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Tiny robots take over Havre de Grace High for technical challenge tourney
Havre de Grace High School was taken over by tiny robots Saturday, Feb. 9, as 13 teams from schools and scout troops around the region participated in a daylong Maryland FIRST Tech Challenge qualification tournament. Saturday's tournament, a qualifier...Tags: Science and Technology, John Carroll, Technology, High Schools, Johns Hopkins University
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Meritus Health System president explains challenges of Affordable Care Act
dona@herald-mail.comFiguring out how to improve access, maintain quality and keep down the cost of health care are challenges facing hospitals as more provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act go into effect, Meritus Health System President Joseph P....Tags: Asthma, Obesity, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health and Safety at Work, Health Insurance
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County seeks feedback on Round Lake school clinic
Organizers of a Round Lake High School health center held an informational session at the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center to clear up concerns about the planned clinic, which has drawn criticisms from some opposed to contraceptive services....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Conservation, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments, Nursing
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Lessons from the film 'Amour'
Retire SmartThe Academy Award-nominated movie “Amour” is sparking much-needed conversations about aging, illness of a longtime companion and dying with dignity. In the film, we follow an elderly French couple struggling with common end of life questions, like:...Tags: Long Term Care, Entertainment, Movies, Demographics, Population and Census
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CVS' Medicare drug program causing headaches for enrollees
Deborah Shapiro decided a few months ago to switch her prescription drug coverage from her former employer's plan to Medicare. The Medicare literature made clear that she could save hundreds of dollars on the various drugs she and her husband required....
Tags: Prescription Drugs, U.S. Department of Justice, Medicaid, Justice System, CVS Corp.
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Obama offers compromise on birth control health coverage
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday sought to settle a dispute with religious leaders over whether employees at faith-affiliated universities, hospitals and other institutions should have access to health insurance coverage for...Tags: Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama, Roman Catholicism, Civil Rights
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Peninsula localities brace for higher health costs
As local governments plan their upcoming budgets, the impact of federal health care reform and the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, ACA, in 2014 is becoming apparent. There are three ways in which all large employers (those with more than...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Research, Employees, Economy, Business and Finance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Ex-psychologist from Lake Ozark gets 3-year prison term for $1 million in fraudulent bills
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A psychologist practicing in the Lebanon area was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for engaging in a $1 million scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. “Those who defraud the government are stealing from the pockets...
Tags: Lebanon, FBI, Punishment, Holidays, Medicaid
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Huron boys nip Central by four
HURON — A fourth-quarter, three-minute, 11-0 Aberdeen Central run wasn’t enough against Huron Tuesday night. The Tigers won the Eastern South Dakota Conference boys’ basketball game 51-47 in Huron. Huron scored the last six points,...
Tags: Caleb Carr, Basketball, Sports
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Cartoon concerns
Isn't the editorial cartoon featured in the Jan. 20 issue, "A weapon guide for the uniformed" inaccurate or misleading? The cartoonist 'drew' that the firearms homicides per year average 6,480. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website...Tags: Entertainment, Demographics, Cartoons, Firearms
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No exercise, more than couch, tied to fat in kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For kids, time spent inactive seems less of a factor in higher body fat than does a lack of exercise, according to a new study. Researchers found that the more minutes kids spent exercising at the pace of a fast walk each day,...Tags: University of South Carolina , Science and Technology, Obesity, Pediatrics, Medical Specialization
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Varsity Scores: Jan. 5
Boys basketball East Ridge 44, St. Cloud 41 Buzz: Austin Mills led East Ridge (11-4) with 16 points. Markeith Allen added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Knights. St Cloud is 1-14. Windermere Prep 70, Bishop Moore 42 Buzz:...
Tags: Basketball, Sports
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