The Ellie Collection: How Neuroaesthetics and Biophilic Design Are Revolutionizing Healthcare Spaces

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Healthcare environments are being transformed through the power of thoughtful design. A revolutionary new furniture collection is challenging conventional design paradigms by harnessing neuroaesthetics and biophilic principles. Acclaimed industrial designer Von Robinson of Play Orbit Studio has partnered with healthcare furnishing leader Kwalu to create the Ellie Collection, a groundbreaking seating series that transforms patient…

#Democratic strategist challenges Rep Jim Jordan’s subpoena

Admin2 years ago03 mins

A Democratic strategist who helped organize a “White Dudes for Harris” call said he is fighting back against a subpoena from Republican House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Friday. “I am objecting to the subpoena issued by Jim Jordan and the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee in its entirety. This subpoena serves no legitimate…

#Michelle Obama surprises high school students in DC on College Signing Day

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama surprised high school students from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia to celebrate College Signing Day and their decision to pursue higher education. “Look, on a day when so much is about looking ahead, I just want to take a little moment to look back with you all,” she said. “Because…

#Gov. Kevin Stitt says ‘hate speech’ of protesters won’t be ‘tolerated’ in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said that “hate speech” from pro-Palestine protesters will not be “tolerated” in the Sooner State and he would expel those who stand with Hamas from his state’s colleges. Stitt was asked if it bothered him that so many pro-Palestine protesters were arrested at universities around the country and that so many of them are…

#Sanders launches investigation into ‘unacceptable’ diabetes, weight loss drug prices

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday launched an investigation into the “outrageously high prices” of Novo Nordisk’s respective diabetes and weight loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy. On Wednesday, Sanders penned a letter to Novo Nordisk’s chief executive officer, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, notifying him of…

#Russia to intensify attacks on Western weapons stored in Ukraine, Kremlin warns

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Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned Kremlin will intensify attacks on Western weapons stored in Ukraine. “We will increase the intensity of attacks on logistics centers and storage bases for Western weapons,” Shoigu said on Tuesday, according to Russian state-owned outlet RIA Novosti. The warning from Shoigu came just as the House passed the $95…

#Medicare ignored expert advice to cut tests for transplant patients

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Contractors for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cut access to tests for transplant patients that could show early signs of organ rejection despite expert physicians advising the opposite, a new report has found. The Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition (HEiTC) announced Friday that a Freedom of Information Act request found that Medicare…

#Senators dismiss Mayorkas impeachment without trial: Live coverage

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Senators quickly decided Wednesday not to hold a trial on the two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The Senate voted to dismiss the charges by sustaining two points of order raised by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) asserting that they did not rise “to the level of a high crime or…

#Montana abortion rights group launches ballot initiative

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A reproductive rights group in Montana launched an initiative Tuesday to include a state constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights on the ballot in the general election this November. On Tuesday, Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights announced that it has officially launched its signature drive to get the required 60,000 signatures from Montanans by June 21 to…

#CBS to end “The Talk” show later this year after 15 seasons

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CBS will end its daytime talk show, “The Talk” in December after over a decade on-air. “‘The Talk’ broke new ground when it launched 14 years ago by returning daytime talk to CBS with a refreshing and award-winning format,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach and CBS Studios president David Stapf said in a joint statement,…