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Health calendar — Nov. 19 | Health
”A Teachable Moment” Stroke Awareness Film and Discussion — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Walkersville Public Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Free, ages 21 and older. 301-600-8200. COPD Coping Workshop: Nutrition and Holistic Health — 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday, Taney Village Apartments, 1421 Taney Ave., Frederick. Free. 240-566-3433. Energy Healing — 9:30 …
Health care jobs will keep US labor market going even in recession
iStock/AlexRaths As long people continue to get sick and need care, the sector will blossom. That’s what’s making it immune to outside shocks like a recession or a government efforts to reform the industry. iStock/AlexRaths As long people continue to get sick and need care, the sector will blossom. That’s what’s making it immune to …
Google-Ascension health data deal under scrutiny by Congressional Dems
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer at Google LLC, speaks during the Google Cloud Next ’19 event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Four Democratic leaders on Monday wrote to Google and the hospital network Ascension Health asking for more information about how patient health …
Opinion | Doing the Health Care Two-Step
Which brings me to the latest development in intra-Democratic policy disputes: Elizabeth Warren’s proposal for a two-step approach to health reform. Her idea is to start with actions — some requiring no legislation at all, others requiring only a simple Senate majority — that would greatly expand health insurance coverage. These actions would, if successful, …
Trump’s health care price transparency executive order, explained
The Trump administration has grand plans to make health care prices more transparent, hoping a little bit of sunlight will help disinfect the high costs of US health care. In new regulations, the administration is requiring hospitals to disclose for the first time the prices they negotiated with health insurers for a wide range of …
Movember Monday: Men’s heart health, minority health
Posted: Nov 18, 2019 / 08:58 AM EST / Updated: Nov 18, 2019 / 08:58 AM EST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For the third week of No-Shave November or Movember, Dr. Denice Logan the Medical Director at Blue Care Network talked men’s health on Daybreak. This week the concentration was heart health and minority …
Mars mission blow: Experts reveal major health consequences of space travel | Science | News
As the likes of China and NASA look to put the first people on Mars in the coming decades, the space agencies may be forced to reevaluate their strategy after latest research found just how much space travel takes its toll on the human body. The latest study analyses how zero-gravity effects the body, specifically …
Switching from cigarettes to vapes may be better for heart health
Copyright 2019 CNN In the new study, those who switched over more completely to e-cigarettes, and those who had smoked for less than 20 years, saw greater improvements in their vascular function. Copyright 2019 CNN In the new study, those who switched over more completely to e-cigarettes, and those who had smoked for less than …
Senior Dental Health Is a Hidden Crisis—Here Are 5 Preventative Measures
Share This Article: A patient is treated at the Gary and Mary West Senior Dental Center. Courtesy of the center By Dr. Karen Becerra The stats are alarming: Nearly 1 in 5 seniors over the age of 65 have no teeth, 2 in 3 have gum disease, and 1 in 5 have untreated cavities. Dental …
Officials acknowledge health concerns at Malden District Court played role in its temporary closure
Symptoms included headaches, nausea, irritated eyes, and itching, said the person, who asked not to be identified because of concerns about employment reprisal. Remedies included opening windows and installing air purifiers, but they were so loud that conversation became difficult, the person said. One court session had to be evacuated after people complained of nausea …
