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Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular care 02/05/2024 10:28am • Telemedicine’s early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or pink eye are fading fast. The frontier involves connecting patients more routinely with their regular doctors and using artificial intelligence to keep tabs on their health, according to Dr. Roy Schoenberg. He’s Today in History: February 5, Senate acquits Donald Trump in first impeachment 02/05/2024 12:01am • Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2024. There are 330 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 2020, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump, bringing to a close the third presidential trial in American history, though a majority of Waiting game continues for 76ers on Joel Embiid's injury status 02/03/2024 06:03pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The long-term status of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid remained up in the air on Saturday night as the defending NBA MVP and team officials continued to wait for potential options to deal with a meniscus injury suffered on Tuesday at Golden State. “Nope, we're just sti Man gets 12 years in prison in insurance scheme after posing as patients, including NBA player 02/03/2024 03:26pm • CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A medical biller has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after being convicted in a massive insurance fraud scheme that involved posing as an NBA player and other patients to harangue the companies for payments that weren't actually due, prosecutors said. U.S. D Where the jobs are: Strong hiring in most industries has far outpaced high-profile layoffs 02/03/2024 01:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Blockbuster job growth in the past several months has coincided with high-profile layoff announcements by a number of large companies. So, how are both occurring at the same time? It's not as contradictory as it might seem. Recent job cuts have been concentrated mainly in just a Data Doctors: Useful Windows keyboard shortcuts 02/02/2024 07:45pm • Q: What are some of the more useful keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11? A: Keyboard shortcuts are one of the most underutilized features of any operating system and Windows 11 has many new ones. Shortcuts have been around since the beginning of personal computing, with the most well-known shortc A Vermont mom called police to talk to her son about stealing. He ended up handcuffed and sedated 02/02/2024 05:36pm • A Vermont mother wanted to teach her then-14-year-old son a lesson after he came home with electronic cigarettes he stole from a gas station. So she called the police. What happened next that evening in May 2021 is the basis for a lawsuit by the mother alleging that Burlington police used excessive UN food agency says it has reports of people dying from starvation amid the conflict in Sudan 02/02/2024 01:59pm • CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. food agency said Friday it has received reports of people dying from starvation in Sudan, where raging fighting between rival generals is hampering the distribution of aid and food supplies to those most hungry. The 10 months of clashes between the Sudanese military, led by G Beattie continues storied career with Bay FC in the NWSL 02/02/2024 01:33pm • Defender Jen Beattie has a list accomplishments she can point to across her lengthy soccer career: She scored a goal for Scotland in the Women's World Cup, served as a television pundit and she was honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Prince William. Perhaps most significantly, Today in History: February 2, ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle killed 02/02/2024 10:20am • Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2024. There are 333 days left in the year. Today in History: On Feb. 2, 2013, former Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle was fatally shot along with a friend, Chad Littlefield, at a gun range west of Glen Rose, Texas; susp A year on, a small Ohio town is recovering from a fiery train derailment but health fears persist 02/02/2024 06:16am • EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Daily life largely returned to normal for most of the nearly 5,000 residents of East Palestine, Ohio, months after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and spilled a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that caught fire a year ago, but the worries and fears are always there. So It's so cold and snowy in Alaska that fuel oil is thickening and roofs are collapsing 02/02/2024 12:51am • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Much of Alaska has plunged into a deep freeze, with temperatures well below zero. Anchorage has seen some of its coldest temperatures in years and the mayor opened warming facilities for people who are homeless or don't have reliable heating. To the south in the state cap Teens get a chance to explore veterinary careers thanks to DC-based animal rescue group 02/01/2024 08:27pm • Young animal lovers may want to consider a career in veterinary medicine, but wonder if the field is right for them. Dr. Sarah Sirica treats over 100 different species a year at City Wildlife. (Courtesy Sarah Sirica) There's a lot to consider. Whether they work with domestic pets or wild anim HSA and Medicare: Using HSA To Pay for Medicare Premiums 02/01/2024 07:00pm • If you're interested in learning about a triple-tax benefit plan, then look no further than health savings accounts, also referred to as HSAs for short. HSAs established by the Internal Revenue Service provide three distinct tax advantages for Medicare-eligible individuals: -- Your contributions red New Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease 02/01/2024 07:00pm • For anyone who has or knows someone who has Alzheimer's disease, a progressive and irreversible form of dementia that's ultimately deadly, it can sometimes be difficult to find hope. A progressive, neurodegenerative brain disease, Alzheimer's affects memory and cognitive functions including problem-