In 2025, a big change happened in healthcare on the Central Coast. A program called QCIP gave over $16 million to doctors in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. This money was for doing a great job taking care of patients. The program focuses on important health areas like managing diabetes,
Prediabetes is a serious condition that affects many people. It is a stage before type 2 diabetes where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. A recent study found that controlling blood sugar levels in people with prediabetes can greatly reduce th
The U. S. military chaplaincy is undergoing a significant transformation. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has taken steps to reverse what he sees as a decline in the spiritual support provided to service members. This shift is seen as a response to policies from previous administrations that allegedly
The holiday season is usually a time for cheer, but crypto traders aren't feeling the festive spirit this year. Predictors on Myriad, a platform for forecasting market trends, are not optimistic about a Santa rally for major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The odds are heavily stacked ag
The United Auto Workers (UAW) is going through some big changes. Chris Brooks, who was a top strategist and the chief of staff to UAW President Shawn Fain, is leaving the union. This comes after a federal monitor's report said Brooks was involved in trying to take away duties from another union lead
A popular kids' learning platform, Begin Learning, has hit a rough patch. The company behind it, Conscious Content Media, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This move aims to restructure its debts and secure new funding, allowing the company to keep its brands running. Begin Learn
People have been curious about how digital media affects mental health for a while. Yet, the details of how and when this happens are still fuzzy. A recent study tried to shed light on this by looking at real-time data from people's daily lives. The study used a method called computational phenotyp
Indonesia has a huge task ahead. It needs to change how it makes power for its industries. This is called the captive power sector. Right now, most of this power comes from coal. But Indonesia wants to switch to cleaner energy. A recent study says this will cost a lot of money. By 2030, Indonesia ne
Prices went up, but not as much as experts thought they would in November. This gave investors a glimmer of hope that inflation might be slowing down. The consumer price index (CPI) showed a 2. 7% annual increase, which was lower than the predicted 3. 1%. Even when you take out the wobbly prices of
Prices are still going up, but not as fast as before. In November, the cost of living increased by 2. 7% compared to the same month last year. This is a bit lower than the 3% rise seen in September. However, prices did go up by 0. 2% from September to November. The government didn't track prices in
