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Anas Sarwar pledges to solve ‘failures’ in women’s health

A total of 62,198 women were waiting for gynaecological care at the end of February this year, according to official statistics. Analysis by Scottish Labour shows 5,431 women had ongoing waits of more than a year for treatment, while 36,773 had been waiting more than...

How this local health plan CEO navigates challenges of providing care

Sonja Bjork remains upbeat even though overseeing a health plan that administers Medi-Cal benefits to nearly 900,000 people in Northern California is getting increasingly difficult. As CEO of Partnership HealthPlan of California, a nonprofit community-based health...

Social Support Helps Mental Health If It Matches Our Needs

As many as 69 percent of Americans don’t feel they are getting enough emotional support. There are several reasons for this discrepancy. Participation in organized activities, including religious gatherings, is on the decline, and many communities lack accessible...

Skyrocketing Health Insurance Forces Americans to Scramble for Care

new video loaded: Skyrocketing Health Insurance Forces Americans to Scramble for Care Older people who are medically high risk, but too young for Medicare are facing unaffordable health insurance premiums after federal health care credits lapsed earlier this year. Now...

Statewide school mental health initiative celebrates $100,000 grant at Matteson elementary school

A children’s hospital working to provide free mental health resources to schools across Illinois, including Matteson’s Marya Yates Elementary School, celebrated a $100,000 grant Friday that will help it train more teachers and administrators to better support...

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Costco Expands Beauty Offering With Exclusive Aussie Miracle Curls Launch

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3 Simple Training Tips for Men Over 50: Maintain Muscle, Stay Mobile, Keep Moving Well

You may have your programme dialled in and your workouts scheduled, but it’s important to make sure you’re ticking the right boxes when training in your fifties and beyond. The good news? It doesn’t need to be complicated. ‘Once you’re past 50, the focus shifts....

Pepper fighting to preserve access to health care

Ross Gallabrese SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH — David Pepper, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said ensuring Ohioans continue to have access to health care is a priority while speaking Friday in front of Trinity Medical Center West. STEUBENVILLE — Working to...

You Don’t Need to Stretch to Stay Mobile – Why Lifting Weights Can be Just as Effective

Whenever I speak to 50-year-olds about their training there’s one theme that comes up so often it’s easy to take it as gospel: they wish they’d done more stretching earlier in life. Their advice to the young bucks looking to maintain health and vigour into later life...
Oral Health WHO WPRO

Oral Health WHO WPRO

The most common oral diseases are dental caries (tooth decay), periodontal (gum) diseases, and oral cancer. Dental caries results from plaque that forms on a tooth surface and converts the free sugars from foods and drinks into acids that case a breakdown of tooth...

Eye on AI: Avoiding scams

Eye on AI: Avoiding scams

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — In our Eye on AI series, we’ve covered how artificial intelligence can benefit education, health care, and even make simple tasks like making a to-do list easier. One important thing to remember is just as we’re learning to use...

What is trachoma, the eye disease eliminated by India?

What is trachoma, the eye disease eliminated by India?

After decades of fighting, India has finally eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it has become the third country in the Southeast Asia Region to achieve this milestone. The disease is one of the leading...

8 Nutrients That Will Optimize Your Eye Health

8 Nutrients That Will Optimize Your Eye Health

Certain nutrients help maintain eye function, protect your eyes against harmful light, and reduce the development of age-related degenerative diseases. Your eyesight is probably the most important of your five senses. Eye health goes hand-in-hand with general health,...

Woman’s eye test led to brain tumour discovery

Woman’s eye test led to brain tumour discovery

Family photograph A woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumour after a routine eye test is encouraging people to go for regular check ups. Jenni Hayes, 30, from Macclesfield, had originally put her symptoms down to stress from her busy life as a working mum of two...

Trump nominates three key leaders in health care

Trump nominates three key leaders in health care

Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning! After reading Katie Palmer’s great story last week about health and science communities migrating to Bluesky, I decided that it was...

What RFK Jr. could mean for LGBTQ health care

What RFK Jr. could mean for LGBTQ health care

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has expressed opposition to gender-affirming health care for transgender minors and questioned evidence linking HIV to AIDS, two issues that critics say should give senators second thoughts about confirming him as Health and Human Services...

Why get mental health care as a caregiver

Why get mental health care as a caregiver

Whether caring for a family member, friend, or patient, caregiving combines both rewarding and overwhelming responsibilities. While many caregivers focus entirely on others’ needs, neglecting their own well-being, particularly mental health, can lead to serious...

How Affordable Is Health Care for Medicare Beneficiaries?

How Affordable Is Health Care for Medicare Beneficiaries?

Whether retired, nearing retirement, or living with a disability, most people with Medicare coverage live on fixed incomes. This means they’re acutely affected by the cost of their health care. While Medicare provides a guarantee of coverage for most medical services,...

JAMA Network launches JAMA+ Women’s Health

JAMA Network launches JAMA+ Women’s Health

image:  Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, the JAMA+ Women’s Health Editor in Chief, will curate the site. view more  Credit: JAMA Network Chicago, IL — The JAMA Network announces the launch of JAMA+ Women’s Health, a new digital resource designed to elevate the...

This Father of Four Lost 100 Pounds on a GLP-1

This Father of Four Lost 100 Pounds on a GLP-1

Brian W. had tried to lose weight for years with no success. After his health continued to suffer—his blood pressure and blood sugar levels were high and he’d developed sleep apnea—he turned to telehealth, where a doctor prescribed him a GLP-1. The medication affected...

Welcome to the NFL’s Receiver Revolution

Welcome to the NFL’s Receiver Revolution

THE NFL HAS long been all about strength and muscle—and that’s often been showcased in the toughness and smarts of quarterbacks, the strength and agility of running backs, and the sheer power and mass (and yet, balletic footwork) of offensive and defensive...

WOMEN’S HEALTH: Telehealth & how it can help you

WOMEN’S HEALTH: Telehealth & how it can help you

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Whether you’re in a rural community or an urban area, Telehealth can be a very beneficial tool to maintaining health. Dr. Diana Bitner with True. Women’s Health says she discussed the benefits while visiting Marquette in...