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TL/DR - 81 individuals were arrested during a protest that shut down several lanes of the Bay Bridge during rush hour and disrupted traffic heading to San Francisco. The protest was staged by multiple organizations calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. The protesters, who were chanting,…

TL/DR - Despite the growing older population, the number of specialized doctors for the elderly, known as geriatricians, has dropped from 10,270 in 2000 to just over 7,400 now. The current ratio of geriatricians to older patients is 1 to 10,000, while research suggests each geriatrician should care for no more than 700 patients. Geriatricians…

TL/DR - A retired police chief employed as a security guard at the New Hampshire State Hospital was among two people killed in a shooting incident. The suspect was killed by a state trooper assigned to the hospital. The incident has been contained and all patients at the hospital are declared safe. Suspect and Victim Dead in New Hampshire…

TL/DR - The state Public Employees Insurance Agency, which manages health insurance for more than 200,000 government workers in West Virginia, is facing resistance to its proposed 35% premium increase over two years. With the agency already facing a $376 million deficit earlier this year, the state Legislature passed a bill increasing health…