Walmart Heiress Opens Medical School With A Focus On Preventative Medicine
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
In Arkansas, a new medical school has just opened that aims to train a new generation of doctors on preventative medicine and whole-health principles. It was dreamed of and financed by arguably the world’s wealthiest woman—a Walmart heiress whose personal struggles with illness and the incentive-based system of American ‘sick-care’ kindled a desire for change, especially in her own rural community. The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine received 2,000 applications from hopeful young future doctors around the country, accepting only 48 to come and study at the Bentonville campus.
Illinois Keeps 988 Lifeline For LGBTQIA+ Youth Even After National Extension Hangs Up
by KHQA News Desk
The federal government has pulled the funding for the national 988 suicide and crisis line extension for LGBTQIA+ youth, but Illinois is vowing to keep its line open. The Illinois Department of Human Services announced this week it will continue to provide mental health support services for LGBTQIA+ youth, despite the Trump administration’s decision to shut down the subnetwork. The 988 lifeline was launched in 2022, going on to develop a subnetwork of trained crisis counselors to help LGBTQ+ youth and adults under 25 who are disproportionately at risk for suicide and other mental health struggles.
UN Says Booming Solar, Wind And Other Green Energy Hits Global Tipping Point For Even Lower Costs
by Seth Borenstein, AP
The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point” where solar and wind power will become even cheaper and more widespread, according to two United Nations reports released Tuesday, describing a bright spot amid otherwise gloomy progress to curb climate change. Last year, 74% of the growth in electricity generated worldwide was from wind, solar and other green sources, according to the U.N.’s multiagency report, called Seizing the Moment of Opportunity. It found that 92.5% of all new electricity capacity added to the grid worldwide in that time period came from renewables.
New York City Hospitals Join ‘Food As Medicine’ Movement, Prescribing Free Boxes Of Fresh Produce
by Apolline Lamy, HealthBeat
New York city’s public hospital system is joining the “food as medicine” movement, offering “prescriptions” for free boxes of fresh produce — tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, peaches, bok choy, and fennel — delivered to patients’ homes each month for six months. More than 500 patients have enrolled in the Lifestyle Medicine Program’s produce box initiative since its August start. The program focuses on food, as well as other social determinants of health like exercise. “It’s not just about nutrition, but also physical activity, sleep, stress, because it’s all connected,” said Dr. Michelle McMacken.
Major Study Produces Good News In Alzheimer’s Fight
by Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA
A major clinical trial has found that structured lifestyle changes can lead to greater improvement in brain function for older adults at risk of cognitive decline, compared to less intensive, self-directed approaches. The peer-reviewed study, titled “Effects of Structured vs Self-Guided Multidomain Lifestyle Interventions for Global Cognitive Function: The U.S. POINTER Randomized Clinical Trial,” was published this week in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto. It provides a large measure of hope against an illness that has long had many in fear.
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