Science, Medicine, & Education

Syrian refugee kids find joy and success in these classrooms. They are a lucky few.

An 11-year-old named Asmaa Jaffal sits with her hands stuffed into the pockets of her Rolling Stones sweatshirt. Asmaa is from northeastern Syria. She says she was in the second grade when her world turned upside down. “When the war started,” she explains in Arabic, “ISIS came and they closed all the schools — except […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Rand Paul: House GOP health care plan is ‘Obamacare lite,’ ‘will not pass’

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday said the House GOP’s new health care plan “will not pass” and said a provision hiking premiums for people who go without insurance for a certain period of time is likely unconstitutional. “The House bill that’s been put forward is Obamacare lite. It won’t work. Premiums and prices

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Obamacare 101: What’s in the House Republicans’ replacement plan?

WASHINGTON — House Republicans have finally unveiled legislation to repeal and — just as important — replace the Affordable Care Act. Obamacare is pretty complex. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that what the GOP is proposing in its place has a few knotty details. Here’s a short guide to what’s in the Republican plan

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

MDA adds electric bikes to lifesaving inventory

TEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) – In emergency medicine, every second counts. Magen David Adom strives to always improve and cut emergency response times. As part of its efforts, MDA is introducing electric bikes into its array of vehicles. Each bike is equipped with resuscitation equipment and can be summoned to scenes within a radius of

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

President Kenyatta Pleads With Doctors to Resume Work

President Uhuru Kenyatta has once again appealed to doctors to consider the plight of Kenyans and return to work as a solution is sought for their grievances. Speaking during a tour of Kiambu County on Saturday, the Head of State said that Kenyans were suffering and doctors should recognise this fact. He emphasised the need

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education

6 senior Hadassah doctors quit their positions

Six senior doctors working in Hadassah Ein Kerem’s oncology-hematology department on Sunday submitted their resignation letters to hospital management. In their letters, the doctors named their reason for resigning as a severe disagreement between new Hadassah manager Professor Zeev Rotstein and the hospital’s Oncology-Hematology Department. Hadassah Ein Kerem’s Oncology-Hematology Department is one of the leading

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

UN: 1.7 million children die from environmental causes each year

Geneva (dpa) – The lives of 1.7 million young children are cut short each year by pollution and other environmental dangers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday in Geneva. These deaths account for more than a quarter of all instances of child mortality for those aged younger than 5, the UN health agency said

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share

Famine and diarrhoea kill ‘over 100’ in Somalia, says PM

More than 100 people have died from famine and diarrhoea in southern Somalia over a two-day period, according to the country’s prime minister. The government also says nearly 70 people have been killed since Friday in a cholera outbreak. “It is a difficult situation for the pastoralists and their livestock. Some people have been hit

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education

University of California proposes enrollment cap on out-of-state students

In an unprecedented move to ease controversy over its admission policies, the University of California on Monday proposed a 20 percent systemwide limit on nonresident undergraduate enrollment and vowed to continue giving Californians top priority. The proposed limit on students from other states and countries — which would be the first ever for the 10-campus

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

ADL: White supremacists making campus push

  NEW YORK (Press Release) — White supremacists, emboldened by the 2016 elections and the current political climate, are currently engaged in an unprecedented outreach effort to attract and recruit students on American college campuses. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has cataloged 104 incidents of white supremacist fliering on college campuses since the school year began

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Siblings of disruptive children avoid following suit

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — A new Tel Aviv University study published in Child Development finds that the disruptive behavior of an individual child does not encourage similar behavior in their brothers and sisters. On the contrary, Dr. Ella Daniel of TAU’s Jaime and Joan Constantiner School of Education finds that siblings, predominantly older siblings,

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Cubs players have heads shaved to raise money for cancer research

MESA, Ariz. — John Lackey “didn’t come here for a haircut.” He came here for jewelry, he said. The Cubs right-hander, who spoke those words last season when asked why he joined the team, will receive his ring in early April for the last year’s World Series victory. But he’s still on haircut hiatus. Lackey

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USA

2 Missouri students arrested in harassment of Jewish student

Two University of Missouri students were arrested for alleged anti-Semitic intimidation of a Jewish student. Campus police arrested Erich Eastman 18, and Noah Rogers, 19, both of Columbia, Missouri, earlier this week. They were released after each posting $1,500 bail. According to the alleged victim, Eastman and Rogers have been harassing him for six months,

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA