Medicine comes in all shapes and sizes—from mundane pills to less-pleasant intravenous infusions. But one form of drug delivery that doesn’t get its proper due is gel. We’re talking about the kind of gooey, semi-solid, and viscous
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A new study shows that children who play individual sports, like tennis, may have more mental health issues than those that play team sports or don’t participate in sports at all.
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“If only I could play soccer instead of tennis,”
Israel will pay for injured Ukrainians to fly to Israel to receive medical treatment, and will allocate millions of shekels for the transfer of medicine to Ukraine, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said Wednesday.
Horowitz made the pledge over Twitter, after speaking with his Ukrainian counterpart
Dr. Jennifer Mieres grew up in Trinidad in the West Indies with two mantras for living.
Her parents taught her the first one: “See yourself as a citizen of the world.”
The second
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sanford Health broke ground on a new clinic along Veterans Parkway and Madison Street in northeast Sioux Falls Wednesday, exactly two miles north of the new Avera Emergency and Family Health center going up along Veteran’s Parkway and 26th street.
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The numbers refer to the number of minutes Penn State Health has set as a goal for patients to access telemedicine, primary and specialty care and an acute-care hospital.
With an outpatient center presence already in Lancaster County, the construction of
The legacy of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen lives on at some of Seattle’s most innovative institutions.
This week GeekWire profiled the AI2 incubator, a branch of the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) launched by Allen
While getting ready to wash her hair at the end of a busy week, Shemeka Campbell suddenly felt weak and dizzy. Her heart was racing, too. Campbell decided to lie down, hoping rest would help. But when she woke up the following morning, she didn’t
Joy Lee and Dan Pfeifle arrived early for the June, 2019, meeting of the American Medical Association, where they were helping to lead a gathering of the A.M.A’s medical-student delegation. The medical students usually assembled early to discuss priorities, but this year they had an
A woman plays many different roles throughout her life — whether it be as a wife, a mother, a sister, a grandmother, a coworker, or a friend. Women have so many responsibilities that something like controlling risk for heart disease may not be at the
Tens of thousands of tonnes of medical waste have been generated in the two years since the coronavirus began spreading globally.
The vast amount of waste accumulated as part of efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to human and environmental health, the
February is American Heart Month, a time to bring awareness to heart disease and stroke.
YORK, Pa. — February is American Heart Month.
It’s a time to focus on bringing awareness to heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in our country. It’s
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The leader of Vermont’s largest health care system is preparing to retire, according to a spokesperson
The complete separation of the dental and medical health systems in the U.S. isn’t just anachronistic; it’s also harmful to patients and frustrating for physicians and dentists alike. Consider, for example, that only about half of patients who visit an emergency department with a toothache
WALLINGFORD — While some businesses closed their doors during the pandemic, Massiel Abramson saw the global crisis as an opportunity for a new venture to help people with their mental health.
In June of 2020, the Wallingford resident launched Massiel Abramson, LMFT, Therapy & Consulting.