HEALTH

Neil Gray came under questioning at the Scottish parliament on Tuesday amid reports that number of private GP clinics in Scotland has more than tripled since the COVID pandemic as patients have struggled to get appointments on the NHS. The Scottish Labour MSP Carol Mochan asked: Does the cabinet secretary accept that by not adequately funding GP services, this government have overseen the development of a two-tier health system where the worst off go without.
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1 year ago Read more at Sky News

The healthcare industry announced its support for the Centre’s move to hold wider consultations with all stakeholders for determining standardised healthcare service rates. The step to hold talks with all states and union territories (UTs) comes after the Supreme Court had directed the Centre to specify standard rates for private hospitals, in consultation with states. It also warned against applying Central Government Health Scheme rates for treatment services at private healthcare facilities until standardised rates are set.
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1 year ago Read more at Business Standard

Protein Industries Canada announces a new project with Enhanced Medical Nutrition. The project partners are utilizing innovative solutions to offer alternative plant-based protein options that meet the quality, sensory and muscle health benefits of whey protein isolate. EMN and Gruppo Nutrition will collaborate with Acenzia to optimize manufacturing processes to expand their consumer-ready products within current and new markets.
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1 year ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Stock going onto grazing crops this month gives the animals a chance to get used to eating the new feed. Moving stock on and off the crop for a few hours over a week or more is ideal but is not practical for most producers. If this isn’t possible, other strategies which may help with this adaption include: allowing access to a neighbouring pasture paddock. The type of hay you feed needs to be good enough quality that stock want to eat it.
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1 year ago Read more at The Cowra Phoenix

Air Mobility Command commander, Gen. Mike Minihan tweeted, “Warrior Heart. No Stigma” on Jan 28, 2022. It inspired the establishment of AMC’s Warrior Mental Health Working group. The Air Force’s mental health waiver policy has been updated to allow for Airmen to receive 60 days of treatment for mental health concerns before a return to duty waiver to fly is required.
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1 year ago Read more at 62nd Airlift Wing

Walmart started the health-care clinic initiative in 2019 in Dallas, Ga., with centers providing primary care, labs, X-rays and electrocardiograms, counseling, and dental, optical and hearing services. In 2021, Walmart started offering a virtual option when it acquired MeMD, a telehealth provider.
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1 year ago Read more at The New York Times

Walmart said it learned through managing the health centers and virtual service that “there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue” Walmart had 51 health centers in five states, with the goal of helping people save money on their health care needs. At the time, the company said that it was looking to open 28 centers in 2024, mostly in Dallas and Houston.
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1 year ago Read more at ABC News

Mayo Clinic in Florida and Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville announced today a 10-year extension of their three-decade collaboration to improve healthcare in the region. The collaboration will continue to focus on medical training, research and clinical care, specifically in pediatrics. Florida is below the national average, with just 83 pediatricians for every 100,000 children.
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1 year ago Read more at Mayo Clinic

Walmart, which launched its health centers five years ago, said Tuesday that it's learned through managing the health centers and virtual service that 'there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue' Walmart had 51 health centers in five states, with the goal of helping people save money on their health care needs. At the time, the company said that it was looking to open 28 centers in 2024, mostly in Dallas and Houston.
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1 year ago Read more at WTVD-TV

Walmart will close all 51 of its health care clinics in six states. Walmart had made a big push into health care in recent years. The announcement is an abrupt reversal in Walmart’s strategy.
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1 year ago Read more at CNN International