How India Became the First Country to Reach the Moon ’s South Pole
And then there was one.  Since earlier this month, there had been something of a footrace in space, with India and Russia vying to be the first country to land a spacecraft in the moon’s south polar region. On July 14, the Indian spacecraft, Chandrayaan-3, blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in southeastern India, carrying a 1,726 kg (3,805 lb) lander, which itself contains a little 26 kg (57 lb) rover. Then on Aug. 9, Russia followed in hot pursuit, launching its 1,750 kg (3,858 lb) Luna 25 lander from the newly built Vostochny Cosmodrome in the country’s far eastern Amur Oblast region. ...
Source: TIME: Science - August 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Meet the remarkable surgeons behind UK's first womb transplant
The intricate surgery, completed in February at the Churchill hospital in Oxford, was made possible by a team of eight surgeons, two anaesthetists, ten theatre staff, plus ten or so nurses.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

More single moms are taking long trips abroad with the kids
Two and a half years after Roni Dagan's husband died, she and her seven-year-old son, Gal, found solace in places far from home. They didn't confine themselves to a single location. The act of traveling itself is what has brought Dagan and her child joy — something they started after that first…#ronidagan #ibiza #cnbctravel #telaviv #israel #egypt #redsea #tanzania #bulgaria #greek
Source: Reuters: Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

MLB places Rays ' Wander Franco on administrative leave: What we know
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball (MLB) amid multiple investigations into his alleged relationships with one or more minors. Franco and the Rays agreed that he be placed on the restricted list on August 14 after viral social…#tampabayrays #wanderfranco #majorleaguebaseball #mlb #rays #franco #dominicanrepublic #sexualassault #espn #francoaccused
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What Caused Tropical Storm Hilary ’ s Record-Breaking Rainfall
A natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada, scientists figure. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Cooked up is the key phrase, since hot water and hot air were crucial in rapidly growing Hilary and then steering the storm on an unusual path that dumped 10 months of rain in a single weekend in normally bone-dry places. Nearly a foot of rain fell in parts of Southern California’s mountains, while cities smashed summertime records....
Source: TIME: Science - August 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: SETH BORENSTEIN / AP Tags: Uncategorized California climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

DHS Observes International Overdose Awareness Day by Awarding Grants to Make More Life-Saving Tools Available
Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is expanding its commitment to ending drug overdoses and related harms. Grants have been awarded to 15 county, municipal, nonprofit, and tribal nation agencies to make life-saving resources more available in communities with a high need through vending machines in public places stocked with free fentanyl test strips and NARCAN ®, a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. “By funding these...(see release)Elizabeth.GoodsittAugust 21, 2023
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - August 21, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Elizabeth.Goodsitt Source Type: news

‘ I ’ m So Disappointed ’ About Abortion Status in the U.S., Says New CDC Director
Dr. Mandy Cohen is the new director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The former health secretary for North Carolina, she led the state’s COVID-19 response and improved Medicaid access for eligible residents. Just one month into her new job, Cohen spoke with TIME about what we can expect next in the ongoing government response to COVID-19, the tumultuous legal battles currently surrounding women’s health, and her vision for the embattled public health agency. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] TIME: This has been a ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Does a combined swimming pool and open water education programme for children develop adaptable water safety competencies? - Button C, van Duijn T, Cocker K, Trotter-Dunn G, Seifert L.
Most learn-to-swim programmes are undertaken in one location (often a swimming pool), which is potentially less effective than learning across a range of aquatic places and contexts. Water safety education delivered in multiple environments may improve ski...
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Deluge from Hilary hits California after making landfall along Mexico ’s Baja coast
SAN DIEGO — Deadly floodwaters inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved ashore carrying torrential rain into Southern California, and concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho that rarely get such heavy…#sandiego #mexico #bajacalifornia #southerncalifornia #idaho #mexican #ensenada #tijuana #mud #sandiegocounty
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Video captures the terrifying moment a Russian ballistic missile slammed into a theatre in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv killing 7, wounding 144
UNITED24 video of the Russian Iskander ballistic missile exploding in Chernihiv UNITED24 A Russian missile struck a central square in Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine. The strike left 144 wounded and 7 dead, including a 6-year-old girl. The city's theater, which was hosting a gathering of…#russian #chernihiv #ukraine #sofia #interior #ihorklymenko #telegram #dramatheatre #united24media #russianiskander
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

In Trinidad, my grandmother shared with me her love of English roses
In rural Somerset, I gained new understanding of gardening – and the Caribbean islandsHome. It is a word heavy with meaning. One definition refers to the place of your belonging, the place that you are from. I grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, a former British colony whose peoples have come to or been forcibly brought from many places to mix more or less uneasily on these two small land masses joined together for political expediency. I grew up in my grandmother ’s and my mother’s gardens, lush spaces filled with plants brought from many places, with the backdrop of the hills of the Northern Range rising green beyond t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Marchelle Farrell Tags: Gardening advice Trinidad and Tobago holidays Life and style Psychology Science Health & wellbeing Source Type: news

US urges China to cease military pressure against Taiwan
A screen broadcasts news footage of an Air Force aircraft taking part in military drills by the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan, in a shopping area in Beijing, China August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Aug 19…#airforce #peopleliberationarmy #pla #taiwan #beijing #williamlai #statedepartment
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

15 places to move to if you want to buy a house on a $100000 salary
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

15 places to move to if you want to buy a house on a $100,000 salary
What kind of house can you get for a hundred grand? Well, that depends upon where you want to live. Making $100,000 a year is viewed by many Americans as a sign of success, considering that the national median household income is $70,784, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Current…#realtorcom #ohio #nar #costoflivingindex #toledo #daytonkettering #clevelandelyria #sanjose #akron #scrantonwilkesbarre
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Santa Barbara News-Press bankruptcy brings uneasy end to an owner ' s bitter tenure
The Santa Barbara News-Press, founded shortly after the Civil War, operated from this Spanish-style headquarters for more than a century. This city of red-tile roofs, temperate breezes and coastal charm has long glimmered as one of those exceptional California places. Its natural beauty attracts a…#civilwar #spanish #santabarbara #santabarbarans #newyorktimesco #wendymccaw #pulitzerprize #mccaws #ampersandpublishing #mccaw
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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