For years, Colorado has fallen behind when it comes to providing mental health care for its residents. After hearing public testimony from hundreds of people across the state about the number of barriers to accessing care, the state formed the Behavioral Health Administration. It was tasked with improving the system as a whole but identified...
In a recent article published in BMC Public Health, researchers developed a Health Messenger Questionnaire to measure the preferences of medical students in selecting health messengers for acquiring health-related information. Study: Which educational messengers do medical students prefer for receiving healthinformation? Development and psychometrics of using health messengers questionnaire. Image Credit: yurakrasil/Shutterstock.com Background Mobile devices and social media have increased access...
A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. Four other towns are urging people to avoid going outdoors at night. They’re concerned about eastern equine encephalitis. State health officials announced last week a man in his 80s had caught the disease, the first...
In a recent study published in Journal of the American Heart Association, a group of researchers evaluated the association between declines in blood lead levels and changes in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adult American Indian participants of the SHFS (Strong Heart Family Study). Study: The Contribution of Declines in Blood Lead Levels to...
BYLINE: Hypothermia and Frostbite, Carbon Monoxide Awareness Steven Blake Baker, MD, at Baylor Scott & White Health, discusses the differences between hypothermia and frostbite, along with carbon monoxide awareness. What You Need to Know: Frostbite is limited to extremities; hypothermia impacts the body’s systems. Use proper warming measures for frostbite. Combat hypothermia by properly warming...
In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers used data from a large case-cohort clinical trial (1,120 cases, 1,126 controls) to simulate 24 separate scenarios wherein the use of the Pfizer-developed antiviral drug ‘Paxlovid’ could benefit the Stated States of America’s (US’s) medical and economic sectors. Their analyses revealed that treating...
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) – A concept to promote sobriety and well-being has caught the eye of Lowcountry health professionals and businesses. The Dry January campaign was kickstarted in the United Kingdom nearly a decade ago to create a new conversation surrounding alcohol consumption. Since then, it has spread to all parts of the world, including...
“It is too early to know whether activity has peaked for the season,” Budd said. As of Friday, the CDC estimates that the flu has sickened 14 million people so far, with 150,000 flu-related hospitalizations and 9,400 deaths. There were at least 13 pediatric deaths from the flu reported last week. Based on prior CDC...
Mary Lou Retton performs on the balance beam in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Last week, she said she couldn’t afford health insurance and owes big hospital bills after a serious illness. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mary Lou Retton performs on the balance beam in the 1984 Olympics...
Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton spoke out last week on the NBC “Today” show about what she said was a rare pneumonia that almost killed her and resulted in an expensive, monthlong hospital stay. It was a shocking reveal. One key comment jumped out for those who follow health policy: Retton said she was...