Homes in parts of the U.S. are " essentially uninsurable " due to rising climate change risks
Millions of American homeowners like Mary Morse find themselves stuck in a financial bind, facing mounting risks from wildfires and floods linked to climate change while their home insurance rates rocket upwards. Increasingly, the crowning blow comes when insurers withdraw coverage, leaving…#marymorse #cbsnews #kentucky #southdakota #westvirginia #firststreet #mattheweby #pinecove #riversidecounty #allstate
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wednesday briefing: Why Britain needs more black science professors
In today ’s newsletter: Black professors make up less than 1% of science academics – will a new Royal Society scheme address the imbalance?•Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionOfficially there are no black chemistry or physics professors in the UK, which many scientists say is all the data needed to conclude that UK science is institutionally racist.The Royal Society, the world ’s oldest scientific academy, which aims to promote excellence in science, has set out its mission to change this with anew funding scheme to help black PhD students make the leap into careers in academic research and hopeful...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Rupert Neate Tags: Science Race in education Source Type: news

Plantwatch: Venus flytrap has ‘fire alarm’ to detect blaze danger
Trigger hairs that close its trap contain heat-sensitive cells that react to a rapid temperature riseA “fire alarm” has been discovered in a plant. The Venus flytrap is renowned for its carnivorous trap that snaps shut on unsuspecting insects – when the prey touches sensitive trigger hairs an electrical signal is fired across the trap, and two signals in quick succession close the trap in a fra ction of a second.But heat-sensitive cells have also been found in the trigger hairs, acting as a fire alarm. The flytrap grows in grassy swamps in North Carolina in the US, where the grass often dries up and can be set alight...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Paul Simons Tags: Plants Environment World news Source Type: news

Establishing consensus on essential resources for musculoskeletal trauma care worldwide: a modified Delphi study - MacKechnie MC, Shearer DW, Verhofstad MHJ, Martin C, Graham SM, Pesantez R, Schuetz M, H üttl T, Kojima K, Bernstein BP, Miclau T.
BACKGROUND: Despite evidence that formalized trauma systems enhance patient functional outcomes and decrease mortality rates, there remains a lack of such systems globally. Critical to trauma systems are the equipment, materials, and supplies needed to sup...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Geospatial mapping of surgical systems for earthquake emergency planning in Guerrero, Mexico: an ecological study - Campos LN, Bryce-Alberti M, Hill SK, Del Valle DD, Zaigham M, R ábago AR, Dey T, Juran S, Uribe-Leitz T.
BACKGROUND: Accessibility to surgical services can impact earthquake preparedness and response. We aimed to estimate the population with timely access to surgical care in Guerrero, a Mexican state with high tectonic activity, and identify populations at ri...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Top analyst Ed Yardeni raises the odds of recession to 25% citing oil prices rising to $94 and a potential repeat of 1970s-style stagflation
Despite his peers sounding the alarm about the potential for a U.S. recession for over two years now, Ed Yardeni, founder and chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research, has remained steadfastly bullish. The veteran market watcher, who spent decades in various prestigious Wall Street…#edyardeni #yardeniresearch #federalreservebank #russian #unitedautoworkers #uaw #yardeni #goldmansachs #janhatzius #columbiauniversitys
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Unlicensed New York acupuncturist accused of causing patient ’s lungs to collapse
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article An unlicensed acupuncturist has been criminally charged after a 63-year-old woman's lungs collapsed as she walked home after receiving treatment from him at his Flushing office,…#flushing #queensdistrict #melindakatz #yongdelin #bethnugent #kathleengallo #mandarin #elderfraud
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

OpenAI launches the Red Teaming Network, a contracted group of experts to help inform the company ' s AI model risk assessment and mitigation strategies
In its ongoing effort to make its AI systems more robust, OpenAI today launched the OpenAI Red Teaming Network, a contracted group of experts to help inform the company’s AI model risk assessment and mitigation strategies. Red teaming is becoming an increasingly key step in the AI model…#openai #redteamingnetwork #nt #avivovadya #harvard #berkmankleincenter
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Loma Linda, California, the only Blue Zone in the US, has cheaper homes than elsewhere in the state
The housing market in Loma Linda, the United States' only Blue Zone, is tight. Business Wire via AP Home buyers seeking a Blue Zone lifestyle in the US have limited options. Loma Linda, CA, is among the smallest Blue Zones by population and its real estate market is tight. Despite high demand, a…#lomalinda #bluezone #bluezones #googlemaps #brandonrivinius #reliablerealtygroup #huldacrookspark #davidkeith #redfin #cheaper
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Intel slams down hand, says I got it: AI PCs. Sell them AI PCs
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger used his keynote at the chip giant's Innovation conference in San Jose on Tuesday to repeatedly hammer home the idea of running large language models and other machine-learning workloads, like Llama 2 or Stable Diffusion, locally, privately, and securely on users' own PCs.…#intel #patgelsinger #sanjose #openai #samaltman #ctokevinscott #nvidia #jensenhuang #audacity #firefly
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Groundbreaking educator recounts remarkable life in a new memoir
Ruth Simmons grew up in a deeply segregated part of Texas to become one of the country’s most distinguished educators, as president of three colleges and the first African American women to head an Ivy League university. But her new memoir takes us to the time before her rise. Jeffrey Brown…#ruthsimmons #africanamerican #jeffreybrown #houston #canvas
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pilot of downed F-35 stealth fighter jet parachuted into residential backyard, official says
The pilot of a $100 million stealth fighter jet parachuted safely into the backyard of a home in South Carolina after a malfunction forced him to eject from the aircraft, causing the plane to crash into a wooded area about 60 miles away.#southcarolina
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Annals of Government-Run Medicine
One of the world’s most celebrated socialized medical systems is doing what socialized medical systems do: limiting patient care. Pending work stoppages could mean that the worst is yet to come for patients of England’s National Health Service.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

First Lady Jill Biden Headed To Los Angeles For 2024 Campaign Fundraiser
First Lady Jill Biden is heading to Los Angeles for a fundraising event on Saturday, as her husband’s presidential campaign ups its outreach to donors in advance of the end-of-the-month reporting deadline. The reception for the Biden Victory Fund will be held at the Beverly Hills home of Daphna…#jillbiden #bidenvictoryfund #beverlyhills #daphnaziman #cinémoiusa #lisagilford #cynthialindenbaum #trudi #hollywood #wga
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Prisoner swap with Iran brings 5 Americans home
The US and Iran swapped prisoners after two years of high-stakes negotiations. The deal included the US unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian oil funds and dismissing federal charges against five Iranians. Read the original article on Business Insider#iran #iranian #iranians
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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