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Cyclones linked to surge in cardiovascular disease, study finds
RNZ
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August 2, 2025
Photo: 123rf Researchers have found that cardiovascular hospitalisations rise after tropical cyclones. Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne and Otago University assessed hospital data from Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan,...
St. Paul hospital facing temporary ER service interruptions says AHS
Lake Land Today
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August 1, 2025
ST. PAUL - The St. Therese-St. Paul Healthcare Centre has now been added to the list of hospitals with temporary service interruptions heading into the month of August. The St. Paul hospital will be without onsite physician coverage in the...
Carepool launches on-demand medical rides in the Chippewa Valley
WQOW News 18 - Wisconsin
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Carepool, a transportation software company founded in Madison in 2018, is launching its 24/7 medical on-demand ride services in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls. CHIPPEWA VALLEY (WQOW) - Carepool, a transportation software company founded in Madison...
Cheaper medication legislated in parliament
Coast Community News
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August 1, 2025
From January 1 next year, a prescription on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) will cost Australians no more than $25. The last time PBS medicine cost no more than $25 was in 2004, more than 20 years ago. Federal Member for Robertson Dr...
New summer vacation policy for medical teaching faculty introduced
Business Recorder
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August 2, 2025
LAHORE: The Department of Specialized Health Care and Medical Education Punjab has introduced a new summer vacation policy for teaching faculty for the convenience of patients. The implementation of the summer vacation policy for all teaching...
The disease which takes 3.5 years to diagnose after symptoms start
Birmingham Live
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August 2, 2025
A disease that affects almost one million people in the UK takes around 3.5 years to diagnose, researchers have found. Dementia sufferers have to wait a lengthy time from the onset of symptoms to an official diagnosis. And some people with...
Flood-damaged Unicoi County hospital remains closed amid Medicaid funding changes
WBIR - Tennessee
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August 2, 2025
Flood damage and changes to Medicaid funding have left Unicoi County’s only hospital shuttered, with its future uncertain as Ballad Health seeks legislative fixes. UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. — Unicoi County’s only hospital has sat empty for nearly a...
Southern Indiana health department offering free mosquito dunks after finding West Nile virus
WDRB - Kentucky
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August 2, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After finding mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus, health officials in southern Indiana are reminding the public to protect themselves and their homes. The Floyd County Health Department is offering...
Bulloch Schools reopen with new efforts for safety, student health
Statesboro Herald - Georgia
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August 2, 2025
Bulloch County Schools opened for the 2025-2026 school year Friday with expectations for more than 11,000 students, and with some new measures for school safety and, at one location, student and employee health care. Superintendent of Schools...
Drones can transform healthcare in remote areas: Wahge
The Arunachal Times
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ITANAGAR, 1 Aug: Health and Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge on Friday said that drone technology holds immense potential to revolutionise healthcare delivery in the state’s remote and hilly regions, where timely access to medical aid remains...
Pa., other states sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth
WESA - Pennsylvania
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August 1, 2025
Seventeen Democratic officials including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro accused President Donald Trump's administration of unlawfully intimidating health care providers into stopping gender-affirming care for transgender youth in a lawsuit filed...
"And" vs. "Then": What Words in Online Reviews Tell US About Hospital Visits
Newswise
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August 2, 2025
Newswise — Can simple words like "and” or “then” in online reviews help health care providers learn about their patients’ experiences? New research shows they can, with a new analysis showing that the most common theme in negative reviews of...
Mum was told son had 'happy baby syndrome' before it turned out to be rare incurable disease
LAD Bible
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A mother who was told that her young son was just a 'happy baby' was devastated to learn he had a rare, incurable disease. Yorkshire mum Laura Mattinson and her partner, Josh, noticed that their one-year-old son, Ezra, was beginning to 'unlearn'...
Department of Labor rule change may affect home health care workers’ pay
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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Thousands of home health care workers across Pennsylvania could see a change in their wage structure due to a proposed Department of Labor regulation that would reverse a 2013 update to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under the proposed change, the...
Boyle hospital preparing for potential measles outbreak, says councillor
Town and Country Today
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August 1, 2025
With vaccine rates the lowest they've been in a decade, Alberta Health Services is mandating the Boyle Healthcare Centre prepare for a measles outbreak as the hospital gets ready to reopen later this year ATHABASCA — Alberta Health Services is...
MU researcher lays the groundwork for drugs to combat tickborne disease
KBIA - Missouri
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August 1, 2025
New research from the University of Missouri is laying the groundwork for possible drugs to treat the tickborne disease ehrlichiosis, which is caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of the lone star tick. Ehrlichiosis is one of the most...
Draw up action plan on healthcare: Bung
Daily Express Malaysia
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August 2, 2025
Draw up action plan on healthcare: Bung Published on: Saturday, August 02, 2025 Published on: Sat, Aug 02, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Bung called on the State Government to draw up a clear action plan to improve staff quarters, road access to...
Roane State Community College's new health science education center coming in January 2026
WBIR - Tennessee
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August 2, 2025
This marks Tennessee's first fully-integrated simulation center in the state. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Roane State and Tennessee College of Applied Technology's new health science education center will open to students in January of 2026. The Knox...
Attempted murderer with cancer restrained in hospital shortly before death
Oxford Mail
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Stuart Greener was jailed for 12 years in 2017 after stabbing a 16-year-old boy 22 times in Bicester. Greener died on October 16 last year, when he was 48, after he was diagnosed with stage four terminal colon cancer. A report into his death was...
Hawaiʻi brain health tracker launches to address Alzheimer’s risks
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
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August 1, 2025
Reading time: 2 minutes With more than 35,000 Hawaiʻi residents living with Alzheimer’s, and the state’s aging population expected to grow, early detection and brain-healthy habits are crucial. To address this urgent public health issue, a new...