60 years ago, the community’s dream of a local, Tahoe-based hospital became reality. Barton Health has assembled a collection of articles to commemorate 60 years of quality and compassionate health care for our community and its visitors. Beginning with the 1950s, an article outlining the events of each decade will be published monthly, culminating with…

Sara Kinrade and her son Rhys, 5, pose for a portrait outside their Naples home. Sara has been unable to get Rhys in to see a dentist for months even though he has a cavity. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer Jessica Rogers has tried for two years to find a mental health counselor who can take her…

Drug companies are making billions from a new class of in-demand weight-loss treatments. But the prices are not what they seem. The problem is daunting: Powerful but expensive new drugs could help many of the 100 million American adults who have obesity and alleviate a grave public health concern. But how can the nation afford…

Police officers check on a man who said he was smoking fentanyl in downtown Seattle last year. | John Moore/Getty Images America’s drug overdose crisis is out of control. Washington, despite a bipartisan desire to combat it, is finding its addiction-fighting programs are failing. In 2018, Republicans, Democrats and then-President Donald Trump united around legislation…

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ByParmita Uniyal, New Delhi Oct 22, 2023 11:34 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Mushroom elixirs are made from extracts of different kinds of mushrooms with medicinal benefits, which are also known as adaptogenic mushrooms. Mushrooms, a type of fungus, find place in all kinds of menus across different cuisines. Apart from their unique and…

The Health Ministry reports that as of 8:30 a.m., 299 people injured in the October 7 massacre by Hamas terrorists and ensuing war are in hospitals across the country. Of them, 47 are in serious condition, 178 are in moderate condition, and 78 are in mild condition. A total of 5,132 wounded individuals have been…

Editor’s Note This article is brought to you by LCMC Health. Years ago, when a woman needed an operation to remove breast cancer, the procedure often left them feeling disfigured, leading to low self-esteem and more emotional struggles during what is already a challenging time. Fortunately, breast cancer surgery has improved tremendously in recent years.…

Peter M Macharia, Jessie Pinchoff, Cameron Taylor, Lenka BeňováCorrespondence to Dr Peter M Macharia; [email protected] Abstract The demographic, ecological and socioeconomic changes associated with urbanisation are linked to changes in disease incidence, health service provision and mortality. These effects are heterogeneous between and within urban areas, yet without a clear definition of what constitutes an…

em { display: contents !important; } label em { display: none !important; } .photo { width: 100%; max-width: 50rem } a.fr-file { color: #0274b7 !important; } WASHINGTON — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences official participated in a forum last week at the U.S. Capitol focused on National Institutes of Health funding and its…