HEALTH

Debris from the former Naval base can be seen in late February along the heavily eroded stretch of Hatteras Island beach. Officials said the contaminated soils were likely exposed by beach erosion near the former site of Naval Facility Cape Hattersas. The beach in this area has remained closed since the issuance of the precautionary public health advisory.
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2 years ago Read more at Coastal Review Online

Portland food pantry will expand its services this year by adding a “healthy foods” truck to serve people who can’t travel to the city. The mobile model is being funded by $119,000 in federal money. MaineHealth Food Pantry at Maine Medical Center opened in January 2023.
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2 years ago Read more at Press Herald

Surgeons in Boston transplant a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into an ailing 62-year-old man. If successful, the breakthrough offers hope to hundreds of thousands of Americans whose kidneys have failed. Kidneys remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood. The new kidney began producing urine shortly after the surgery last weekend.
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times

NYC Health + Hospitals Screened Over 50,000 Patients for Colorectal Cancer in 2023 Using the at-home fecal immunochemical test (FIT), a 20% increase over 2022. FIT is an easier, less invasive screening test for colon cancer and encourages primary care provider to offer a test at their annual appointment. When colon cancer is detected at an early stage, the 5-year relative survival rate is about 90 percent; however, only 4 out of 10 colon cancers are found this early
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2 years ago Read more at nychealthandhospitals.org

Water fluoridation is an effective measure for reducing tooth decay. Around half of north east already has fluoridated water. Plans to extend scheme to additional 1.6 million people.
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2 years ago Read more at GOV.UK

Change Healthcare has disrupted payments for thousands of health care providers for a month now. For large providers, that can mean taking out lines of credit, which can come with large interest rates, missing payments to vendors and seeking a hodgepodge of support from insurers willing to front payments. The national average of cash on hand for health centers in 2016 was 64 days.
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2 years ago Read more at Roll Call

Children from racial minority groups too often bear a higher burden from failures to act. Failure to act is not an option, but a bipartisan group in Congress is working to bring some relief to those children living in poverty. The change is estimated to lift 400,000 children above the poverty line in just the first three years!
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2 years ago Read more at Leonard Davis Institute

Walgreens and CVS Closures Can Exacerbate Health Inequities BU researcher talks about the long-term impacts of pharmacy deserts on primarily Black and brown neighborhoods. The Brink: What do you see as promising policy solutions to disrupt the nationwide trend of pharmacies struggling to remain profitable? Cole Brahim: What alternatives exist, especially for those on public health insurance like Medicaid?
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2 years ago Read more at Boston University

Martin Griffiths has been the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs for three years. He has played a key role in pressing for aid to the Gaza Strip and led earlier efforts for Yemen. Griffiths said he has informed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of his intention to step down in June.
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2 years ago Read more at Al Jazeera English

Kirsten Koehler will give the talk, “Low-cost sensors for environmental health applications” at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 1, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus. The talk will also be available via Zoom.
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2 years ago Read more at Penn State University