Health agency investigating vaccine-associated infections in three states
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky health officials say they are investigating after vaccines administered at workplaces in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio caused infections. According to the Kentucky...
View ArticleProtecting those on the frontline from Ebola
The U.S. had to learn this the hard way. In 2014, a patient harboring Ebola returned home to Dallas, Texas from Liberia. Within 15 days of this person’s arrival, the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleHCA finalizes Mission Health purchase
(Updated at 4:20 p.m. ET) With little apparent regulatory interference, investor-owned HCA Healthcare closed on the $1.5 billion purchase of not-for-profit Mission Health on Friday, less than one year...
View ArticleCalifornia’s secret to health is immigration
What makes California the very picture of health? It’s neither sunshine nor silicone. Our health secret is immigration. While the president blames immigrants for being sources of disease, Californians...
View ArticleNight Owl or Morning Person? It Could Be Affecting Your Mental Health
If you’re a night owl, you might want to consider trying to make the switch to getting up earlier. Researchers recently took a look genomic data from 700,000 people, all of whom had completed a DNA...
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Yes, you really CAN beat heart disease:
Dr Laura Corr of the Harley Street Clinic reveals her heart healthy eating plan complete with 21 simple, delicious – and medically approved – recipes Hunks of bread with bacon, sugar in coffee… cakes,...
View ArticleExperts criticize Ontario proposal to overhaul health-care system, centralize...
Health experts are warning that Ontario’s proposal to dismantle government agencies such as Cancer Care Ontario and the Trillium Gift of Life Network could erode patient care, as more details emerge...
View ArticleDon’t trust all of those health articles you see in your Facebook feed
Health Feedback’s research looked health-related articles from a number of well-known publications, as well as obscure sites that managed to spread stories with attention-grabbing headlines and...
View ArticleLifting the veil on cancer treatment
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View ArticleHealth articles shared on Facebook include false information, researchers say
The pervasiveness of fake news on Facebook and other social media platforms extends to health articles, scientists have warned in a new study. To uncover the validity and scientific accuracy of health...
View ArticleNews A shockingly large majority of health news shared on Facebook is fake or...
Health Feedback, a bipartisan network of scientists who collectively assess the credibility of health media coverage, worked together with the Credibility Coalition to examine the 100 most popular...
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Mom lets children skip school to take a ‘mental-health day’— is this good...
Parents are quite familiar with snow days and sick days, but one mom allowed her daughter to take a mental-health day. Writing her take on CBC Parents, Kelly Pedro said she allowed her 10-year-old...
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Alert: The health articles on your Facebook feed might not be as accurate as...
According to fact-checking site Health Feedback, the majority of the health-related articles published on Facebook contain false or misleading information. In fact, seven out of ten such stories are...
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Thousands of people diagnosed with deadly fungal disease Valley Fever in...
A life-threatening fungal illness is rapidly spreading throughout central California, health officials say. The number of Valley Fever cases rose eight percent in 2018 from the previous year – up to...
View ArticleEpic switch means 1650 Trinity Health jobs will relocate or outsource
About 1,650 Trinity Health employees will see their current positions relocated or outsourced in the coming years as the system transitions to the Epic electronic health records platform. The...
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How Canada’s racial data gaps can be hazardous to your health
Open this photo in gallery Olga Lambert of Ajax, Ont., has an aggressive form of breast cancer that she’s battled three times in 11 years. Research in the U.S. and Britain has highlighted the elevated...
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Vegan or Mediterranean diet – which is better for heart health? – The...
Cardiovascular disease is responsible for more than 30% of the total number of deaths worldwide, and every year more people are being diagnosed with the condition. In 2015, more than 85m people in...
View ArticleWellness Apps and the ‘Healthy’ Opportunities They Offer Entrepreneurs
The self-care industry is booming. From employer-provided yoga classes to online fitness regimes, physical and mental well-being has become a primary focus for many Americans. And the business world...
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7 simple steps for heart health also prevent diabetes
New research suggests that following the American Heart Association’s guidelines for maintaining heart health can also drastically reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Exercising and...
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Analysis | The Health 202: It’s employer-sponsored health plans that are...
THE PROGNOSIS House Democratic leaders. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Democrats and Obamacare advocates have been pounding a relentless drum over the Trump administration’s moves to undermine the 2010...
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