www.youtube.com – ABC11 – 2025-03-12 21:03:59

SUMMARY: As spring break approaches, Dr. Adam Goldstein, chief medical officer for United Healthcare of North Carolina, shares essential health and stress management tips for students. Key advice includes anticipating health issues, understanding health benefits, refilling medications, reducing jet lag, and staying active. Health concerns are heightened after recent flu deaths in the state. To boost immunity, maintaining proper sleep and taking vitamins is vital. Travelers should pack medications in carry-ons to avoid loss and check drug restrictions in foreign countries. Dr. Goldstein also recommends carrying a portable health kit with items like insect repellent and pain relievers for added protection.

Figures show 34 people died from the flu in North Carolina in the past week.

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www.youtube.com – WRAL – 2025-03-12 13:59:11

SUMMARY: A state house committee has approved House Bill 137, the Gabe Torres Act, named after Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, who was killed in the 2022 Hedingham shooting while en route to work. The bill aims to clarify that officers are eligible for death benefits if they die in the line of duty while commuting. Previously, state lawmakers considered a similar bill in 2023, but it stalled in the Senate. Torres’s family faced a two-year legal struggle for benefits, highlighting the need for this legislation. The bill will next be reviewed by the House Appropriations Committee.

House Bill 137, or the “Gabe Torres Act,” would make it clear in state law that an officer on their way to or from work is eligible for death benefits if they die in the line of duty.

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www.youtube.com – ABC11 – 2025-03-12 12:56:45

SUMMARY: The NTSB is calling for immediate changes at Reagan National Airport following a deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and a helicopter in January, which killed 67 people. The incident has prompted a plan to modernize air traffic control systems, replacing outdated technology like floppy disks and headphone jacks with wireless and fiber optic radar systems. Investigators revealed thousands of near-misses near the airport, leading the FAA to ban most helicopters from the area and start using AI to identify safety risks at other airports. The FAA had failed to recognize these hazards earlier.

Everyone on board the plane and the helicopter were killed in the January crash.

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