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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Tara Knight, DNP, FNP-C, Honored With the 2025 Robert F. Gagel, M.D. Community Leadership Award
ARLINGTON, Va., June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) is pleased to announce Tara Knight, DNP, FNP-C, as the recipient of the 2025 Robert F. Gagel, M.D. Community Leadership Award. This award recognizes healthcare professionals who are instrumental in raising awareness about bone health and providing exceptional care to people living with osteoporosis in their communities. Dr. Knight has shown a remarkable commitment to improving osteoporosis care, particularly among postmenopausal women in underserved areas. She demonstrated her leadership by establishing a dedicated bone health clinic within her women's health practice in Jasper, Indiana, to better serve this population and address the urgent need for osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Her efforts reflect the core values this award was created to honor. Since completing BHOF's Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) training in both 2022 and 2024, Dr. Knight has become a champion for FLS implementation, integrating both primary prevention and post-fracture care strategies. Her initiatives have led to measurable improvements in bone density screening standards in her local community and expanded access to quality osteoporosis care. Dr. Knight has also contributed to professional education on a national level. She co-authored the Medscape™ publication Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Closing the Care Gap and has presented at the Indiana Organization for Nursing Leadership Fall Conference, the FLS Bone Health TeleECHO program, and the 2025 Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis. As a BHOF Ambassador and member of the Ambassadors Leadership Council, she has shown an enduring commitment to BHOF's mission. "We are thrilled to present Dr. Knight with the Robert F. Gagel, M.D. Community Leadership Award," said Claire Gill, BHOF CEO. "Her commitment to equitable, evidence-based osteoporosis care and her impact on both local and national levels make her an outstanding leader in the field." The Robert F. Gagel, M.D. Community Leadership Award was established in 2024 in honor of Dr. Gagel's distinguished medical career and longstanding service to the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation. His dedication to patient care and his leadership as a BHOF board member and officer for more than 15 years embody the spirit of this award, which celebrates healthcare professionals who make a lasting impact on osteoporosis care and community awareness. For more information about the award and the nomination process, visit About the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF), formerly the National Osteoporosis Foundation, is the leading health organization dedicated to preventing osteoporosis and broken bones, promoting strong bones for life and reducing human suffering through programs of public and clinician awareness, education, advocacy and research. Established in 1984, BHOF is the nation's largest health organization dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health. For more information, visit Media Contact Carina Maycmay@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation Sign in to access your portfolio
Daily Record
2 days ago
- General
- Daily Record
Osprey chicks born from 'very rare' love triangle in Scots forest die after just three days
The ospreys' nest was being filmed on a live-stream camera which the public could watch. Four osprey chicks born as a result of a "very rare" love triangle between three adult birds have sadly died after their unusual situation failed to work out. The trio of adults - one male and two females - all shared a nest in the Tweed Valley, in the Scottish Borders. Their arrangement unfolded on a live-stream camera set up by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) as part of the Tweed Valley Osprey Project. However just three days after the chicks had hatched, all four succumbed to starvation on Tuesday, June 3, after the adults struggled to share looking after them. A post on the project's Facebook page, which had provided regular updates from the nest, announced the sad news on Tuesday night. The male, known as Newboy, mated with both females, a form of polygamy known as polygyny, and they laid four eggs between them in April, which hatched on consecutive days in May. The live camera feed showed them initially getting along ahead of the eggs hatching, apart from occasional tension over fish deliveries. However, Newboy later abandoned the nest before the chicks arrived, leaving both females - one named Mrs O, the other F2 - taking it in turns to leave the nest for periods to source food and then swapping over sitting on the eggs. After they all hatched by Saturday, May 31, Mrs O and F2 were forced to adapt again to bring enough food to feed themselves and their young while nurturing them in the absence of Newboy. It was hoped the "intelligent and capable" birds would be able to manage, despite it going against their instincts to wait at the nest for a male to provide food. However, Mrs O quickly went into her instinctive role to nurture and protect her young by staying with them, leaving F2 to go against her natural instinct, and take on the role of hunter and provider usually taken on by a male. Sadly, she struggled to adapt, and barely brought any fish back to the nest. On one of the few occasions she did, it was all eaten by a ravenous Mrs O. On Tuesday morning, three of the chicks had died from starvation. When F2 finally brought another fish back to the nest at 5.30pm, the remaining one had also sadly passed away after begging to be fed. The post on Facebook from Tweed Valley Osprey Project added: "This has been very upsetting and sad to watch this family drama turn to tragedy and brings home just how vulnerable and fragile the whole breeding cycle can be for ospreys. "For their very brief lives they touched many hearts of people who dearly wanted them to survive. " Nature is raw and can be seen as cruel at times but it is part of the natural cycle of life. We hope that Mrs O can go and feed and get herself fully back into condition now that she is released from the bond to nurture her babies. "F2 will also need to do the same to a lesser extent. We do not know if they will return and both claim territory again next season. "Hopefully, Mrs O will return and a new male will come, that will provide for her and F2 will move on to territory of her own."
BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Tweed Valley osprey love triangle chicks fail to survive
The four chicks which hatched as part of a rare osprey love triangle in the Borders have and Land Scotland (FLS) had captured the unusual arrangement on cameras set up as part of the Tweed Valley Osprey Project (TVOP) at Glentress near female birds and one male had been breeding in what initially appeared to be a "tolerant" after the male bird left the nest, the two females struggled to provide enough food for the chicks which ultimately failed to survive. The unusual breeding situation was revealed last month when the relationship between the birds was "looking good".They worked together to incubate the four eggs in the nest and the chicks began to hatch on 28 by that stage the male bird - named Newboy - had abandoned the nest, leaving the two females - F2 and Mrs O - to provide for the co-ordinator Diane Bennett said that process had started out quite well. "It was with huge relief to everyone on the project when F2 brought a half-eaten fish back to the nest and both females began to feed the tiny chicks together," she said."It was a unique moment to witness and it was looking hopeful that they would figure out a feeding strategy to look after their young between them."However, no further fish were brought to the nest over Friday and Saturday."The chicks were begging for food, Mrs O went into her instinctive role to nurture her young, protect them and to stay with them," Diane Bennett said."This left F2 to go against her natural instinct to do the same as Mrs O and to become the hunter and provider instead, which ordinarily is the role of the male bird in the osprey breeding cycle."F2 was struggling to fulfil this role, Newboy never returned and Mrs O was locked into her motherhood mode." She said that F2 did eventually return on Monday with a "small portion of half-eaten fish" but Mrs O was "so ravenous" that she had eaten it, leaving none for the Tuesday, when Mrs O stood away from the brood, it was clear that three of the young had died and one was still "begging to be fed".F2 did eventually bring some fish to the nest but by that time the remaining chick had also "succumbed to starvation and passed away"."Everyone is so heartbroken that the female ospreys have not managed to make this situation work," said Diane Bennett."This has been very upsetting and sad to watch this family drama turn to tragedy and brings home just how vulnerable and fragile the whole breeding cycle can be for ospreys."For their very brief lives they touched many hearts of people who dearly wanted them to survive."However, she said it was "not all doom and gloom" in the Tweed Valley as other birds that had fledged from the area had been spotted far have been reported on the Isle of Anglesey, in North Yorkshire and the Usk Valley in Wales.
Daily Record
22-05-2025
- Science
- Daily Record
'Very rare' osprey love triangle spotted in Scots valley on livestream camera
The trio of birds – one male and two female – are sharing a nest together in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. A 'very rare' love triangle involving three ospreys is being captured on a livestream camera for what is thought to be the first time. The trio of birds – one male and two female – are sharing a nest together in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. The male has mated with both females, a form of polygamy known as polygyny, and they have laid four eggs between them. They are said to be getting along with each other all right so far apart from tension over fish deliveries from the male which both females, one named Mrs O, want to grab. Viewers can watch the domestic saga playing out on a livestream camera set up by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) as part of the Tweed Valley Osprey Project. Diane Bennett, Tweed Valley osprey project co-ordinator, said: 'So far things are looking good. The females seem amicable and tolerant with both having mated with the male bird and laying four eggs between them. 'The only tension witnessed so far has been on the arrival of a fish delivery from the male as the two females both make a grab it. 'Mrs O usually wins the fish and flies off to feed but has been seen to return with a portion remaining and letting the other female have it. 'This nest behaviour with all the birds in the same nest is very rare and as far as we know it is the first time this has ever been on a livestream camera with most other research involving such a set-up previously conducted though distant observation. 'Getting to watch this saga close up as the season unfolds is exciting both for the drama but also for the important research insights it will allow.' Mrs O has nested at the site before and has been joined by a new female and young male this year. FLS said the identity and background of the new arrivals is not clear. Although they both have British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) rings which provide information on survival and movements they do not have the coloured, alphanumeric Darvic rings that enable researchers to identify individual birds. While Mrs O is also only fitted with a BTO ring she can be identified from her head markings as she has been returning to the site for several years. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
The National
22-05-2025
- Science
- The National
Three birds share a nest in osprey ‘love triangle'
The trio of birds – one male and two female – are sharing a nest together in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. The male has mated with both females, a form of polygamy known as polygyny, and they have laid four eggs between them. They are said to be getting along with each other all right so far apart from tension over fish deliveries from the male which both females, one named Mrs O, want to grab. The male osprey returning to the nest with fish (FLS/PA) Viewers can watch the domestic saga playing out on a livestream camera set up by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) as part of the Tweed Valley Osprey Project. Diane Bennett, Tweed Valley osprey project co-ordinator, said: 'So far things are looking good. The females seem amicable and tolerant with both having mated with the male bird and laying four eggs between them. 'The only tension witnessed so far has been on the arrival of a fish delivery from the male as the two females both make a grab it. 'Mrs O usually wins the fish and flies off to feed but has been seen to return with a portion remaining and letting the other female have it. 'This nest behaviour with all the birds in the same nest is very rare and as far as we know it is the first time this has ever been on a livestream camera with most other research involving such a set-up previously conducted though distant observation. 'Getting to watch this saga close up as the season unfolds is exciting both for the drama but also for the important research insights it will allow.' Mrs O has nested at the site before and has been joined by a new female and young male this year. FLS said the identity and background of the new arrivals is not clear. Although they both have British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) rings which provide information on survival and movements they do not have the coloured, alphanumeric Darvic rings that enable researchers to identify individual birds. While Mrs O is also only fitted with a BTO ring she can be identified from her head markings as she has been returning to the site for several years. The eggs are expected to hatch in the coming weeks. The Tweed Valley Osprey Project was set up in 1998 to help to establish a breeding population of ospreys in the Scottish Borders. The livestream can be viewed at
