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Bellin and Gundersen announce the new brand of their merging health systems. The two health systems finalized their merger in December of 2022. Health executives say it will be incorporated into their existing health systems over the next several months.
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8 months ago Read more at WBAY

The Momentous Institute is hosting a free panel and launching a tool kit to help families navigate the mental health crisis. Dr. Jessica Gomez says while mental health is getting more attention, it needs even more to help fight stigma and improve access to services and educational opportunities.
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8 months ago Read more at NBC DFW

Attorney General Merrick Garland will recommend loosening restrictions on marijuana in a historic shift in federal drug policy. The measure would not legalize marijuana at the federal level but could broaden access to the drug for medicinal use and boost cannabis industries in states where it is legal.
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8 months ago Read more at The Washington Post

Dr. Toni Golen is a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. She completed her residency training at George Washington University Medical Center in 1995. Please note the date of last review or update on all articles.
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8 months ago Read more at Harvard Health

Walmart announced it is closing its healthcare business Tuesday. The move will impact 51 locations in five states, as well as relationships with health systems, like the one penned with Florida's Orlando Health in November. Walgreens announced that it will close 160 of its VillageMD clinics and only maintain the busiest sites.
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8 months ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System will transition toward operating as Emplify Health. “We amplify empathy,” said Dr. Scott Rathgaber, chief executive officer of the merged health system. The name change will not happen overnight and could take years.
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8 months ago Read more at WPR

Linda Villarosa spoke about the environment and environmental justice at Stony Brook University’s Presidential Lecture. She discussed her most recent book, Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation. The event, hosted by President Maurie McInnis, was the latest Presidential Lecture in “Answering the Call: A Special Series on Climate Change”
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8 months ago Read more at Stony Brook News

Walmart has 51 health centers in five states, with the goal of helping people save money on their health care needs. Illinois was among those states with a Chicago clinic located at 1715 N. Kilpatrick Ave. The planned closure comes after the company announced in March 2023 that it planned to add more than two dozen health centers to some of its stores this year.
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8 months ago Read more at NBC Chicago

There was once a dark time in the history of our country when people who had survived a suicide attempt were put in prison. Maybe we can put this down to the heat being generated by a forthcoming general election, or is there really an appetite to blame depression on the depressed, anxiety on the anxious and even suicide on the suicidal?
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8 months ago Read more at The Independent

Healthcare campaigners are preparing for a wellbeing festival in Wick next month. The one-day event at Wick High School is being organised by North Highland Women’s Wellbeing Hub (NHWWH) The event will feature around 40 exhibitors as well as some guest speakers. Talks will include one by the Sexual Assault Response Coordination Service.
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8 months ago Read more at JohnOGroat Journal