HEALTH

Patricia D. Suplee, Ph.D., RNC-OB, FAAN has accepted the role of director of the School of Nursing and Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor of Nursing. She earned her bachelor’s from Indiana University and master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. From 2020-22, she served as Director of Professional Education and Research at the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium in New Brunswick.
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1 year ago Read more at UNCW News

The Irsays launched Kicking The Stigma, an effort to raise awareness about mental health and end the stigma surrounding mental health illnesses. Through grants and personal contributions, more than $30 million has been committed to expand treatment and research and raise awareness in Indiana and beyond.
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1 year ago Read more at Colts.com

DCHD asks you to check for debris and ensure it did not damage your wellhead. A damaged or even cracked wellhead can invite contamination from rain. If flooding occurred over the wellhead, test your home water before consumption.
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1 year ago Read more at WOWT

The Brain and Spine Institute at UConn Health officially opened its new building’s doors and its comprehensive services at 5 Munson Road. The Institute now offers its coordinated outpatient care in one dedicated location for neurology, cranial neurosurgery, comprehensive spine care, and even radiology.
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1 year ago Read more at University of Connecticut

Choice Family Health Care is using funds from this year’s ‘Go Big Give’ event to help with operational costs. The clinics are located in Grand Island and Kearney and specialize in reproductive health care. They also provide affordable health care to low income families and family planning services.
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1 year ago Read more at KSNB

UC Davis Health reported nearly $62 million in spending with small and diverse-owned suppliers in fiscal year 2023, an increase of 23% from the previous year. This represents significant progress toward the health system’s commitment to support local business growth, especially in underserved areas. About 100 suppliers showed up to learn what it takes to sell their goods and services. A diverse supplier is a business that is at least 51% owned and operated by an individual or group that is part of an underrepresented group.
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1 year ago Read more at UC Davis Health

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has launched an ambitious campaign to raise and match $1 million to support health disparity research. Gifts made as part of the match program will fund faculty and student fellowships. The match will run until Dec. 31 or until the $1 million in match dollars are fulfilled.
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1 year ago Read more at Vanderbilt University News

The Alaska Supreme Court overturns a 20-year-old precedent by ruling that Alaska Native tribal organizations can more easily receive the kind of sovereign legal immunity individual tribes have. Under the decision, immunity is now established by a five-part test already used by some federal courts. The case began in 2019 when a woman named Yvonne Ito said she was wrongly fired by the Copper River Native Association.
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1 year ago Read more at Alaska Public Media News

The number of hospital returns was much higher prior to COVID-19. Volunteers don’t typically scream from the rooftop about what they do. They let the patients be the messenger -- and it’s good for the soul.
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1 year ago Read more at WOWT

The 4th Circuit rejected that argument, saying the plans were discriminatory based on both sex and gender. In a dissent from the ruling Monday, Judge Jay Richardson wrote that there was no role for the federal court in policing what treatments health-care plans decide to cover. Some states have banned hormonal treatment and surgery for trans minors.
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1 year ago Read more at The Washington Post