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India's First Integrated Highway Trauma Response System
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (775+ words) Telangana unveils India's first integrated post-crash trauma response system to improve highway emergency care, reduce delays, and save lives. In a major step toward reducing preventable road fatalities, the Government of Telangana has launched Project Sanjeevani, India's first fully integrated…...
Eureka's Crisis Response Team to Serve Unincorporated Eureka, Hopefully Helping MIST Focus on Other Parts of the County
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (572+ words) Crisis Alternative Response Eureka " a city team that responds to calls for mental health or substance use intervention " will soon take over response in more areas. Behavioral health professionals are hopeful a recent agreement will help the county's team focus…...
2 hospitalized, building evacuated in hazmat incident at University of Akron
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (127+ words) Two people were hospitalized and a University of Akron building was evacuated April 17 after a reported leak prompted a hazardous materials response from the Akron Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched at about 1: 03 p. m. Friday to the Polymer Engineering Academic Center on…...
The line between water and home: How the Levee Safety Program helps reduce flood risk for millions
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (759+ words) By Marti Allen April 15, 2026 Most people don't think about levees and floodwalls. Most people can drive past them every day never realizing what they are'just a long stretch of raised ground, maybe a concrete wall, maybe something that blends so…...
Special training for SPF personnel at Yadagirigutta
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (117+ words) The Hans India Yadagirigutta: Prioritising the safety of devotees at Ydagirigutta, a special training programme was conducted for SPF (Special Protection Force) personnel here on Wedneaday. The training programme was organised atop the hill Experts provided awareness to the personnel…...
Avon man credits Eskenazi Burn Center for recovery after severe electrical accident
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (267+ words) Ethan Hoff, an Avon resident, recalls the moment an electrical panel exploded at a warehouse nearly three years ago, leaving him with severe burns to his arms and legs. Thanks to care at the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Sidney…...
Health unit outlines steps to keep food, drinking water safe during floods
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (272+ words) Orillia Matters. com Health unit outlines steps to keep food, drinking water safe during floods Drinking water safety for private wells - Private wells are at higher risk of contamination during floods, and any well can become unsafe. A prolonged power…...
Toxic drug crisis hits 10-year anniversary in B. C.
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (663+ words) Posted April 14, 2026 10: 39 pm. It has been 10 years since B. C. declared a public health emergency over toxic drugs. Back in 2016, the province took the unprecedented step of declaring the toxic drugs crisis a public health emergency as overdose deaths began to climb....
Sadness, grief, and outrage: B. C. marks decade of toxic drug emergency
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (904+ words) Published 5: 30 pm Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Community leaders, advocates, scholars, activists, parents and friends gathered at the B. C. legislature in Victoria on April 14, 2026, to mark the 10th anniversary of the public health emergency. (Olivier Laurin/Victoria News) Tom and Lynn Goldsmith attended the event…...
BC's Toxic Drug Crisis Hits a Grim 10-Year Anniversary
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1602+ words) A protester marches in an April 2025 rally in Vancouver to mark nine years of BC being under a public health emergency. It's been four and a half years since Jane Mc Cormick's son, Jeff, was killed by unregulated drugs. Were…...