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Back to school: Nurse seeks training to help bridge mental health care gap in rural NC

NC Health News

By Jennifer Fernandez As the mental health crisis for adults and kids worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivy Bagley decided to go back to school for one more certification. I decided during the pandemic, when we could not get kids seen for mental health, I wanted to be part of the solution, Bagley said. She graduated in December.

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Views of mental, physical health lowest in almost 25 years: Gallup

The Hill

Americans views of their mental and physical health are at the lowest point in nearly 25 years, a downturn that accelerated at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued since, according to a Gallup survey published Thursday. The number of respondents who described their mental health as excellent shrunk to 31 percent.

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How the ACA changed health insurance for the better

Association of Health Care Journalists

health insurance system. Fifteen years ago, when Congress passed the ACA (officially the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ), journalists and consumers recognized that the law provided Americans with health insurance choices that were previously nonexistent. Cut the number of Americans without health insurance.

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Why is norovirus reporting in England so high at the moment?

UK Health Security

With the exception of a dip during October half-term school holidays, activity has increased again across all age groups. However, health and social care settings also contribute to the spread of the virus, given its highly contagious nature and the vulnerability of individuals in these settings. 17 now accounts for 66.3%

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Women seek treatment for cataract later than men, impacting outcomes, finds study 

The Hindu

During the study period of over 12 years from 2012 to 2023, Aravind Eye Hospitals in T.N. found that women presented with worse vision than men in all age groups and among all segments; women also spent less on the intraocular lens needed for the surgery compared to men

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Raspberry Pi Health Care

The Health Care Blog

If you are of a certain age or have studied the history of computers, you’ll know that in the 1970s and early 1980s, (home) computers came in a kit. In 2012 – February 29, to be exact – they released the Raspberry Pi. The target age range is 9 to 13. Kids love their screens, at ever younger ages. Ease of use is paramount.

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Less screening, fewer cases: What our audiences should know about breast cancer rates

Association of Health Care Journalists

The study also examined trends in surgical treatments and found that the proportion of cases treated with partial mastectomy (lumpectomy) initially decreased but has been increasing since 2012. In 2009, the USPSTF advised biennial (every other year) mammography for women ages 50 to 74.