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The White House WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following seven individuals to serve in key roles: Paloma Adams-Allen, Nominee for Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources, United States Agency for International Development Isobel Coleman, Nominee for Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming, United States Agency for International Development Grant Harris, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis, Department of Commerce Neil MacBride, Nominee for General Counsel, Department of the Treasury Caral Spangler, Nominee ...

Seleucus I Nicator, the founder of the Seleucid Empire, never put his own portrait on the empire’s coinage. Why?   By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek

FALMOUTH – After a year of increased opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts, first responders, healthcare workers, policy makers, law enforcement, researchers and other community shareholders will come together June 5 in a virtual “Falmouth Forum on Opioids and Overdose” to discuss and educate the public about innovative approaches to help ameliorate the effects of this crisis and related policies. Special guest will be Dr. João Goulão, Portugal’s Director General of the Service for Intervention on Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies, who has been recognized for global leadership ...

 E-Mail BOSTON - The Community CAre Transitions (C-CAT) clinical trial, which paired community health workers (CHWs) with patients admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), has found that fewer intervention group participants were readmitted within 30 days than control group participants. The effect was significant for those discharged to short-term rehabilitation but not for those discharged home. The study has been published in "These results indicate that CHW interventions may help reduce hospital readmissions and improve preventive care among some clinically complex patients wit...

Monnaie de Paris Releases Coins and Medals to Commemorate the Smurfs Pierre “Peyo” Culliford created Smurfs–have since become famous across the world. Initially printed in the Belgian comics magazine Spirou and viewed as secondary characters for Peyo’s other series Johan & Pirlouit, Hergé’s The name “Schtroumpf” has a funny origin story. One night, while eating dinner at a restaurant with a friend, Peyo meant to ask for his friend to pass the salt. But instead of saying “Passez-moi le sel” (“Give me the salt”), he said “Passez-moi le schtroumpf” (“Give me the ...