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Apr 16 2024
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New Mexico mental health first responders are increasingly civilians, not police
ALBUQUERQUE, April 6 (Reuters) - (This April 6 story has been refiled to say Mariela, not Maria, in paragraph 10) Unarmed emergency responders Nevada Sanchez and Sean Martin take a police dispatch call in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, a city with high rates of violent crime and police shootings. They have no enforcement powers or protective equipment and say they use their voices and
ReutersApr 16 2024
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Why homeless people are losing health coverage in Medicaid mix-ups
Why homeless people are losing health coverage in Medicaid mix-ups On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center in Kalispell, Montana, guests who had stayed overnight in the shelter were getting ready for the day. But Tashya Evans was sticking around. She needed help with her Medicaid application. She had lost Medicaid coverage last September, she said, because she didn't receive
NPR (Online News)Mar 29 2024
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Utah health care nonprofit forms group to study what is driving health care costs
SALT LAKE CITY — A collaborative with a goal to improve health care in Utah announced plans to study what is driving the cost of health care up and increasing spending on Thursday. "Health care spending is rising and continues to take up a larger proportion of state, employer and family budgets," said Dr. Sri Bose, the One Utah Health Collaborative's director of research. She said the average
KSLApr 15 2024
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King William schools superintendent advocates for mental health support positions
KING WILLIAM — King William County Public Schools is seeking new positions to deal with student behavior experienced since the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools Superintendent Chuck Wagner spoke about what he said were continuing behavior problems at the joint budget work session with the county’s Board of Supervisors on March 6. “Our teachers do need some professional assistance with managing the
Daily PressApr 09 2024
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Delicious blueberries can beautify the landscape and boost health
Blueberries are packed with important nutrients, including vitamins and ascorbic acid. They’re also a superior source of antioxidants such as anthocyanins, procyanidins, chlorogenic acid and various flavonoid compounds. Anthocyanin, the main antioxidant in blueberries, is linked with a myriad health benefits. It boasts cancer-fighting properties, supports eye health, possesses antidiabetic
The Times-PicayuneApr 09 2024
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Reap health benefits: Consider an organic vegetable garden
As we move along in spring the weather has been improving day by day and the urge to get involved with the earth may be growing. Why not consider getting out and growing some of your own vegetables. There are resources available to assist in this effort. Both the pride as well as the effort of producing and consuming some of your own fresh vegetables should not be discounted. Add to this the
Tallahassee DemocratApr 17 2024
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‘Blatantly fraudulent.’ Owner, doctor sentenced in health fraud at Kentucky pain clinic
A Kentucky chiropractor convicted of healthcare fraud has been sentenced to two years and six months in federal prison. A judge also ordered Timothy Ehn, of Union, in Northern Kentucky, to pay a total of $3.7 million in restitution, according to a news release from the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office A doctor who worked at the clinic, William Lawrence Siefert, 70, was sentenced to one year
Lexington Herald-LeaderApr 11 2024
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A biomedical engineer pivots from human movement to women’s health
Watching her uncle play a video game when she was a small child started Shaniel Bowen on her path to becoming a biomedical engineer. The game, “Metal Gear Solid 2,” introduced her to exoskeletons, wearable devices that enhance physical abilities. “The game piqued my interest when it started showing and discussing exoskeletons,” Bowen says. “I went to the library soon after to learn more about
MIT NewsApr 18 2024
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Darla Yates, MS, Mental Health Professional - Houston, TX - Medical News Today
Medical News TodayApr 14 2024
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‘Challenging, rewarding’ first year of Johnson County mental health court
The Johnson County Attorney’s Office and the Abbe Center for Community Mental Health in Iowa City last May started the first civil mental health court in the state, which monitors mental health outpatients and connects them with treatment and care to help them live independently. The two-year pilot program is similar to other “assisted outpatient treatment” programs elsewhere that provide
Cedar Rapids Gazette