HEALTH

Aurora Community Based Outpatient Clinic, a part of Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, will soon almost double their space with the completion of renovations. The clinic will add physical medicine and rehabilitation services to the clinic in addition to its current primary care and specialty health services.
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8 months ago Read more at Veterans Affairs

Community support from all over South Central Pennsylvania help guide the focus for each monthly support group discussion. The Bariatric Surgery Program at WellSpan Health is devoted to offering support for all patients looking to improve their health and way of life. This support group is designed to welcome both, pre-surgical and post-surgical patients.
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8 months ago Read more at WellSpan Health

Gundersen Health System and Bellin Health announced a rebranding. The combined health system is changing its name to Emplify Health. This comes after the two health systems finalized their merger of equals in December 2022.
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8 months ago Read more at WEAU

Lindsay Demers is assistant professor of medicine at Boston University. She says things started to change in 2021 and 2022 when she disclosed an invisible disability. But she felt unheard. Sign up for NBC Boston’s newsletters.
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8 months ago Read more at NBC Boston

MedStar Health unveiled its newly renovated and expanded Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital April 24th, during a ribbon cutting celebration centered on philanthropy. The Center is the largest hand center in the world, comprised of 14 surgeons, a skilled hand therapy department, and a leading research division. Of those, an average 1800 patients are admitted with traumatic injuries.
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8 months ago Read more at PR Newswire

Vital Health in Maumee is currently enrolling students into its summer program. "Every student, patient that comes into our building receives a diagnostic assessment," says Jacob Spellis, co-owner of Vital Health and a licensed social worker. “When my kids have got to summer camps, there’s some kids that get booted. You know whether it’s for behaviors, talking back, not being able to socialize with other kids, being withdrawn or not beingable to take social cues, or
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8 months ago Read more at WTVG

The California Department of Public Health issued its annual shellfish safety warning set to take effect on May 1st. The annual warning applies to all species of mussels and is in effect to protect the public against poisoning that can lead to serious illness. Commercially harvested shellfish in restaurants or from fish markets may be safely consumed.
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8 months ago Read more at KEYT

UC Davis Health has launched an innovative program that provides adult patients with care at home following certain emergency department visits. It comes less than a year after the health system started delivering in-home urgent care for adults with a range of illnesses and injuries. The new program is called ED to Home. It aims to improve access to care, deliver a more personalized patient experience and reduce unnecessary repeat visits to the emergency department.
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8 months ago Read more at UC Davis Health

Drinking a cup or two of matcha is a form of powdered green tea. It has been linked to improved cognitive health in older women, healthy changes to the gut microbiome, and lower stress. There have also been studies suggesting that the beverage might help slow premature aging and reduce risk of certain cancers.
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8 months ago Read more at HSPH News

House Bill 2035 would add an unprecedented level of regulation to health care coverage not seen in other states. Recently the legislative budget office issued a report that shows HB 2035 will cost taxpayers approximately $3 million in state general funds annually to administer. This means that taxpayers will be on the hook to pay for more government bureaucracy that will do nothing but increase costs to your small business health care plan.
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8 months ago Read more at NFIB