Day: February 17, 2017

NHS in Crisis: Don’t get ill or head online to save NHS millions say health bosses

Forget “Physician Heal Thyself”, plans to shake up health services and save the NHS millions seem to hinge on patients either not getting ill in the first place or looking after themselves with an increased use of technology. However, campaigners are warning of the dangers of the tech revolution and say patients will suffer if health bosses try to replace them with apps.

World War II in Camden

The First Army held their second 1941 field maneuvers in Camden. Their first attempt to prepare the Army for the possibility of war was a dismal failure in the summer of 1940.

Dry (Atrophic) Macular Degeneration Therapeutic and Drug Pipeline Review H2

PUNE, INDIA, February 17, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — The report provides comprehensive information on the therapeutics under development for Age Related Macular Degeneration, complete with analysis by stage of development, drug target, mechanism of action , route of administration and molecule type. The report also covers the descriptive pharmacological action of the therapeutics, its complete research and development history and latest news and press releases.

Trump nominee has decried Medicaid for fostering dependency

In this Jan. 10, 2017 file photo, Seema Verma, left, then President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, gets on an elevator in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Verma, the businesswoman selected by President Donald Trump to oversee Medicaid, the health care program for 74 million low-income Americans, has said the program is structurally flawed at its core by policies that burden states and foster dependency in the poor.

Sick day

… school doesn’t have a specific policy regarding when to close for an outbreak, but a discussion with the UnityPoint Health clinic staff in Manson led to this decision. “They thought it might be a good idea to get kids out for the day, get things …

This Week in Quotes

… because the institution accepted $100 million – the largest gift in its history, being put to purely philanthropic health-care purposes – from someone whose political views are at odds with your own. Imagine what it must be like to feel that doing …

National Cancer Prevention Month

… to informing the Marco Island community about the American Cancer Society, the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health concern by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing …

Town to hear of rise in dementia cases

The number of people diagnosed with dementia in the Central Okanagan has more than doubled since 2002, Lake Country council will hear next week. The Alzheimer Society says almost 3,500 people in the greater Kelowna area were living with dementia in 2013.

House GOP discusses Obamacare replacement ideas – but does not call them a plan

House Republicans left a highly anticipated meeting on health care Thursday with some new details on the options GOP leaders are considering to replace the Affordable Care Act – but without the fully formed plan that those leaders and President Trump have promised. The meeting in the Capitol basement included presentations from leaders of key House committees and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, and it was intended to give lawmakers more information ahead of a week-long recess where many of them will be meeting constituents eager for details on what will replace the health care law the GOP has pledged to repeal.

A little weight training does a lot of good for diabetes patients – ” UBCO research

Just one session of interval weight-training can lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes complications, according to a UBC Okanagan study. Jonathan Little, an assistant professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at UBC Okanagan’s campus, says the study demonstrates that a series of simple leg exercises, involving weights, can improve blood vessel function of people with and without diabetes.

For Second Year in a Row, Rita Mabli, President & CEO of United…

For Second Year in a Row, Rita Mabli, President & CEO of United Hebrew of New Rochelle, Wins National Leadership Award from American College of Health Care Administrators For Second Year in a Row, Rita Mabli, President & CEO of United Hebrew of New Rochelle, Wins National Leadership Award from American College of Health Care Administrators NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Whether you’re planning ahead or making an unexpected decision, choosing a nursing home for your loved one can be a difficult decision-assessing a facility and the care its staff provides.