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Autistic teen in mental health crisis waited weeks in ER for psychiatric bed
The Washington Post Exclusive Zach Chafos languished for a total of 76 days in a Maryland ER waiting for a psychiatric bed — part of a growing mental health treatment crisis for teens across the country October 20, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. EDT A photo of Zachary Chafos dressed as one of his favorite Pixar …
The Future of Reproductive Health: Building & Investing in Post-Roe America | Events | San Francisco, CA
Foley Partner Claire Marblestone, member of the firm’s Health Care Practice and Telemedicine & Digital Health Industry Team, will be a speaker at The Future of Reproductive Health: Building & Investing in Post-Roe America event in San Francisco on October 26, 2022. Ms. Marblestone’s presentation is titled, “The Latest on the Telemedicine Abortion Landscape.” During …
Warrick Co. restaurant ordered to temporarily close due to health violations
CHANDLER, Ind. (WFIE) – A Chandler restaurant has been closed by the Warrick County Health Department. According to a social media post, health officials ordered Kamper’s Market to temporarily close for unsanitary conditions until their violations are corrected. The closure notice must remain in place and can only be removed by the Warrick County Health …
Chicago school’s mental health work recognized among the “World’s Best”
Before the sun came up Wednesday in Chicago, cheers filled a multipurpose room at Curie Metropolitan High School as news broke: Curie had been named one of the “World’s Best Schools.” The Southwest Side high school is among five schools — and the only school in North America — awarded a $50,000 World’s Best School …
Decoding the price of heart tests and procedures
A Harvard study found “stunning” price variations for common tests across top-ranked hospitals. Before you shell out money for a service — a home repair or a plane ticket, for example — chances are you shop around first to find the best price. You can’t do that for medical services, however, because of the way …
Fights between U.S. States and the National Government Are Endangering Public Health
Americans have long been proud of our federalism, the way that we divide governmental power between the states and national government. As former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy famously explained, the framers of the U.S. Constitution “split the atom of sovereignty” creating “two political capacities, one state and one federal, each protected from incursion by …
Health officials warn new COVID variants are immune resistant
HONOLULU(KHON2) — Since COVID-19 was first discovered, health officials have recorded dozens of mutations of the virus. And Dr. Edward Desmond, the State Laboratories Division’s Administrator, said the omicron variant called BQ1.1, is immune resistant. “Some of these new variants are less effectively neutralized by our antibodies,” Desmond explained. “But our cell-mediated immunity will protect …
UnityPoint Health Family Medicine Clinic hosts open house | News, Sports, Jobs
T-R PHOTOS BY SUSANNA MEYER — Jaime Hooley, a PA-C (physician assistant, certified) for the UnityPoint Health Family Medicine Clinic, cut the ribbon at the facility’s open house on Tuesday night. The UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Family Medicine Clinic hosted a ribbon cutting and open house on Tuesday evening to celebrate the newly remodeled building and …
Flu activity up in Georgia as health officials warn of potentially severe season – WABE
Georgia is seeing a high rate of influenza activity throughout the state so far this season. As mask wearing, social distancing, remote learning and other COVID-19 mitigation strategies continue to ease, federal and state health officials are watching for a potential uptick in respiratory diseases, including the flu. The American Medical Association and the Atlanta-based …
Coffey’s ‘ultra-libertarian’ health stance risks lives, Tory ex-minister warns | Health
People could die because of Thérèse Coffey’s “ultra-libertarian ideological” reluctance to crack down on smoking and obesity, a Conservative ex-health minister has warned. The strongly worded criticism of the health secretary came from Dr Dan Poulter, a Tory MP and NHS doctor who served as a health minister in the coalition government from 2012 to …
