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Library Of Congress Hosts Virtual Panel On Future Of Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS News:

The Library of Congress will host its annual Cancer Moonshot panel discussion online, 10:30 a.m.-noon (EST) Tuesday, Dec. 6.

Led by the Health Services Division at the Library, the virtual event will bring together leading scientists and a White House representative to discuss advances in cancer prevention, detection and treatment.

Please register here. Registration is required and is limited to 1,000 participants.

Confirmed panelists include:

  • Dr. G.P. Yeh, who leads a cross-disciplinary research and medical team at Illinois-based International Particle
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LAMC Celebrates Newest Nuclear Medicine Machine

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LAMC Director of Medical Imaging Susan Cazaux, left, and CEO Tracie Stratton cut the ribbon on the new Nuclear Medicine Machine Tuesday afternoon in the Radiology Department. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Celebrating LAMC’s new Nuclear Medicine Machine Tuesday in the Radiology Department, CFO Jim McGonnell, Director of Medical Imaging Susan Cazaux, CEO Tracie Stratton, GE Field Engineer Robert Grey and Nuclear Medicine Technologist Yelena Gurvits. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

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Rotary Interact: ‘Spread The Warmth’ Food/Clothing Drive

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Courtesy/Rotary

ROTARY News:

During this season of giving, the Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Rotary Interact Club, a student-led group dedicated to service, will be hosting a community-wide food and winter clothing donation drive. All food and clothing received will be distributed to various charities that aim to assist the homeless and refugee population in New Mexico.

One in every six people and one in every four children in New Mexico suffer from food insecurity. Furthermore, with the coming winter and temperatures dropping, the LAHS Rotary Interact Club is thrilled to see the community’s Read More

New Canes And Dogs Support Group For Low Vision And Visually Impaired Starts In January

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Courtesy/Canes and Dogs

COMMUNITY News:

A new support group, Canes and Dogs, for those with low vision or visually impaired will be starting in January.

Anyone of any age who is interested in learning how to live with vision loss or how to help a loved one who is dealing with vision loss is welcome to join the group. The group will meet once a month.

For more information, call Janet at 505.672.9626 or email jdormogan.msn.com. Read More

Santa Fe Community College Moves Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony To Spring 2023

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Santa Fe Community College campus. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — To maximize engagement and keep the campus community as safe as possible during a particularly active cold, flu and COVID season, Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will postpone its 2022 fall commencement ceremony – originally scheduled for Dec. 10, 2022.

The ceremony will be combined with SFCC’s spring 2023 commencement ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m. May 13, 2023.

“We decided it was safest to combine this fall’s event with our spring ceremony, when it should be safer to gather in large numbers,” SFCC President Becky Rowley, Read More

LANL Volunteers & Nonprofits Partner To Help Homeowner

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LANL Community Partnerships Office in collaboration with nonprofits New Mexico Ramp Project and Mesa to Mesa organize volunteers to help build a ramp for a Northern New Mexican woman with mobility challenges. Courtesy/LANL

LANL volunteers build a ramp for a Northern New Mexican woman with mobility challenges. Courtesy/LANL

BY DAVID MOORE
LANL

When asked what she liked most about her day helping build a ramp for a Northern New Mexican with mobility challenges, Laboratory employee Rebecca Chamberlin is clear: “A team of strangers from across the Lab came together to complete a project Read More

Los Alamos County Moves Back To Red On CDC Map

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released today its weekly update to the COVID-19 community level map. The CDC framework designates community levels based on diagnoses and regional hospitalization levels (link). Masks are recommended for everybody in counties at the highest, red, risk level. Masks are recommended for at-risk individuals in counties at the intermediate, yellow, risk level. Source: CDC. Map: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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Gruninger: Yoga Philosophy – Annamaya Kosha (The Physical Body)

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By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT
Los Alamos

Phew! It’s been a busy few weeks sharing information about some of my new services new website and new name – High Mountain Wellbeing. We are now back on track to continue talking about the Koshas.

And, Thanksgiving is the perfect day to dive into Annamaya Kosha, our physical body. First, take a moment to be grateful for the amazing body you have. This thing that carries you around from place to place.

As a reminder, the Koshas were first discussed in the Taittiriya Upanishad composed about the 6th Century BC. The Koshas (meaning sheath) are five layers Read More

Small Business Saturday: Shop LAMC Lobby Shop!

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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY News:

Lobby Shop: Los Alamos Medical Center

Small Business Saturday Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and every customer will receive a free gift!*

Specials:

  • 20% off Ladies Clothing
  • 20% off Snoozies
  • 20% off Ornaments
  • 20% off Holiday Decor
  • 20% off Nativity Sets

* Free gift with any purchase.

Blue Bucks participant – sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust. Read More

Small Business Saturday: Shop Mullein Leaf Massage!

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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY News:

Mullein Leaf Massage

  • Gift baskets with massage gift card; and online discounts; Open 10 a.m. to noon

Specials:

  • Give the gift of relaxation all year long! Buy a package of massage and sauna designed to help your loved one release stress and tension for all of 2023. Details at www.mulleinleafinstitute.com

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