Health
Health officials in the Northwoods still searching for source of water contaminants
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WAOW) — There are still ongoing concerns pertaining to PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contaminating waters in Rhinelander. PFAS are a type of man-made chemical compound that can present serious health risks to humans if ingested. “This is an emerging issue for the state of Wisconsin,” said DNR Drinking Water and Groundwater Program Field …
Protecting U.S. Swine Health Using A “One Health” Approach
Posted by Tracy Nicholson, Research Microbiologist, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center in Animals Health and Safety Research and Science Nov 20, 2019 ARS remains committed to conducting research to our overall understanding of antimicrobial resistance in swine pathogens. This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) remains committed …
New technology helping Missoula hospital screen for breast cancer
St. Patrick Hospital recently installed a machine that is changing the way breast cancer is detected in women. The Automated Breast Ultrasound System (A-BUS) obtains a three-dimensional image of the breast, something that doctors at the Missoula hospital have never been able to do before. While A-BUS is a supplemental screening for mammography, it has …
CompassCare, First Bible Baptist sue state over reproductive health law
CLOSE Andrea Miller, president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health, visited the USA Today Network’s Albany Bureau on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, to discuss a new abortion law to be approved by the state Legislature. Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau Chief Story Highlights Rochester pregnancy organization CompassCare and two other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against …
France unveils emergency plan to calm health workers unrest
PARIS (Reuters) – France will take on a third of the debt of its public hospitals and increase its health budget by 1.5 billion euros over three years as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to quell unrest among health workers. France will take on from 2020 some 10 billion euros of public hospital debt over three …
Health secretary to make statement on crisis-hit Glasgow NHS board
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children share a campus in the south of Glasgow Scotland’s health secretary will address MSPs later amid mounting concerns about a Glasgow “super hospital”. Jeane Freeman is facing calls to put the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) in …
Health groups, vaping foes renew calls for broad e-cigarette flavor ban
The letter to Trump, signed by the Eagle Forum and Concerned Women for America, as well as former White House Domestic Policy Council adviser Katy Talento, pressed the president to implement “without delay” the broad prohibition on flavored e-cigarettes he announced Sept. 11 but has since backed away from. The Washington Post reported Sunday that …
She Takes a Hands-On Approach to Health Care
This article is part of our Women and Leadership special section, which focuses on approaches taken by women, minorities or other disadvantaged groups challenging traditional ways of thinking. In 2014, when Ebola was raging across West Africa and terrifying the world, Sheila Davis had a comfortable desk job in Boston. But Dr. Davis, who holds …
Fitbit Profited Off Health Data Long Before Google Showed Up
Since news broke that Google bought Fitbit for $2.1 billion, one of the big questions was how that massive treasure trove of Fitbit data would be handled. Everyone saw what happened with Nest. As a company, Nest and its data operated separately for a long while, but earlier this year, Nest users were told to …
Health risks of flying: High blood pressure, deep-vein thrombosis
Deep-vein thrombosis. Getty Images A less common but more serious risk: deep-vein thrombosis, or DVT. DVT is a condition that occurs when blood clots form in the large veins deep in your legs. While it can happen to virtually anyone, immobility, particularly in an upright seated position, can significantly increase the risk. DVT doesn’t just …
