Los Alamos Chief Engineer Joins Nuclear Fusion Startup Fuse to Lead Federal BusinessBethesda, MD, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Three physician partners with Aledade , the nation’s largest network of independent primary care, have been recognized with one of the highest honors federal agencies can bestow in health care. For their work battling the ‘silent killer’ – hypertension – a community health center in Arkansas and independent primary care practices in Delaware and Florida were recognized as Million Hearts® 2024 Hypertension Control Champions . Awarded jointly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Million Hearts 2024 Hypertension Control Champions are highlighted for their “exemplar rates of hypertension control.” Practices that achieved blood pressure control for at least 80% of their adult patients with hypertension (also known as high blood pressure) received the award from Million Hearts, which has a goal to avert 1 million preventable cardiovascular disease events by the end of 2026. Only 32 health providers nationwide met the criteria. “We join the CDC in congratulating our partner practices for their commitment to do more good by achieving these exceptional levels of blood pressure control for their patient population,” said Ahmed Haque, chief performance officer at Aledade. “At Aledade, we are proud to partner with primary care clinicians so they can succeed in value-based care. Our three Hypertension Control Champions are shining examples of how we give our primary care partners the data and support they need to keep patients healthy.” About one in three adults in the United States has high blood pressure, but many don’t realize it. High blood pressure is often referred to as the silent killer, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, because it usually has no warning signs, yet can lead to life-threatening conditions like a heart attack or stroke. Fortunately, high blood pressure often can be prevented or treated as early diagnosis. Simple, healthy changes can keep high blood pressure from seriously damaging a person’s health. Aledade partners who were recognized as Million Hearts 2024 Hypertension Control Champions include: Mainline Health Systems, Inc., Dermott, Arkansas Milford Primary Care Associates, Milford, Delaware Brevard Health Center, Melbourne, Florida Mainline Health’s team, which began working with Aledade in 2020, leveraged data insights from Aledade’s technology to make more informed clinical decisions and increased its entire patient population hypertension control rate from 70% to 84%. “Our mission is to provide the highest quality clinical services to all,” said Kerry Pennington, M.D., the clinical director of Mainline Health Systems, a community health center in Southeast Arkansas. “A big change for us occurred when we began to implement the correct processes to proactively monitor the health of our patients. Aledade has been a big part of that improvement as they gave us a platform to invest in improved outcomes. We are honored that this work is being reflected in our recognition as a Million Hearts 2024 Hypertension Control Champion.” About Aledade Aledade, a public benefit corporation , is the largest network of independent primary care in the country, helping independent practices, health centers and clinics deliver better care to their patients and thrive in value-based care. Through its proven, scalable model, which includes cutting-edge data analytics, user-friendly guided workflows, health care policy expertise, strong payer relationships and integrated care solutions, Aledade empowers physicians to succeed financially by keeping people healthy. Together with more than 1,900 practices, federally-qualified health centers and community health centers in 45 states and the District of Columbia, Aledade shares in the risk and reward across more than 200 value-based contracts representing more than 2.5 million patient lives under management. To learn more, visit www.aledade.com or follow on X (Twitter) , Facebook or LinkedIn . ### Attachment Three Aledade Physician Partners Recognized for Exemplary Hypertension Control Hiran Ratnayake Aledade (302) 299-3562 hratnayake@aledade.com
( ) has been one of the hottest stocks on the market in recent years. Backed by billionaire investors like Stanley Druckenmiller, Ken Griffin and Israel Englander, the stock rose 1,164% from its 2022 lows to today. Unfortunately, NVIDIA’s billionaire backers are starting to sour on the stock. Trading at 30 times sales with revenue growth slowing down, NVDA is no bargain. All three investors mentioned in the opening paragraph have sold at least some of their NVIDIA shares, and they’ve been joined by the company’s chief executive officer (CEO), Jensen Huang. NVIDIA may or may not rise in the future. However, there is one that is just now starting to see its rise in billionaire adoption. Having been picked up by U.S. hedge funds in recent quarters, its star is shining. In this article, I will explore that TSX stock and its billionaire admirers. Brookfield ( ) made headlines this year when billionaire Bill Ackman took a position in it. Brookfield had long had a cult following among Canadian fund managers and retail investors, but it had mostly gone unnoticed by big U.S. investors until Ackman’s buy this past Summer. Initially, Brookfield was only a small position for Ackman’s but the firm’s most recent 13f filing showed that Ackman had increased the position substantially. This past Saturday, Ackman’s business partner Chris Korn said that he expected the stock to appreciate by 100%. Before going any further, I should clarify what I mean by “billionaires are selling NVIDIA and buying Brookfield.” I do not mean that Bill Ackman himself or any of Brookfield’s recent big buyers had sold NVIDIA stock before buying BN. Ackman, Flatt, and Brookfield’s other billionaire backers did not hold NVIDIA. However, the trend among multi-billion-dollar asset managers as a whole lately has been to exit or reduce exposure to NVIDIA, while upping investments in Brookfield. This is a trend worth investigating. What billionaires are seeing in Brookfield It’s one thing to note that billionaires are bullish on Brookfield, but quite another to prove that they’re right. Financial matters are complex. Still, it’s evident from a cursory glance at Brookfield’s recent history that it is doing big things. These are some big milestones, and if Korn’s statement about Brookfield sounds pie in the sky, it’s not inconsistent with the company’s operational results. Now, of course, operational success is not the same thing as profit. Brookfield manages a lot of money for external stakeholders and partners, and it’s sometimes hard to ascertain exactly how much of this money will flow through to BN shareholders. However, the operational success Brookfield sees clearly provides the potential for future profit, the potential that will be actualized if the company remains disciplined in its investing and debt management.No. 9 Kentucky, focused on getting better, welcomes Jackson St.Big Update On THIS Penny Stock: Rs 10 Multibagger FMCG Share Soars 108% In A Year - All Details
The trial in a Virginia federal court is Google's second US antitrust case now under way as the US government tries to rein in the power of big tech. In a separate trial, a Washington judge ruled that Google's search business is an illegal monopoly, and the US Justice Department is asking that Google sell its Chrome browser business to resolve the case. The latest case, also brought by the Justice Department, focuses on ad technology for the open web -- the complex system determining which online ads people see when they surf the internet. The vast majority of websites use a trio of Google ad software products that together, leave no way for publishers to escape Google's advertising technology, the plaintiffs allege. Publishers -- including News Corp and Gannett publishing -- complain that they are locked into Google's advertising technology in order to run ads on their websites. "Google is once, twice, three times a monopolist," DOJ lawyer Aaron Teitelbaum told the court in closing arguments. Presiding judge Leonie Brinkema has said that she would deliver her opinion swiftly, as early as next month. Whatever Brinkema's judgment, the outcome will almost certainly be appealed, prolonging a process that could go all the way to the US Supreme Court. The government alleges that Google controls the auction-style system that advertisers use to purchase advertising space online. The US lawyers argue that this approach allows Google to charge higher prices to advertisers while sending less revenue to publishers such as news websites, many of which are struggling to stay in business. The US argues that Google used its financial power to acquire potential rivals and corner the ad tech market, leaving advertisers and publishers with no choice but to use its technology. The government wants Google to divest parts of its ad tech business. Google dismissed the allegations as an attempt by the government to pick "winners and losers" in a diverse market. The company argues that the display ads at issue are just a small share of today's ad tech business. Google says the plaintiffs' definition of the market ignores ads that are also placed in search results, apps and social media platforms and where, taken as a whole, Google does not dominate. "The law simply does not support what the plaintiffs are arguing in this case," said Google's lawyer Karen Dunn. She warned that if Google were to lose the case, the winners would be rival tech giants such as Microsoft, Meta or Amazon, whose market share in online advertising is ascendant as Google's share is falling. The DOJ countered that it simply "does not matter" that Google is competing in the broader market for online ads. "That is a different question" than the market for ads on websites that is the target of the case, said Teitelbaum. Google also points to US legal precedent, saying arguments similar to the government's have been refuted in previous antitrust cases. Dunn also warned that forcing Google to work with rivals in its ad products would amount to government central planning that the court should reject. If the judge finds Google to be at fault, a new phase of the trial would decide how the company should comply with that conclusion. And all that could be moot if the incoming Trump administration decides to drop the case. The president-elect has been a critic of Google's, but he warned earlier this month that breaking it up could be "a very dangerous thing." arp/dw
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The beloved actor known for roles in "The Golden Girls," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Boston Legal" and others will be on a 2025 Forever stamp, USPS announced this past week. White died in late December 2021 , less than three weeks before her 100th birthday. The Postal Service hasn't announced a release date for the stamp. “An icon of American television, Betty White (1922–2021) shared her wit and warmth with viewers for seven decades,” the Postal Service said in announcing the stamp, which depicts a smiling White based on a 2010 photograph by celebrity photographer Kwaku Alston . “The comedic actor, who gained younger generations of fans as she entered her 90s, was also revered as a compassionate advocate for animals.” Boston-based artist Dale Stephanos created the digital illustration from Alston's photo. "I'd love to send a letter back to my 18-year-old self with this stamp on it and tell him that everything is going to be OK," Stephanos posted on Facebook . Regardless of personal politics, self-proclaimed supporters of Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris reacted with delight on social media. "Betty White was my hero, all of my life! I actually had a doll when I was a little girl I named Betty White," one Trump supporter posted on X , formerly Twitter. “Something to make this awful week a little better: We’re getting a Betty White stamp,” a pro-Harris X account posted. White combined a wholesome image with a flare for bawdy jokes . Her television career began in the early 1950s and exploded as she aged. “The only SNL host I ever saw get a standing ovation at the after party," Seth Meyers posted on Twitter after her death. "A party at which she ordered a vodka and a hotdog and stayed til the bitter end.”FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown could miss the 2025 season recovering from the right knee injury sustained in a loss to Cincinnati, coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday. McCarthy said Overshown has a “long road of rehab in front of him.” The second-year player tore multiple ligaments when a Bengals lineman crashed into his leg in the Cowboys' 27-20 loss Monday night. Overshown missed all of his rookie year in 2023 after tearing the ACL in his left knee in a preseason game. The latest injury came in his first game since a spectacular 23-yard interception return for a touchdown in a 27-20 victory over the New York Giants on Thanksgiving. “DeMarvion is getting ready to have a big surgery in front of him,” McCarthy said of the procedure planned this week. “His physical and football talent speaks for itself. He’s such a bright light. He’s got a great, infectious personality — a tough young man. He is definitely going to be missed.” The former Texas standout, drafted in the third round last year, was second on the team to star pass rusher Micah Parsons with five sacks when he went down. The December timing of Overshown's injury means rehab is likely to extend past training camp and into the regular season next year, after he turns 25. Parsons was emotional when asked about Overshown after the Cincinnati game. “I cried,” he said. “It’s like my little bro, bro. He doesn’t deserve that either. Just to understand what he’s going to go through and to be there for him physically, mentally. It’s just so challenging because of the year he was having. I really just don’t think that’s fair either.” The loss of Overshown comes with defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence close to return from a foot injury that has sidelined him since Week 4. But the Cowboys (5-8) are all but out of the playoffs as they prepare to visit Carolina (3-10) on Sunday. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl