… It is our hope that there is wide bipartisan support for getting things done when it comes to providing affordable health care access, regulatory evaluation relief and reforming our tax code. Having a robust and dynamic health care insurance system …
Day: January 3, 2017
Another View — Brendan Williams: NH’s long-term care gap
… leverage federal money. To give just one illustration that seems straight out of a Charles Dickens’ tale, Holy Cross Health Care Center, a small 40-bed Manchester nursing home that serves Catholic nuns, had its Medicaid care underfunded by hundreds …
Former Jasper resident working to raise funds to build indoor bathroom for school children in Moldova
… have a goal of $14,797.27 for the project and currently have raised $8,536.47. According to statistics from the World Health Organization, 2.4 billion people still do not have basic sanitation facilities such as toilets or latrines. The WHO also …
Miles for Men moving into new era as it celebrates fifth birthday
A charity will celebrate five years of helping cancer sufferers – by branching out and helping even more people in 2017. The caring Miles for Men cause is stepping up its drive to help families in Hartlepool who are facing problems such as disabilities or terminal illnesses.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski takes leave to have back surgery
… procedures into a busy summer in which he also led the U.S. Olympic team to the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro. “His health is paramount, and he will get the best possible care in the world by the Duke medical team. With the proper recovery time, we …
Aging, abused animals find paradise at Black Beauty Ranch
A collection of paintings done by some of the resident animals in the gift shop Tuesday at Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch near Murchison. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP A pair of primates relax high in their enclosure Tuesday at the Black Beauty Ranch near Murchison.
NHa s long-term care gap
… leverage federal money. To give just one illustration that seems straight out of a Charles Dickens’ tale, Holy Cross Health Care Center, a small 40-bed Manchester nursing home that serves Catholic nuns, had its Medicaid care underfunded by hundreds …
Dedication to a cause
AROUND THE WORLD: David Wren has just completed his trip around the world to raise awareness of Spark of Life. David Wren has made a 24,000km trip to raise money for Spark of Life a dementia treatment that made a massive difference in his mother’s life.
New Technology May Help Those Waiting for Heart Transplants
Heart transplant surgery has been perfected in recent years and is now a common procedure. As a result, there is a shortage of donor hearts in the United States, and many patients die while waiting for a donated organ.
Immunotherapy offers hope to cancer patients
Three months before physicians at Medical University Hospital discharged Madelyn Graf to hospice – some of them convinced that her cancer was incurable and her death was imminent – she came home from the gym perfectly healthy except for a stomach ache. But the pain became progressively intense that afternoon, wrapping around her torso.
UNCSA designers develop wigs for hair-loss patients
… name on a list for a medical wig. She learned that wig designers at UNC School of the Arts had teamed up with Novant Health, the owner of Forsyth Medical Center, to build free custom wigs for patients with hair loss. The wig designers are students …
Baby with kidney condition named Mini Miss Glasgow
A BABY with a rare kidney condition has been crowned Mini Miss Scotland after wowing judges with an Irn Bru inspired outfit. Despite being the youngest contestant, Perri went on to be crowned the winner after capturing the judges hearts in all four rounds.
Lawmakers push to end tax on feminine products 12 minutes from now
At least 255 health-related bills have been filed by lawmakers for the 85th legislative session. Here are a few that may be of wide interest: HB 717 by Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston: Requires health benefit plans to cover HIV and AIDS tests and health providers to test blood for HIV/AIDS during routine screenings unless patient opts out.
Cured meats linked to worsening asthma symptoms
… lung cancer and COPD, but its association with asthma remained unclear,” study leader Dr Zhen Li told Reuters Health in an email. Li is a researcher at Inserm and Paul Brousse Hospital in Villejuif. As reported in Thorax, the research team had data …
Caregiver support groups announce 2017 meetings
The 2017 Findlay area support groups for caregivers of those with memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease or other causes will begin Jan. 11 and 27. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter, the groups are free and open to the public.
Democrats prepare major effort to save Obamacare
… protect it by touting all of its benefits. “This is not just about the 20 million previously uninsured who now have health security,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said during a call with reporters Monday. “But this is about the …