Finalists in the Scripps National Spelling Bee got a visit from one of the nation’s most prominent educators: first lady Jill Biden. The first lady met with spellers and their families before the bee Thursday evening and made brief remarks onstage. She planned to stay and watch the competition. “I wanted to be here personally… Read More »
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Korta, medical technician with Joint Task Force Steelhead’s mobile vaccination team, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to an Orcas Island resident, March 2, 2021, Orcas Island, Washington. Senior Airman Mckenzie Airhart | U.S. Air National Guard WASHINGTON — National Guard leaders on Thursday called for people in the U.S. keep adhering… Read More »
Wednesday, September 18, marks National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD) 2019. Launched in 2008 by The AIDS Institute, NHAAD offers a chance to highlight the unique challenges the aging HIV population faces. The institute also created the video above, titled “Use Your Voice: Addressing Stigma in Older Women.” Data from “HIV and Older Americans”Courtesy… Read More »
The National Institutes of Health and Fitbit are encouraging users of the activity technology to supply data to find linkages between health and personal activity data NIH and Fitbit—a vendor of wearable technology –want Fitbit users to sync their Fitbit accounts to help researchers find insights into relationships between health indicators that include physical activity,… Read More »