Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development awards $2,000 to a South Side High School graduate
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE TENNESSEE CENTER FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: 2 hours ago Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development Awards $2,000 to a South Side High School Graduate Brentwood, Tenn. – The Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development (TCWD)...
Meditate For Brain Health: AI Research & Science Promote This Solution
It’s not hard to find science showing that chronic stress can be hard on the brain. We know intuitively that stress can be harmful to our bodies, and even though it’s a natural part of life, excessive stress is to be avoided. To be sure, there are different kinds of...
Your Local Guide to Women’s Health, Wellness and Beauty
Photo by Getty Images BEAUTY AND RELAXATION This spa and salon in the Pfister Hotel offers luxurious treatments, including its signature two-hour massage to leave you relaxed and at ease. WELL also offers a 90-minute signature plumping and firming facial and...
The must-try health tech powering beauty’s ‘smart revolution’
Guinea pig: Naomi Greenaway, deputy editor, The Telegraph Magazine ‘Getting the benefits of hours of working out in just 20 minutes sounds seriously appealing – even though it involves being (mildly) electrocuted. Anything to save time. Over the last few years, I’ve...
International Universal Health Coverage Day 2023: Expert Explains Importance Of Prioritising Eye Health For Al
At a time when the world suffers from a health catastrophe or people get diagnosed with some major illness, many don’t have the money for treatment or are pushed into poverty due to the cost of treatments. To combat this issue, Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a...
18 Causes of Sudden Blurry Vision
Sudden blurring is most often caused by a single event, including a detached retina, stroke or TIA. These 18 events can cause sudden blurred vision, and immediate treatment may be important to prevent permanent vision loss. Blurry vision is very common. A problem with...
Health Benefits of Kiwi
Medically reviewed by Simone Harounian, MS Kiwi, once called the Chinese gooseberry, is a small fruit with significant nutritional benefits. Native to the hillsides of Southwest China, kiwi is now a popular fruit grown in many areas of the world. It earned its name...
National Eye Institute Selects Dr. Richard Lee as Clinical Director
Richard Lee, M.D., Ph.D. (PRESS RELEASE) The National Eye Institute (NEI) has chosen Richard Lee, M.D., Ph.D., as the institute’s clinical director, overseeing clinical research and serving as clinical policy advisor for NEI. Dr. Lee comes to NEI from Moorfields Eye...
NECO Hosts Inaugural Vision Health Equity Summit
(PRESS RELEASE) BOSTON, MA — The New England College of Optometry (NECO) welcomed renown experts in health equity, public health, and the eye care industry to their Beacon Street campus for the inaugural Vision Health Equity Summit. The event was an opportunity to...
Health Beat: Eyes, ears and dementia risk
ORLANDO, Fl. – Every three seconds, someone develops dementia. Catching the disease early is key, and researchers say they may one day be able to predict the disease by looking at a person’s eyes. “A lot of people often refer to the eye as the window to...
Donald Chi and Yup’ik communities partner to improve oral health of …
Donald Chi is a professor of Health Systems and Population Health at the UW School of Public Health. (Photo: Elizar Mercado) Dental care has historically not been considered essential health care in the American medical system. But anyone who has experienced limited...
Eye on Your Health: Faulty CPAP Machines investigation
Eye on Your Health: Faulty CPAP Machines investigation – CBS Pittsburgh Watch CBS News Michael Korsh, Post-Gazette Investigative Data Reporter, joined Kristine Sorensen to talk about an investigation into one of the largest medical device recalls in U.S....
Nurses at IU Health’s University and Methodist hospitals eye unionizing
Nurses at IU Health’s University and Methodist hospitals say they are planning to unionize. The Indianapolis healthcare workers cite poor staffing ratios, patient care, and wages as some of the driving reasons behind their efforts. According to nurses, roughly 1,000...
Graystone Eye welcomes new ophthalmologist
Dec. 7—Graystone Eye welcomes Dr. Sheila Garcia Santana as the newest eye care provider to the practice. Santana is originally from Puerto Rico where she completed her undergraduate studies and medical degree at the University of Puerto Rico. Her internship was...
North Shore CC receives $1m state grant to expand health care studies
North Shore Community College has been awarded a $1 million state grant to support its plans to expand a facility that helps train students to work in the health care industry. Labs in the Bertolon Simulation Health Care Center of Excellence — located on the college’s...
Gifford Health Care again has specially trained nurses to care for sexual assault victims
Gifford Medical Center in Randolph. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Editor’s note: This story written by Nora Doyle-Burr was first published in the Valley News on Dec. 21. RANDOLPH — The recent restart of Gifford Health Care’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner...
Immigrant health care workers tend to migrants arriving in Chicago from Texas, planting a seed of hope for their future
© Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS Silvia Gaby Calderon sits with her husband as their daughter yawns while waiting to be examined by a doctor at the Cook County Health Clinic in Chicago, Nov. 18, 2022. They are from Peru. On a cold December day, a little over 50...
Drug shortages put pharmacists on alert as sick kids overwhelm health care system
Sharon Bishop-Baldwin SAND SPRINGS — It’s not a pandemic, but it might be a perfect storm. With COVID-19 still hanging on, the flu season beginning early and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, adding to the problem, an ongoing nationwide shortage of medicines used...
Not out of the woods yet: Health care groups struggle to solve the workforce shortage
Health care leaders are trying to find new ways of retaining and recruiting employees across the field as the workforce shortage, which started in 2020, worsens nationwide. There are no clear solutions to the labor shortage, and in Massachusetts, health professionals...
Health Care — FDA says ‘morning after’ pills not abortion medication
Happy holidays to all those who celebrate this time of year! While you may be contending with the extreme cold brought on by the “bomb cyclone” rolling across the country, kids can be assured Santa will still be on time, at least according to this military agency...
Spending bill secures funds for Native American health care
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Access to health care for Native Americans and Alaska Natives will be bolstered with funding included in a massive government spending bill awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature. The U.S. House passed the measure Friday, avoiding a...
Vote for the best health-care quote of 2022
Good morning ☀️ It’s our last edition of the year, and we have a big ask. We want you to pick the Quote of the Year. Scroll down for instructions on how to cast your vote, and we’ll let you know the results when we’re back in your inboxes on Jan. 3. Until then, happy...
Health care compliance precautions in private equity: an ounce of prevention…
December 22, 2022 – Private equity’s investment in health care has rapidly increased over the last few years, particularly in the acquisition of physician practices, senior living facilities, and dental practices. By way of example, in the first three...
Health Care — Biden administration releases doses of Tamiflu
NASA’s InSight Mars mission is over after the rover fell silent and ran out of power. We’re not crying, you’re crying. Today in health news, a ruling from a Texas federal judge could mean the end of a federal program giving teens confidential access to birth control....
Women’s health benefits: Will interest spike with the new administration?
According to the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, the number of U.S. employers offering fertility benefits to their workforce skyrocketed 40% between 2022 and last year, responding to evolving, post-COVID employee expectations and the quickly...
These Gyms Use Anime to Motivate You to Get Pumped
MONKEY D. LUFFY is getting me pumped. “Miracles only happen to those who never give up!” reads the quote on the wall, opposite the squat rack, under his grinning face. Easy for him to say—he’s not the one holding the weight. But these wise words, straight out of One...
John Arne Riise Runs 172km in 24 Hours (on a Treadmill) After Dramatic 16-Week Weight Loss
Over the weekend, Liverpool legend John Arne Riise – known for his relentless energy on the pitch – casually completed a *24-hour* treadmill run. The event saw Riise cover an unbelievable 172km (106.8 miles), all in the name of raising awareness and funds for mental...
3 Things That Changed About Fitness When We Became Parents
You might recognize Jason and Lauren Pak from one of their viral Instagram Reels or TikToks. The power couple have become highly successful influencers over the past several years—racking up well over a million followers on IG alone. Long before the strategically cut...
Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Apple’s Best Workout Headphones Yet
A successor to Beats’ iconic workout headphones is finally here. The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 continue with the same ear hook design as their predecessors but with a more minimal build, better battery life, audio upgrades including an active noise cancellation mode and,...
Healthcare providers host women’s health series in Ohio
CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Local healthcare providers are collaborating to host a series of discussions focused on women’s health, covering topics such as living well, aging well, and dying well. The series, organized by Stephanie Quehl and Veronica Sterling, aims to...
Survey: Women prefer female doctors, but finding one for heart health can be difficult
image: Jane Lombard, MD, medical director of the Women’s Heart Center at El Camino Health. view more Credit: El Camino Health EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025 Mountain View, CA (Feb. 12, 2025) – According to the U.S. Physician Workforce Data...
How I Use My Panic Attacks for Good
FROM THE OUTSIDE, from every photo and video you’ll find online, Leonard Botello IV looks the part of Texas pitmaster: backward baseball hat, black t-shirt and jeans, bearded and muscled. He talks about brisket fat caps, splaying whole hogs over coals, and splitting...
The True Story Behind ‘Surviving Black Hawk Down’ and Ridley Scott’s Movie
There’s a good chance you don’t know the Battle of Mogadishu outside of a not-so-little movie called Black Hawk Down. Directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator), the 2001 action film offered a fly-on-the-wall, scarily jittery portrayal of the...
5 best states emerge as top havens for women’s health
A comprehensive analysis of women’s health across the United States has revealed significant regional patterns, with northeastern states dominating the top rankings. The study evaluates states using a sophisticated 100-point system across three critical categories:...
