HEALTH

Brianna Dominguez-Barnes ’23, a child of Deaf adults, had no idea of the intersection of health care and deaf people until she was told the story of her birth. "It’s a scary situation when someone is coming into your personal space and doing things medically," she said. This, despite federal law requiring that means of effective communication is made available.
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2 years ago Read more at College of the Holy Cross

Mobile County District Judge Jennifer Wright sat on the bench recently, going through cases ranging from drug possession to trespassing. "I’ve been told you’re doing well," the judge said to one defendant who has been charged with a misdemeanor drug offense. Wright said the mental health court is not for defendants with such significant problems that their competency is in question or who might have an insanity defense.
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2 years ago Read more at Fox 10 News

Mount Sinai Health System and UnitedHealthcare agree to a new multiyear contract. The deal was announced just days before Mount Sinai-affiliated doctors were due to be removed. It would have forced tens of thousands of New Yorkers to switch doctors or risk paying out-of-network prices.
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times

Burnout tops the list for many once the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the state. But experts say it was an issue brewing long before, and now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking up the issue. "The hospitals need to listen to their nurses," said Katherine Dawson, a registered nurse who has worked in the Capital Region for more than two decades.
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2 years ago Read more at Spectrum News

Mike Tyson will be 58 years old on the night of the fight, July 20. A neuroscientist and a doctor agree: it’s not a good idea for Tyson to be risking his health at that age against a far younger opponent. Structurally, the brain shrinks in size as a person ages, meaning there is more room for it to move around in the cranium. The blood vessels in and around the brain also shrink with age, becoming more brittle and
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2 years ago Read more at Northeastern University

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Vice-Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, managed the floor debate proceedings for the Preventive Health Savings Act (H.R. 766) The bipartisan bill aims to provide Congress with more information on the budgetary impact of preventive healthcare services.
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2 years ago Read more at Representative Ilhan Omar

Central Shenandoah Health District is holding vaccination clinics in different school districts across the valley. They will offer school-required vaccinations for rising 7th and 12th grades. If parents wait too long to get their children vaccinated for school, it can delay their child’s start to the next school year.
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2 years ago Read more at WHSV

The Allegheny County Jail could significantly increase its mental health staffing and provide more training about use of force and restraint. The settlement would direct the county to have about 47 mental health positions, with about 30 requiring independent licensure, for its roughly 1,700 inmates.
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2 years ago Read more at CBS Pittsburgh

The CDC issued a health alert on March 18 to draw attention to the global spread of measles ahead of the busy spring and summer travel season. The American Medical Association echoed the CDC’s warning as childhood vaccine exemption rates reached an all-time high.
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2 years ago Read more at Healthline

Selena Gomez recently bared her soul during a panel discussion at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Over six years, “My Mind & Me” documented her battles with anxiety, depression, and the pivotal moment of her diagnosis of bipolar disorder in 2020. The documentary, which she initially grappled with, provided a raw and unfiltered glimpse into her inner struggles.
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2 years ago Read more at HOLA! USA