People watch a TV screen showing a news report about the COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea, at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 14, 2022. North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its … Read more
By Bernard J. Rabik To begin, John Donne’s “No Man is an Island” causes me to pause and reflect. For it is about the connection between all of humankind. Give essentially argues that people need each other and are better together than they are in isolation because every individual is one piece of the greater … Read more
Dr Daniel Williams Binghamton – Dr. Daniel A Williams Jr., 60, of Binghamton, passed away May 13, 2022 with his wife of 40 years and his 3 children by his side. He was the son of Daniel A. Williams Sr. and Elizabeth (Natoli) Williams. He is survived by his loving wife, Nancy Williams; son, Dr. … Read more
When Cortez Brown picks up his diploma Saturday from Florida State University College of Medicine, he’ll be thinking about his mother and the sacrifices she made for him. “Since Day One my mom preached education,” said Brown, noting his mother, Octavia Curtis, didn’t finish high school after giving birth to his older sister, who died … Read more
By STEVE KARNOWSKI – Associated Press ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Dr. Scott Jensen, a skeptic of the government’s response to COVID-19, won the Minnesota GOP’s endorsement after a wild ride on Saturday to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in the November election, going over the top on the ninth ballot with 65% of the vote. … Read more
New Orleans Dr. Charles Hemenway has joined Children’s Hospital New Orleans as service line chief for its Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Hemenway is a board-certified pediatric hematologist oncologist. He will serve as clinical lead over the nationally recognized and newly expanded Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, which treats more than 1,100 children … Read more
WILSON, NC (AP) — Wilson County’s only commercial hemp grower says if medical marijuana becomes legal in North Carolina, he will be a good candidate to grow it with the knowledge he has gained. Delmer Langley, owner of DEL Hemp Farm, received a license to grow hemp from the US Department of Agriculture on Jan. … Read more
It took 11 years for Vladislav Zimin to complete his training in Russia to become an interventional cardiologist, a specialist who places stents in clogged arteries. After that, he practiced for five years, ultimately becoming head of his Moscow hospital’s cardiology and radiology department. Then he immigrated to the United States in 2015 at age … Read more
The University of Hawaii at Manoa held three commencement ceremonies this weekend. Saturday morning’s ceremony was for graduates from the College of Arts, Languages and Letters, College of Natural Sciences, Hawai’inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Studies, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing, School of Architecture, Thompson … Read more
By STEVE KARNOWSKI – Associated Press ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Dr. Scott Jensen, a skeptic of the government’s response to COVID-19, won the Minnesota GOP’s endorsement after a wild ride on Saturday to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in the November election, going over the top on the ninth ballot with 65% of the vote. … Read more