For a patient with a high risk of a cancer diagnosis, the most frightening part of an extra scan should be the result, not the bill that may arrive weeks later. Oklahoma’s new cancer coverage laws, Senate Bill 109 and House Bill 1389, became law last year. They were written around a simple idea: no […]
When a Kentucky woman called an emergency department earlier this year, she wasn’t asking whether treatment was available. Through tears, she was asking whether anyone would judge her for needing it. She had been referred to the hospital for help managing opioid withdrawal but was afraid to walk through the doors. A peer support specialist […]
“Brain fog” is the non-medical term used to describe a feeling that your brain isn’t working as quickly or efficiently as it should. It may feel as if your thinking is in slow motion. It’s often associated with forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating. There are many possible causes. The good news is that in most cases it’s a temporary condition that will go away with the right management.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana Department of Health officials confirmed a Louisiana resident contracted a rare Naegleria fowleri infection, most likely while swimming in Lake Claiborne in Claiborne Parish.
Rhode Island does not have the primary care capacity to meet the needs of the more than 1.1 million people who live here. Strategic proposals are on the table to help attract and retain primary care physicians, but the issue is more than simply not having enough of them. Every visit now carries more weight, […]
The Kirkland Ecclestone Pool will mark its 50th anniversary this summer by dedicating its annual Swim-a-Thon to longtime member Ainsley Rowcliffe, whose more than 11 years at the pool have made her a familiar and inspirational presence in the community.
A Pointe-Claire teenager who turned her experience with juvenile arthritis into a peer-support initiative has been named one of 10 winners of an international youth leadership award.
Quebec is undertaking an animal vaccination program to control the spread of rabies among raccoons because there’s been a significant increase in the number of infected raccoons in the Montérégie and Estrie regions and raccoon rabies has infected a stray (feral) cat in that region.
The New Mexico Department of Health announced this week that an unvaccinated adult in southeastern New Mexico tested positive for measles, marking the state’s 18th case this year as the U.S. sees its highest number of cases in more than three decades.
A 78-year-old priest who has been in immigration detention in Aurora for almost a year continues to present symptoms of respiratory illness with no improvement in his condition. Edward Nalwamba, a citizen of Uganda who has lived in Colorado for more than two decades, has been in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention since September. […]
