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Henrico mobile health clinic delivers crucial care to the community
HENRICO, Va. (WWBT)—A mobile health van offering free services stops in two Henrico community centers twice a week. The free services are open to anyone and are not exclusive to residents where the mobile unit parks. The unit operates through a partnership between Henrico Area Mental Health & Developmental Services (MHDS) and the Richmond and…
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Grant to be used for behavioral health system for residents at Shawnee Co. Juvenile Detention Center
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – A grant will be used for a behavioral health system for residents at the Shawnee Co. Juvenile Detention Center. During the Shawnee County Commission Meeting on Thursday, May 23, the Shawnee Co. Department of Corrections was approved to apply for a grant worth more than $414,000. The grant will cover the…
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A Test of Cloud-Brightening Machines Poses No Health Risk, Officials Say
After halting a test of controversial technology to fight global warming, the city of Alameda, Calif., said it had found no “measurable health risk” from the giant salty-mist-spraying fans. A technology that could one day cool the planet cleared a key hurdle on Thursday. At the beginning of April, scientists from the University of Washington…
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CVS Health founder Stanley Goldstein dies
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — CVS Health announced the passing of the company’s co-founder Stanley P. Goldstein on Thursday. Goldstein died on Tuesday at the age of 89. The Rhode Island native opened the first Consumer Value Store in Lowell on May 9, 1963, with his brother Sid and partner Ralph Hoagland. CVS is based in…
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11th annual Mental Health Walk
The 11th annual La Crosse County Mental Health Walk Wednesday afternoon had a large turn out with a focus to reduce the stigma against mental health. LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – The 11th annual La Crosse County Mental Health Walk Wednesday afternoon had a large turn out with a focus to reduce the stigma against…
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11th annual Mental Health Walk
The 11th annual La Crosse County Mental Health Walk Wednesday afternoon had a large turn out with a focus to reduce the stigma against mental health. LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – The 11th annual La Crosse County Mental Health Walk Wednesday afternoon had a large turn out with a focus to reduce the stigma against…
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Health officials explain human-contracted bird flu, say to take precautions
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Public health officials and researchers are working to learn more about a second human case of bird flu recently discovered in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said a male farm worker is confirmed to have contracted highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, or H5N1.…
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‘Make Pink Lemonade Health Fair’ to offer helpful community cancer information
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – A Topeka woman who survived cancer wants to help others improve their odds, too! Jessica Morton Williams stopped by Eye on Northeast Kansas to talk about the first ever ‘Make Pink Lemonade Health Fair’. It’s coming up Saturday May 25 at the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, 2420 SE Bellview in…
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Aetna Better Health of Va. donates $400k to Twelve Foundation to support women’s facility
RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) — Aetna Better Health of Virginia, a company part of CVS Health, donated $400,000 in funding to Restoration Housing for the purchase of a property to be used by the Twelve Foundation in Roanoke. Focused on supporting mothers with substance abuse disorder, the Twelve Foundation is a non-profit organization that serves pregnant…
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FDA advisers endorse Guardant Health’s colon cancer screening test
An independent panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended the agency approve Guardant Health’s blood-based colon cancer detection test. If the agency follows the recommendation, it will clear an early hurdle for the test’s broader adoption. The expert panel spent hours listening to presentations from Guardant, the FDA, and members of the…