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'Toy Story 5' comes to Disney+
"Toy Story 5," the final season of "Outlander," and crime-comedy "I Love Boosters” head to streaming. (Source: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT, NEON, SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT, CNN via CNN Newsource)
'Toy Story 5' comes to Disney+
"Toy Story 5," the final season of "Outlander," and crime-comedy "I Love Boosters” head to streaming. (Source: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT, NEON, SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT, CNN via CNN Newsource)
'Toy Story 5' comes to Disney+
"Toy Story 5," the final season of "Outlander," and crime-comedy "I Love Boosters” head to streaming. (Source: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT, NEON, SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT, CNN via CNN Newsource)
'Toy Story 5' comes to Disney+
"Toy Story 5," the final season of "Outlander," and crime-comedy "I Love Boosters” head to streaming. (Source: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT, NEON, SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT, CNN via CNN Newsource)
'Toy Story 5' comes to Disney+
"Toy Story 5," the final season of "Outlander," and crime-comedy "I Love Boosters” head to streaming. (Source: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT, NEON, SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT, CNN via CNN Newsource)
'Toy Story 5' comes to Disney+
"Toy Story 5," the final season of "Outlander," and crime-comedy "I Love Boosters” head to streaming. (Source: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT, NEON, SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT, CNN via CNN Newsource)
Every athlete who hosted Saturday Night Live: Full list of SNL's sports hosts, from Fran Tarkenton to Jalen Brunson
With 50-plus years in the books for SNL, here is an updated list of every athlete who has hosted the show.
McDonald’s to spend $8.5B on revamping restaurants, tech and franchise support
McDonald's plans to provide $8.5 billion in franchisee support through 2036 as part of its NEXT strategy to modernize restaurants and boost growth.
THE RAIL IN LEXINGTON ANNOUNCES PEACHTREE ENTERTAINMENT AS CO-OWNER AND EXCLUSIVE OPERATOR, PLUS NEW RENDERINGS UNVEILED
/PRNewswire/ -- National concert promotion company Peachtree Entertainment, in partnership with The Commons, has been announced as co-owner and exclusive...
Ed Boon finally gives comments about Injustice 3 rumors but he's as cryptic as ever
It's been a year since NetherRealm Studios announced that Mortal Kombat 1 was finished with DLC development. As such, they have since moved on to their next project, whatever that may be.We've seen this song and dance ...
From Boosting Mental Health to Reducing Dementia Risk, Here's Why Reading Is Extremely Good for You, According to Science
Mounting evidence suggests that regularly cozying up with a book can increase brain and mental health, improve literacy and math skills, and even slow cognitive decline. What's more, fiction seems to have the added benefit of introducing readers to others' perspectives
From Boosting Mental Health to Reducing Dementia Risk, Here's Why Reading Is Extremely Good for You, According to Science
Mounting evidence suggests that regularly cozying up with a book can increase brain and mental health, improve literacy and math skills, and even slow cognitive decline. What's more, fiction seems to have the added benefit of introducing readers to others' perspectives
NHHF Launches NHHF Action Fund as Hundreds of Health Leaders Gather in Washington
/PRNewswire/ -- The National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) gathered health leaders, healthcare professionals, students, policymakers, and partners in...
How Data Center Politics Are Rewriting The 3rd District Playbook
From nicknames to attack ads, both parties test how far anti-data center sentiment will go in November.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Is the Iceborne-Like Adrenaline Boost That Wilds Needed
The first taste of Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance already has me salivating. The new tricks, new (and returning) monsters, and brand new suite of boosts are going to significantly disrupt how I do my builds, and how I approach hunts. Just thinking about it now has my synapses firing, and there are still so many weapons who're boosted actions I have yet to try, and who knows what new armor set bonuses might be ahead of us. The endgame of Monster Hunter Wilds was too easy, but this might be what Monster Hunter sickos are looking for.
Could quitting ultra-processed food boost mental health?
A preliminary study led by UC San Francisco adds to growing evidence that reducing ultra-processed food may improve symptoms of depression. Published in JAMA Psychiatry, the study is believed to be the ...
Omega Healthcare Selected as Strategic Partner by UnityPoint Health to Advance Revenue Cycle Transformation
/PRNewswire/ -- Omega Healthcare, a healthcare solutions company, announced that it has recently been selected by UnityPoint Health (UPH), an integrated...
A Pod of Their Own: Put it in the books
The Mets have a (sort of) new manager!
Passionate sports fans and mental health
Whether you're watching it live in person and just sitting at home on your couch, cheering on for your favorite team or player does more than just boost your adrenaline. FOX Medical Team's Deena Centofanti explains.
UN health agency calls for investment boost to save young lives from cancer
More children and young people are beating cancer, but progress remains uneven across regions and age groups, highlighting the need for increased investment to boost survival rates.
Comic books politics: A case study on Ethan Van Sciver
Views Staff Writer Logan Walters examines why we should separate art from artists, using comic book artist Ethan Van Sciver as an example.
Ian McEwan’s 'ragbag' of essays becomes 'Between Books,' a new nonfiction journey
Ian McEwan has compiled his occasional nonfiction into a full-length book | KCBS All News 106.9FM and 740AM
Ian McEwan’s 'ragbag' of essays becomes 'Between Books,' a new nonfiction journey
Ian McEwan has compiled his occasional nonfiction into a full-length book | 830 WCCO
Ian McEwan’s 'ragbag' of essays becomes 'Between Books,' a new nonfiction journey
Ian McEwan has compiled his occasional nonfiction into a full-length book | 104.1 FM KMOX
Nike’s Coach Bennett: ‘Sport is a gift to the business world’
Lessons and benefits of running extend beyond fitness, says one of the world’s best-known trainers in his first book
Insurance Coverage Lags as Cancer Science, Treatment Move Forward
By Arthur Allen Sep 22, 2026 Mason Henderson with his mother, Tabitha Lowe, in November 2025 during a visit to New York, where Henderson was participating in a clinical trial to treat his brain cancer. Henderson died in May 2026 after a two-year battle with the disease. (Jerry Lowe) Mason Henderson with his mother, Tabitha…
AnswerConnect data reveals 47% of business calls occur after hours
/PRNewswire/ -- Nearly half (47%) of calls to US businesses take place outside traditional Monday - Friday working hours, according to new call data from...
Showcase your research at Science is Wonderful! 2027
Science is Wonderful! is the annual science fair organised by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). It invites EU-funded researchers from around the world to come to Brussels and explain their work to children and youngsters. MSCA is calling on its fellows and alumni to apply and present their research project to over 4,000 pupils coming from all corners of Belgium to see science come alive. The 2027 edition will take place in Brussels, from 17 to 19 March 2027. Teams of researchers will showcase their work at booths through live experiments, interactive presentations, floor games, physical challenges, and many other
Nine political books to inspire young people
From George Orwell to Alastair Campbell, our experts recommend books that will inspire youth into thinking politically.
Knowtion Health and Ghamut Launch Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Provider Revenue Cycle Management Solutions
/PRNewswire/ -- Knowtion Health, a healthcare company specializing in complex revenue recovery for providers, today announced the launch of a strategic...
Redevelopment of Sleepy Hollow to begin as fundraising campaign nears goal
Construction is expected to begin next month on the redevelopment of Sleepy Hollow Sports Park into a year-round recreation destination with a new lodge, ski lift and snowthrowing equipment. The $18 million project received a funding boost last week when the Iowa Economic Development Authority approved a $4.5 million grant from the Destination Iowa program…
Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics
By Alex Carlen The United Arab Emirates likes to present itself as part of the solution to the climate crisis. The oil-rich Gulf state has committed to Net Zero by 2050, hosted COP 28, and even declared “championing climate action” as one of three strategic objectives for this week’s session of the United Nations General Assembly. But behind the scenes the UAE has quietly built one of its closest political relationships in Europe with the party most hostile to climate action in Britain: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. There is no evidence that the UAE is funding Reform. But a new FairSquare report, Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat, published today, documents a growing political relationship that should concern anyone interested in the integrity of British democracy. Reform’s leaders have embraced the UAE’s political model and promoted positions that align closely with the Emirati government’s priorities, while the UAE has given Farage and his party unusually warm access and public backing. What is emerging is not simply a relationship between British politicians and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad. Democracy for Sale relies on its readers. If you already support us, thanks so much. If you don’t, sign up to support fearless independent investigative journalism. Subscribe Back in January, Nigel Farage appeared at a GB News event in Dubai. On the 50th floor of a tower overlooking the luxury resorts and upscale residences of Palm Jumeirah, the Reform leader declared: “I want Clacton to look like this.” At the event – which Farage never declared on his official register of interests – senior Emirati officials mixed with British expats. Farage was keen to flatter. “We recognise you are our friends”, he said, assuring them that “a Brexit London, a Reform London, will remember you.” Controversy surrounding Reform’s finances and its susceptibility to foreign influence have centred around high-profile donations from billionaire crypto donors, and the jailing of Nathan Gill, Reform’s former leader in Wales, for accepting bribes to give pro-Russia speeches. Far less attention has been paid to Reform’s blossoming new alliance with the UAE, an oil-rich authoritarian state with a track record of ruinous anti-democratic interventions. Farage wasn’t always so fond of the UAE. Back in 2023 he called it an “absolute monarchy with an abysmal human rights record.” Now Reform’s hierarchy calls the UAE home. Deputy leader Richard Tice splits his time between his constituency and Dubai and has called on the UK to learn from the UAE. The party’s treasurer Nick Candy runs a firm which has been in partnership with a UAE-state linked firm since 2024. Nadhim Zahawi sits on the board of an Abu Dhabi think tank alongside an array of the most senior UAE officials and is reportedly close to three brothers of the country’s despotic ruler Mohammed Bin Zayed. Reform’s leading lights have effusively praised the UAE’s governance model, defended it from criticism, and advanced its political agenda in the UK. GB News, whose two major shareholders – the Legatum Foundation and Paul Marshall – have strong links to the UAE, has been more than happy to broadcast UAE propaganda and was forced to pay damages in 2025 after airing a false claim about a UK charity by the UAE “disinfluencer” Amjad Taha. The UAE has responded in kind. When the UAE Minister for Foreign Affairs conducted an official visit to the UK in May, Farage was the only non-government figure granted an audience. UAE state media publicised the meeting, and said that they discussed “the strategic relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them in a manner that serves mutual interests.” For the UAE these ‘mutual interests’ largely concern its paranoia over political Islam, and in this regard the UAE-Reform alliance is part of a broad and troubling pattern. Following a crackdown on dissent at home in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the UAE has offered material and political support to a range of violent and authoritarian actors willing to oppose the Muslim Brotherhood with no regard for the consequences. Its meddling in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and most notably Sudan, have been devastating. The UAE’s strategy of seeking out partners on the political fringes who it believes will advance its interests is not unique to Britain – it extends beyond the Middle East to Europe and the US. In France, it has offered clandestine support to Marine Le Pen through secret meetings, as well allegedly funding trips to the region after which Le Pen returned with a renewed focus on the UAE’s perceived enemies – Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood. Left-wing opposition leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has accused the UAE of smearing him and of “encouraging discrimination, hatred or violence”. In the US, the UAE actively supported the rise of Donald Trump, establishing itself as a key ally during both his first and second terms. Around these relationships sits a wider ecosystem of figures willing to amplify UAE narratives, that even extends to Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson. Subscribe In Britain, the UAE has used a combination of aggressive diplomacy and illicit, disruptive tactics to achieve its policy goal of eliminating any perceived threat from political Islam. In 2012, for instance, it threatened to block billion-pound arms deals with the UK and stop inward investment if David Cameron did not act against the Muslim Brotherhood and rein in the BBC’s coverage of the group – going so far as to suggest, with no supporting evidence, that the group had infiltrated the BBC. It has financed smear campaigns against a high-profile UK charity and funded a mercenary to secretly surveil, and possibly assassinate, a British national on British soil. In Reform UK, the UAE has finally found an ally willing to not only ban the Muslim Brotherhood, but to publicly vilify the group and repeat the UAE’s claims that dangerous Muslims are a fifth column in British society, a narrative that aligns with the Islamophobia and anti-immigration sentiments that underpin Reform’s populist politics. The Rycroft review into foreign interference concluded that “hostile states and non-state actors have a clear incentive to attempt to undermine UK democracy.” The UAE’s network and alliance with Reform must be understood within that framework. It is a powerful, disruptive and deeply authoritarian actor with the resources and networks to intervene in our politics, and a track-record of doing so in a multitude of other countries. The evidence of the threat the UAE poses is overwhelming. The question is whether parliamentarians are willing to call the UAE out and demand action using the tools that the government has to respond. Placing the UAE on the “Enhanced Tier” of the Foreign Registration scheme alongside Russia and Iran would send a powerful signal to the UAE that its meddling will no longer be tolerated, and would place Farage’s next trips to the UAE under the scrutiny they deserve. Alex Carlen is research and advocacy manager at London based human rights organisation FairSquare and author of its new report Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat. Subscribe
Tiny Violins At The Ready, Pokémon Scalpers Are Upset About New Expansion's Profitability
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Economic Frustration Tests Trump’s Standing With Rural Voters, New KFF-AP Poll Finds
Rural voters rank the cost of living and cost of healthcare as top issues they want to hear about from midterm candidates as they face a tightening pocketbook pinch.
BizTrip AI Brings Business Travel Booking Directly Into Claude and ChatGPT
SAN FRANCISCO, September 23, 2026--BizTrip AI, makers of agentic AI for corporate travel management, today announced that its core trip-planning and booking experience is now available natively inside both Claude and ChatGPT. The integration uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — specifically MCP "apps," which support rich, interactive rendering directly in a chat conversation — allowing travelers to search, compare, and book business travel without switching to a separate app or website.
AI Boom, Politics, Inflation Stoke Anxiety Across Big Law
AI’s ascendance, polarized politics, and stubborn inflation are weighing down legal professionals, survey shows.
Amazon leans into 'boomerang' hiring, recruiting former employees back
Amazon is courting former employees for open roles across the company, including some workers it laid off, recruiter emails show.
Former Gov. Mark Dayton makes book stop in Northfield
Former Gov. Mark Dayton recently began a book tour following the release of “Perseverance,” a memoir reflecting on his nearly five decades in Minnesota politics.
Business booms at Montgomery's Perennial restaurant after NYT honor
A local Montgomery restaurant built on sustainability has seen an overwhelming uptick in business since being named to the The New York Times Restaurant List for 2026.
A look at the legacy and influence Nancy Pelosi will leave behind when she retires
Rep. Nancy Pelosi will retire following the 2026 midterm elections, ending her almost 40-year career in Congress, but leaving a lasting influence on U.S. politics.
Scientists hope studying the world's pristine reefs will help them heal others
Coral reefs are under threat right now, due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures. Scientists are studying some of the most pristine reefs in the world, in search of ways to help all reefs recover.
Political commentator on what the GOP should do to boost the party's poor polling
NPR's Leila Fadel asks political commentator Jonah Goldberg what Republicans should do about their party's poor poll numbers.
CDC survey finds mental health and suicide risk among U.S. teens has improved
The CDC's latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey highlights students' diets, sleep and nutrition, which are priorities for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Chinese Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy CLEANGULP Malware
UTA0565 exploited a Chrome-Windows zero-day chain through fake websites to deploy CLEANGULP malware against Asian government entities.
Liverpool's plan for injury-stricken star is a massive boost
Liverpool have been rather unlucky with injuries as a club over the last 18 months. Since the start of the 2025/26 season, several of the Reds’ first team have suffered serious injuries that have si...
Google's official Googlebook demo looks a lot like Mac wearing a Chrome hoodie
Google's official Googlebook demo shows a laptop desktop that borrows ideas from rival platforms, with macOS the most obvious influence.
Boom Year for Desert Blooms
Carpets of wildflowers burst from arid, ochre-colored land in Western Australia following winter rains.
Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have chance to become 5th multiple winner of Booker Prize book award
Marlon James and Douglas Stuart can become the fifth author to win the Booker Prize twice after both were shortlisted for arguably the U.K.’s most prestigious fiction accolade | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
“DWTS ”judge Carrie Ann Inaba claps back at audience booing her over Harry Shum Jr. critique
“You can boo as long as you vote!” she told the unhappy crowd.
Utica native publishes book of historical postcards
In a love letter to Utica’s history and the power of memory, author Kathryn Beard, a Utica native, has written “Wish You Were Here! Greetings from Utica, New York,” a book that celebrates the city’s history through postcards.
Devin Booker's Possible Regression Isn’t Concern for Phoenix Suns
Skeptics question Devin Booker’s superstar trajectory as Phoenix faces looming roster uncertainties, testing whether the franchise cornerstone can overcome a lackluster national ranking to silence his doubters.
Scientists Just Found Something Unexpected in the Pages of Medieval Books
Scientists recovered sheep pox DNA from medieval parchment, helping trace a devastating livestock disease back more than 3,700 years.
Chase Center’s Thrive City Is Now a Full-Time, Boozy Entertainment Zone
Thrive City at Chase Center has been designated a full-time entertainment zone, where adults over 21 can carry open containers of alcohol outdoors seven days a week, following Valencia Street’s lead.
HHS cancels health insurance of 760,000 individuals enrolled in healthcare.gov plans
The Department of Health and Human Services announced something it's never done before - canceled the health insurance of 760,000 individuals enrolled in plans in the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
Beshear praises Kentucky's 'Good Samaritans,' rebukes Trump in new book
Gov. Andy Beshear has published a new book detailing his time in office during the pandemic, multiple natural disasters and a deadly mass shooting.
Harrisburg LaunchBox, Rotary Veterans Initiative partner for business bootcamp
The Harrisburg LaunchBox, housed under the Lambert Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Penn State Harrisburg, has partnered with the Rotary Veterans Initiative to host a six-week, veteran-focused business bootcamp, beginning in October.
Syracuse athletic department hires Cleveland Cavaliers exec to boost business
Chris Presson will run the business side of the Syracuse athletic department for Bryan Blair.
Harold Hamm commits record $150M to tackle Oklahoma's health crisis
Harold Hamm is donating $150 million to OU to tackle Oklahoma's health crisis and boost medical research efforts.
Googlebook Reactions: Who Are These $899+ Laptops For?
Google unveiled its first wave of Googlebook laptops this week. The pricing surprised a few people, with the laptops starting at $899 and quickly jumping over $1,000 for some models. We have full Googlebook details here if you missed it, but essentially, they are designed to be perfect pairings with your Android phone. If you’re...
Did comeback win over Jets boost Packers fans’ confidence?
Win good; injuries bad. What do you think of the team on balance?
Yankees Offer Update on Injured Starter Ahead of Rays Series
The New York Yankees are dealing with several injury issues to key players, with Aaron Judge being the most notable ailing star heading into a series against the Tampa Bay Rays.Judge isn’t expected to be available for the first round of the playoffs, manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Tuesday, September 22, including Chris Kirschner […] The post Yankees Offer Update on Injured Starter Ahead of Rays Series appeared first on HEAVY.
Central Texas high school football Week 4 honor roll
Week 4 of the Central Texas high school football season is in the books. Here is the honor roll for the Austin area.
Taylor Tomlinson turns off the mic to tell all in 'Actually, Nevermind'
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson turns a forced pause from nonstop touring and late-night TV into "Actually, Nevermind," an essay collection about grief, reinvention and changing your mind in adulthood.
Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have chance to become 5th multiple winner of Booker Prize book award
Marlon James and Douglas Stuart can become the fifth author to win the Booker Prize twice after both were shortlisted for arguably the U.K.’s most prestigious fiction accolade | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
The Boox Picco Is a Contender for My New Favorite Tiny E-Reader
I went hands-on with the Boox Picco, the latest in a new wave of pocket-sized e-readers, and it is a strong answer to the Xteink X4 Pro.
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast has a new memoir
PHILADELPHIA — "Crying in H Mart," the first book by Michelle Zauner of Philly-born band Japanese Breakfast, was a memoir published in 2021 that mourned the death of her mother,
Tampa General Hospital First Academic Health System in Southeast to Adopt Innovative Host-Response Technology to Advance Sepsis Care
/PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is advancing its longstanding commitment to improving sepsis care as the first academic health system in the...
From paleo to intermittent fasting: are any diets actually good for us?
As diet trends proliferate on social media, it can be hard to work out which are backed by science and which should be ignored. From paleo to keto, raw food to intermittent fasting, each attracts a tribe of ardent followers. Now Daniel Lieberman, professor of biological sciences at Harvard University, has written a book to try to cut through the noise. In Fed Up, he uses his background as an evolutionary anthropologist to scrutinise the evidence, turning himself into a guinea pig in the process and trying various diets. In this podcast, he tells Ian Sample which one has remained part of his routine
Yankees' Aaron Judge set to miss wild card series, says Aaron Boone
Judge was placed on the IL last week with a calf strain.
College of Public Health Alum Strives to Beautify Nashville
Ashley Bachelder, an alumna of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, is the executive director of the Metro Nashville Arts Commission.
Lunch Break Lecture: Keith Hebert to discuss the history of sports entertainment
BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA— Keith Hebert, the Draughon Professor of Southern History at Auburn University, will speak at the Lunch Break Lecture Series at noon on Sept. 30 at the Museum of East Alabama.He has published several award-winning books on the history of the Civil War, including “Cornerstone of the Confederacy,” which won […]
Gateway Business Health Coalition Partners with Rezilient Health to Bring Tech-Enabled, More Affordable Primary Care to Its Members
/PRNewswire/ -- The Gateway Business Health Coalition (Gateway BHC), representing approximately 70 employers nationwide, including Fortune 500 companies and...
Gateway Business Health Coalition Partners with Rezilient Health to Bring Tech-Enabled, More Affordable Primary Care to Its Members
/PRNewswire/ -- The Gateway Business Health Coalition (Gateway BHC), representing approximately 70 employers nationwide, including Fortune 500 companies and...
‘Halo’ to move under Call of Duty publisher as Xbox announces layoffs
The cuts affect Halo Studios, other first-party developers, and management and central functions within Xbox, according to an announcement posted this morning by Matt Booty, Xbox’s chief content officer. The company is now about 75 percent finished with a restructuring announced earlier this year.
BDHEA Releases New Health Equity Playbook to Help Safety-Net Institutions Turn Community Needs into Actionable Solutions
/PRNewswire/ -- The Black Directors Health Equity Agenda (BDHEA), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing health equity through healthcare governance,...
MSCHF bends and twists LEXUS cars into surreal full-scale sculptures in new york
two vehicles are stretched into impossible geometries, translating squash-and-stretch animation into full-scale automotive sculpture.
Allegheny Health Network Establishes the Roe Green Endowed Chair for Aortic Disease Following Transformative $2.5 Million Gift
/PRNewswire/ -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) today announced the establishment of the Roe Green Endowed Chair for Aortic Disease, made possible through a...
Entertainment-Booking Startup Ande Raises $52 Million From Lightspeed, Redpoint
Personal AI agents like Instinct and Muse have promised to take away the hassle of booking hard-to-get restaurant reservations, Broadway tickets and sporting events. Now, a startup is coming out of stealth to do the same for corporate entertainment—events, group dining, catering, sporting events ...
New York City Regional Center-Managed Entity Provides Funding for Urban Health Plan's New Healthcare Facility in the South Bronx
/PRNewswire/ -- New York City Regional Center (NYCRC) is pleased to announce the closing of $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to help fund the...
Health Union and DTC Perspectives Announce Executive Rare Disease Marketing Summit
/PRNewswire/ -- Health Union, the leader in online health communities, and DTC Perspectives, the premier conference and publishing company for consumer health...
Texas Senate race focuses on high prices — but what can candidates actually do about it?
Affordability has dominated the U.S. Senate race in Texas. Both James Talarico and Ken Paxton have promised to help voters' pocketbooks.
Ramp launches Ramp Accounts Receivable to help businesses get paid faster
/PRNewswire/ -- Ramp today announced Ramp Accounts Receivable, a new product to make it easier and faster for businesses to go from making a sale to getting...
PulsePoint Launches DTC Explorer, Giving Health Marketers Self-Service Control Over Real-Time Bespoke Audience Creation
/PRNewswire/ -- PulsePoint, the leading technology company transforming health marketing, today announced the launch of DTC Explorer, a self-service workspace...
These discreet hearing aid glasses now have better voice boosting and battery life
A subtle alternative for those not wanting to wear hearing aids.
Six Organizations Honored for Shaping the First Decade of Workplace Mental Health Care
/PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of its tenth anniversary, Spring Health, a global mental health company built on one AI-native platform, named six organizations...
Cohere Health Helps Health Plans Unlock Revenue by Closing Hidden HEDIS® Gaps
/PRNewswire/ -- Cohere Health®, the leading clinical intelligence and operations platform for health plans, today announced new performance results...
Teal Health Raises $22 Million Series A to Expand Access to the Most Accurate FDA-Authorized At-Home HPV Cervical Cancer Screening
/PRNewswire/ -- Teal Health, creators of the Teal Wand™, the first and most accurate FDA-authorized self-collection device for at-home HPV cervical cancer...
HP reveals $7,449 price for Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 laptop with 192GB
HP has exposed ZBook Ultra G3a pricing ahead of its October release. The Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 model reaches $7,449 with 192GB of unified memory.
BetterMynd & Lavender Collaborate To Improve Mental Health Resources for College and University Students
/PRNewswire/ -- BetterMynd, a leading online therapy platform centered on the mental health needs of university and college students, has announced a...
Xpeng’s Tech-Licensing Expansion Meets a Core Auto Business Still Losing Money
Xpeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV) is looking to expand its technology partnership with Volkswagen by pursuing similar deals with other automakers. The move follows a quarter in which services and other-business revenue nearly doubled, with the Volkswagen deal providing the key boost. However, the same results also highlighted growing pressure on the company’s core vehicle business. Its […]
Sabbatical Spotlight: Associate Professor of Political Science Jeremy Strickler
Dr. Jeremy Strickler, an associate professor of political science and UTC faculty member since 2016, used his professional development leave to advance research on presidential leadership and U.S. drug control policy, co-author a book chapter about camping, and develop a new course on American political culture.
MIT’s tiny flying robot gets 450% faster with AI
A new AI control system lets MIT’s tiny flying robot move with insect-like agility, boosting its speed by about 450 percent and allowing it to pull off 10 somersaults in 11 seconds. The technology could eventually enable miniature robots to search earthquake rubble and navigate dangerous spaces that conventional drones cannot reach.
Bobcat Company pledges $1M to Fargo Moorhead Science Museum
Plans for a regional science museum in Fargo received a major boost after Bobcat Company committed $1 million to the project, the Fargo Moorhead Science Museum announced Monday.
HealtHIE Nevada and b.well Connected Health Launch HealthRecords Nevada to Bring Statewide Health Information Directly to Consumers
/PRNewswire/ -- HealtHIE Nevada, Nevada's statewide nonprofit health information exchange and trusted infrastructure for secure health data exchange, and...
Googlebooks will live or die on the loyalty of a billion Android users
Good morning. Today I’m bumping to Carly Rae Jepsen’s new double album (it’s great!), wishing I had more kidneys so...
This local band is getting back together, 15 years later
After a hiatus of more than 15 years, L&J band members Liz Kennedy, Justin Kennedy and Tim Shane bring their Midwest indie band back to the stage with a gig Sept. 26 at Sisters Books & Nooks in Cedar Rapids.
Everything You Know About Political Violence Is Probably Wrong
Public disagreement about whether political violence is rising and who is responsible for it stems not from ideology alone but from competing definitions about what should be counted.
Is 50 the new 60?
Subscribe TL;DR: Younger generations are showing signs of worse health compared to earlier-born cohorts at the same age This backward “drift” is showing up both in mortality risk and chronic disease Worsening trends in obesity and diabetes are the most consistent signals Taking the long view, we’ve made astonishing gains in health and life expectancy in the last century. Global average life expectancy has more than doubled from 32 years in 1900 to 73 years in 2024. (But don’t forget, there were still old people when life expectancy was 32). As people lived longer, they also generally lived healthier along the way. It turns out that avoiding things that can kill you early, like malnutrition and lots of childhood infections, also keeps you healthier later in life. In a classic 2004 paper, Finch and Crimmins proposed that cohorts of children who benefited from fewer early life infections had less lifetime exposure to inflammation and cardiovascular disease later in life, accelerating mortality improvements at older ages. Poor nutrition in the womb has also been linked to a higher risk of later chronic disease. The upshot is that improvements in childhood health can pay dividends many decades later. The combination of better living conditions (nutrition, sanitation) and medical advances (antibiotics, vaccines, blood pressure meds, etc) meant that people’s healthy lifespan generally expanded, even as they lived longer. Aging researchers call this best-case scenario “compression of morbidity”—meaning we delay the onset of disease and disability even faster than the years of life we are adding. During my 20+ year research career, we could generally bank on the idea that younger generations would not only live longer but also keep getting healthier along the way. “60 is the new 50” as they say… Enter “Generational Health Drift” Sadly, this expectation of steady progress may be changing. You’ve probably heard that US life expectancy gains have slowed to a crawl in the past couple of decades. Mortality improvements are also slowing (though less dramatically) in many other high-income countries (you can read more about that in a review paper I wrote here). Mortality is a very blunt health measure, but it is often a good barometer for the broader population health trends happening underneath. And we are now seeing that younger generations may be in worse health at similar ages compared to earlier born cohorts. My collaborator Prof. George Ploubidis at University College London coined this worsening health in more recently born cohorts “generational health drift.” “Generational health drift” is bad news on multiple fronts. Most obviously, we don’t want our health progress to go backward. But the timing is also bad, since our populations are aging. In demographic terms, “population aging” means that the proportion of the population at older ages (i.e >65 years) is increasing. Fun demography fact: Current population aging is not due to the recent declines in the birth rates making the news, but declines in fertility decades ago, after the “baby boom.” As baby boomers reach older ages, the smaller cohorts behind them mean the percentage of older adults will increase. For example, the share of the population age 65 and older in the US increased from 12.4% in 2004 to 18.0% in 2024. This story of population aging was written long ago. Many worry that population aging will put pressure on health care and pension systems. But if people reach older ages in better health than in years past, those fiscal pressures would be less dire than projected. Healthy older people can also continue to contribute to society in many valuable ways, including paid work, caregiving, community service….even high political office 🤷. On the flip side, if younger generations reach retirement age in worse health and with more disabling conditions, this could magnify the societal challenge of population aging. Evidence for worsening generational health A recent paper that I LOVED in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Dr. Leah Abrams and colleagues examined which birth cohorts (aka generations) were behind worsening US mortality. Behold the Lexis diagram (cue swooning demographers). Calendar time is on the x-axis, age on the y-axis. Birth cohorts can be followed over time as they age on the diagonal lines moving up and to the right. This figure plots the year-on-year % change in all-cause mortality at a given age. Green shading indicates mortality improvements over time, white is stagnation, and gray shading indicates worsening mortality. Following the diagonal line for those born in 1950, you can see a noticeable shift from green to gray that follows this cohort for most of their lives. This gray shading shows generally worsening mortality for the 1950 to 1959 birth cohorts compared to their predecessors across all ages. Concerningly for my GenX and elder millennial peeps, there was also a deterioration in mortality for birth cohorts born in the 1970s and 1980s, visible as dark gray areas at ages 30 to 45 during the 2010s. While some of these mortality changes reflect specific shocks such as the opioid epidemic, most deaths still occur from major causes of death such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. For cancer, the gray in the top left corner of the figure below reflects the legacies of smoking for older cohorts, followed by a period of green with improvements in cancer mortality as smoking rates declined. But the white/gray shading in the bottom right corner highlights a stagnation and reversal of the cancer trends, with cohorts born around 1970 to 1985 experiencing worsening cancer mortality. This deterioration was most noticeable for colon cancer mortality, possibly linked to obesity or dietary factors. Not just dying more, but less healthy along the way. A recent paper by Dr. Laura Gimeno of University College London (of which I am a co-author), found evidence that more recently born cohorts in Great Britain have stagnating or worsening health. A stylized picture of what“generational health drift” might look like: The review paper found: Rates of childhood overweight and obesity were highest among Gen Z. Rates of diabetes in the 40s almost doubled from 3.1% among the Baby Boomers to 5.9% in Generation X. Gen Z reported higher rates of poor mental health in adolescence compared to earlier-born groups. These UK results are consistent with studies showing worsening health across generations in the US as well. A 2021 US study found that more recently born cohorts had worse biological markers (like blood pressure and blood sugar) than earlier generations at the same age. A separate 2022 study of Americans aged 50 and over found that more recently born generations had a higher number of chronic diseases, with younger age of disease onset. A 2024 Lancet paper found that in the US, women born in 1945 had 33% obesity prevalence at age 50, rising to 48.2% for women born in 1970 turning 50. So what’s going on, and can we turn it around? We don’t have a definitive answer for what’s causing the deteriorating health of younger cohorts, but circumstantial evidence points to worsening trends in obesity and diabetes in both the US and UK. Remember that cohort trends reflect lagged effects of early environments, and younger generations have faced both earlier onset and more severe obesity across their lifetimes. Despite these very concerning trends, the future is not set in stone. We’ve reversed poor generational health trends before: drops in smoking are a major reason cancer and heart disease deaths fell so dramatically in recent decades. GLP-1 drugs may finally turn the tide against rising rates of obesity and diabetes, though it is still early days. But things could also get worse…for example from a return to higher levels of childhood infectious diseases that can have a lasting impact on health. See for example: [ ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) [ Don’t You Forget About Me(asles): The Virus That Erases Immune Memory ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) Jenn Dowd, PhD · March 24, 2025 [ Read full story ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) Even as an optimist, emerging data on the “generational health drift” has my full attention. For most of my research career, we took it for granted that each generation would be healthier than the last. But if present trends continue, **50 could be the new 60….**and Gen Z celebrities will soon look older than Paul Rudd :). Stay well, Jenn Share the Health! If you found this post useful, please share it with a friend. Share
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