110 YEARS AGO: Influenza is spreading over the United States from coast to coast in the most serious epidemic ever known, taking a large toll in lives and causing economic loss by incapacitating workers in all walks of life. In New York the disease is widely spread. There is a marked increase in pneumonia mortality...…
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The National Cultural Center, established by President Dwight Eisenhower and Congress in 1958, was renamed in honor of JFK by President Lyndon Johnson and an act of Congress in January 1964. Johnson, whom the Kennedys mocked and ridiculed while he was vice-president and whose every act as president was political, capitalized on the nation’s sympathy for the slain president in his march to a landslide election later that November.…
In nearly every branch of medicine, new interventions undergo rigorous testing and transparent review before being widely administered to patients or incorporated into clinical practice guidelines. When evidence is limited, we acknowledge uncertainty and proceed cautiously. Yet gender medicine has taken a different path.…
“Healthy habits aren’t about perfection—they’re about progress. Small, consistent changes can lead to big results over time.” said Cassie Wright, registered dietitian and care management supervisor at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.…
Taking a hard look at action to date and changing circumstances since passage of climate legislation in 2019, board members learned how onerous the supply chain, land, manpower, and logistical challenges are of attempting to power a state mostly with solar and wind.…
Programs earning “with distinction” status go above and beyond these standards, showcasing exemplary outcomes, leadership commitment and continuous improvement.…
Across the many local meetings I have now attended, despite the controversies and at times high tensions, my appreciation for the American experiment in democracy has only deepened.…
180 YEARS AGO: The Harm of Hoaxes—Burying Alive! Excerpts from a letter to Col. Prentiss, Editor of The Freeman’s Journal: “I was much gratified on learning that the melancholy story that the corpse of a young lady of Baltimore, who was supposed to have died in a fit, and was a day or two afterwards placed in a vault...…
65 YEARS AGO: President-Elect Kennedy is reported to have assurances of support from U.S. Representative John J. Rooney of New York for the appointment to a high ambassadorial post of least one career diplomat instead of a wealthy political contributor. Rooney is Chairman of the House subcommittee on State Department appropriations...…
The idea that the United States has a responsibility to protect free peoples “anywhere and everywhere” under attack by international aggressors is a recipe for more endless wars.…
