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ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire — Health authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have launched mobile registration centers for the country’s universal health coverage system, which has been criticized since its launch in 2019 for making it difficult to access benefits.Côte d’Ivoire is one of the few countries in West Africa to offer universal health coverage, but five years later, less than half the population is covered. The plan, known locally by its French acronym CMU, is meant to cover 70 percent of a population’s health care costs for a monthly fee of 1,000 West African CFA francs (about $1.65).But many of the participants…

Usachi Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit in the left elbow by a pitch from Brewers starter Collin Rea in the bottom of the third inning on Friday night. Below is video of the pitch and Tatis’ reaction, and he appeared to be in great pain. Tatis stayed in the game to run the bases and took the field the next inning, but Tyler Wade came in to pinch hit when it was his turn to bat. The Padres announced that Tatis left the game with a “left triceps contusion.” In layman’s terms, that means a bruised muscle…

DENVER — A new exhibit called “Teen Rex” opened Friday at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, showcasing a baby Tyrannosaurus rex found in the North Dakota wilderness by three children.Brothers Jessyn and Liam Fisher and their cousin, Kayden Madsen, made the discovery about two years ago. Denver 7 Jessin Fisher, Liam Fisher, and Cayden Madsen, the original fossil discoverers. “When we got to the dinosaur area, we knew right away it was a dinosaur,” said Jaesin, 12. “Hey, that’s a dinosaur. It looks like a leg bone, and we found a dinosaur.”Once Jessin and Liam’s father, Sam, realized…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s new coalition government has brought together a black president and white opposition leaders to forge an image of unity in a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced.But the power-sharing agreement signed a week ago between President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance, one of South Africa’s few white-led parties, has inadvertently reignited racial rifts. In this photo provided by the South African Government Communications and Information System (GCIS), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (right) greets opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhausen (left) during the first parliamentary…

When you enter Adelaide Murphy Tyrol’s studio, the first thing you notice is the patchwork of colors on the floor. At first, you wonder, “Is that a rug?” The colors are drawn in short, broad strokes, giving them a random feel.But in reality, they’re remnants of a career as a background painter for large-scale movie sets, best-selling theater shows, and even photo shoots for fashion designers and magazines. Most of Tyrol’s clients were the big names in New York City, where she worked for many years. So when painting on such a large scale, Tyrol and her team sometimes go…

Research has shown that chimpanzees seek out and eat medicinal herbs to treat injuries. Image: Shutterstock2 min read Last Updated: June 22, 2024 | 09:13 AM ISTResearch has shown that chimpanzees seek out and eat medicinal herbs to treat injuries. Wild chimpanzees are known to eat a variety of plants, but the researchers say it’s difficult to tell whether the chimps are intentionally seeking out medicinal plants to cure ailments, or whether they just “passively” eat them by chance. The study is published in the journal PLoS ONE. In Uganda’s Budongo Central Forest Reserve, researchers including from the University of…

the host Julie Rovner KFF Health News Follow. Julie Rovner is a chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health? A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically acclaimed reference book, “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition. With less than five months to go until the presidential election, abortion is the only health policy issue expected to play a major role, but other issues are likely to feature in the presidential and congressional races. The election could be…

The Edmonton Oilers are just the third team to force a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final after trailing 3-0, and the first since 1945. The Oilers avoided elimination again with a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers, meaning there will be one more game in the 2023-24 NHL season.Backed by a rapt Rogers Place crowd, the Oilers came out strong in Friday night’s Game 6. Warren Vogel gave Edmonton a 1-0 lead 7 minutes, 27 seconds into the first period, and the Oilers never let the Panthers gain any momentum after that.Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who had four…

Liver transplants associated with alcohol-related disease are increasing rapidly, and given the limited supply of organ donors, research is shifting towards addressing the pathology behind the disease.At the forefront of this is Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized leader in chronic liver disease research at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), who just won a groundbreaking five-year, $2.53 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health.Zhang, who is the university’s Sam Ann Barshop Institute on Longevity and Aging and the Joe…

The video summarizes who did what, when and where. (Below is the full transcript of the broadcast)The power of sports can create deep bonds between families, and in Charlotte, one family’s rich wrestling past is now producing the next generation of great athletes from our neighborhood.The first time Carson McArthur walked into a wrestling gym he knew he’d found his passion.”I went to wrestling practice and I couldn’t take my eyes off the mat,” Carson McArthur said.This passion was also learned from his uncle, Josh Dormer, a former state champion wrestler at Eaton Rapids High School. “Uncle Josh is also…