare hack illustrates how the fragility of our health-care billing systems can have wide-ranging effects and fallout. Payment reform might not be a glamorous topic, lacking, as it does, the urgency of individual patient stories, but payment processing…
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The love of music
Susan Davis My husband Ben has loved music for as long as he can remember. It’s been something that makes him happy. Holyoke School offered band class starting in fifth grade, and he took the class. He was hoping to play the drums, but it seemed like everyone in the class had the same idea.…
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Letter: Mental health referendum ‘step in the right direction’
Dear Editor: The purpose of this letter is to recommend a “YES” vote for the mental health sales tax proposal on the March 19th ballot. Early in my political career, I served on and chaired the Illinois State Mental Health Commission for most of the 20 years while I was in the State Senate. I’ve…
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Melinda DuBois Mental Health Advocates
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Runaway car ends Tempe firefighters’ parking lot pickleball game
PHOENIX – Some Tempe firefighters who were enjoying a pickleball game between calls Tuesday had to abruptly end their break when a car almost ran them over in their station’s parking lot. The first responders quickly shifted from play to work mode to take care of the driver after he crashed into parked vehicles. The…
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Tecnologia desenvolvida no Brasil leva água potável para comunidades indígenas
Tecnologia brasileira leva água potável a comunidades indígenas <!–> Reprodução/Jornal da Band –><!–> Num planeta com este, com tanta água, chega a parecer mentira que ela não chega para todos de forma igual. Dos 8 bilhões de pessoas no mundo, mais de 2 bilhões não têm acesso à substância tratada em casa. No Brasil, 35…
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What to Watch this Weekend: A Fun Biographical Drama
“Nolly,” premiering Sunday on PBS, stars Helena Bonham Carter as Noele Gordon, a pioneer of British television. Helena Bonham Carter stars in “Nolly.”Quay Street Productions Helena Bonham Carter stars in this three-part “Masterpiece” biographical drama about Noele Gordon, a pioneer of British television. “Stars in” might be understating it: She’s in nearly every scene, trembling,…
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Welsh man arrested for stealing car battery, burglarizing multiple homes
WELSH, La. (KPLC) – A 26-year-old was arrested today, March 14, after he allegedly stole the battery out of a car parked in a homeowner’s garage and burglarized multiple residences in Welsh. Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office detectives began their investigation on Feb. 21, 2024, after receiving a report that a man’s car battery had been…
