HEALTH

Floyd County Health Department is offering a car seat safety program. Parents can get a free car seat and get help properly securing it. A car seat can reduce the chances of a child dying in a crash by more than 50%. You must be an Indiana resident to qualify for the program and be a parent, legal guardian or caregiver.
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2 years ago Read more at WAVE 3

In 2003, the National Vital Statistics System added a checkbox to death certificates to note whether the deceased person was pregnant or had recently been pregnant to address concerns that pregnancy-related deaths were being undercounted. As a result, the maternal mortality rates dramatically increased since 2003. Advertisement Researchers noted that gaping racial disparities remain.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

Galatea Bio has the capacity to house 10 million DNA samples. In the near future, Bustamante is looking forward to sequencing genomes on Illumina’s newly released NovaSeq X Plus System. The overwhelming majority—about 90%—were from Latin American populations.
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2 years ago Read more at Illumina

Capt. Aireal Williams, chief of nutrition care division, and Holly Seager, both registered dieticians at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital raise awareness during National Nutrition Month. The game was designed engage Soldiers and civilian staff on how to eat healthy on a budget, learn budget friendly recipes and discover tips for meal prepping.
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2 years ago Read more at United States Army

Twenty-one children in Houston died while using active transportation modes such as walking and cycling between 2018-23. The study authors noted hazardous road conditions for children likely are contributing to a national trend in which kids have become considerably less active. A lack of physical activity contributes to childhood obesity as well as mental health problems and delays in psychological development.
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2 years ago Read more at Houston Public Media

Federal civil rights investigators looking into whether protected health information was exposed in the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The Office for Civil Rights said Wednesday that it also will examine whether Change Healthcare followed laws protecting patient privacy. Change Healthcare provides technology used to submit and process insurance claims.
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2 years ago Read more at ABC News

Russ Taylor, A 63-year-old lung transplant recipient, has worked with exercise specialist Dana Myers and her team since 2016. He has undergone a long and rigorous health journey. In 2007, a respiratory test confirmed he could not return to his career as a painter.
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2 years ago Read more at Carle Health

The state health department is disclosing more details about how many children, older adults and Native Americans have lost health coverage over the last year. The latest release of information came in response to a public records request filed in January by Democratic lawmakers. About 127,000 people lost coverage between April and December, about 64% of whom were removed because they were determined ineligible.
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2 years ago Read more at Montana Free Press

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department issued a health advisory on Wednesday. Smoke from a prescribed burn north of Nebraska City made it’s way into the Capital City. The Health Department said smoke may reach levels that unhealthy for children, older adults and those with asthma, lung disease, and other respiratory or heart conditions.
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2 years ago Read more at KOLN

a colonoscopy every 10 years or a fecal test every one to three years, depending on the type of test. a blood test could become part of the routine blood work doctors order when a person comes in for an annual physical exam.
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times