Browsing: health

For more than 120 years, the Elkins hospital now known as Davis Medical Center has been where the Potomac Highlands turns for care. Today that includes expert kidney care close to home — sparing many patients a drive out of the region. Read more →

DVIDS – News – Military Health System experts collaborate with NATO partners on brain health guidelines to improve warfighter readiness

Health officials are warning shoppers about possible measles exposures in both the East and West valleys

DETROIT – Mayor Mary Sheffield, along with Chief Public Health Officer Ali Abazeed and other key city officials, held a press conference Friday, July 17, to update the public on Detroit’s response to air quality hazards caused by ongoing Canadian wildfires

Fast-Track Health and the World Council of Churches (WCC) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic partnership to mobilize faith communities as key partners in advancing equitable, inclusive, and person-centered urban health across the global Fast-Track Cities network. 

As wildfires become more frequent and severe, a North Carolina State University professor warns that wildfire smoke could pose a growing public health risk as it travels beyond the immediate areas of active fires

Prevention interviewed Beth Malow, MD, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics in the Vanderbilt Sleep Division, for a story about two randomized trials published in Annals of Internal Medicinethat found decreasing sleep by just 1.5 hours each night was linked with increases in body weight, waist circumference, and sedentary time in adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk. Yahoo Healthalso picked…

Kan. (WIBW) – Shawnee County Health Department officials on Friday said they were seeing an uptick in confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis

Tucked between trailer premieres and merch booths, Anime Expo’s JAMS@AX Academic Symposium has been bringing attendees, anime research, and educational professionals together since 2023. This year’s symposium, hosted on July 3rd, was a rumination on the human condition

Semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs have exploded in popularity in recent years, primarily due to their ability to help patients lose weight. These drugs are also starting to be used more and more to reduce cardiovascular risks, but questions remain about how, exactly, patients can achieve the best possible benefit. A new analysis in npj…