If someone’s heart skips a beat, tech companies want to let them know about it. Gadget firms — starting with Apple and now Fitbit, which is owned by Google — are selling wearable devices that check heartbeat rhythms and alert users when something is out of sync. These products involve […]
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Vegetarian Children Are Just as Healthy as Kids Who Eat Meat, New Study Finds
Children who eat a vegetarian diet have similar measures of growth and nutrition to children who eat meat, according to a new study published in the medical journal Pediatrics. Conducted by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, ON, researchers chose to explore this topic because they found little research […]
‘Young and healthy’ frontline workers denied PPE during first Covid wave
Some frontline healthcare workers were told they did not need protective equipment or testing because they were “young and healthy” during the first wave of Covid-19, while others were forced to share equipment such as thermometers and goggles, an unpublished report for the Health Service Executive (HSE) has revealed. One staff […]
CDC alerts state and local health departments about Lucky Charms complaints
Officials at the CDC have confirmed that last week the agency sent out an email alert to foodborne disease partners at the state and local levels looking for any illnesses associated with complaints related to the consumption of Lucky Charms cereal. According to the alert, there has been an increase […]
FAQ: Medical coverage as public health emergency declarations end
Servicios de la Raza spoke with 9NEWS about how residents can plan ahead of the end of Colorado’s public health emergency as COVID-19 cases drop. COLORADO, USA — With the arrival of the pandemic, the federal government declared a public health emergency (PHE) that according to Hilda González would require […]
AHA News: Hybrid Work Can Be Healthy at Home and the Office | Health News
By By American Heart Association News HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — First, we got advice on staying fit and healthy while working in the office. Then when the pandemic started, we got advice on staying fit and healthy while working from […]
Hit with $7,146 for two hospital bills, a family sought health care in Mexico : Shots
Claudia and Jesús Fierro of Yuma, Ariz., review their medical bills. They pay $1,000 a month for health insurance yet still owed more than $7,000 after two episodes of care at the local hospital. Lisa Hornak for Kaiser Health News hide caption toggle caption Lisa Hornak for Kaiser Health News […]
How 15 minutes of mental health hygiene can change your whole day
Whether you have a specific concern or are just trying to get through your day a little better, taking about 15 minutes each morning to maintain your mental health is something everyone could benefit from, said Broderick Sawyer, a clinical psychologist in Louisville, Kentucky. “This is the mental health equivalent […]
Health Care Sharing Ministry Sharity Leaves 10K Families w…… | News & Reporting
Around 10,000 families whose faith led them to “share in one another’s medical expense burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ” have instead ended up with unpaid bills totaling over $50 million after their health care sharing ministry shut down. Sharity Ministries, formerly known as Trinity HealthShare, filed for […]
Judge who tossed the mask mandate misunderstood ‘sanitation,’ legal experts say : Shots
Airline passengers, some not wearing face masks following the end of the federal mask mandate, sit during a American Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines from Los Angeles International Airport to Denver, on Tuesday. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images […]