Wood Dale student one of 18 to win national scholarship Alexandra Carillo Courtesy of Sarah Ciuba
Updated 7/8/2021 5:50 PM
A high school student from Wood Dale is one of 18 nationwide to be awarded a scholarship for her mental health advocacy.
Alexandra Carillo of Fenton High School was recognized by the National Society of High School Scholars. The 18 Under 18 Award was established to recognize students who are passionate about their contributions to society and showcase their contagious leadership skills to the community through a video submission. Carillo was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for her video submission regarding mental health in teenagers.
Candidates for the scholarship were required to upload a video of up to three minutes, their academic resume, current transcripts and a letter of recommendation from an educator.
Indian-American health policy expert Dr. Meena Seshamani, who served on the leadership of the Biden-Harris transition Health and Human Services (HHS) agency review team, has been appointed as the Director of the US Centre for Medicare. Sheshamani, 43, will lead the Centre s efforts in serving the people 65 or older, people with disabilities and people with End-Stage Renal Disease that rely on Medicare coverage. Dr. Seshamani s position as Deputy Administrator and Director of Centre for Medicare started on July 6. Dr. Meena Seshamani brings her diverse background as a health care executive, health economist, physician and health policy expert to CMS, said CMS (Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.
Dr Meena Seshamani. (Image courtesy: Youtube/US Department of Health and Human Services)
WASHINGTON: Indian-American health policy expert Dr Meena Seshamani, who served on the leadership of the Biden-Harris transition Health and Human Services (HHS) agency review team, has been appointed as the Director of the US Centre for Medicare.
Sheshamani, 43, will lead the Centre s efforts in serving the people 65 or older, people with disabilities and people with End-Stage Renal Disease that rely on Medicare coverage.
Dr. Seshamani s position as Deputy Administrator and Director of Centre for Medicare started on July 6.
“Dr. Meena Seshamani brings her diverse background as a health care executive, health economist, physician and health policy expert to CMS,” said CMS (Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.
Indian-American health policy expert Meena Seshamani appointed as Medicare director
Meena Seshamani, the Indian-American health policy expert, has been appointed as the Director of the US Centre for Medicare.
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UPDATED: July 9, 2021 09:11 IST
Dr Seshamani s position as Deputy Administrator and Director of Centre for Medicare started on July 6 (Photo: Twitter)
Indian-American health policy expert Dr. Meena Seshamani, who served on the leadership of the Biden-Harris transition Health and Human Services (HHS) agency review team, has been appointed as the Director of the US Centre for Medicare.
Sheshamani, 43, will lead the Centre s efforts in serving the people 65 or older, people with disabilities and people with End-Stage Renal Disease that rely on Medicare coverage.
TORONTO A new study suggests that a common imaging tool used to examine the heart may be helpful in evaluating COVID-19 patients at risk of developing heart issues that could increase the chance of heart failure or stroke. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Maryland took a retrospective look at around 80 COVID-19 patients and 34 patients without COVID-19, all of whom had received imaging tests called 2-D echocardiograms. Echocardiograms use sound waves through a transducer placed on the patientâs chest to create images of the heart walls and valves, sort of similar to how a bat uses echolocation to see.