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Former Orioles Pitcher Announces Return to Baseball Following Cancer Battle
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The odds of David Hess taking the mound in a major league game are long. For the 32-year-old pitcher, they wouldn't be the longest odds he has faced in his life. Hess, who is three years removed from his last professional game, had to pause his baseball career following multiple cancer diagnoses over the last four years. More news: Former Cubs, Phillies Manager Passes Away The most recent — Hess was diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the lung in 2023 — was the most troubling. The rare, aggressive cancer is associated with a low survival rate, but he responded well enough to treatment that he did not need surgery to remove the growth. In February, Hess underwent a scan that showed no evidence of the disease. David Hess #41 of the Baltimore Orioles reacts as manager Brandon Hyde #18 visits the mound to make a pitching change as he is in the midst of a no-hitter in the seventh inning during... David Hess #41 of the Baltimore Orioles reacts as manager Brandon Hyde #18 visits the mound to make a pitching change as he is in the midst of a no-hitter in the seventh inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on April 1, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. More"We got scan results showing no evidence of disease," Hess wrote Feb. 27 on the Twitter/X account of the The 41 Life Podcast, "and for the first time since this whole journey started we can officially say currently I'm cancer free!" The devil can scrap… BUT THE LORD HAS WON We got scan results showing no evidence of disease and for the first time since this whole journey started we can officially say currently I'm cancer free! Look what God can do 🙌 — The 41 Life Podcast (@the41lifepod) February 27, 2025 Flash forward to Monday, when Hess announced his baseball journey is not over yet. "Three years ago I got released on my birthday and baseball seemed over," he wrote on Twitter/X. "The last two (years) I fought for a 6% chance of survival from cancer. My birthday a few days ago I found out playing baseball is back. After almost a year of clear scans I'm getting back on a mound. Never stop fighting 🤟" 3 years ago I got released on my birthday and baseball seemed over. The last 2 I fought for a 6% chance of survival from cancer. My birthday a few days ago I found out playing baseball is back. After almost a year of clear scans I'm getting back on a mound. Never stop fighting 🤟 — David Hess (@hess_express28) July 14, 2025 Hess has already beaten the odds. Now, he'll try to see what he has left in his right arm. From 2018-21, Hess appeared in 62 major league games for the Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. He went 6-22 with a 6.25 ERA across 210.1 innings. More news: Tigers All-Star, First Draft Pick to Appear in an MLB Game, Passes Away Assigned to the minors to begin the 2022 season, Hess was released after allowing 13 runs in 4.1 innings with Triple-A Durham in July 2022. During his time away from baseball, Hess re-enrolled in college. He coached a travel baseball team. He started a podcast. Now that his pitching career no longer has to take a back seat to his health, Hess can focus more on his speed and spin rate than his white blood cell count. Don't call it a comeback, it's a return 🤟 Sound on for the baseball lovers — David Hess (@hess_express28) July 3, 2025 It's already been a remarkable journey for the Orioles' 2014 fifth-round draft pick out of Tennessee Tech. Hess slogged through four years in the minor leagues before reaching the majors. Now, perhaps, he'll get a near-miraculous chance to begin the slog again. For more MLB news, visit Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Yahoo
The secret to a longer life could be this old-fashioned English breakfast
The best news in a long time is that a breakfast of scrambled eggs and fish — kippers, say, or smoked salmon — combined with a few cups of coffee isn't just a great way to start your day, but is also likely to make you live healthier and longer. So report two separate scientific studies. Israel-Iran clash delivers a fresh shock to investors. History suggests this is the move to make. I'm in my 80s and have 2 kids. How do I choose between them to be my executor? These defense stocks offer the best growth prospects, as the Israel-Iran conflict fuels new interest in the sector 'I'm 68 and my 401(k) has dwindled to $82,000': My husband committed financial infidelity and has $50,000 in credit-card debt. What now? 'He failed in his fiduciary duty': My brother liquidated our mother's 401(k) for her nursing home. He claimed the rest. Eggs — specifically egg yolks — and oily fish like herrings and salmon are rich sources of vitamin D, and new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that this vitamin, in particular, may help slow aging. Meanwhile, other research suggests that drinking up to 2½ regular cups of coffee a day can raise your chances of living longer and staying healthy — physically and mentally — in your senior years. What's not to like? The study on vitamin D, conducted among a population of older Americans by researchers at Mass General Brigham, the University of Massachusetts and the Medical College of Georgia, found that those who took a daily vitamin D supplement of 2,000 IU, or international units, a day — meaning 50 micrograms a day — experienced a significant benefit in a key area of cellular aging known as 'telomere shortening.' Telomeres are the crucial protective caps at the ends of our DNA strands (they are sometimes compared to the plastic caps at the ends of shoelaces), and they are critical to cellular health. They typically shorten as we age and as cells divide. 'We found that vitamin D3 supplementation significantly reduced telomere attrition over a four-[year] period … suggesting that vitamin D3 daily supplementation with or without n-3 FAs might have a role in counteracting telomere erosion or cell senescence,' researchers wrote. (This particular study found no health benefit from another prominent ingredient in oily fish, namely Omega-3 oils — but many others have done so.) Meanwhile, research unveiled at the annual jamboree of the American Society for Nutrition, held in the scientific hot spot of Orlando, Fla., finds that drinking up to 2½ cups of regular caffeinated coffee per day may help you live longer and healthier. Decaffeinated coffee and colas showed no benefits, they added. The researchers did not examine whether a healthy, life-extending coffee also includes, say, one of those extra-large 500-calorie desserts, complete with caramel syrup, sprinkles and whipped cream, which some people pick up every morning (at the drive-thru, so they don't have to walk to the counter). Hmm … what do you think? Some headlines have emphasized that the study found a health benefit only in women, but this is a bit misleading. The researchers didn't reveal a health benefit in men not because they couldn't find one, but because they didn't look. The study only involved following women — nearly 50,000 of them — over several decades. (One caveat is that some of the researchers involved in both studies teach at Harvard — so for about half of the U.S. population, this is probably just 'fake news.') The latest research adds to a growing accumulation of knowledge about what we should do if we want to raise our chances of living longer and healthier lives. Each individual study is open to challenges and queries, because they are always conducted in the real, outside world, where countless unmeasured factors will interfere with the results. You cannot genetically engineer 10,000 identical humans, keep them in a laboratory for 80 years and subject them to laboratory-condition tests over that time. But overall, the real-world results have tended to point in some clear directions. The big picture of how to lead a healthy lifestyle is best summarized by research into so-called blue zones, meaning areas of the world — from Okinawa, Japan to Sardinia, Italy — where scientists have found that people tend to live the longest and the healthiest lives. According to the Blue Zones Institute, based on what scientists and researchers have observed about people living in these areas, there are five key areas to focus on: eating a healthy diet; staying physically active; socializing with friends and family a lot; having some sense of purpose or higher belief; and doing things that lower stress. On the issue of food, the 'Mediterranean diet' tends to get the most scientific support: lots of fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes and whole grains; only small amounts of meat; and very little processed food or refined carbohydrates. I don't know if fish for breakfast is Mediterranean, or just old school. In Victorian England, breakfast staples in wealthier households included kippers and kedgeree. Kippers, also known back then as 'red herrings,' are smoked herrings. (You can buy them in cans in U.S. supermarkets, often from Canada. The contents can be heated in a microwave in seconds.) Kedgeree, almost unknown on our side of the Atlantic, is a cold dish involving fish, egg, curry powder and rice. Both may be acquired tastes. Personally, as I grew up with them, I find them both exquisite — and vastly superior to any sugared cereal. If these things make a comeback, as 'health foods' no less, it can only be good news. 'It might be another Apple or Microsoft': My wife invested $100K in one stock and it exploded 1,500%. Do we sell? My friend wants me to join in a political protest. I'm worried about my job. Am I a coward if I say no? My husband is in hospice care. Friends say his children are lining up for his money. What can I do? 'I'm not wildly wealthy, but I've done well': I'm 79 and have $3 million in assets. Should I set up 529 plans for my grandkids? My mother-in-law thought the world's richest man needed Apple gift cards. How on Earth could she fall for this scam?
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Yahoo
Hospital Leaders to Speak at HFMA 2025 Conference on Successful Use of AI in Utilization Management
Experts from Stormont Vail Health will share achievements using MCG artificial intelligence to improve hospital revenue cycle DENVER, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MCG Health, part of the Hearst Health network and an industry leader in technology-enabled, evidence-based guidance, announces three of its hospital client partners from Topeka-based Stormont Vail Health will present at the HFMA Annual Conference happening June 22-25, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. The HFMA event is widely known for bringing together over 4,000 healthcare finance professionals to share new strategies, best practices, and valuable resources. Stormont Vail's VP Quality and Population Health, Chad Yeager, MSN, RN; Medical Director of Utilization Review and Physician Advisor, Sri Suravarapu, MD; and System Director of the Revenue Cycle, William "Bill" Lane, BS, CHFP, will present the session, "Utilizing AI and Automation to Streamline Utilization Review and Protect Hospital Revenue," on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. MDT. This presentation will cover several topics including: How MCG Indicia software (enhanced with AI capabilities) has improved medical necessity documentation and increased hospital staff efficiency The sources of EHR data that are beneficial in determining medical necessity and priority for patient admissions Opportunities to improve existing medical necessity documentation workflows within a hospital EHR platform "AI has revolutionized how we approach utilization review, enabling our teams to streamline processes and focus on high-value tasks," said Chad Yeager, MSN, RN. "At the HFMA 2025 Conference, we'll share how these innovative AI tools not only enhanced our staff's productivity but also significantly improved the quality of patient care, ensuring swift and appropriate admission decisions upfront while maximizing our hospital's operational efficiency." "By leveraging the natural language processing features of MCG Indicia Synapse, we've been able to protect our hospital's revenue cycle while simultaneously reducing administrative burdens on our staff," said Sri Suravarapu, MD. "Our presentation will showcase practical strategies and results, offering actionable insights for hospital leaders eager to optimize their workflows, drive evidence-based patient care, and stay ahead of the curve in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape." For those interested in attending the annual HFMA Conference, registration details and additional information can be found at About Stormont Vail HealthStormont Vail Health is a nonprofit integrated health system that has served the healthcare needs of Kansas for more than 130 years. Stormont Vail has been recognized as a Magnet® organization since 2009 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It is composed of Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, a 586-bed acute care hospital, Stormont Vail Flint Hills Hospital in Junction City, a 92-bed acute care hospital, Stormont Vail Health Manhattan Campus, a primary care, specialty care, and imaging clinic, and Cotton O'Neil Clinic, a multi-specialty physician group with more than 500 providers, including more than 270 physicians. Learn more at About MCG HealthMCG, part of the Hearst Health network, provides unbiased clinical guidance that gives healthcare organizations confidence in delivering patient-centered care. MCG's artificial intelligence and technology, infused with clinical expertise, enable its clients to prioritize and simplify their work. MCG's world-class customer service ensures that clients maximize the benefits of licensing MCG solutions – demonstrating improved clinical and financial outcomes. For more information visit About Hearst HealthThe mission of Hearst Health is to guide healthcare organizations by delivering essential intelligence and software that improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care. Hearst Health has been innovating with care for more than 40 years, with a commitment to making a lasting positive impact on health. The Hearst Health companies — FDB, Homecare Homebase, MCG, MHK, QGenda and Zynx Health — elevate care by informing and empowering participants across the health journey. To learn more, visit and follow @Hearst Health on LinkedIn. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE MCG Health Sign in to access your portfolio
