From Loma Linda University Health – 19 November 2019 | In a first of its kind in the United States, cardiologists at Loma Linda University International Heart Institute have performed a pioneering coronary intervention with an Impella heart assist device and stent placement through single access from the axillary artery in the shoulder. The new […]
18 November 2019 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is collaborating with the North American Division (NAD) Office of Education to offer educational development assistance at schools in Southern Africa. Recently, ADRA accompanied ten NAD education leaders to evaluate and assess the needs of schools in Malawi. “ADRA wants to ensure that every […]
17 November 2019 | Daniel Houston Shafer, 77, the pastor of an Adventist supporting ministry who was accused last year of molesting a minor in Harrison County, West Virginia, has been acquitted. The Exponent Telegram reported that after a less-than-two-day trial, a Harrison County jury returned a not guilty verdict on Wednesday, November 13, for […]
14 November 2019 | A former student at a shuttered boarding school in West Virginia is alleging that he and other students were abused while enrolled there. The school was run by Seventh-day Adventist church members, but was not financed by, managed by, or formally affiliated with, the Seventh-day Adventist Church. D.B., an adult, filed […]
News reports from Southern Adventist University; Andrews University; California’s Central Valley; Keene, Texas, and Tulare, California: From a “green” Southern Adventist University Facebook update: In November of 1919, Southern Adventist University’s administration met and voted green as the official school color. That means this month marks 100 verdant years! Today, our campus celebrated by wearing […]
The annual meeting of the Association of Adventist Women (AAW) will provide live-streaming access to its workshop on “Domestic Abuse: What Can the Church Do?” on this coming Sabbath, November 16. The live access on the Web will be available from 9 am to 5:30 pm, Pacific Standard Time. Two links will be available to […]
13 November 2019 | Carl Wilkens, the former country director of ADRA Rwanda, was presented with an abarinzi b’Igihango (protectors of friendship pact) medal by the president of the country, Paul Kagame, on October 25, 2019. According to Rwandan news site KT Press, the award recognizes “persons who displayed outstanding acts of courage and humanity […]
12 November 2019 | An Adventist congregation in the Holloway area of London has led an anti-knife crime protest through local streets. According to the Islington Gazette, the November 2 march was led by the Holloway Seventh-day Adventist Church youth and featured the congregation’s Pathfinder Drum Corp. The march was intended to make a public […]
11 November 2019 | Oakwood University and Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) have entered into a partnership aimed at helping more African Americans to attend medical school. According to a Business Wire news story, African American currently only make up six percent of American physicians. The educational pathway program makes it easier for students […]
10 November 2019 | The California Department of Health identified seven violations in a September 19 investigation of Adventist Health Tulare. According to the Visalia Times-Delta, the violations include improper handling of a powerful narcotic, improper storage of a placenta, serving out-of-date food and operating a dirty kitchen. In addition to the above, the Tulare […]
8 November 2019 | Adventist Health is seeking $27 million in damages from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. after last year’s Camp Fire destroyed part of Adventist Health Feather River in Paradise, California. PG&E transmission lines were identified as the source of the fires by Cal Fire investigators. The health system will hear on December […]
We are delighted to be able to share videos and an extensive picture gallery of the Inaugural AT1 gathering that was held in Portland from October 4-6, 2019. The theme of our grace-focused weekend was Christ Challenges Culture. Enjoy the videos and pictures and please share them with your friends. This marks the start of […]