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Healing Power of Music: Insight from Dr. Andrew Swinton

TL/DR - Dr. Andrew Lester Swinton and his wife Alma Williams Swinton served their community for over six decades in Marquette, Michigan. After meeting at Olivet College, the couple moved to Ontonagon where Andrew practiced medicine and Alma taught piano lessons and contributed to the community in various ways. Later, they moved to Marquette where…

Insurers Struggle with Soaring Medical Costs – NBC4 Washington

TL/DR - Health insurance providers are grappling with higher than anticipated medical costs due to older patients visiting the doctor more frequently. CVS, which owns health insurer Aetna, recently reduced its full-year profit outlook due to anticipated medical costs eating into its profits. This comes on the back of insurance giant Humana citing…

ASU Professor Utilizes Digital Archeology to Trace Missing Vietnam Soldiers

TL/DR - Archaeologists at Arizona State University are collaborating with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency to locate the remains of U.S. service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War, using a method called "digital archaeology". This involves creating a digital product from hard copy documents, which can then be used to…

Heavy Snowfall in New York City and Northeast from Nor’easter

TL/DR - A fast-moving nor'easter has caused disruptions in major Northeast metropolitan areas, including New York City and Boston, with power outages, school closures, and travel warnings. Over a foot of snow has fallen in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and New York City could see its biggest snowfall in over two years. Officials are…