HEALTH

Vitamin B12 for fatigue has no proven benefit unless you have a deficiency that causes anemia. Sparkling water is a better choice for your teeth than most popular beverages.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

Veterans who served in the Vietnam War, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Global War on Terror or any other combat zone after 9/11 will be eligible to enroll directly in VA health care. If you never deployed but were exposed to toxins or hazards while training or on active duty in the United States, you might need it tomorrow, or the next day, or 30 years from now. You don’t need to be sick or file a claim to become eligible; even if you didn’t deploy, you may be eligible for the best, most
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2 years ago Read more at VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs

Veterans who participated in a toxic exposure risk activity, or TERA, are eligible under this expansion, even if they were never deployed. Additional information about military exposure can be found here. Those interested in applying can do so by calling 1-800-MYVA411 or by visiting the VA website.
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2 years ago Read more at WECT

Medical debt across the U.S. is associated with worse physical and mental health, and even premature death. A new study from the American Cancer Society found that for every $100 increase in medical debt, there were eight more days of poor physical health. Of that, out-of-pocket spending reached $4.5 trillion in 2022 – roughly $13,5000 per person.
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2 years ago Read more at ABC News

King Harald V was hospitalized with an infection, and he was given a temporary pacemaker. His Majesty has a low heart rate and will require hospitalization and medical transportation home," the Royal House of Norway said in a statement. This could take several days, so The King is likely to remain at Rikshospitalet until after the weekend. Today, Crown Prince Haakon has been acting as regent in his father's place.
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2 years ago Read more at Town & Country

The Root Cause Coalition – a nonprofit coalition of nearly 100 health systems and insurers, community-based organizations, and policy centers – released a report on community attitudes and opinions on the social drivers of health, access to healthcare. Respondents put housing (55%) and food security (49%) at the top when it comes to priority areas for policymakers. When it came to the role of medical institutions in addressing these needs, only 27% felt that healthcare providers were “very trustworthy” sources of information.
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2 years ago Read more at Lown Institute

Kirstie Ennis is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and amputee, adventure athlete, and philanthropist. The knowledge, ability, family and mental health sessions will each consist of four lightning talks from OU and community presenters.
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2 years ago Read more at News at OU

Lightning Step, a leading provider of integrated EMR, CRM, and RCM solutions for behavioral health, announced today that its all-in-one platform is now certified under the ONC Health IT certification program. The national ONC Certification Program ensures platforms meet crucial standards for secure and compliant data sharing. Simply put, clinicians who use Lightning Step can now confidently share patient information electronically with other healthcare providers, like pharmacists or therapists, while following strict privacy regulations. Lightning Step's ONC
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Dr. Jeff Pothof, Chief Quality Officer with UW Health, discusses latest health headlines. He discusses new CDC recommendations for seniors to get another COVID-19 shot.
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2 years ago Read more at WDJT

Stony Brook University’s Dean of the School of Health Professions, Stacy Jaffee Gropack, met with congressional delegation members and staff on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Gropack urged Congress to provide robust FY25 federal funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
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2 years ago Read more at Stony Brook News