13 May 2025, 11:59 a.m. MDT Church leaders and members in the Africa West Area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are embracing principles of self reliance, mental health and emotional resilience, thanks to more open conversations around these topics and trainings from Family Services. Church leaders created Family Services to be...
WEDNESDAY: Our Dead Zone investigative series with KFF Health News continues. In this story, we travel to West Virginia and investigate why sufficient high-speed internet is still lagging for many people living in Appalachia. Sarah Jane Tribble InvestigateTV …more Source link
By Jaymie Baxley North Carolina health officials are warning that one of the many proposals being floated in Congress to shrink a key Medicaid funding mechanism could devastate hospitals and nursing homes across the state — cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from a system already straining to meet growing needs. The proposals target taxes...
In November 2023, the FDA approved Ixchiq for the prevention of disease caused by the chikungunya virus in patients age 18 and older. Chikungunya is an infection caused by the chikungunya virus and is spread by mosquitoes. File Photo courtesy the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention May 12 (UPI) — U.S. health officials are...
The global nursing workforce has grown from 27.9 million in 2018 to 29.8 million in 2023, but wide disparities in the availability of nurses remain across regions and countries, according to the State of the World’s Nursing 2025 report, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), International Council of Nurses (ICN) and partners. Inequities in the global...
Nancy Rajanen is a bit of an art aficionado. Each trip she takes with her husband, Greg, they bring back a piece of art. “It also gives me a memory,” Rajanen said, pointing to wooden figurines. “I remember a guy carving that.” While the international décor is beautiful to look at—it also serves as a...
Life expectancy in the United States varies dramatically based on where someone lives. A groundbreaking study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) examined more than 179 million deaths from 1969 to 2020, revealing wide gaps in longevity among states and highlighting how local health policies shape lives. For decades, Americans enjoyed...
GLENVILLE, W.Va. — Glenville State University officials are touting a new fitness facility as a transformative addition to the campus in Gilmer County. The new Morris Family Health and Fitness Complex is in development and should be open by Summer 2026. The facility is made possible through the generous donations of GSU benefactor Ike Morris...
Congratulations to Shae Griffin, Seven-East, who was named Nurse of the Year at Thursday’s Nurses Week Ceremony. “Shae cares about her patients and it shows in each and every interaction she has with them,” wrote Stacy Perry, Seven-East Nurse Manger, in Shae’s nomination letter. She went on to write, “Shae is an extremely dedicated and...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A welder’s torch ignited a fire Friday afternoon at the Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center-South on the south side of Indianapolis. The fire was reported between 2:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Friday on the west side of the building, which is under construction, at 1440 E County Line Road. Indianapolis...