THE NEW YORK TIMES – Eric Carmen, whose plaintive vocals soared above the crunching guitars of the 1970s power-pop pioneers the Raspberries before his soft rock crooning made him a mainstay of 1980s music, has died. He was 74.
His death was announced on his website by his wife, Amy Carmen. She did not give a cause and said only that he died “in his sleep, over the weekend.”
The Raspberries, which formed in Cleveland, burst onto the...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The moments after a stroke are critical.
Time is of the essence to get to a hospital and get care but a new clinical trial is also shedding light on what should be done in those moments leading up to removing a clot.
The 2024 American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference in Phoenix, Arizona showcased the latest stroke and brain health science.
Dr. Anne Alexandrov is a professor of nursing with a joint...
COWBOY STATE DAILY – The Wyoming legislature on Thursday passed a bill banning minors from receiving transgender treatments in the state. With the governor’s signature, Sen. Anthony Bouchard’s “Chloe’s Law” legislation will take effect July 1.
The Senate voted to pass Senate File 99, formerly called “Chloe’s Law,” 28-2 vote on concurrence Thursday afternoon.
Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, was the only Republican to oppose the bill. Sen. Mike Gierau, D-Jackson, voted for it while Sen. Chris...
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Steve Lawrence, the mellow baritone nightclub, television and recording star who with his wife and partner, the soprano Eydie Gorme , kept pop standards in vogue long past their prime and took America on musical walks down memory lane for a half-century, died on Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88.
The cause was complications of Alzheimer’s disease, said Susan DuBow, a spokeswoman for the family. He...
Assumptions that older people are one big, frail, homogenous group can cause more serious issues. Such as when a patient doesn't receive the care they need because the doctor is seeing a number, rather than an individual.
NEW YORK POST – Jim Beard, a solo artist and touring keyboardist for Steely Dan, has died. He was 63.
Beard’s rep told The Post in a statement that Beard died March 2 in a hospital in New York City surrounded by loved ones from complications due to a sudden illness.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our friend and colleague. Jim Beard 1960-2024,” the band wrote on its website.
He was...
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Homelessness is a soaring public health crisis, with a record 653,000 unhoused people in the United States, according to federal estimates.
Tent and recreational vehicle encampments have exploded in recent years, crowding streets and sidewalks from Portland, Ore., to New York.
In California, where roughly a third of all the nation’s homeless people live, doctors are scheduling appointments at encampments to treat widespread chronic disease, rampant drug abuse and mental illness —...
A featured player on “Hee Haw” and a member of the famed Stoneman Family, she was the first woman to play modern bluegrass banjo on a phonograph record.
NEWSWEEK – A Democratic state senator from Kentucky has suggested providing "child sex dolls" to pedophiles in a bid to reduce the chance of them abusing children.
Speaking at the Kentucky General Assembly on Thursday, Senator Karen Berg said there was research suggesting the dolls "actually decrease their proclivity to go out and attack children."
The remarks sparked an angry backlash on social media with one prominent commentator accusing Berg of "sexualizing kids and defending pedophiles."
There...
BBC News – Surrey's coroner is calling for change to supplement packaging rules after an 89-year-old's fatal vitamin D overdose.
Following the death of David Mitchener, the coroner has written to the Department of Health and Social Care and the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
A report said the 89-year-old had been taking vitamin supplements for at least the nine months preceding his death.
Before his death, a test showed his vitamin D levels at 380, the maximum level...