… about $2.2 billion more in state funds for education than the Senate’s. The House proposal for state spending on health and human services is about $2 billion larger than the Senate’s as well. Nelson’s proposal would tap $103.6 billion in state …
Day: January 18, 2017
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A Senior Citizens, free help with Medicare claims forms and Medigap insurance forms, for appointment call Area Agency on Aging, 723-3763.
A prescription for concierge care
After a relative suffered a heart attack a few years ago, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Adrian Aoun got an unsettling look at a health-care system that he diagnosed as an inefficient and outdated mess. A prescription for concierge care After a relative suffered a heart attack a few years ago, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Adrian Aoun got an unsettling look at a health-care system that he diagnosed as an inefficient and outdated mess.
Analysis: Legislators start with a $5.3 billion difference of opinion
… in peril and then figure out which ones need the most help, if any at all. Its budget’s biggest scrimps are in health and human services, where it proposed $2 billion in cuts; in public education, $1.5 billion in cuts; and in higher education, $690 …
Lawsuit says housing authority discriminated against family
A federal lawsuit accuses a housing authority in northeastern Ohio of wrongly discriminating by denying a family housing on the basis of disability. Cleveland.com reports the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Youngstown filed the suit last week against the Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority in Warren.
Theranos closes its last remaining blood-testing lab after it reportedly failed an inspection
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Organ transplants are making a difference in New Jersey
… istry or an advanced directive.” You should also let your family know. And if you are an iPhone user, you can use the health app to register on the “National Donate Life” registry.
UC President Janet Napolitano Undergoing Cancer Treatment
University of California President Janet Napolitano has been hospitalized for side effects related to treatment she is undergoing for cancer, the university system said Tuesday. Ms. Napolitano was diagnosed with cancer in late August, the school said, and is nearly done with her course of treatment.
Country Hour for Wednesday 18 January, 2017
The first vegetable crop in a $600,000 green-house operation has been planted in the south of Western Australia – the developers are calling it a pilot plant as they’re hoping this crop will be the first of many across the Wheatbelt. Victoria’s peak farm lobby group says the Federal Government should subsidise the cost of Q Fever vaccinations to improve the management of the disease.
Study provides insights into CPEB4 gene and fatty liver disease
This condition generally leads to chronic inflammation , which can trigger fibrosis, cirrhosis and ultimately liver cancer. This study on the basic biology of the liver paves the way to examine therapeutic strategies to fight and prevent fatty liver disease .
Georgia State University, GeoVax join forces to advance development…
The Georgia State University Research Foundation has entered into a research collaboration agreement with GeoVax Labs, Inc., a Georgia-based biotechnology company developing human vaccines, to advance development of a therapeutic vaccine for treatment of chronic Hepatitis B infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates between 700,000 to 1.4 million people in the United States have chronic Hepatitis B virus infections, with an estimated 20,000 new infections every year.
Calorie restriction helps rhesus monkeys live longer and healthier lives, report shows
… however, the NIA study team reported no significant improvement in survival, but did find a trend toward improved health. “These conflicting outcomes had cast a shadow of doubt on the translatability of the caloric-restriction paradigm as a means to …
Rathbun pleased with VDMC’s growth
… the Affordable Care Act. “My response is generally always the same:a Swe’re used to this sort of thing -all of us in health care. People in the Legislature make decisions that may affect us or our patients unfavorably,” she said. Rathbun said the …
Group maps out healthy civic goals
More than 50 leaders from across Mesa County gathered Tuesday to begin a yearlong process of facilitating change for good in the community. At the Healthy Mesa County Community Transformation Meeting, participants from schools, the health care industry, law enforcement and public safety, human services and local governments met to identify the biggest problems in the county and start to work toward solving those problems.
MDxHealth Announces Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey…
… the growing list of payers covering ConfirmMDx for Prostate Cancer. Horizon BCBS is New Jersey’s oldest and largest health insurer, with more than 3.8 million members. “The positive coverage decision by Horizon BCBS of New Jersey further validates …
Inspired by her mothera s journey, RN forms ostomy support groupPosted on Wed. Jan 18th, 2017
By SARA ARTHURS Staff Writer A new support group is starting for people living with ostomies – and, though someone new to this situation might feel alone, there are actually many who can relate.
Cuero Pilot Club plans Masquerade Ball 12 minutes ago The Pilot Club…
Cocktail hour begins at 5 p.m., dinner is served at 7 p.m. and the entertainment will be from 8:30 p.m. to midnight Feb. 4 at The Venue on Church Street, 125 E. Church St. in Cuero. The event raises money for scholarships for local seniors who would like to pursue a future in the medical field.