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Congenital syphilis rates are soaring, but resources to stem infections are lacking
Nada Hassanein | (TNS) Stateline.org States are seeing an alarming surge in cases of congenital syphilis, a preventable infection that can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death — or lifelong complications such as blindness or deafness. Congenital syphilis, which occurs when a pregnant mother infected with the sexually transmitted infection syphilis passes it on to…
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TODAY: Emergency Alert Test To Cell Phones, Radio, TV
At 11:20am today, anyone with a cell phone can expect an emergency alert from the federal government. The alert is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission. The national test will consist of two portions, testing Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) and…
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Will mortgage rates change in October? Experts weigh in
By Holden Lewis | NerdWallet October mortgage rates forecast Die-hard home buyers, driven by life circumstances, will press forward in October. Everyone else will be inclined to wait for mortgage rates to fall, making homes more affordable. They’ll have to bide their time for months, not for weeks. In September, mortgage rates reached their highest…
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Linda B. Mullally, Travels with the Mullallys: Tour du Mont Blanc’s acid test
We were chomping on the bit to get started on the TMB’s (Tour du Mont Blanc) challenging hiking trek around Western Europe’s tallest mountain. The question that lingered was, as Dr. Carter had put it, would my arthritic hip pass the “acid test” on 105 miles of trail with 30,000 feet of accumulated ascents and…
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Beth Peerless, Where it’s at: Renegades & Rebels come to Fairgrounds
It’s time to let loose with a holler and to unleash your rebellious nature. That is if you’ve kept it in check recently, because these are two things that are encouraged at the Second Annual Renegades & Rebels Music Festival. They say it’s a gathering of the hippies and the cowboys, but it’s not that…
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Wes Johnson serving as an assistant defensive coach at Brigham Young University
Former Palma multi-sport standout Wes Johnson is part of the Brigham Young University football teams’ coaching staff this fall as a defensive assistant. Johnson served in a similar role at Arizona State for two seasons as a graduate student under Herm Edwards. Prior to that the 25-year-old was an assistant coach at Stevenson. Johnson is…
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CDC is no longer distributing COVID-19 vaccination cards, once a staple of the pandemic
Do you know where your COVID-19 vaccine card is? If not, you may want to track it down, because getting a new one could be tricky.
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Income too high for Medicaid? ‘Spend down’ to qualify
By Alex Rosenberg | NerdWallet More than 1.4 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in 2023 because they no longer meet the eligibility requirements, according to August tracking data from KFF, a health policy nonprofit. After a pause on disenrollments during the COVID-19 public health emergency, beneficiaries now must prove that they still meet the…
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Biden announces more student debt relief as payments resume after pandemic pause
In total, 3.6 million borrowers will have had $127 billion in debt wiped out since Biden took office.
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WNBA expected to approve Bay Area expansion this week
The Bay Area is one step away from being awarded a WNBA team. The NBA Board of Governors is set to vote this week on the Warriors’ bid for a WNBA expansion team, according to league sources. All signs point to the vote being in favor of Warriors owner Joe Lacob, sources said. USA Today…
