Shopping malls and retail strip centers have been declining for many years. How many empty spaces did you see in your local mall the last time you visited? Have you seen any new malls or strip centers being constructed recently? Main streets across America have also had vacant storefronts for […]
Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out
Paxlovid — the only medication people can take at home to treat an active case of Covid — is now being studied as a potential treatment for those who have remained sick months or even years following infection. “There are people out there who are still suffering,” said Dr. Linda […]
The short life of baby Serhii, killed in a Ukraine maternity ward
November 25, 2022 at 4:29 p.m. EST Family members place a cross on the grave of 2-day-old Serhii Podlianov at the family’s village cemetery in Novosolone in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine on Nov. 24. (Heidi Levine for The Washington Post) Comment on this story Comment NOVOSOLONE, Ukraine — On […]
5 Olympic Athletes’ Day Jobs, From Barista to Dentist
Being an Olympian is expensive, and the US is one of only a few countries that stays out of funding its team. Shaun White competing at the Beijing Olympics in 2022. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Sure, the most accomplished and popular athletes like Sean White and Eileen Gu (who’s representing China) […]
‘Healthcare Mission’ Transforming Oracle, Culture
Making it unequivocally clear that Oracle has become not only cloud-first but also industry-cloud-first, chairman Larry Ellison described recently how Oracle’s “healthcare mission” is transforming the iconic 45-year-old company’s culture, its brand, and its entire business. Ellison used the word “mission” very intentionally in describing Oracle’s massive commitment to automate […]
Five questions: FSU exercise physiologist works to help individuals achieve optimal performance
Michael Ormsbee, a professor in the College of Health and Human Sciences Professor of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology Michael Ormsbee first became interested in how the body performs as a high school athlete, an interest that blossomed into a full-time career. As a professor and director of Florida State University’s […]
Japan gives emergency approval to Shionogi’s oral COVID-19 drug
Japan’s health ministry on Tuesday granted fast-track approval to Shionogi & Co.’s COVID-19 tablet Xocova, making it the country’s first domestically produced oral medicine against the coronavirus. The medicine for COVID-19 patients aged 12 or older with mild symptoms also became the first drug authorized under the new emergency approval […]
Iredell Health System’s Skilled Nursing Facility Receives High Performing Rating from U.S. News & World Report | Iredell Health System
Since Iredell Memorial became the first North Carolina hospital to receive a Certificate of Need for transitional care just over a decade ago, its Skilled Nursing Facility has fulfilled the need of bringing together acute hospital care with community skilled nursing, and is being recognized for its outstanding level of […]
Healthcare systems raise awareness on RSV in Minnesota
Doctors from across the state spoke about rising cases and what parents can do to care for their kids. MINNESOTA, USA — The Minnesota Medical Association and a half-dozen healthcare systems spoke Monday on the growing RSV numbers in children statewide. The groups held a news conference to raise awareness […]
Shionogi COVID-19 pill Xocova wins emergency approval in Japan
Shionogi & Co.’s experimental COVID-19 treatment Xocova won emergency approval in Japan, becoming the third oral treatment available in the country and the first to be developed locally. Japan’s health ministry authorized the emergency use of the therapy for COVID-19 patients aged 12 years and older after a panel of […]
Yacht rock forever! No longer a fad, genre shows staying power
Yacht Rock Revue perform in Montclair, Dec. 4, as well as in Huntington, N.Y., Dec. 2-3. Wielding serious musical chops and whimsical thrift shop fashions, Yacht Rock Revue serves up the smooth sounds of retro Top 40 radio along with original music that romps through decades of influences. More than […]
Canadian Hospitals, Strapped for Staff, Strain With Sick Children
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian hospitals are straining to care for an influx of sick children, many with respiratory illnesses, in the midst of staffing constraints and as a shortage of children’s over-the-counter medication sends more kids to hospital. Hospitals across the country are reassigning staff to pediatric care and putting […]
Amazon makes a new push into health care
AS BIG tech companies face a brutal slow-down the hunt is on for new areas of expansion. Amazon, which is now America’s second-biggest business by revenue, is a case in point. In the final quarter of 2022 its sales are expected to expand by just 6.7% year on year. On […]
2022 Tech Gift Guide: Wearables, Fitness, & Health
Illustration: © IoT For All Who said wearables and products for your health and fitness needed to be ugly? The products in this guide will challenge any misconceptions you may have about health-driven tech innovations. Most importantly, they will also help you achieve your fitness and health goals! Wearables WHOOP […]
Dr. James R. Koehl, 89
Dr. James R. Koehl, age 89, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at Dimensions Living Stevens Point. Jim was born on November 26, 1932, to Edward and Gladys (née Gallagher) Koehl. He recalled enjoying times swimming and sledding at Iverson Park and having many neighborhood jobs shoveling snow, delivering newspapers, […]
Mark Hage: Rebalancing Vermont’s health care system and lowering health care costs
This commentary is by Mark Hage, director of benefit programs at Vermont-NEA. This commentary is the last in a series that included pieces by Patrick Flood and Julie Wasserman. We linked arms to make the case that a more affordable and equitable health care system is within Vermont’s reach. But […]
BP drug found ineffective in ‘real world’ covid treatment evidence from India
A drug used to treat high blood pressure was found to be ineffective in treating even mild COVID-19 cases, according to a study based on ‘real world’ data from India. Scientists, from London School of Hygiene, University of Oxford and TPP House, UK, have provided ‘real world’ evidence on the […]
Friends, family of Dallas hospital shooting victim remember their ‘angel on earth’
Friends, family of Dallas hospital shooting victim remember their ‘angel on earth’ Family members and friends of a Methodist Dallas Medical Center social worker celebrated her life nearly one month after she and a nurse were ambushed and killed while checking on a patient. GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – Saturday, family […]
Medical debt soars for consumers with hospital credit cards : Shots
Many hospitals are now partnering with financing companies to offer payment plans when patients and their families can’t afford their bills. The catch: the plans can come with interest that significantly increases a patient’s debt. sesame/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption sesame/Getty Images Many hospitals are now partnering with financing […]
5 Habits from Blue and Green Spaces to Develop Long-Term Health
Have you ever been drawn to nature? Have you had an urge to sit by the sea, hike in the woods or just stand barefoot in the grass while you enjoyed the sun? These unexplainable tendencies could be a natural reflex to help de-stress and reset yourself when the daily […]