Following on the heels of President Ronald Reagan and Tennessee's basketball coach Pat Summitt, Sandra Day O'Connor's announcement about her struggles with dementia helps caregivers and others afflicted by the disease deal with the stigma of the ... [Continue Reading]
Harmful Effects Of Childhood Trauma On Later Life Call For New Public Health Policies, Researchers Say
A large study published in JAMA examines the wide-ranging health problems -- from depression to drug use -- that flare up in adulthood in people who experience early trauma compared to those who do not and raises ways to address it. Other reports on ... [Continue Reading]
Fish Oil And Vitamin D Pills No Guard Against Cancer Or Serious Heart Trouble
A widely anticipated study has concluded that neither vitamin D nor fish oil supplements prevent cancer or serious heart-related problems in healthy older people, according to research presented Saturday at the American Heart Association Scientific ... [Continue Reading]
HHS Wants Popular Herbal Supplement Kratom Placed In Same Class As Heroin For Its ‘High Potential For Abuse’
Scientists worry, however, that such a ban would stifle research on chemicals that could be developed into alternatives to the addictive prescription opioids. In other news on the crisis: needle exchanges, employee injuries, medical devices, and a ... [Continue Reading]
Abortion Rights Advocates Challenge New Abortion Laws In Kansas, Kentucky
If a Kansas ban takes effect Jan. 1 as scheduled, doctors would have to be physically present when a woman takes medication to end her pregnancy. Abortion would not be available after 15 weeks, if the Kentucky law stands. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Deputies Didn’t Have Keys For S.C. Women Who Died During Flooding While Locked In Van, Lawyers Say; Harvard Receives Largest Gift…
Media outlets report on news from South Carolina, Massachusetts, Oregon, Tennessee, Wisconsin, California, Ohio, Texas and Kansas. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Education Department Allowed To Penalize Texas For Cutting Disabled Student Funding, Court Rules; Woman Who Shot Kansas Abortion…
Media outlets report on news from Texas, Kansas, Illinois, Maryland, Florida, Ohio, California, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Missouri. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Public Health Is Under Attack From Gun Violence, Hate Crimes; Find The Money For A Universal Flu Vaccine Before It’s Too Late
Editorial pages focus on these public health issues and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
People in Canada have good health, are living longer: Global Burden of Disease Study trends
Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study shows that the overall health of Canadians is good and is consistent with other similar countries, and people are living longer with diseases, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Lessons On The Brain’s Downward Spiral During Substance Abuse; Don’t Wait To Confront Alzheimer’s
Opinion writers weigh in on these health topics and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Research Roundup: Medicaid Costs; Domestic Violence; Drug Monitoring Programs
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Inmate Details Abuse, Attacks And Death In Book About Florida Prison
Harold Hempstead, who told the Miami Herald about the death of a man with mental health problems who was left in a hot shower for two hours by guards, has completed a book describing many abuses that he saw while in the prison. Across the country in ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: New York City’s Diabetic Students Treated Unfairly, Parents Claim In Lawsuit; ACLU Pushes To End Aid-In-Dying Ban At Hawaii…
Media outlets report on news from New York, Hawaii, California, Arizona and Minnesota. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Paying Providers For Value Will Lower Costs, Improve Care; Lessons From The GOP’s Attack On The Health Law
Editorial writers express views on health care costs and other issues. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Reducing harm from unnecessary antibiotic use in long-term care
By Rita Ha and Bradley Langford It has been estimated that up to 50 per cent of prescribed antibiotics in long-term care homes (LTCH) are not needed. Overuse of antibiotics, particularly in older adults, has been associated with an increased risk of ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Utah Public Employees Paid To Travel To Mexico For Prescription Drugs; Infection Teams Assess N.J. Viral Outbreak
Media outlets report on news from Utah, New Jersey, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York, Missouri and Texas. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Different Takes: Comparing ‘Medicare-For-All’ To Communism Makes No Sense; Short-Term Health Insurance Has Big Costs For Everyone
Opinion writers weigh in on these health care topics and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Minnesota Senator, Health Officials Press For National Tracking Of Rare Polio-Like Illness In Children
Mandatory reporting is required for diseases like West Nile Virus and flu and improves tracking, health officials say. The CDC reports 155 suspected cases of acute flaccid myelitis this year. "We've learned more these cases from Facebook and support ... [Continue Reading]
Grocery Stores, Pharmacies Using Flu Shots To Woo Potential Customers Into Spending On Other Necessities
Some places are offering gift cards and rewards for getting the flu shot with them. The vaccinations are completely covered by the health law, so it gives people a reason to choose one store over another. Meanwhile, getting the vaccine is the best ... [Continue Reading]
Readers And Tweeters: Are Millennials Killing The Primary Care Doctor?
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Health Care Wasted On The Young I feel Sandra Boodman’s thesis is inadequate without a ... [Continue Reading]
How to help protect yourself from vaccine administration injury
A study by researchers at the University of Waterloo reiterates the need for health care professionals, including pharmacists, to take certain precautions to minimize the risk of their patients suffering shoulder injury related to vaccine ... [Continue Reading]
Different Takes: GOP Hides Health Care Agenda In Political-ese And Coded Language; ‘Medicare For All’ Means Fewer Choices, Bigger Deficit
Editorial pages focus on these health care topics and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]