$374 million in grants to expand broadband access in Oklahoma

4 million in grants to expand broadband access in Oklahoma

More than $374 million in grants were approved this week by officials with the Oklahoma Broadband Office. The grants, ranging in amounts from $7,000 to Dobson Fiber in Kiowa, to more than $22 million to the Pine Telephone Company in Choctaw, are earmarked for broadband infrastructure projects in 57 counties, the agency’s executive director, Mike …

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Methodist Healthcare Ministries fights ‘digital divide’ with $21M investment

Methodist Healthcare Ministries fights ‘digital divide’ with M investment

Cindy Cruz of the San Antonio Public Library assists Hectoer Guerra during a digital literacy class at the San Antonio Food Bank in December 2021 as part of a program that addresses the internet divide and offers classes, low-cost internet assistance and refurbished laptops. Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc. is giving a combined $21 …

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Increased internet use linked to higher anxiety in teens, research shows

Increased internet use linked to higher anxiety in teens, research shows

In a recent study published in BMC Public Health, researchers examined the prevalence of anxiety and Internet addiction among adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Vietnam. Study: Prevalence of internet addiction and anxiety, and factors associated with the high level of anxiety among adolescents in Hanoi, Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic. Image Credit: DisobeyArt/Shutterstock.com …

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UTA Study Shows Machine Learning Technique Is 30% Better at Predicting Cancer Cure Rates » Dallas Innovates

UTA Study Shows Machine Learning Technique Is 30% Better at Predicting Cancer Cure Rates » Dallas Innovates

UTA Associate Professor Suvra Pal, right, and his student student Wisdom Aselisewine, left, published a new model predicting survival of cancer. [Sources: UTA photos, istockphoto background] A professor and his doctoral student at UT Arlington have published a new statistical modeling method of predicting survival from cancer based on machine learning technology. They say their …

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Largest ‘Long Vax’ Study To Date On Post-Covid-19 Vaccination Syndrome

Largest ‘Long Vax’ Study To Date On Post-Covid-19 Vaccination Syndrome

Of the 241 online survey respondents who indicated that they were suffering from post-Covid-19 … [+] vaccination syndrome (PVS), 71% reported experiencing exercise intolerance, 69% excessive fatigue 63% some kind of numbness, 53% brain fog and 63% neuropathy. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images) PA Images via Getty Images Since the Covid-19 vaccines …

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#CovidIsntOver Trends As Covid-19 Hospitalizations Rise By 8.6%

#CovidIsntOver Trends As Covid-19 Hospitalizations Rise By 8.6%

An expected record amount of travel for the Thanksgiving Holiday may further fuel the spread of the … [+] severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) throughout the U.S. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Getty Images Once again the hashtag #CovidIsntOver is trending on social media like X (formerly known as Twitter) because, you know, …

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65 Million People Suffer From Long Covid. Our Experts Say New Vaccines Are The Best Defense

65 Million People Suffer From Long Covid. Our Experts Say New Vaccines Are The Best Defense

New Covid vaccines based on Nobel prize-winning mRNA technology provide updated protection — especially important heading into the winter, when Covid-19, flu and RSV infections spike. By Melissa Delaney, Forbes Staff Heart palpitations. Anxiety. Fatigue. Dizziness. Difficulty breathing. One in five American adults and more than 65 million people worldwide have spent months or even …

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