Opinion | A Bold U.K. Plan to End the Smoking Epidemic
A new report, independently commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the U.K., provides cutting-edge recommendations with the aim of achieving a “Smokefree 2030.” This reflects the U.K. government’s ambition to reduce the smoking rate from 13.5% to 5% by the end of this decade. Authored by Javed Khan OBE, […]
What Will Ensure Rural Hospitals’ Survival? More $$ and Good Broadband, Experts Say
What do rural hospitals need from Congress and state legislatures to survive, besides more money? The answer is — more money, several experts and hospital lobbyists said Wednesday during a webinar sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center. Asked that question, George Pink, PhD, deputy director of the Rural Health Research Program at the University of […]
Colorado to Collect Providers’ Sexual Orientation, Ethnicity Data
Clinicians in Colorado will soon be asked — though not required — to give the state demographic information that includes their ethnicity and sexual orientation as part of an effort to build more culturally diverse provider networks. Under a rule that took effect on March 2, Colorado Options — the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange […]
How Do You Describe Triggers? Reactions & Types
Triggers refer to events or circumstances that affect your emotional state, causing you to feel fear, anger, sadness, anxiety or other intense feelings Triggers refer to events or circumstances that affect your emotional state, causing you to feel fear, anger, sadness, anxiety or other intense feelings. Emotional triggers are often linked to post-traumatic stress disorder […]
Researchers discover that anti-malaria drugs can fight pulmonary disease
A research team at Colorado State University has discovered that drugs used to treat malaria are also effective at treating a pulmonary disease similar to tuberculosis. Their findings were featured on the cover of the Feb. 23 issue of Science Translational Medicine. The study is a significant development in the fight against infections caused by […]
Opinion: The Humanity of Naomi Osaka, Michael Beasley And Other Black Athletes Versus The Inhumanity Of Their ‘Fans’
Therefore, to state it in another, more accurate way, I became, during my fourteenth year, for the first time in my life, afraid — afraid of the evil within me and afraid of the evil without. — James Baldwin Where does a giant go when he doesn’t want to be seen? Advertisement For six-foot-ten-inch former […]
Ohio State Lineman Harry Miller ‘Medically’ Retires Due To Mental Health Concerns
Ohio State lineman Harry Miller said he was “medically retiring” from football in a gut-wrenching essay posted Thursday on Twitter. The engineering major wrote of his persistent suicidal thoughts and his harrowing journey getting help. Miller, a 6-foot 4, 315-pound junior who started seven games at left guard for the Buckeyes in the 2020 season, […]
Groups Concerned About ‘Test to Treat’ Plan
With one sentence tucked into the March 1 State of the Union address, President Biden kicked off a new effort to combat COVID-19: “We are launching the ‘Test to Treat’ initiative so people can get tested at a pharmacy and, if they prove positive [for SARS-CoV-2], receive the antiviral pills on the spot at no […]
States Launch Probe Into TikTok’s Effect On Kids’ Health
WASHINGTON (AP) — State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform. The investigation was announced Wednesday by a number of states led by California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont. Advertisement […]
Healthcare a Major Player in State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON — President Biden didn’t skimp on discussing healthcare in Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech — although he took a little while to get there. His first mention of healthcare didn’t come until about 25 minutes into his speech of a little more than an hour, after he talked about the Russian incursion […]