My name is Laura Packard and the Affordable Care Act saved my life. About five years ago, I walked into a doctor’s office with a nagging cough, and walked out with a stage four cancer diagnosis. I was lucky. As someone who is self-employed, I had junk insurance before Obamacare. […]
Day: November 8, 2022
Fitness Program Aims to Improve Health of Local Seniors
Every Tuesday at the Armory, over 100 local seniors gather for an hour of exercise, fitness lessons, and healthy living conversations with faculty, staff, and students from Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The Seniors AIM High program, a collaboration between The Armory Foundation and the CUIMC Office of Community […]
For West Virginians on Medicaid, lawmaker inaction means dental and vision benefits fall far short
Malav Shah, a dentist, and Ann Sibold, a certified dental assistant, prepare to extract a patient’s tooth at the Charleston free clinic Health Right. Photo by Allen Siegler WEBSTER SPRINGS — Todd Farlow loves his job as the Webster County coordinator for the Family Resource Network, a statewide nonprofit tasked […]
Duchess Hospital marks one year anniversary, restates commitment to affordable world-class healthcare –
Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja has marked its first anniversary with the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital Dr Adetokunbo Shitta-Bey, reiterating the hospital’s commitment to impacting the lives of all Nigerians through access to affordable world-class healthcare. At a well attended ceremony at the hospital’s main Auditorium on Thursday November […]