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The same medical procedure costs $700 at one place and $2,000 at another. This has to change.
As doctors, we get a front-row seat to witnessing how high health-care costs, which have been rising across the board for decades, harm our patients. Many Americans know too well how they’ve been impacted by skyrocketing prescription drug costs or rising insurance premiums and deductibles. But another less obvious aspect of health care is also…
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NC health department urging those at risk to take monkeypox vaccine as cases return
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Monkeypox cases have been detected in North Carolina once again, and the state health department is urging people at risk to get vaccinated. The virus generally spreads through sexual contact or very close skin-to-skin contact and can be contagious for several weeks. Anyone can get monkeypox, but it is most commonly…
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We Know How to Get Good Public Health Policies. Now We Need to Figure Out How to Keep Them.
Politics / October 19, 2023 It’s not enough to come up with good ideas for our broken healthcare system. We need to create the political space to make them stick. Ad Policy Senator Sherrod Brown (right) (D-Ohio) speaks during a press conference about the child tax credit on February 8, 2022. (Win McNamee / Getty…
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Results of 3-year health study on Joppa residents to be revealed Thursday
On Thursday, a new health survey is expected to shed more light on a Dallas community that have been fighting for a cleaner environment. The Joppa neighborhood – located several miles south of downtown Dallas – is important historically because it is one of Dallas’ oldest and last standing Freedman’s towns. The area was settled…
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Global health students provide relief work in Puerto Rico
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 19, 2023) — Ketrell McWhorter, Ph.D., is the director of the Global Health Graduate Certificate at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health (CPH). This past July, she took a group of students with her to Puerto Rico to participate in relief work in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. The National…
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How Henry Ford Health activates patients to spot problems earlier
Otolaryngologist Steven S. Chang, MD, was confident that his 40-year-old patient, an avid racquetball player and runner, was recovering well from surgery. “I talked with him, and he looked great. He was healing wonderfully, and I was very happy with myself,” said Dr. Chang, a head-and-neck cancer surgeon at Henry Ford Health in Detroit. A…
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Syracuse Go Red For Women Luncheon to raise awareness about heart health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Heart disease is the number one killer of women in this country. An annual event by the American Heart Association aims to stop that. On Tuesday, October 24 the American Heart Association will hold the 2023 Syracuse Go Red For Women Luncheon & Festival of Red at the Oncenter in Syracuse. There…
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What States Can Do to Get Rising Health-Care Costs Under Control
What States Can Do to Get Rising Health-Care Costs Under Control Internet Explorer 11 is not supported For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers. One effective way is to work with providers, payers and other stakeholders to set statewide cost growth targets. The approach is having an impact. OPINION | Oct. 19,…
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Public Health Vaccine Clinic
Free COVID-19 vaccines and flu shots at the Goodman South Library for those who are uninsured/underinsured, administered by Public Health Madison & Dane County! Clinics will be held every other Thursday from 10:30-1:00 PM. Public Health will only be able to administer vaccines to those without health insurance or those whose health insurance does not cover…
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Call The Midwife ‘should come with health warning’
BBC show Call The Midwife should come with a health warning because “outdated” and “inaccurate” birthing practices could be misinterpreted, academics claim. A total of 87 births in 48 episodes of Call The Midwife, This Is Going To Hurt and One Born Every Minute were looked at. They mostly compared well to guidelines from the…
