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Health: Page 139
Disparities
Center Applies Native American Practices to Healing
For more than two decades, the New Day Ranch has been known for the treatment and education services it provides to youth and their families. Now New Day Inc. is expanding through its West End office, at 1724 Lampman Road, to include an adult substance abuse co-occurring program that uses Native American models including the medicine […]
Policies
Trump Signs VA Bill, Then Attacks It
Despite adding his signature to the Veterans Administration (VA) Mission Act, President Donald Trump is now fighting a bipartisan plan to fund the much-needed expansion to veterans’ health care. The bill, sponsored by Republican Senator Johnny Isakson from Georgia, became law on June 6. The Mission Act would establish community care programs coordinated by the VA, […]
Disparities
How Race Affects Health
The Atlantic’s Olga Khazan has spent almost a year exploring the wide health disparities within different neighborhoods of Baltimore — one of the most racially segregated cities in the United States. By the numbers: Life expectancies are 20 years shorter in Baltimore’s poorer, mostly African American neighborhoods than in wealthier, predominantly white areas. There’s not much evidence those […]
Disparities
Wanted: 1 Million Volunteers for Medical Research
It’s an ambitious goal: Recruit 1 million people to contribute their time and, in some cases, DNA toward a research project aimed at learning how to better treat diseases based on genetics, lifestyle and environment. Northwestern University research assistant professor Joyce Ho says she’s up for the challenge. Health care institutions across the country are […]
Disparities
N.I.H.: Many Patients with Brain Injury Get No Follow-Up
Millions of Americans go to the hospital each year for treatment of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as concussion. Though rarely fatal, concussions can have long-term effects that decrease quality of life. These include headaches, trouble with memory and reasoning, difficulty sleeping, and depression. A recent study found that almost a quarter of […]
Blogs/Opinion
Medicine’s Racist History
This spring, New York City removed a statue of James Marion Sims, the controversial “father of modern gynecology,” from Central Park. The decision was celebrated by those familiar with his legacy, including many physicians. Sims’ innovations had unquestionable value. He introduced an early version of the vaginal speculum and new methods of performing gynecological exams. He is particularly known […]
Disparities
Healthy but Obese Women at Greater Risk of Heart Disease
Older women who are obese but otherwise “metabolically healthy” — they do not have type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol — are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than healthy women who are not obese, according to a new study. The study also found that the risk of cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease, […]
Disparities
Wayne State Finds Legionnaires’ Bacteria in 3 Buildings
WSU has found three more contaminated buildings, bringing the number to six, according to a Facebook posting: “Clarification added to include building names: Preliminary results have identified cooling towers on three campus buildings: The Towers Residential Suites, Purdy/Kresge Library and the College of Education Building, that have tested positive for legionella.” Read More
Policies
Expert: Medicare’s Demise Is Not Imminent
The trustees of the Medicare and Social Security trust funds released their annual report and the news was not good because shortfalls will come in eight years. However, it can be fixed because the main problem is uncontrolled healthcare cost increases, says CEPR’s Dean Baker. Medicare will become insolvent in 2026. That’s the headline that […]
Disparities
Apple Watch Will Monitor Parkinson’s Symptoms
The Apple Watch will be able to monitor for shakes and tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease to help sufferers’ better manage the condition. The wristband will detect hand shakes and dyskinesia, the involuntary movements that often occur while taking medication to treat the disease. The “Movement Disorder” software could prove groundbreaking for patients who typically visit […]
Policies
Fact Check: Veterans’ Care Change is No Quick Fix
President Donald Trump is setting up veterans for likely disappointment as he tells them they have freedom to get quick medical care from private doctors when they’re unhappy with government-run health care. He is casting a bill that he signed into law Wednesday as an immediate cure-all to long wait times for medical treatment. But […]
Policies
Administration Filing Says It Won’t Back A.C.A.
The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement that people have health insurance and provisions that guarantee access to health insurance regardless of any medical conditions. The decision, announced in a filing in a federal court in […]
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