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Federal Agency Fights For Nursing Home Staffing Mandate, But For How Long?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 3:00am

The federal government is asking a judge to rule that it has the power to impose staffing requirements on nursing homes that collect billions of federal tax dollars through Medicaid and Medicare.

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Nebraska Psychiatric Hospital, College Of Saint Mary Partner To Train Mental Health Professionals

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 7:00am

LINCOLN — A new partnership between the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ Lincoln Regional Center and the College of Saint Mary in Omaha seeks to train future mental health nursing professionals.

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Nebraska Psychiatric Hospital, College Of Saint Mary Partner To Train Mental Health Professionals

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 7:00am

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The Peope Have Spoken

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 6:00am

Of all the ballot measures Nebraska voted on two weeks ago, none had the overwhelming support that medical marijuana received. The two initiatives received about 70% of the vote. The people have spoken.

But will that stop the Attorney General from his crusade against the campaign organiz?

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New FDA Rules For TV Drug Ads: Simpler Language And No Distractions

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 5:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications' risks and side effects.

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New FDA Rules For TV Drug Ads: Simpler Language And No Distractions

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Poor Teacher Training Partly To Blame For Stalled Engineering Diversity Goals

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 4:00am

Franni Trivette and Brennan Ward solder the wiring on a 3-D printer they and other students are building from a kit in the pre-engineering class at Notre Dame High School in Wichita Falls, Texas, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. The project is teaching the students about following instructions, hardware, assembly, troubleshooting and problem solving.
(Torin Halsey / Wichita Falls Times Record News via AP)

Diversifying the science, technology, engineering and math fields has long been a top priority of many universities and tech companies. It’s also a goal of the National Science Foundation, the biggest funder of university-led research and development in the U.S.

But in the field of engineering, at least, there hasn’t been a lot of progress in diversifying the academic pipeline beyond white men.

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Poor Teacher Training Partly To Blame For Stalled Engineering Diversity Goals

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 3:00am

But in the field of engineering, at least, there hasn’t been a lot of progress in diversifying the academic pipeline beyond white men.

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The Peope Have Spoken

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 12:00am

But will that stop the Attorney General from his crusade against the campaign organiz?

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The SBH Review: Bathed In Pink And Further West, The New Saddle Creek Breakfast Club Still A Delight

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/12/2024 - 7:00am

The Saddle Creek Breakfast Club, for years an Omaha brunch hotspot, has moved its location and fancied up its interior. But the core of what made the restaurant Omaha’s best brunch remains the same, reports food critic Sarah Baker Hansen.
(Sarah Baker Hansen / Flatwater Free Press)

My favorite brunch spots are the ones that mix just the right combination of good music, great coffee, funky decor and an excellent plate of food, be it a burger or an egg dish.