The American College of Cardiology will host ACC Quality Summit Virtual, Oct. 8-9, 2020. The conference features NCDR registry and hospital industry focused science and education aimed at improving health care quality, as well as in-depth information on accreditation and how patient data can drive process improvement initiatives. Over the two-day meeting, live sessions will…
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BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo researchers have received a grant from the Community Pharmacy Foundation to help add community health workers to pharmacies to better connect patients to critical services and lower health care costs. Community health workers are public health workers that serve as liaisons between health care services and the public. Not…
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The White House has blocked a new order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep cruise ships docked until mid-February, a step that would have displeased the politically powerful tourism industry in the crucial swing state of Florida. The current “no sail” policy, which was originally put in place in April and…
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American Airlines said on Tuesday that it will offer coronavirus tests to passengers, joining United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Airways in rolling out preflight testing. Tampa International Airport also said it will offer tests. The tests, which range from rapid tests at the airport that return results in minutes to tests that take a…
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PARIS — A Japanese chef known for two high-profile restaurants in Paris has taken his own life after being accused of sexual assault, his family announced on Tuesday. The chef, Taku Sekine, who had trained with Alain Ducasse before opening Dersou, known for its marriage of food and cocktails, and Cheval d’or, which combined Japanese…
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Deepak Chopra, the wellness and meditation star who has served as a spiritual adviser to Lady Gaga and is friends with the Dalai Lama, defines a disagreement as “a clash of egos.” In order to appropriately engage in a disagreement, then, the point cannot be to win it or change another’s opinion — “otherwise, they…
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If going to the mall during the holidays drove you nuts before 2020, then Amazon Prime will save your soul now more than ever before. Where else can you buy a wool Mackage coat, a sculpted bust of a greek god, a cardboard turntable for cats, and toilet paper? From the comfort of your couch.…
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Took Mom for a foliage ride without masks. Picked up medical supplies for an off-site flu clinic at a retirement community. Very dark, wrong turn, lost and late. Ate mixed nuts from a white Russel Wright bowl while a neighbor played piano and the dog sang along. A few weeks ago, thinking about how we’ll…
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This year has offered a rare opportunity for many artists to slow down, reflect on what they value most, and delve deeper into their creative process. “Coming up for air,” (followed by a turtle emoji) is how rising star, Oyinda, describes the current state of her creativity in an Instagram bio. But for the London-bred,…
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Good morning. You know what’s a great recipe? Pork chops in lemon-caper sauce. Until a few days ago, it appeared on NYT Cooking under my byline, with a note above the ingredients explaining where it came from: the author and editor Toni Tipton-Martin’s excellent cookbook, “Jubilee.” The recipe appeared under my byline because I wrote…
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