UK Health Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Data indicating the rise Our surveillance systems reveal several key patterns: Laboratory confirmed norovirus cases While we typically expect norovirus cases to peak in winter months, this season's pattern has been distinctive, starting earlier than is usual. Genetic diversity For the first time, genogroup 2, genotype 17, known as GII.7,

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Marian Spicer, 72, was treated for a kidney stone at Duke Health in late October. During the procedure, the doctor accidentally tore her bladder, and she didnt get out of the hospital until early November. She got out of the hospital Nov. I didnt know what to do, she said. But no one plan will be right for everyone.

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The Health Care Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

By JEFF GOLDMSITH As health systems struggle to emerge from the post-COVID financial crisis, the importance of the clinical enterprise to these systems has dramatically increased. Healthcare organizations are getting larger, as failing enterprises are absorbed into growing systems.

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Frontiers

JUNE 16, 2022

We are proud to showcase the top closed and open article collections on improving the health and wellbeing of LGBT+ individuals. Researchers explored topics spanning from transgender pain and queer aging to HIV prevention and sexual health in non-binary adolescents. Transgender healthcare. LGBT+ aging.

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The Health Care Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

And, of course, easier to relate to healthcare. We buy them already designed and built, complete with an operating system and other useful software. 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. The target age range is 9 to 13.

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The Health Care Blog

AUGUST 19, 2022

Our rural health care system has suffered badly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It entered the pandemic with severe structural weaknesses, including magnified health disparities and inequities, lower rates of vaccination in the general population, and high risk of rural hospital closures. BY ERIC LARSEN and TOMMY IBRAHIM.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Emergency department boarding has worsened in recent years, experts say, as hospitals face greater financial pressure to wring out excess inpatient capacity and prioritize beds for lucrative scheduled procedures, such as surgeries and cancer treatment. Boarding reflects health care system failures. Accountability is lacking.

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The Health Care Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

Medicare Advantage (Advantage), originally conceived in 1997 during the Clinton Administration as ‘Medicare + Choice’, has progressively grown and become an established health insurance option for those 65 and older. million, while trade associations representing the health insurance industry spent an equivalent amount. Introduction.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

October 18, 2024 0 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Breastfeeding difficulties, hypertension, depression, and sleep deprivation are just a handful of the health challenges that mothers may experience in the weeks and months following childbirth.

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Exploring Health

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Hospitals Are Using It Anyway. The Whisper transcription tool has grown in popularity in US hospitals, despite OpenAI’s caution against its use in “high-risk domains” Whisper uses information from databases to transcribe audio, assuming what a speaker will say based off the information it gets from these sources.

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The Health Care Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

healthcare system continues to be such a mess, and I have President Dwight Eisenhower to thank. I’ve been paying close attention to our healthcare system for, I hate to admit, over forty years now. Let our healthcare system get so bad that not addressing it no longer is possible.

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HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Sign up for Your Local Epidemiologist New York and get Dr. Marisa Donnellys community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. Last week, I had the privilege of attending a White House convening of public health communication and advocacy experts. Have questions, comments, or ideas for future topics? Just reply to this email.

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Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 4, 2023

Plenty of meaningful case studies on medical billing for hospital medicine also highlight the issues these errors cause for hospitalists. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, electronic health records (EHRs) and other data-tracking systems can help reduce billing errors by up to 50%.

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Frontiers

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The majority of deaths occurred for a wide variety of reasons, suggesting that severe infection damages overall health. The study suggests that severe Covid-19 may significantly damage long-term health and highlights the importance of preventing severe disease through vaccination. . ? Can long Covid kill?

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The Health Care Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I’m old enough that I remember when the Boeing 707 took airline passenger travel from the prop age to the jet age. So what, you might ask, does this have to do with healthcare? It turns out that there is something called a healthcare engineer. It sought to resolve that.

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

For example, reminding a diabetic patient aged 50 or above that their health matters to their family yields about a 20% increase in patient engagement (which translates to medication adherence), while the same messaging delivered to a millennial yields only a 5% increase. Healthcare is focused on healthcare.”

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

For example, reminding a diabetic patient aged 50 or above that their health matters to their family yields about a 20% increase in patient engagement (which translates to medication adherence), while the same messaging delivered to a millennial yields only a 5% increase. Healthcare is focused on healthcare.”

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The Health Care Blog

JULY 19, 2022

I read the Stat News investigative piece “ Health care’s high rollers ,” by Bob Herman and colleagues, with interest but not much surprise. I mean, is anyone surprised anymore that healthcare CEOs often make a lot of money, and didn’t let a crisis like the pandemic dampen that? I think I know how to fix healthcare.

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NC Health News

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

By Liz Carey The Daily Yonder According to new research from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center , rural residents are not significantly more likely to be worried about their medical bills than their urban counterparts, but they are more likely to have trouble paying them. percent compared to 6 percent). “To

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

For example, reminding a diabetic patient aged 50 or above that their health matters to their family yields about a 20% increase in patient engagement (which translates to medication adherence), while the same messaging delivered to a millennial yields only a 5% increase. Healthcare is focused on healthcare.”

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

For example, reminding a diabetic patient aged 50 or above that their health matters to their family yields about a 20% increase in patient engagement (which translates to medication adherence), while the same messaging delivered to a millennial yields only a 5% increase. Healthcare is focused on healthcare.”

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

For example, reminding a diabetic patient aged 50 or above that their health matters to their family yields about a 20% increase in patient engagement (which translates to medication adherence), while the same messaging delivered to a millennial yields only a 5% increase. Healthcare is focused on healthcare.”

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

For example, reminding a diabetic patient aged 50 or above that their health matters to their family yields about a 20% increase in patient engagement (which translates to medication adherence), while the same messaging delivered to a millennial yields only a 5% increase. Healthcare is focused on healthcare.”

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Your Local Epidemiologist

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This is a huge deal, as RSV poses a massive burden on health, health systems, and individuals every year. The hospitalization rate alone is far higher than for flu or Covid-19. Americans over the age of 60 Many people don’t realize that RSV can impact older adults. Another study found 98% effectiveness.

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Frontiers

AUGUST 4, 2021

One of Taiwan’s leading medical research institutions, the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), and the open-access publisher Frontiers have today announced a publishing deal effective as of August 2021. Established in 1995, NHRI is one of Asia’s leading medical research and healthcare institutions.

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Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Healthcare. The implementation of Big Data has huge potential in the healthcare industry , and the past few years are only the beginning. On the surface, the use of data analytics in hospitals and clinics offers an easy way to streamline operations and avoid human error. Spotify also uses data to create personalized playlists.

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Black Health Matters

JANUARY 9, 2025

When it comes to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and social determinants of health (SDoH), it’s clear that these issues go hand in hand, especially for the Black community. These aren’t just numbers; they represent real barriers to accessing care and better health outcomes.

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APHL

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

By Donna Campisano, specialist, Communications, APHL Last summer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes, which, to date, has killed ten people and caused 59 to be hospitalized across 19 states. We were also noticing that the median age of patients was 78.

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Bamboo News

JUNE 25, 2024

According to KFF , MA is already the only option for retiree health coverage for Medicare-age retirees in 12 states. Challenges for Health Plans and Providers Shifting to Support Medicare Advantage Health plans and providers face unique challenges in pursuit of value-based care.

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Black Health Matters

JUNE 20, 2024

I was born in Freeman’s Hospital, which was the Colored Hospital. Because of our years of activism, systems have been put in place to address everyone’s physical, mental, and financial needs, including those people who have HIV and aging gracefully. What are the new concerns in a post-AIDS world?

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Maternal Health Task Force

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Photo: WRA Uganda The Respectful Maternity Care Charter gives a framework for reproductive and maternal health advocates to fight for policy change globally by articulating the universal human rights of mothers and newborns in the context of maternity care provided within a healthcare facility.

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Mercola

JANUARY 29, 2025

Crohns disease can affect any part of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus, while ulcerative colitis is confined to the colon and rectum. 3 These figures highlight the growing impact of IBD on both the health care system and the lives of those affected. focusing on children under 20 years of age.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color. healthcare “system.”

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color. healthcare “system.”

Public Health Law and Regulation 60

Public Health Law and Regulation Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Mental Health and Public Health Health Education and Training Organizations 60

Mercola

OCTOBER 27, 2024

It is a fascinating compound with a wide range of health benefits. Methylene blue remains an important part of the strategy’s used in hospitals worldwide due to its unique ability to counteract mitochondrial metabolic poisons. Even in healthy individuals, low doses can improve the body's energy production systems.

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Mercola

JANUARY 26, 2025

Excessive tests always lead to longer hospital stays Resource-intensive care is the standard for improving survival rates 2 What can you do to support your immune system in managing autoimmune thyroid conditions? Managing iodine intake within safe levels can help maintain thyroid health. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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Gideon

APRIL 7, 2021

In recognition of World Health Day 2021 , which falls on April 7, the WHO points out that “some people are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than others – entirely due to the conditions in which they are born, grow, live, work, and age.” Approximately 4.6%

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