Pennsylvania-based vitamins and supplements retailer GNC announced its healthcare division, GNC Health, is expanding its offerings to include virtual care services for individuals and families via three membership plans.  Consumers can purchase a GNC Health Basic plan for $34.99 per month, which offers unlimited access to free virtual urgent and lifestyle care and more than…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4)- Dozens of West Michiganders laced up their walking and running shoes for a great cause! On Sunday, Oct. 8, BIGGBY COFFEE hosted its third annual “B the One/Walk Run” to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilize efforts to support mental health.  Hosted at the Grant…

Mitch McConnell says he’s “back on the job” and “completely recovered” after two recent incidents in which he froze mid-press conference, raising concerns about his health. “I’m fine. I’m completely recovered, and I’m just fine,” the 81-year-old Senate minority leader said in a Sunday morning interview on CBS News’ Face the Nation. After moderator Margaret Brennan asked…

Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems Program: Services, Funding, and Oversight | U.S. GAO Skip to main content Fast Facts Native Hawaiians throughout Hawaii can receive primary care, health education, and nutrition services through the Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems—five systems that serve the state’s seven inhabited islands. The systems customize their services to meet the…

Ben S. Gerber, MD, MPH A recent study by UMass Chan Medical School researcher Ben S. Gerber, MD, MPH, and researchers at University of Illinois Chicago, found that hemoglobin A1C, an average blood sugar measure, improved with mobile health support among Black and Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes, compared to a control group. A1C…

The National Governors Association (NGA) was pleased to welcome Governors’ staff from 32 states and four territories to the annual Health and Human Services Policy Advisors Institute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 2-3. The NGA Center for Best Practices’ health and human services teams hosted Governors’ staff, subject matter experts and partners with the goal of…

Dr Michel Thieren, WHO Special Representative in Israel, spent almost 2 weeks travelling across the country to see how the health system is responding in the aftermath of the attacks led by Hamas on 7 October. This is his account of what he saw and heard. Note: Some readers may find the content of this…

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The University of Oklahoma is set to receive a $16 million federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will be used to recruit, retain, and graduate medical students from tribal, rural, and medically underserved communities in Oklahoma. The…

© Kheng Guan Toh – stock.adobe.com Patients and the nation will benefit when primary care and public health have more support – including from each other. In late summer and autumn, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) AND Sen. Roger Marshall, MD (R-Kansas), have led the charge for Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act. It plans…

Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center. Mercer University photo PUTNAM COUNTY — Mercer University’s School of Medicine, McAfee School of Theology and the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) have joined forces with community leaders of Putnam County for the first-of-its-kind Putnam County Collaborative Health Fair on Saturday, Oct. 28, in downtown Eatonton. The event will…