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McLeod Health unveiled its plans for a brand new hospital to serve the Carolina Forest community in a Monday ceremony. The $56 million facility will be four stories high and hold 48 beds, allowing for inpatient care. This will be the first new hospital built in Horry County since McLeed Health Seacoast, which opened in 2011.
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2 years ago Read more at WMBF

Virtual Date and Time: Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT Location: Zoom – Registration required Join the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University for a virtual conversation. Our speakers will describe the impact of the report on policy implications for the future, delve into legal challenges in the current climate, and discuss the need for increased transparency in the border security process and oversight of child-specific processes.
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2 years ago Read more at HSPH News

About 200 Black and Latino young men from 10 Milwaukee Public high schools spent Monday morning doing what many people don’t expect of them. They learned about generational trauma. And they talked about addressing mental health stigma for men of color. The exercises were part of a third annual mental health symposium.
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2 years ago Read more at WPR

The federal government has a plan in the event avian flu becomes the next pandemic. But before anyone panics, let’s take a step back and look at the facts. In fact, it’s much easier today to access personal protective equipment such as masks, gowns and goggles through commercial markets.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

Hannaford Supermarkets announced Monday that the lean ground beef products sold between April 6 and 16 are possibly contaminated. The alert includes 58 stores in Maine, 27 in New Hampshire and 3 in Massachusetts. No confirmed illnesses have been reported as a result of consumption of the meat.
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2 years ago Read more at WABI

Arlene Wood is the behavioral health grant director at Beebe Healthcare. The hospital system provides mobile health community outreach in Sussex County. Preliminary data for the first quarter of 2024 showed that 102 people are suspected of dying of an accidental drug death, compared with 138 overdose deaths in 2023.
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2 years ago Read more at WHYY

Indian manufacturer Everest Food Products said on Tuesday its spices were safe for consumption. Singapore and Hong Kong flagged allegedly high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide in a product.
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2 years ago Read more at DW (English)

Baltic Street Wellness Solutions is the state's largest peer-run organization. It provides comprehensive services in areas of housing, employment, training and education. People went and decided we need to advocate for real support. The mission is to ensure that every individual in New York City has a voice. We are the voice of the voiceless.
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2 years ago Read more at New York Nonprofit Media

In what is said to be a first-of-its-kind trial, residents in eight residential care homes were switched to decaf over a period of six months. According to the joint report the change resulted in a 35% reduction in toileting-related falls. If the trial were scaled up across the sector, the report says thousands of falls would be prevented and the NHS could save as much as £85 million per year.
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2 years ago Read more at The Independent

Every bank holiday, NHS 111 sees huge increases in people getting in touch because they’ve run out of a prescription medicine. Remember your local pharmacy can give expert advice on minor illnesses, including over the counter medicines. For some conditions they can now issue prescription medicines if needed without a GP appointment.
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2 years ago Read more at Stockport Council