Today is One Health Day. One Health Day is an international campaign co-coordinated by the One Health Commission, the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team and the One Health Platform Foundation. The goal of One Health...
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By Chad Terhune | September 22, 2017 | Kaiser Health News Seeking to prevent superbug outbreaks, federal health officials said they have approved the first gastrointestinal medical scope with a disposable cap for use in...
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On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched a revised web tool that better identifies recent breaches of health information and assists...
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Image: Carol Emanuele of Philadelphia shows a photograph of a wound VAC (vacuum-assisted closure) procedure on her left foot after the amputation of her big toe. (Eileen Blass/for Kaiser Health...
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By Fred Schulte, July 19, 2017, Kaiser Health News Federal health officials made more than $16 billion in improper payments to private Medicare Advantage health plans last year and need to crack...
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World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from August 1 - 7 all over the globe to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. According to the...
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This is a follow-up to the blog, Widow Unleashes Court Fight Against Scope Maker Olympus Over Superbug Breakout, posted June 20, 2017. By Chad Terhune and JoNel Aleccia, July 25, 2017, Kaiser Health News A jury ordered the...
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By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Women who have high-risk pregnancies or complications in childbirth are up to eight times more likely to suffer heart disease later in life. And many mothers...
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Opioids are commonly prescribed for pain. An estimated 20% of patients presenting to physician offices with noncancer pain symptoms or pain-related diagnoses (including acute and chronic pain) receive an opioid...
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