Military Service Might Protect Against Depression
Title: Military Service Might Protect Against DepressionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/30/2025 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/30/2025 12:00:00 AM
Duckworth renews push to protect IVF services for service members
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., has renewed her push to ensure service members and their families can access fertility services like in vitro fertilization.
Northern Arizona News Water advisory issued for Lake Powell ahead of holiday after toxins detected abc15.com staff
LAKE POWELL, AZ — Toxins detected in Lake Powell have led National Park Service officials to issue a Water Advisory for the lake ahead of the holiday weekend. The toxins, according to officials, are produced by certain types of algae blooms and can be harmful to humans and animals. Boaters on the lake are urged […]
HMSA Gives $4 Million to Straub Benioff Redevelopment Project
The Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) has pledged $4 million to the Straub Benioff Medical Center Redevelopment project to build the health care campus of the future. As a longtime partner and supporter of Hawaii Pacific Health, this is HMSA’s largest gift to HPH and the first to Straub Benioff. Phase one of the redevelopment […]
England’s NHS Clinics No Longer Offering Puberty Blockers to Trans Youth
England’s National Health Service (NHS) will no longer offer puberty-blocking medications to youths under 18 in its clinics, unless they are enrolled in clinical trials planned for the end of the year. “Puberty suppressing hormones (PSH) are not available as a routine commissioning treatment option for treatment of children and young people who have gender […]
Should ‘Site Neutrality’ Be Used to Set Payments? MedPAC Members Disagree
Should “site neutrality” — the idea of paying the same rate for the same service no matter where it is provided — be applied when it comes to setting Medicare payment rates? Nope, says Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) member Lynn Barr, MPH. “I don’t think ‘site-neutral’ is neutral,” Barr, of the Barr-Campbell Family Foundation […]
How Well Do You Know Your Fauci Facts?
While Anthony Fauci, MD, might be best known for his service throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, his contributions to science and medicine span decades. From his work during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s to serving as inspiration for myriad memes, Fauci has made a lasting impression in healthcare and, unexpectedly, popular culture. But how well […]
Amazon Ends Virtual Health Care Service Over Fear It’d Fail In The Long Term
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is shutting down the hybrid virtual, in-home care service it’s spent years developing, a surprising move that underscores the challenges it faces as it moves into health care. The service, called Amazon Care, will end by Dec. 31, according to an email sent to staff by Neil Lindsay, senior vice […]
How Service Dogs Help Vets with PTSD
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) A service dog can lower the severity of a U.S. military veteran’s post-traumatic stress disorder, according to past research. Hoping to learn more about this therapeutic bond, researchers worked with 82 vets and their trained service dogs. Their study was published July 27 in the […]
Serious Illnesses From Daily Harvest Lentil Crumbles, FDA Investigates – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 Fallout is mounting for the food delivery service Daily Harvest, which has voluntarily recalled a frozen food product suspected of sickening hundreds of customers in at least 26 states. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating. And an Oklahoma woman has sued the company, blaming one […]