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A bipartisan group in Congress plans to introduce legislation that will expand the federal government’s program compensating people exposed to nuclear weapons testing or uranium mining and milling.  The bill will expand the Radiation Exposure Reauthorization Act, or RECA, to include individuals in Montana, which recorded some of the highest concentrations of radiation in the […] more
Oregon secured $15 million in National Science Foundation funding to grow the state’s semiconductor industry. more
PJM, a Valley Forge-based nonprofit that manages the supply of electricity on the largest electricity grid in the nation, announced the results Tuesday of the auction held from late June to mid July.  more
PIERRE — Flesh-eating pests spreading north into the United States have so far been kept at bay from South Dakota, but state animal industry leaders are keeping an eye on the threat. New World screwworm cases surfaced in Texas in early June. The name “screwworm” refers to the larvae, or maggots, that burrow into open […] more
Des Moines University is working with local government officials to help future public health experts tackle community health issues. The private medical university announced in a news release Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Polk County Health Department to create an Academic Health Department partnership for training and workforce development. “Public […] more
A ballot proposal submitted to the Lansing City Clerk’s office would establish a Citizens’ Advisory Healthcare Action Committee in an attempt to combat rising healthcare costs and barriers to care in mid-Michigan and beyond.  A press release from Community Action Michigan, a political committee created in April, said that Lansing voters submitted 7,385 signatures to […] more
Northwell Health reports five clinician-backed techniques for managing stress and panic attacks: break the loop, release energy, practice mindfulness, change the scene, and create rewards. more
Idaho health officials on Tuesday reported the first local case of a parasitic intestinal infection that is spreading across the U.S.  Idaho’s first case this year of a cyclospora infection was in an Idahoan who traveled out of state before falling ill, Department of Health and Welfare spokesperson AJ McWhorter told the Idaho Capital Sun […] more
A leader in the healthcare industry will join the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education.  Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Tuesday announced that Dr. Joshua Deere, president of Grand Forks-based Altru Health System, will join the board. Deere also is a family medicine physician.  Deere earned his undergraduate degree from Mayville State University, his medical […] more
A nursing home worker accused of failing to evaluate a choking resident who subsequently died has been given a warning by state regulators. The Iowa Board of Nursing recently charged licensed practical nurse Samantha Smith of Burlington with failing to assess or evaluate a patient and committing an act that might adversely affect a patient’s […] more
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