Anti-science bills sweep across the U.S.
By Laura Ungar, Michelle R. Smith Reporters Laura Ungar and Michelle Smith have documented how federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump have undermined public health programs across the country. As part of that work, they set out to show how anti-science and...
UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences seeks more North Dakota students alongside a larger class count
GRAND FORKS — Less than a year into her work as dean of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and vice president for Health Affairs, Marjorie Jenkins and her team are working to get more North Dakotans into the school, as well as more...
8 Best Red Light Therapy Tools of 2025, Tested And Reviewed
If you’re on the hunt for a red light therapy tool that checks all of the boxes (who isn’t?!), Qure’s Light Therapy Mask is your answer—and one that will help you reap a lifetime of benefits. In addition to two types of red light—red and deep red—for...
All About the Body’s Biggest Organ: Your Skin – Healthline
The skin accounts for about 14% of your body weight and has a surface area of 1.5 to 2 square meters, which is about the size of a large kitchen table. According to Barry Goldman, MD, a New York-based private dermatologist affiliated with Cornell Medical Center, the...
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is an eye condition that naturally happens with age, when gel that usually fills your eyeball detaches from your retina. If you see blurry shadows, also called floaters, or flashes of light, you could have PVD. As you get older, a...
Inaugural Eye Health Summit Empowers Public with Integrative Vision Care Insights from Leading Experts
NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Eye Health Summit, a new global patient-centered event dedicated to integrative eye health, will take place May 1–7 as a free hybrid event. Hosted and produced by ophthalmologist Dr. Rudrani Banik, founder and...
Global oral health status report: towards universal health coverage for …
Overview The WHO Global oral health status report reviews the most recent data on major oral diseases, risk factors, health system challenges and opportunities for reform. The report’s clear conclusion is that the status of global oral health is alarming and requires...
New study uncovers how genes influence retinal aging and brain health
Vision changes are an inevitable part of aging, but why are some more susceptible to age-related eye diseases and why do some individuals experience more severe decline than others? New research from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) reveals that genetics play a key role...
This morning eye problem could mean serious trouble
Everyone knows that crusty feeling in their eyes when they wake up. While wiping away morning eye goop might seem like just another part of your daily routine, medical experts warn that this common occurrence could sometimes signal serious health issues. What your...
Ending childhood dental caries: WHO implementation manual
Overview Early childhood caries (ECC) affects teeth of children aged under six years. According to the Global Burden of Disease Study in 2017, more than 530 million children globally have dental caries of the primary teeth. However, as primary teeth are...
Slow myopia progression, protect your vision with Refined Eye Care’s expert treatments
In today’s digital age, where screens dominate nearly every aspect of daily life, the prevalence of myopia, commonly known as nearsightedness, has risen dramatically. In fact, some experts are now referring to this surge as a growing epidemic, particularly among...
Vet Talk: Genetics and breeding can determine a dog’s eye health
SINGAPORE – Discovering that a beloved pet has a blinding eye disease can be devastating. Why does it have to happen? The answer lies in genetics. As long as selective breeding for purebreds exists, the focus on desired traits will also lead to the selection of...
Action plan for oral health in South-East Asia 2022–2030
Overview The growing global momentum for addressing the public health challenges of oral diseases and conditions led to the adoption of a World Health Assembly resolution on oral health (WHA74/A74/R5) and the development of the Global strategy on oral health 2022–2030...
World Oral Health Day: Accelerate action to achieve universal coverage …
by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia On World Oral Health Day, WHO is urging countries of the South-East Asia Region to accelerate implementation of the Region’s new Action Plan for Oral Health 2022–2030, which aims to ensure that...
Advocates rally against major health care transition for home care workers
Advocates came together Monday to rally against an upcoming health care transition. New York state is transitioning all CDPAP care through a single private financial organization starting next Tuesday, April 1. In trying to make the change, there are long wait times,...
Inside Business Health Care Heroes 2025: Sentara-EVMS Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program, Drs. Michael Hooper and Madeeha Deo
Award: Advancements in Healthcare The launching of the Sentara-Eastern Virginia Medical School Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program in October gave adults somewhere to go for specialized treatment other than Richmond. The clinic brings specialists from internal medicine,...
Other health care providers seek to fill gap created by Rockledge Hospital closing
AI-assisted summary Orlando Health’s Rockledge Hospital is closing on April 22, due to poor physical condition, leaving a gap in health care access for Central Brevard residents. Health First, Brevard County’s largest health care provider, is taking steps...
‘Better than nothing’: clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals
Seven million Australians live in rural and remote areas and many struggle to access the same quality of health care as those in metropolitan areas. More than 18,000 Australians have no access to primary health care services within an hour’s drive time from their...
The pandemic left a lasting imprint on San Diego County’s health care system
Five years ago, COVID-19 brought unprecedented change to health care throughout San Diego County. While some of those changes, such as delaying elective surgeries and banning visitors, have long since ended, the pandemic left a lasting imprint still visible today....
Health care to take hit
T-L Photo/GAGE VOTA A sign at the now-shuttered East Ohio Regional Hospital shows the services that are no longer available in Martins Ferry. Other upper Ohio Valley medical facilities are preparing for increased workloads as EORH patients seek care elsewhere. After...
Jessica C. Ashley’s Notable Career in Leadership in Mental Health Care Services
As the founder and chief executive officer of JC & Ashley Counseling LLC, Jessica C. Ashley, MA, has dedicated over 15 years to improving mental health services, particularly in crisis management and intervention. For her expertise and leadership in mental health...
Medicaid funding cuts may cause ripple effects on health care across the nation
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories about the effects that federal spending cuts would have on people living in the Deep South. During an annual exam last year, doctors spotted a mass on the abdomen of Angelica McCain’s 10-year-old daughter. They...
The Rise of Multidisciplinary Care: How Healthcare Teams Are Transforming
The traditional single-doctor model has shifted to a team-based approach, where diverse specialists collaborate to provide comprehensive care, improving patient outcomes and experience. Below is an in-depth look at how modern multidisciplinary care works, why it...
How hospitals inflate America’s giant health-care bill
Who is to blame for America’s enormous health-care costs? The sector accounts for almost a fifth of the country’s GDP, twice the average for wealthy countries, yet outcomes are no better. Americans under 70 are almost twice as likely as their...
Adam Pally and Jon Gabrus Just Want to Live
ADAM PALLY AND Jon Gabrus are concerned about your health. The actors and comedians are so concerned, in fact, that they’ve started a podcast, Staying Alive, focusing on what regular Joes (and Jills) are doing to stay alive. Each week, they recruit medical...
Women’s athletic health conference presents breakthrough research for female athletes.
Scientists, clinicians and sports practitioners gathered in the Computing and Data Science building Wednesday to discuss breakthroughs in women’s athletic health research for the Female Athlete Research Meeting (FARM) conference. Hosted by the Wu Tsai Human...
Desjardins backs national effort to close women’s health gap
For insurers such as Desjardins, the findings highlighted how benefit plan design and health coverage can directly influence outcomes. “At Desjardins Insurance, we deeply believe that every woman deserves to be supported in her health, well-being, and...
10 Rounds, Two Dumbbells, One Air Bike – The Full-Body Test That’ll Push You to the Limit
The most brutal workouts often require the least equipment; and sometimes all they take is just half-an-hour. With two dumbbells, an air bike and plenty of determination under your bonnet, you’ll build some serious full-body strength and stamina as you fight...
Inside Jonathan Bailey’s Fitness Routine – How the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Stays Strong and Lean
As the adage goes, comparison is the thief of joy; but if you do aspire to look like anyone, then Jonathan Bailey is probably a fair shout. The British actor has just been named as the sexiest man in the world for 2025 by People magazine, having recently graced our...
Women’s event gives tips on living a life with ‘Less Stress More Calm’
The Turlock Chamber Foundation and EMC Health Foundation relaunched their Women’s Health, Mental Health and Spiritual Well-Being Lecture Series on Tuesday with a sold-out event featuring Dr. Lauren Hodges, renowned author, scientist and founder of Performance on...
If Walking is Your Only Workout, Here’s How You Should Do it
IF YOU’RE SHORT on time and can’t regularly make it to the gym, walking is a great way to squeeze in some movement. And finding ways to get some steps in can make a big difference to your health. It might feel a little on the nose that the more you walk, the...
Women’s health and obesity: Understanding the role of menopause and hormones
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4 Tips for Layering Your Scented Products, Straight From a Pro
WE ALL KNOW that guy. The one you can smell coming from two city blocks away. It’s not that the scent is bad, it’s just that you can almost taste the notes of orange and basil in the cologne he’s wearing. We pity him (does he not notice?), but the truth is, it’s hard...
India Sets Three Guinness World Records Under ‘Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan’, Promoting Women’s Health and Wellness
India has accomplished a historic milestone during the nationwide “Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan” by setting three Guinness World Records in a campaign aimed at empowering women through improved health and family wellness. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra...
