Professor Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, President of the Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine , has called on the government to extend the National Health Insurance Scheme to cover the treatment of orthopaedic care. Prof Boachie who is also Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery said: “If the cost of treatment is GH? 10,000.00 for instance, the NHIS could decide to take up GH? 2000.00 as the patient takes care of the rest, which we can help to make part payment and start a payment plan.”
Day: January 29, 2017
Beach(ed) body
“Breaking his oath and resolution like a twist of rotten silk.” – William Shakespeare , English playwright, Aufidius, in Coriolanus, act 5, sc.
Futility
This past December was a hard month. Bigelow lab where I work, lost our director, Graham Shimmield to colon cancer, and we lost a trustee to cancer, I lost a cousin to ovarian cancer, and a colleague lost her mother, also to cancer.
Roger Federer ends long wait for 18th grand slam with victory over Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer finally clinched an 18th grand slam title by winning a five-set thriller against Rafael Nadal to become Australian Open champion. Federer and Nadal produced one of the finest contests their rivalry has ever seen but it was the Swiss that prevailed, winning 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 after three hours and 38 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
Hepatitis B can be acquired at age 5′
Members of the Ghana Association for the Study of Liver and Digestive Diseases are advocating a nationwide campaign to increase public awareness on Hepatitis. Interacting with TV3 after a one-day training workshop for health experts on the hepatitis B, the national president of the association, Dr Mary Yeboah Afihene, said only a few of the estimated 10-15 percent of Ghanaian adults with chronic hepatitis are aware of their condition.
Worrying and still waiting for safe drinking water after cancer claimed her daughter
Seville native Rebecca Quintana talks about the nightmare of living with contaminated water in the small Tulare County town that has lasted over generations in her family. She wonders if the water had anything to do with the death of her daughter Regina Lujan.
Fearing coverage loss, two Whatcom families tell how Obamacare helped
… cancer. Beven had to quit her job to be with her son during his treatment, which meant switching the family from her health insurance to her husband’s, which the family wouldn’t have been able to do if not for the pre-existing condition protection …
Some Whatcom County residents may be eligible for free HPV vaccines at February clinic
… Kellogg Road . The college’s nursing students are offering the vaccines through a partnership with the Whatcom County Health Department, according to a college statement. Adults within the age range and who are uninsured or underinsured are eligible …
Dave Ramsey: Don’t transfer 401(k) funds into an annuity
Q. My husband was recently laid off, and he has $229,000 in a 401 . He has been told that he should roll it into a hybrid annuity.
State, federal Medicaid debates closely watched
… the money available. “The recipients are your neighbors,” said Roy Mitchell, executive director of the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, which advocates for health consumers. It takes $5.88 billion to cover more than 779,000 Mississippians. …
Dingko Singh, Bangkok Asian games gold medallist boxer, battles cancer
Dingko Singh, a former Asian Games gold medallist boxer, is on the road to recovery after a life-saving operation. It’s almost a decade since 1998 Bangkok Asiad winner hanged up his gloves but he was not aware that he still has the biggest battle to fight, a battle with liver cancer.
How Christie wants to force doctors to limit opioid painkiller prescriptions
… substance, and alternative treatments that may be available,” according to the bill. On Monday morning, the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee and the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee are expected to …
Taking flight
Brittney Tutor holds one of the hammocks used in the aerial yoga class she teaches weekly at the Just Gotta Dance studio in Gillette.
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (COLL) Receives $25.57 Average Price Target from Analysts
Shares of Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the seven analysts that are currently covering the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company.
Zacks: Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (AVXL) Given $12.50 Average Price Target by Brokerages
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. has received a consensus broker rating score of 1.00 from the two brokers that cover the stock, Zacks Investment Research reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a strong buy recommendation.
Guess Who Can’t Wait for Trumpcare?
… hasn’t been a particularly popular law since its passage in March 2010. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll, which has been conducted on a near-monthly basis since Obamacare’s passage, just a handful of months have …
CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CLCD) Receives $48.10 Average Price Target from Analysts
CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are covering the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company.
Down for the count –
Volunteers with Robeson County’s Point-in-time Count, conducted Wednesday, get survey information from Mary Frances Lowery, who has been homeless for more than two years. Lowery accepted a care package from the volunteers aimed at helping to make her life on the streets easier.
Legislators Field Women’s Health And Education Topics
… “First of all, understand that I’ve always been uncomfortable with couching this under the heading of women’s health. I understand women’s health to the extent that a man can. I’ve got a mother, a wife, daughter, granddaughter. But in this case, …
Story from NorthCountryNow.com
Proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, have Canton-Potsdam Hospital and Community Health Center of the North Country officials concerned that cuts could have a negative effect on local healthcare. In the November general election, the Republicans won majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate, plus the presidency.
Embryo photographer Lennart Nilsson dies at 94
Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson, who shot to fame in the 1960s with photographs of human foetuses and embryos, died on Saturday at the age of 94, his family told TT news agency. A war photographer, documentary-maker and portraitist, Nilsson used an ultra-fine tube called an endoscope, to take pictures of cells and blood vessels, and went on to take images of human foetuses and embryos.
Online fundraising page created to help disabled Norwich newlyweds enjoy a honeymoon
A Crowdfunding page has been set up to help a severely-disabled couple enjoy an international honeymoon cruise after tying the knot. Sophie and Jason Adams, 41 and 43, from Hellesdon, both have multiple sclerosis , but family and friends are determined to raise 3,500 so the newlyweds can go on a week-long cruise from Southampton to Norway this June.
State director to run N.M. insurance hub
The director of the agency responsible for Arkansas’ health insurance exchanges will become director of the exchanges in New Mexico on March 1, New Mexico’s exchange board announced Friday. After submitting her resignation to the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace board of directors last week, Cheryl Smith Gardner told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette she had accepted a job in New Mexico, but didn’t provide further details.
Transitional rehab helps 101-year-old recover
… needs and expanded from 18 beds to 31 beds. One reason for the expansion is the result of changes going on in the health care insurance industry, Cole said. Medicare and other insurers have a limited budget and are looking to save money and still …
The dreaded ACL: Knee injuries strike blow to North girls basketball roster
Kelsey Patberg remembers about 15 seconds of pain, then rolling over and ripping out chunks of grass, it hurt so bad. Ask anyone who’s had an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury, better known as an ACL, and they will tell you it’s not the most pleasant experience.
Altering protein may fight colon cancer progression9 min ago
Washington, Jan 29 Modifying shape of a protein that controls inflammation may reduce progression of inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer, according to a new study that may pave the way for therapies against the conditions. The altered protein – IRAK-M – causes the immune system to become supercharged, clearing out the bacteria before they can do any damage.
South Nassau Communities Hospital Receives 50K Grant from Long Island Community Foundation
… of care and schedule appointments with specialists, including nutritionists, podiatrists and opticians to address health issues that could hinder patients’ compliance with their individualized plans. The CDE and medical team will also establish …
ITC hits out at large graphic warning rule on cigarette packs
… increase of 10 per cent in excise duty announced in Union Budget 2016 and introduction of the new 85 per cent graphic health warnings on cigarette packages”. Hitting out at the new graphic pictorial rule, it said: “The proposed GHW is excessively …
STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder Announces 2017 Partnerships
These partnerships offer a variety of benefits for the partner, as well as STAR Institute, allowing for greater exposure of quality products these partners sell and to expand name recognition mutually by sharing market audiences. STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder announces its 2017 corporate partnerships.
Man suffering a massive heart attack saved by snowplow
… now suddenly a terrifying barrier to the life-saving medical treatment that emergency room staff at CHI St. Alexius Health in Williston almost immediately knew Boone needed. “We stabilized him as best we could, but at that time I realized our …
Casey: Grateful woman wants to donate to EMTs who helped her
For decades, Carolyn Noel has dealt with a number of autoimmune disorders. She blanches at the notion she “suffers” from them, because her problems are mild compared to those of some others.
2016: Key Biscayne residents conquer Miami Marathon
In what might best be described as seminal life experience, a handful of Key Biscayne residents recently ran the Miami Marathon and Half Marathon, overcoming the wind and the cold of a South Florida winter morning to achieve an accomplishment they will no doubt remember for a lifetime. One-by-one they crossed the finish line amid the music and mayhem produced by a roadside DJ and supportive family and friends who clapped and yelled encouragement as they watched a wave of everyday people accomplishing their goal one amazing story at a time.
After 100 years of caring for a growing community, hospital officials …
But leaders at Columbus Regional Hospital will also be looking forward to the next 100 years as they celebrate a century of taking care of patients – on the Feb. 6 date itself and throughout the anniversary year. While reflecting on the milestone, Jim Bickel – president and CEO of Columbus Regional Health, a Columbus-based network of health care providers – wondered a bit what local officials who founded Bartholomew County Hospital in 1917 might think of what the facility has become today.
Four ways to fake great legs
After a long winter, you’re definitively ready to toss aside boots and leggings for sandals and short skirts. The question is: are your legs prepared for public display? If gnarly toes, pasty calves and jiggly thighs are telling you “absolutely not,” don’t panic.
Harper Adams University student heads out on a porcine path
A STUDENT with a sheep and beef farming background is setting her sights on pigs after landing an Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Pork Industry Scholarship. Loretta Holder, a second year BSc Animal Health and Welfare student at Harper Adams University, will also receive a paid placement year with Ceva Animal Health to help her achieve her dream of working in the pig nutrition sector.
AI System Recognizes Skin Cancer
… as successfully as human experts, according to the latest research attempting to apply artificial intelligence to health. The US-based researchers say the new system, which is based on image recognition, could be developed for smartphones, …
Don’t neglect dental coverage proposal – Sun, 29 Jan 2017 PST
Washington state has done an admirable job of ensuring that children have access to dental care, but extending it to adults remains a sore point. Apple Health and programs like Access to Baby and Child Dentistry see to it that children can get exams, cleanings, fillings and extractions.
World Protein Therapeutics Market 2017-2021: Research Report with…
The Protein Therapeutics Market research report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state also focuses on the major drivers and restraints for the key players. Global Protein Therapeutics Market is Projected to grow at 7.86% CAGR during the period 2017-2021.
Cone Beam Imaging (CBCT) Market Research, Key Players, Industry…
… and develop business strategies. Cone Beam Imaging (CBCT) Market Key Players Analysis: Danaher Carestream Health Planmeca Vatech Dentsply Sirona Cefla S.C. Morita MFG Asahi Roentgen PreXion Continued…… Cone Beam Imaging (CBCT) market report …
Who should get the flu shot?
… asthma, heart and lung diseases and diabetes, and people with increased risk of exposure to influenza, which includes health care workers. Influenza viruses evolve constantly. Twice a year WHO (World Health Organisation) makes recommendations to …