Goode Edits

25/11/2024

I think this is my favorite ngram search so far.

buttcheeks/butt-cheeks/butt cheeks

25/10/2024

I’m so happy with my new T-shirt! Thanks, Grammar Geek!

26/07/2024

Today’s annoyance: the use of “on premise” to mean “on site” or “at a place.”

That would be PREMISES.

18/07/2024

Exercise as a prescription for prostate cancer treatment? Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is investigating the effectiveness and parameters. (Writer: William Piersol)

https://www.mskcc.org/news/can-exercise-impact-prostate-cancer-first-of-its-kind-clinical-trial

Learn how exercise may affect the treatment of prostate cancer, in a first of its kind clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

18/07/2024

A really nice story here from Vibhav Nandagiri and NC Health News
about Peacehaven — a residential and empowerment program for people with disabilities. The farm has ambitious expansion plans.

Peacehaven hopes to become a national model for how to shelter & respectfully serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

17/06/2024

Pedestrian and bicyclist deaths are on the rise in North Carolina and across the country. Treating them as a public health problem could help. The latest from NC Health News:

2022 was the deadliest year for pedestrians & bicyclists in two decades. Traffic safety experts use ideas from multiple fields to improve it.

14/06/2024

Checking out the U.S. Open this week? Look at the course with an eye to environmental sustainability. Pinehurst Resort starting working years ago to use less water and chemicals on its courses. The latest from North Carolina NC Health News.

Pinehurst No.2, one of the world top-rated courses, is also one of the most sustainable and a model for other clubs.

12/06/2024

North Carolina's former DHHS leader is now heading up the CDC, and she's using lessons learned during COVID-19 to track a 10-state outbreak of avian flu. The latest from NC Health News:

Mandy Cohen, who led N.C.’s response to COVID, is facing her first major test as director of the CDC with the spread of avian influenza.

12/06/2024

If you're looking for a beach read, check out Marie Flanigan's "Exposed Fury"! (And it's Book 1 of a series.❤️)

https://www.amazon.com/Exposed-Fury-Marie-Flanigan-ebook/dp/B07F6C4SM9?

Annie Fitch, a former police detective, struggles to make ends meet as a private investigator in the sleepy town of Leesburg, Virginia. On partial disability because of gunshot injuries, she’s relegated to doing surveillance gigs and background checks. But things are looking up, since her on-agai....

11/06/2024

Though more people are seeking help from programs designed to support victims of crime, funding for those programs is shrinking. Advocates are trying to fix that. The latest from NC Health News:

North Carolina's funding from the Victims of Crime Act dropped from $42.5 million last year to $24.6 million this year.

06/06/2024

A cancer diagnosis doesn't always mean cancer treatment.

Wait, what? Learn about "active surveillance" of some forms of cancer -- and how to manage it. (From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

Learn how to cope with stress and anxiety you may feel if you are diagnosed with cancer and your doctor recommends active surveillance instead of treatment.

06/06/2024

Community gears up to keep influx of golf spectators safe as U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst. The latest from NC Health News:

First responders and health providers in Moore County are preparing for an influx of visitors during the golf championship.

05/06/2024

Research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is helping find the most effective cancer treatments that have the least amount of detrimental side effects.

Learn how HPV-related head and neck cancer can be treated with a sharply reduced radiation dose to prevent side effects, sometimes without surgery.