Health

Are There Health Benefits to Being Overweight?

Wall Street Journal - ‎2 hours ago‎
Andrew Stokes, assistant professor in the department of global health and Center for Global Health and Development at Boston University's School of Public Health, disagrees, saying the risks associated with extra weight are being underestimated.
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Study: Life-saving health care in poor nations would cost $5 per person

UPI.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
The money would expand basic health services -- such as birth control, nutritional supplements and medication to treat serious illnesses such as pneumonia and malaria -- in 74 low- and middle-income countries.

Your Health: Finding the human stories in health care

Richmond.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
In addition to keeping readers updated on the most recent health news, I want my coverage to be rooted in what I learned in that waiting room.
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Sales of Short-Term Health Policies Surge

Wall Street Journal - ‎5 hours ago‎
A type of limited health coverage with features largely banned by the Affordable Care Act is flourishing, as some consumers grab onto an alternative they say is cheaper than conventional plans sold under the law.

A new divide in American death

Washington Post - ‎14 hours ago‎
White women have been dying prematurely at higher rates since the turn of this century, passing away in their 30s, 40s and 50s in a slow-motion crisis driven by decaying health in small-town America, according to an analysis of national health and ...

A Texan model for mental health here

Appleton Post Crescent - ‎9 hours ago‎
In September 1999, a man with untreated mental illness shot and killed seven people before dying by suicide at a Baptist church in Fort Worth, Texas.

True Health opens clinic in Seminole County health department

Orlando Sentinel - ‎13 hours ago‎
True Health, a private, nonprofit community health center, is opening a satellite office at the Seminole County health department. "True Health's satellite office will extend services to impoverished communities in Seminole County," health department ...
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Mental health deaths under-reported, says charity

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
A charity for bereaved families is demanding the government investigates the way deaths of young people in mental health units are recorded.

Wyandotte County continues work to improve residents' health

Topeka Capital Journal - ‎8 hours ago‎
KANSAS CITY - Seven years in to an effort to improve its poor showing on statewide surveys of resident health, Wyandotte County continues to rank near the bottom.

Survey to gauge scope of county health

Port Huron Times Herald - ‎8 hours ago‎
St. Clair County residents might get a phone call in the next few months about their personal health. And officials at the county's health department hope they'll answer. After all, their response will be anonymous, and more than 1,000 other randomly ...
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Health-care system flaws hindering Ontario's response to fentanyl crisis

The Globe and Mail - ‎3 hours ago‎
This story is part of A Killer High: A Globe examination into the rise of fentanyl in Canada. A surge in overdose deaths in Ontario linked to illicit fentanyl is exposing gaps at every level of the health-care system, leaving front-line workers who are ...

Letter: 'Reproductive health care' goes against the Bible

Topeka Capital Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
So, Kansas was given an “F” in providing “reproductive health care” for the women of Kansas. Every legitimate health care provider has a right to be outraged by that. “Reproductive health care,” we all know, means abortions and contraceptives, neither ...

Department reports area health

Valdosta Daily Times - ‎15 hours ago‎
As National Public Health Week comes to a close, the health department within The Georgia Department of Public Health has many benefits for the community, according to health officials. Programs and services are available for people throughout their ...

Integrated maternal, child health programme 'on verge of closure'

DAWN.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
LAHORE: The Integrated Reproductive Maternal Newborn, Child Health (IRMNCH) and Nutrition Programme Punjab is 'virtually on the verge of closure' as the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHC) has challenged its authority by ...

Health Briefs: Imagine Delaware Diabetes

The News Journal - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Week 11 winner in our Take It Off annual health challenge is Joe Messick. Other winners have been Steven Gherke, Julie Vannicola, Joan French, Julie Jackson, Elaine Jackson, Suzanne Burcat, Sheila Snyder, Karen Mackiewicz, Lisa Hunt and Jackie ...

Mental health training needed for all peace officers: Association

MetroNews Canada - ‎5 hours ago‎
Advocates have been calling for better mental health training after an incident that occurred at the. Metro File Photo. Advocates have been calling for better mental health training after an incident that occurred at the South Health Campus. By: Jeremy ...
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Connecticut to conduct statewide health emergency exercise

WTNH Connecticut News (press release) - ‎11 hours ago‎
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's Department of Public Health is conducting a statewide exercise to test the effectiveness of the state and local emergency response system to an infectious disease outbreak, such as a pandemic flu.

Ask the expert: health and safety also employees' responsibility

Stuff.co.nz - ‎11 hours ago‎
OPINION Q: I've been hearing a lot about the health and safety changes and what they mean for employers but don't employees also have responsibilities for health and safety? A: The old Health and Safety in Employment Act dealt mainly with employers and ...

There could be shortage of manpower, funds for new health drives, says Chandigarh Doctor Vanita Gupta

The Indian Express - ‎2 hours ago‎
Dr Vanita Gupta, who took charge as Director Health Services, UT health department, last week, talks to The Indian Express on various health-related issues and about her challenges, new plans and main areas of concern like measures to control cancer ...

Former health secretary accused over publishing company insolvency

The Guardian - ‎12 hours ago‎
The business practices of Stephen Dorrell have been called into question after a business partner accused the former health secretary of leaving him with nothing. Dorrell used a controversial insolvency procedure to move a publishing company into a new ...
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