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MediaComboAt the University of Miami, medical students are using virtual reality to examine paintings up close as part of a study on how visual arts training can improve clinical skills. The project explores whether analyzing and interpreting art using VR can strengthen observation and communication skills among health care providers. -
Courtesy/City of Miami BeachThe LGBTQ symbolic crosswalk at Ocean Drive and 12 Street was ordered removed by the Florida Department of Transportation last October after the DeSantis administration said painted crosswalks could jeopardize road safety.
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In Friday's study researchers look at 1,600 landfalling storms in 41 years, the rapid intensification of those cyclones and the damage they cause especially when they go over big, long-lasting ocean hot spots. Those that go over marine heat waves are 60% more likely to cause at least $1 billion in damage. Hurricanes Helene, Milton and Otis are good examples. -
The state Department of Health notified the AIDS Healthcare Foundation that it would not renew five of its contracts to test and treat people with HIV and stop the spread of the sexually transmitted infection (STI). -
A judge this week dismissed a former train conductor’s personal injury lawsuit against Brightline, calling it a “shotgun pleading” that was overly long and contained irrelevant material.
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