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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sealed With a Kiss! Billie Eilish and Nat Wolff Seemingly Confirm Romance On Steamy Italian Getaway
Billie Eilish and Nat Wolff continue to fuel romance rumors after being spotted sharing a steamy kiss while on vacation in Venice, Italy. In photos, published by Deux Moi on Sunday, June 8, Eilish, 23, and Nat, 30, shared an intimate moment on a balcony in Italy. At one point, Nat held the 'Lunch' singer by the chin and went in for a kiss as she leaned against a banister. Dressed casually in t-shirts and jeans, Eilish and the 'Paper Towns' actor were also photographed sipping from champagne flutes and taking selfies on her digital camera. Eilish and Nat sparked romance rumors in March, when they were seen looking cozy in New York City after sneaking out of the 2025 iHeart Music Video Awards together, according to Page Six. The 'Ocean Eyes' singer and the Naked Brothers Band star met after being introduced by Nat's brother Alex Wolff, whom Eilish met at an Oscars after-party. The three became close, bonding over their shared experiences with Tourette's syndrome. Nat and Alex — who make up the pop-rock duo Nat & Alex Wolff — went on to open for Eilish on the Northern American leg of her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour last year. Nat also starred in Eilish's self-directed 'Chihiro' music video. 'My first real impression of you, when I met you, was at the Oscars after party… It was just like an immediate — I don't even know what we talked about, but it was an immediate — I was like, 'Yo!'' Eilish told Alex last year during a joint interview with Vogue, detailing how she went on to become friends with Nat as well. 'Your family is literally the greatest thing that's ever happened to me,' she added. Eilish was previously linked to The Neighborhood musician Jesse Rutherford, whom she dated for roughly seven months before breaking up in May 2033. That same year, Eilish accused a reporter of outing her as bisexual after she discussed her sexuality in a cover story for Variety. 'I wish no one knew anything about my sexuality or anything about my dating life. Ever, ever, ever,' she told Vogue in 2024. 'And I hope that they never will again.' 'And I'm never talking about who I'm dating ever again,' she added. Prior to Eilish, Nat was linked to his now-married Palo Alto costar Margaret Qualley. He was also previously in a relationship with Tell Me Lies actress Grace Van Patten from 2017 to 2021.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Leaders from Sharp HealthCare and MCG Discuss AI-Driven Utilization Management Success at CMSA 2025
Care management experts will discuss the benefits of leveraging new technologies to reduce hospital administrative burdens DALLAS, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MCG Health, part of the Hearst Health network and an industry leader in evidence-based guidance and technology, announces its participation in the 2025 CMSA Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas, from June 24-27, 2025. Thought leaders from MCG Health will present on the topic of assistive AI technology and its transformative impact on utilization management (UM) processes. Additionally, Sharp HealthCare, a valued MCG client, will host a separate session to share its success story in reducing administrative burdens for hospital staff through AI advancements. Both presentations will spotlight innovative approaches to streamlining hospital UM operations and enhancing efficiency. Tonya Soroosh, the System Director of Case Management at Sharp HealthCare, will present the session, "Unleashing AI for UM: The Critical Role of Change Management," on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT. This session will focus on Sharp HealthCare's journey selecting, implementing, and training staff to use MCG AI tools for utilization management. Sharp integrated this new technology with evidence-based guidelines from MCG to facilitate appropriate care decisions and protect against unnecessary denials. The presentation will also explore key outcomes of effective AI technology and its impact on ROI (return on investment) including: Reducing case review times by 80% (to less than three minutes) and improving staff productivity Accurate case prioritization leading to a potential savings of $6.95 million on observation to inpatient status conversions Additionally, Ms. Soroosh will detail the most effective change management strategies to facilitate AI technology adoption for organizational impact. "It is critical that hospital-based utilization management programs embrace AI and language processing technology to stay current with the industry," said Ms. Soroosh. "We can no longer throw FTEs at processes and expect significant change and optimal outcomes. It is exciting to be on the forefront of these changes rather than being pulled along. I look forward to sharing what Sharp HealthCare has learned about AI adoption at the CMSA 2025 conference." Prior to Ms. Soroosh's presentation, MCG Senior Manager of Technical Product Management, Abbey Armstead, and Senior Account Executive, Rick Klingler, BSN, RN, MBA, CCM, CTT+, will present, "AI Adoption for Utilization Management: Transforming Reviews for Enhanced Accuracy, Revenue Protection, and Team Satisfaction," on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, during the Lunch Symposia #2 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CDT. This session will provide additional insights from MCG experts on implementing AI solutions to optimize hospital revenue cycle operations and documentation practices. For more details about the 2025 CMSA Annual Conference and to register, visit CMSA's official site. About Sharp HealthCare At Sharp HealthCare, it is our mission to improve the health of everyone we serve. And as San Diego's leading health care provider, we're proud to touch the lives of more individuals in our community than any other health care system. Our vision at Sharp is to be the best place to work, practice medicine and receive care. We are committed to high reliability and achieving zero harm and zero defects to employees, physicians, and patients and their families. Sharp is not for profit, but for people, which means all of our resources are dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient-centered care, the latest medical technology and superior service. Every day, our approximately 2,800 affiliated physicians and more than 20,000 employees work to provide our patients and their families with the extraordinary level of care that we call The Sharp Experience. And with four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three affiliated medical groups and a full spectrum of other facilities and services, Sharp makes it easy to get the care you need close to home. About MCG Health MCG, 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 workflows. 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 Health The 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
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Garden centre to host brand-new Father's Day workshop
A garden centre based in Swindon is getting ready to present a brand-new way to celebrate Father's Day this year with a hands-on workshop and roast dinner. Dobbies Garden Centre, which has a store on Hyde Road in Stratton St. Margaret, is hosting the Father's Day Sunday Lunch and Planting Experience on Sunday, June 15. The event will run from 2pm to 3.30pm and will see guests at the Swindon store spend quality time together as they create their own potted herb container and enjoy a traditional roast lunch. The experience will begin in the plant area, where Dobbies' Green Team will host a demo and Q&A session before guests are guided through creating a potted herb container designed for adding flavour to summer meals. Guests will also receive an oakwood-effect barrel planter and a handpicked selection of herbs curated by Dobbies' Plant Buyer, Nigel Lawton. Gloves, tools and planting materials will be provided, and each guest will also receive recipe cards to take home with their completed herb planter. Recommended reading Police descend on street after suspected terror plot - all we know so far Town centre attraction lays off staff and closes 'for good' Update on project to prevent fire at town centre tower block A traditional Sunday roast at Dobbies' restaurant will follow the workshop, with guests able to choose from a menu including roast beef, roast pork and roast turkey, as well as a vegan sausage roast. Each meal is served with thyme roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables, a homemade Yorkshire pudding and a rich red wine gravy. A bottle of Peroni, a glass of Prosecco, or a San Pellegrino soft drink is included with the meal. You can book your place at the event and find more information on the garden centre's summer events via with tickets priced at £42 per person. Ayesha Nickson, Dobbies' events programmes manager, said: 'Our Father's Day Sunday Lunch and Planting Experience is a brilliant way to celebrate the father figures in your life. 'Whether he's a seasoned gardener or just getting started, this hands-on planting session followed by a delicious roast lunch makes for a memorable and meaningful afternoon. "It's a great opportunity to spend time together and create something that will continue to grow and inspire cooking for months to come!'
Daily Record
02-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Record
Moment young Scots woman celebrates beating cancer by driving off in supercar
Erin Lavery shared her big news that she had overcome her fight with stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma in style. This is the moment a brave young Scots woman, who 'thought she was going to die', celebrated beating cancer from behind the wheel of a luxury motor. Erin Lavery shared her big news that she had overcome her fight with stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma in style. The 22-year-old, who had been documenting her harrowing cancer journey online, posted a video sitting in the drivers chair of a slick Porsche convertible on a country road. A beaming Erin can be seen holding up a sign that reads 'I'm cancer free', whilst pointing and smiling to the camera. She then zooms off along the single track road celebrating with her hand in the air. Erin also made a cheeky dig at her disease with the registration plate of the German supercar reading 'FCK CANCER'. The video was posted on Instagram by the Cambuslang beautician earlier today. It has attracted over 4,000 likes with supporters flocking to Erin's page to share their delight in the news. Erin captioned the video 'The final update :) Thank you for all your support couldn't of done it without yous xxx'. Popular viral Glasgow takeaway Lunch commented: 'Amazing.' Holly May Lavery wrote: 'I'm crying so so incredible and can't wait to see what you get up to now!! You are a true inspiration Erin, sending you lots of love gorgeous.' Lauren Clark added: This is the best news EVER!!!!!! I am so unbelievably happy for you and proud of you Erin.' A short while later Erin shared another video of the moment she ran the bell at the Beatson Hospital. The emotional clip showed her hugging her family before being congratulated by teary eyed doctors and nurses at the Glasgow cancer care unit. Erin can be seen reading aloud the message on the wall next to the symbolic bell. She then rings the bell three times as Beatson staff start cheering. Her parents and two sisters then ring the bell with her before they huddle together. Erin wrote: 'A day we've all been dreaming of only right my family got to ring it with me. I love you all thank you for everything.' The momentous moment comes just weeks after Erin shared her terrifying treatment ordeal admitting she 'thought she was going to die', as her body struggled to cope with brutal rounds of chemotherapy. Erin was blue-lighted to hospital on numerous occasions after her immune system crashed and she became ravaged by deadly infections. She told how the Beatson became like a second home as she was forced to stay in for weeks at a time to recover in between six long cycles of treatment. Erin previously said: 'I thought I was going to die. One minute I was out in the garden making a TikTok video the next I was in an ambulance.' She added: 'I dread to think where I would be without the Beatson. They have been a comfort blanket throughout the most horrific ordeal. When you start chemotherapy you are told what to expect but nothing prepares you for it. A month into her treatment Erin bravely opened up to the Record about her fight to be diagnosed. She told how a cough and a lump in her neck developed over months as she begged GPs for a hospital referral. She started posting her cancer journey on social media to raise awareness and encourage other people to keep pushing for answers and not dismiss symptoms. Erin also raised over £13,000 for the Little Princess Trust by donating her hair. 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'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. She said: 'I now feel it's important for me to use my voice and tell others that if you know there's something not right, listen to your body. If I hadn't pushed, I would still be sitting at home right now.' We also told how Erin's father Daniel, shared his powerful journey as a 'cancer dad'. Daniel Lavery, started writing a heartfelt blog as a way to navigate his emotions after his daughter dealt with her tough diagnosis. Daniel, a Deputy Head Teacher in Glasgow, has opened up about their experience in a raw blog titled 'Cancer Dad' where he shares his personal stories and insights as a parent navigating his daughter's illness. The 52-year-old told the Record: "It was quite difficult to navigate my own emotions as well as remaining positive for Erin. The reason I started writing was self-preservation. "At the very start, it's difficult to talk about the diagnosis. You speak with close family, but you've got so many different emotions. The easiest way for me to let my feelings out and deal with it was just to write it down."
The Guardian
26-04-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Happy meals: is eating together the secret to happiness?
Think back to your school days. At lunchtime, where did you sit? Did you take advantage of the smorgasbord of kids to find someone new and expand your horizons? Probably not. But that's what Kate Freston advises you do when eating with other people. She's a veteran of dining at Castlemaine's Community Lunch – which attracts up to 150 people every Tuesday during school term time. 'I used to do a quick scan around the tables and think, 'Oh God, I hope I don't sit next to a dud',' she says sheepishly. 'And then, you're like … maybe I'm the dud! Now, I really like how this crosses over into general life. You may have had a chat with 80-year-old Margaret, then you see her down the street and you may give a little wave and have a little chat.' Freston, a community access worker who lives with her teenage son, had been missing the communal eating she'd experienced when travelling overseas, such as in Ghana where she stayed with local families. 'It was beautiful, this simple act of fostering closeness with people,' she says. 'I thought, why don't I do that here? But I guess lifestyles and schedules get in the way.' Sharing meals is the one of the best things we can do for our wellbeing, according to a report released last month. The World Happiness report 2025, based on a Gallup poll of more than 150,000 people from 142 countries and territories, found that people who dine alone have the lowest life evaluation rating globally compared with those who regularly share a meal, who are happier. The benefits don't just come from breaking bread with the townsfolk: the World Happiness report focuses on eating with people we know, which may mean friends, family or housemates. According to the report, sharing meals 'has a strong impact on subjective wellbeing – on par with the influence of income and unemployment. Those who share more meals with others report significantly higher levels of life satisfaction and positive affect, and lower levels of negative affect. This is true across ages, genders, countries, cultures and regions.' Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Growing up, my family only ate together once a week and we all brought a book to the table, thinking that more interesting than conversation. By contrast, my boyfriend is the youngest of seven, and all nine family members were expected to take turns telling a story while squabbling over the potatoes. Freston's background is more like mine. 'Growing up, we were pretty much forced to eat at the table, but it wasn't like in movies. It was more 'You're not getting down until you finish.' So when we got older and could rebel, we'd just eat dinner on our lap watching TV,' she says. 'Now, unfortunately, my son and I don't eat much together because we've got different schedules. I think not having grown up with eating at the table being a happy occasion, I've never tried to instil it.' Parents risk getting burnout if they worry too much about getting bums on dinner table seats every day, says Dr Georgia Middleton. A research fellow at Flinders University's Caring Futures Institute, Middleton focusses on the social and cultural aspects of food. She thinks it's fine to have a few meals a week that are a means to an end: getting everyone fed and back to their nightly routines. What she's interested in is how to encourage families to share a few meals more intentionally. 'A kinder and more beneficial way to go may be having one or two meals a week where you sit down together, with the intention of connecting with each other, connecting over the food you're eating, communicating, sharing and bonding,' she says. 'The meal may be messy, it may not be perfect, but you will have spent some dedicated time together as a family.' According to the World Happiness report, Australians share, on average, 8.5 meals per week with people they know (about 50% of our lunches and 70% of our dinners), ranking well above people in the UK and US. While the connection is strong, the report says 'there remain vast gaps in our understanding of the causal dynamics' – that is, it is not yet clear whether eating together improves subjective wellbeing and social connectedness or vice versa. Nevertheless, when it comes to the strength of the association between sharing meals and wellbeing, Australia is one place where this association is the strongest – although more research needs to be done to ascertain why. 'My conjecture is that in countries where individualistic culture is strong, social rituals that bring people together might be particularly important for people's wellbeing,' says Alberto Prati, one of the authors of the report and an assistant professor in economics at University College London. Middleton says other research has indicated that prioritising personal dining preferences is more prevalent in more individualistic countries such as the US and the UK, compared with European countries such as France, Italy or Switzerland where tradition and eating together are more important. 'I would say that [Australia is] a bit of a hybrid between the two, perhaps heading in the direction of more individualisation, but not quite to the same extent as the US and UK,' she says. But we are living more individualised lives. Single-person households are on the rise in Australia, with the 2021 census showing an increase from 18% in 1981 to 26% in 2021. Castlemaine Community Lunch is not the only initiative designed to bring together people – living alone or not – at a social meal. An hour down the Calder Freeway in Melbourne there are regular Free to Mingle events with conversational prompts and craft activities. The Chatty Cafe scheme is an initiative where venues across the country can offer 'have a chat' tables for anyone wanting to drop in and connect with other people. Club Sup holds big dinner parties for strangers in Sydney and Melbourne, expanding the 'orphan's Christmas' idea into something all-year round. Sign up to Five Great Reads Each week our editors select five of the most interesting, entertaining and thoughtful reads published by Guardian Australia and our international colleagues. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Saturday morning after newsletter promotion So what am I waiting for? Like Freston, I live in Castlemaine, and despite it being a culturally buzzing small town, I've resisted diving headfirst into the community. It's that avoidant gene: what if you commit and then can't escape? Retired school principal Vic Say, who says he is shy and an introvert, reckons it's fine to just dip a toe in the water. 'Community Lunch is valuable in being with people without necessarily having to be madly social,' he says. 'As somebody who's lived on my own for the past nine years, it creates a punctuation mark in the week.' 'The food is always fabulous and very healthy and contains a lovely range of ingredients that I wouldn't have at home,' he says. Using donated ingredients, chef Duang Tengtrirat creates a vegetarian main, two salads and a dessert each week. That makes sense – it's likely that by sharing meals we will benefit from better nutrition. If I'm on my own I'm liable to crack an egg over instant rice to save time and money. Reviewing the literature about shared meals, the World Happiness report researchers found that adolescents who ate more meals with family members had 'better diet and nutritional habits, lower levels of obesity, fewer eating disorders, and greater academic achievement'. Having settled at a trestle table with my bean bake, I suss out the room. The lunch is attended by a broad demographic, most of whom are chatting, but there's no pressure. Freston had even advised me I could bring a book if I wanted – better than scrolling a phone, in her view. 'Anyone sitting here?' a woman asks, hovering next to me. 'You are,' the woman opposite says with a smile. I was about to say that. As is human nature, I impose an entire backstory on to the woman sitting opposite, but all my preconceptions explode five minutes into our conversation. By the end of the lunch I have to admit to myself that one advantage of being a journalist is the privilege of having intense conversations with strangers but it turns out you can do that even when you're not on the job. That night, I take a leaf from the book of my boyfriend's family. When we sit down for dinner, he and I see who can tell the best tale from the day.
