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Whatley Health Services in Tuscaloosa just expanded. It took about a year and a half for it to happen, plus $500,000 from various grants. Whatley started in 1977 and now has 10 locations in 7 counties in west Alabama.
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1 year ago Read more at WBRC

Bipartisan Policy Center partnered with Helmsley Charitable Trust to hold the event at the Avera Behavioral Health Hospital on April 26. Speakers included BPC co-founder and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken, South Dakota Department of Social Services Cabinet Secretary Matt Althoff. The event featured a conversation on tackling the pressing issues of youth mental health and substance use in rural America.
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1 year ago Read more at Dakota News Now

Monitoring for Changes in Tests Positive for Influenza in Clinical Settings Approximately 300 clinical laboratories across all 50 states report results of clinical testing for influenza through either the U.S. WHO Collaborating Laboratories System or the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System. The results of tests performed by clinical laboratories nationwide are summarized below.
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1 year ago Read more at CDC

Researchers report that stair climbers reduce their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by 39% compared to people who don’t use stairs. They say climbing stairs likely benefits the heart because it combines cardiovascular and resistance exercise. The study population included healthy participants as well as those with a previous history of heart attack or peripheral arterial disease.
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1 year ago Read more at Medical News Today

The Biden administration announced Friday it is reinstating federal protections for LGBTQ+ people seeking health care that had been unraveled during the Trump administration. The move comes after years of legal disputes and pressure from activists to protect patients who are undergoing gender affirming treatment or who received abortions from being denied other forms of health care. Conservatives oppose the rules, contending they would force providers to provide services against their religious belief.
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1 year ago Read more at The Washington Post

Immigrant rights advocates tout new report showing benefits of state-funded health care plans Friday, April 26, 2024 Noncitizen health care cost estimates have continued to decline As of April 9, HFS projects the program to cost $697 million in fiscal year 2024. In March, approximately 450 individuals are likely to be moved to Medicaid because they are legal permanent residents of at least five years. The state also began transitioning enrollees from fee-for-service plans to Medicaid managed care.
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1 year ago Read more at Capitol News Illinois

Buckingham Palace confirmed King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer in January. The announcement came after the British monarch sought treatment for an enlarged prostate. After months of stepping back, the palace announced Charles was returning to public duties in April.
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1 year ago Read more at Business Insider

The Gautier City Council is considering using Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds to build the infrastructure for Legacy Park, a $48,250,000 development that would include residential, commercial, event, hotel, and medical space. The medical space would be a Cardiac Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) According to the Jackson County Board of Supervisors, the ASC would be connected to a for-profit health system — and ultimately have a negative financial impact on SRHS.
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1 year ago Read more at WLOX

Latonia Wade, 59 (Shreveport Police Department) Wade was last known to be in the 4500 block of Southern Avenue. She is between 5′5′′ and 5′7′′ tall, weighing approximately 160-180 lbs.
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1 year ago Read more at KSLA

This week West Virginia experienced its first documented case of measles in 15 years with exposure to West Virginians across four states and 30 counties. According to a press release from the West Virginia Department of Health, 152 people were exposed, and 62 of those lack documentation of adequate immunization against the disease. Dr. Steven Eshenaur, Health Officer and Executive Director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, warned that meases is one of the most highly contagious diseases there is
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1 year ago Read more at WSAZ