HEALTH

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital expanding surgical capabilities to Lancaster County. Pediatric experts in plastic surgery, urological surgery and gastrointestinal surgery are now providing non-emergent surgical procedures. Penn State health News Dr. Thomas Samson performed the first surgical procedure at Lancaster Medical Center on Cameron Gates. Gates underwent a rhinoplasty and finishing lip revision.
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2 years ago Read more at Penn State Health News

Bosses have launched a probe into the claims Kate’s confidentiality was breached while she was a patient in The London Clinic in January. At least one member of staff was said to have been caught trying to access the 42-year-old’s notes. The allegations has sent shock waves through the hospital in ­Marylebone, Central London, which has a reputation for discreetly treating of the royal family.
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2 years ago Read more at The Mirror

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage Tuesday evening at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in a triumphant reboot of the Boss’ postponed 2023 world tour. In September Springsteen announced his tour would be delayed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice as he recovered from peptic ulcer disease. After shouting, “Good evening, Arizona” the show was off and running.
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2 years ago Read more at NBC Philadelphia

There are a billion cases of the flu every year. There are over 700 million COVID-19 cases around the world. For the flu and common cold, individuals are generally contagious for the first few days of illness. But it’s crucial to adhere to the guidelines provided by health authorities for quarantine and isolation.
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2 years ago Read more at WAFB

Scientists have made progress in separating fact from fiction when it comes to health claims about pickles. Pick the best pickle Most of what you find at the grocery store are “quick pickles,” meaning the cucumbers (or other pickled vegetables) are acidified in a vinegar-based broth for no more than a few days. Some of these quick pickles are also heat-processed to make them last longer on store shelves and destroy pathogens that could harm you.
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2 years ago Read more at TIME

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage Tuesday evening at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in a triumphant reboot of the Boss’ postponed 2023 world tour. In September Springsteen announced his tour would be delayed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice as he recovered from peptic ulcer disease. After shouting, “Good evening, Arizona” the show was off and running.
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2 years ago Read more at NBC Philadelphia

Californians without health insurance are again facing tax penalties this year. California’s insurance marketplace, Covered California, offers health insurance for as little as $10 a month. The average penalty per household that year? $1,149. California is one of four states, plus the District of Columbia, that penalizes residents for not having health insurance.
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2 years ago Read more at CalMatters

Petrochemical production has surged since the 1950s, correlating with a rise in chronic and deadly diseases. The review calls for reduced reliance on fossil fuels, not only for environmental reasons but also to improve health outcomes.
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2 years ago Read more at Environmental Health News

Konstantinos Lazaridis, M.D., and his team at the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, are at the forefront of exploring how external exposures — such as microplastics and nanoplastics, chemicals and pollution — influence health. In the field of hepatology, it is well known that iron and copper, obtained from dietary sources, play pivotal roles in critical processes such as oxygen transport and red blood cell production.
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2 years ago Read more at Mayo Clinic

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. The progressive condition limits airflow in and out of the lungs, making it difficult to breathe. Diagnosed more than 25 years ago, Frances Clark says her disease progressed to the point where she was forced to go on oxygen.
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2 years ago Read more at KPLC