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Staff at Wright-Patterson and four other hospitals will explore innovative methods to enhance the experience for both patients and health care teams. Insights gleaned from these teams and patients will inform DHA’s expansion of this new model to military treatment facilities worldwide beginning in 2025. SilverCloud, an online self-help wellness platform within My Military Health, empowers patients with on-demand resources.
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1 year ago Read more at AF.mil

The Biden administration is again delaying a ban on menthol cigarettes amid political pressure and complaints from some advocates who say it unfairly targets Black smokers who favor the products. About 35 percent of adults in metro Cleveland smoke cigarettes, more than three times the national average, and smoking is the No. 1 cause of death. Public health experts and civil rights groups have repeatedly urged President Biden to finalize the ban.
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1 year ago Read more at The Washington Post

The Daily Beast has made it very clear, since the king disclosed his cancer diagnosis earlier this year, that they wouldn’t be providing a “running commentary” on his health. The king has never said what specific type of cancer he has been diagnosed with, apart from to say it was not prostate cancer. It’s certainly preoccupying some individuals in certain branches of government.
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1 year ago Read more at The Daily Beast

Prince William Medical Center has been nationally recognized as a “Best Hospital” for heart attack care by U.S. News & World Report. This new EP technology is the first of its kind in any cath lab across UVA Health, demonstrating the organization’s dedication to investing in cutting-edge care for patients close to home.
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1 year ago Read more at UVA Health Newsroom

Janet Mills signed off on a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history. The bill includes expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, criminalizing the transfer of guns to prohibited people and expanding mental health crisis care. Mills said the proposal would improve public safety while respecting the state's long traditions of gun ownership and outdoor heritage.
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1 year ago Read more at ABC News

Bellin and Gundersen Health System are open to considering opportunities in the Chippewa Valley. The statement is available below.
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1 year ago Read more at WEAU

King Charles III and Kate Middleton were diagnosed with cancer in just a few months. On Friday morning, it was rumored that the treatment he is undergoing for his illness isn't proving effective, which is said to have triggered a worsening of his health.
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1 year ago Read more at Marca.com

the number of health care professionals able to write a prescription for buprenorphine quadrupled at community health clinics from 2016 to 2021. The findings, published online today in the journal JAMA Health Forum, provides a glimmer of hope amid a national overdose epidemic that has claimed more than 100,000 lives in the United States in each of the past few years.
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1 year ago Read more at OHSU News

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly been receiving very few updates about Kate Middleton’s health. 4 AP 4 Kate Middletoon announced her cancer diagnosis in March. The monarch, 75, and Prince William, 42, both announced their conditions separately earlier this year. After Kate released her cancer video, the Sussexes released a statement.
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1 year ago Read more at New York Post

Lecanemab is a breakthrough monoclonal antibody that targets and removes an abnormal form of amyloid, a protein that builds in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. This approach doesn’t stop the disease process and does not improve cognitive symptoms or functional abilities. The benefit is likely different from person to person and at different stages of the disease.
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1 year ago Read more at University of Connecticut