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The partnership between PCOM South Georgia student doctors and Brooks County High School students will culminate in a community health fair at Courtland Church of Christ in Quitman. Information regarding stroke, sepsis and infection prevention will be available as well as medication and dietary consultations. The students have worked together as part of the Health Career Collaborative (HCC) for the past three years.
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2 years ago Read more at WALB

Cue Health Inc. beats earnings expectations at the end of the third quarter. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would like to turn the call over to Ayub Khattak, Investor Relations.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

The Impact of Graduate Medical Education in Austin Beginning July 2024, Dell Med and Ascension Seton will be home to 465 resident and fellow physicians. A new addition to Dell Med’s GME programs, the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Fellowship, will start its first class of fellows, expanding access to care in this specialty within Austin. This new cohort of trainees will join current residents and fellows who, in the last academic year, provided more than 575,000 hours of care to patients
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2 years ago Read more at Dell Medical School

Only 15% of Boomers, 22% of Gen X, and about a third of Gen Z and millennials say they would rather live 25% longer. Health span refers to how long you live in good health in the absence of disease. About half of Americans are diagnosed with at least one chronic condition, such as heart disease, with cases steadily rising since 1995.
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2 years ago Read more at Fortune

Indiana Youth Group is a drop-in center for LGBTQ+ youth and their straight ally friends ages 12-24. Once a month, IYG offers HIV/STI testing and partners with different local health care providers. Clients can attend telehealth appointments and have medication delivered to the office.
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2 years ago Read more at WFYI

Background This systematic review evaluated the adaptation of global oral health policies for children with special healthcare needs (SHCN) during COVID-19. The study focused on assessing the effectiveness of these adaptations in ensuring equitable access to quality dental care for this vulnerable group. Results Sixteen guidelines, recommendations and policies, from six authorities were identified.
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2 years ago Read more at Nature.com

People with mental health conditions have greater amounts of damaged RNA than those without one. This could explain the link between the conditions and age-related diseases such as cancer We may be closer to understanding why a mental health condition increases the risk of ageing.
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2 years ago Read more at New Scientist

6 Mayor Eric Adams blamed a shooting onboard an A train in Brooklyn on the perpetrator’s “severe mental health” issues. He said a 36-year-old aggressor was not “in the proper frame of mind” when he started to brawl another man on the train. In fact, half of the nearly 40 perps busted for attacking MTA employees in the subway system last year had histories of mental illness.
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2 years ago Read more at New York Post

The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare subsidiary last month brought to light how attractive the data-rich U.S. health-care industry is to hackers and how devastating the consequences for patients and doctors. The breach, which took place more than three weeks ago, prompted the Department of Health and Human Services to launch an investigation into UnitedHealth.
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2 years ago Read more at CNBC

Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, is proud to announce that CEO Robert C. Garrett was the featured keynote speaker at the HIMSS2024 conference in Orlando. The Chicago-based Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a non-profit advisor, thought leader and member-based society committed to reforming the global health ecosystem through the power of information and technology.
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2 years ago Read more at Hackensack Meridian Health