Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 02/07/2023 - 2:00am
A new year means changes to Medicare, including updated premiums and deductibles and sometimes big policy moves. In 2023, there's a little of everything: Some costs have gone down, others have increased, and there are some notable tweaks to how Medicare works.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 2:00am
If you’re feeling lonely, you’re not alone. Loneliness is an increasingly common experience, and it can have severe consequences. People who feel lonely are at higher risk of serious health issues, including heart disease, immune deficiency and depression.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 1:00am
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced January 27, 2023, that it is proposing a change from time-based deferrals to assessing blood donor eligibility using gender-inclusive, individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV. This proposal is in line with policies in place in countries like the United Kingdom and Canada.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 01/31/2023 - 3:00am
Between financially helping his parents and losing income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jeremy Mazza landed into serious credit card debt. Relief came from a source he wasn't expecting: his partner, Ginna Lambert, who had come into a small inheritance. She suggested "investing" part of her bounty in their shared future by lending small amounts to Mazza that he could apply toward his debt.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 01/30/2023 - 4:00am
OMAHA — Of Nebraska’s private industries, job growth was greatest in the past year for construction and hospitality fields, according to an update from the State Department of Labor.
Labor Commissioner John Albin said Tuesday that Nebraska, overall, has seen about 30,000 non-farm jobs added in a year’s time.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 01/30/2023 - 3:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — On a winter's day in 1984, a briefcase stuffed with classified government documents showed up in a building in Pittsburgh, borne by someone who most certainly wasn't supposed to have them.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 3:00am
Across the U.S., children and adults are increasingly exposed to harmful chemicals from a source few people are even aware of.
It begins on a street outside a home or school, where a worker in a manhole is repairing a sewer pipe. The contractor inserts a resin-soaked sleeve into the buried pipe, then heats it, transforming the resin into a hard plastic pipe.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 2:00am
OMMEREN, Netherlands (AP) — A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village more than three quarters of a century later.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 01/25/2023 - 2:00am
The Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center will hold a grand opening to the public on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. in Aksarben Village at 2289 S. 67th Street, Omaha, NE 68106, near the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Scott Campus.