Medical
Bergman to fellow veterans: VA community care is here
Other guidelines are more straight-forward. The new programs will replace the Veterans Choice Program and establishes a new Veterans Community Care Program. In an email to the newspaper, the Hampton VA expressed optimism that the new program will have a smoother start. Under the MISSION Act's Veterans Community Care Program, veterans can expect a variety of improvements. [Full Article...]
Beyond Meat's forecast sends 2019's IPO darling to new heights
Beyond plans to use the money it raised to invest in new and existing manufacturing facilities and increase its research and development as well as its marketing capabilities, among other things. Last month it was announced, demand for fake-meat products produced by Impossible Foods is so high that the company is running out of stock amid unprecedented demand and a lucrative deal with Burger King. [Full Article...]
Health officials confirm first Idaho measles case since 2001
Officials say if you were at the Gritman Medical Center, Laboratory, and Imaging Waiting area on May 31 from 11 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. you should be on the lookout for fever and an unexplained rash. And national and state officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated. The Idaho Statesman has found that schools in some parts of Idaho have vaccination rates that likely reach that "herd immunity" le... [Full Article...]
US records over 1000 measles cases in 2019
This year's record number of cases has been largely fueled by hotbeds in New York City and Rockland County, New York , where cases have continued for seven months among ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities which typically do not vaccinate their children. [Full Article...]
Sexually transmitted infections spread to 1 million each day
Four infections - chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis and syphilis - account for a combined total of more than 376 million new cases annually, the World Health Organization said in a report. "All bacterial STIs can be treated and cured with widely available medications. They are also associated with significant levels of stigma and domestic violence", the press release said. [Full Article...]
Feds to go public with formerly secret lists of troubled nursing homes
The federal government had never released the information until Democratic Sen. Goodrich did not say how long facilities wait to be added to the program. Nursing homes designated as special focus facilities are made public by CMS and are noted with a caution sign on CMS' Nursing Home Compare website . [Full Article...]
What Is Worse For Cholesterol: Poultry Or Red Meats? Think Again
The researchers did not test the effects of a plant-based diet on cholesterol levels but concluded that plant-based protein is favorable to animal-derived meat, both white and red, in relation to heart health. Co-Authors: Lead author Nathalie Bergeron, UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, California and Touro University; Sally Chiu, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Ins... [Full Article...]
Marcia Cross' anal cancer linked to husband's throat cancer
Saying the word "anus" as freely as she does now, didn't come easy. "I don't think I'll ever take it for granted". Anus, anus, anus! Ha. "Anus, anus, anus! You just have to get used to it". "I called them my 'anal angels, '" Cross said. "You can say: "Okay this is embarrassing, this is uncomfortable" and by time you know it, it's over, ' she said. [Full Article...]