HEALTH

The Ohio Department of Health is set to discuss respiratory viruses and solar eclipse eye safety on Thursday. ODH Director Bruce Vanderhoff and Jeffrey Walline are holding a news conference Thursday morning at 11:00 a.m. Watch the event in full in the story here or wherever you stream 13 Action News.
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2 years ago Read more at WTVG

Theresa Cheng found children with deep lacerations, broken bones, fevers, diarrhea, vomiting, even seizures. Some were hiding in dumpsters and overflowing porta-potties. With the capacity at immigration processing centers strained, migrants are waiting for hours — sometimes days — in outdoor holding areas.
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times

Mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder, to name but a few, have all been linked with overuse of social media. this answer implies a causal relationship and suggests something about social media use is damaging to mental health. This answer implies that the presence of mental health conditions somehow makes the person use social media, perhaps as a coping mechanism or management strategy.
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2 years ago Read more at Psychology Today

This season is only the second time since 2017-18 that he has played more than 60 games during the regular season. There are nine games left in the Los Angeles Lakers' season and at 41-32 they sit ninth in the Western Conference. The Lakers have won five in a row, seven out of their last 10 games.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Sports

The Coast Guard has ramped up staffing and established a priority system to deal with a backlog of requests for copies of medical records. The goal is to ensure that members with the most urgent needs – such as retirees who must provide these records to the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) PRIORITY 1: Records for members who are not within 180 days from separating from the Coast Guard.
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2 years ago Read more at MyCG

Petra Clark-Dufner ’81 MA is a force, calling on students rapid fire, but gently and with humor. She is now on her 17th cohort, of about 65 students each, in the two-year program that started in 2007. The broad mission is good, accessible health care for everyone.
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2 years ago Read more at University of Connecticut

AMA News Wire 3 ways health systems can find value-based care success. This is so you know whose health you are responsible for and how well you’re taking care of your attributed patients. Join us Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is a member of the AMA Health System Program.
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2 years ago Read more at American Medical Association

Transaction to enhance Labcorp's laboratory services network. OPKO Health, Inc. is a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2024. BioReference Health will continue to offer oncology and urology diagnostic services nationwide.
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2 years ago Read more at PR Newswire

63 percent ranked health care costs as their top concern in retirement. That dread leads many retirees to cut back on current spending. Only a third said they had set aside funds specifically for health care expenses.
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2 years ago Read more at InvestmentNews

Kobayashi Pharma has reported two more deaths potentially linked to a pill that lowers cholesterol. Japan’s Prime Minister told parliament on Thursday that “we need to make clear the cause [of the illnesses] and consider various responses if necessary” The over-the-counter supplements contain red yeast rice.
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2 years ago Read more at Al Jazeera English