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As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (208+ words) The demand for electricity can have a ripple effect that raises prices for everyone else. For example, if utilities build more power plants or transmission lines to serve them, the cost can be spread across all ratepayers. Shoulder Pain is…...
Number of Americans who expect ‘high quality lives’ drops to two-decade low
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (553+ words) Daniel Wu, The Washington Post The number of Americans who anticipate they will have "high-quality lives" in five years" time has dropped to a nearly two-decade low, according to a poll released Tuesday. Around 6 in 10 people surveyed said they expected…...
It’s time! Open enrollment counselors offer free review of your Medicare Advantage plan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (473+ words) Your Medicare Advantage plan might be just what the doctor ordered. Or it might be out of tune with your current health care needs. Your cardiologist may no longer be in your network, or your medication may no longer be…...
Legionella test results from Oakland County jail, courthouse, childcare site
1+ week, 3+ day ago (338+ words) Results from water tests at the county jail and Little Oaks Child Development Center show no signs of a bacteria that can cause a pneumonia-like illness. Legionella is a naturally occurring bacteria in the ground and indoor plumbing and other…...
Firefighters rescue swan stuck in frozen Connecticut river
1+ week, 4+ day ago (205+ words) Norwalk Fire Department crews donned cold-water rescue suits and used ropes to carefully move out onto the Norwalk River on Tuesday. They soon found the swan's feet were frozen into the ice, and it took them about 30 minutes to free…...
Senior calendar of events, trips and more
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1853+ words) To have an event included in the Vitality calendar, email the name of the event, the time, date, address, cost (if applicable) and contact information to [email protected]. Feb. 12, 26: Music & Movement with Music Maker Marge at the Harrison Township Public Library,…...
‘Shocking and disappointing’: Nonprofit spars with Oakland health network as services absorbed
2+ week, 2+ day ago (578+ words) By Max Bryan, mbryan@detroitnews Oakland County's community mental health agency and a nonprofit that provides mental health services in the county are accusing each other of acting in bad faith as the county absorbed part of the nonprofit's services…...
Two new legionella sites IDed on Oakland County campus
2+ week, 4+ day ago (470+ words) Two more Oakland County buildings have tested positive for legionella, a bacteria that can cause respiratory illnesses. County spokesman Bill Mullan said no cases of legionella-related illness linked to those buildings have been reported. Tests at the North Oakland Health…...
Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs
2+ week, 4+ day ago (439+ words) By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the proposal would strengthen its oversight of organ procurement organizations or OPOs, groups that retrieve organs from deceased donors. More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant list,…...
New medical masters program begins at Oakland University
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (153+ words) The first group of students in Oakland University's physician assistant master's degree program recently started classes. OU will hold an open house from noon-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Oakland West Center to celebrate the start of the new program. The…...