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Students show off tech skills in Lego robotics competition at Jupiter Christian
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (207+ words) Five of 10 teams qualify for regional competition Jupiter Christian students, mainly in middle school, put their robotics skills to the test at a Lego regional qualifier at their school. Jupiter Christian, welcoming 10 teams from South Florida, won with a score…...
Mental Health Awareness Day highlights resources for adolescents and families
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (128+ words) TODAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY. A TIME TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY AGAINST THE STIGMA OF MENTAL HEALTH. I'M JOINED NOW WITH DOCTOR JUAN CASTRO AND MICHELLE BCT WITH HCA FLORIDA ... Friday is Mental Health Awareness Day, dedicated…...
Consumer Reports expands infant formula safety investigation
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (379+ words) Consumer Reports expands infant formula safety investigation'WPBF Consumer Reports has released a follow-up to its investigation into infant formula safety, expanding testing to include everything from liquid ready-to-feed products to specialty and alternative formulas The new analysis looked for heavy…...
'On the Record': Neonatal unit staff meet former patients after leaving hospital
2+ week, 1+ day ago (76+ words) 'On the Record': Neonatal unit staff meet former patients after leaving hospital'WPBF Search location by ZIP code 'On the Record': Neonatal unit staff meet former patients after leaving hospital WPBF 25 goes "On the Record" with staff from Baptist Health Bethesda…...
CDC adopts advisers' recommendation against universal hepatitis B vaccines for babies
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (851+ words) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially abandoned universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns on Tuesday, signing off on its vaccine advisers' recommendation for individual decision-making " a move that experts and researchers say will lead to more illness. The…...
Get the Facts: The US overhauled its childhood vaccination schedule. Here's how
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (858+ words) Last week, the Trump administration announced changes to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, removing overall recommendations for vaccinations for six diseases. Prior to the overhaul, the CDC recommended vaccinations to all children…...
Port St. Lucie opens applications for summer internship program for high school students
3+ week, 6+ day ago (139+ words) Port St. Lucie opens applications for summer internship program for high school students'WPBF The city of Port St Lucie is accepting applications for the PATH Student Internship program The program is an eight-week paid summer opportunity for eligible high school…...
American Academy of Pediatrics releases updated children's vaccination recommendations
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1112+ words) The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday released its updated recommendations for what vaccines children should get. It's a routine revision, hardly different from last year's recommendations, but it carries more significance this year: More states and doctors are relying…...
Tourists stopped from seeing The Last Supper, while Olympic VIPs including Vance visit
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (747+ words) Tourists to Milan during the Winter Olympics, hoping to see Leonardo da Vinci's " The Last Supper," were in for an unwelcome surprise: Access to the masterpiece is closed to the public for 3 1/2 days. The painting, created between 1494 and 1498 by the…...
'Launch Pad' program helps prepare young adults for the 'real world"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (380+ words) A new program for young adults in Delray Beach is helping them bridge the gap between school and adulthood. Space of Mind's Launch Pad program trains them in the essential skills they need as they approach the next phase of…...