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Health experts urge people to test homes for radon. elk river star news

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Health experts urge people to test homes for radon. elk river star news

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Stanford Medicine Journal sheds light on social determinants of health, the non-medical factors that make or break us NewsCenter

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“The color of your skin, the community you belong to, and the place you call home are the biggest predictors of health and longevity. Much more so than what your doctor says or what’s in your DNA,” Stanford School of Science Lloyd Minor, MD, Dean of Medicine, writes in the new issue of. Stanford Medicine … Read more

Lack of mental health beds pushes Arlington toward community-based care

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The following was partially funded by the ARLnow Press Club. Subscribe today and support in-depth local reporting. In Arlington and across the state, hospital emergency rooms are filling with people struggling with mental health crises, who are often handcuffed and attended to by law enforcement officers. People in these conditions can’t move, save for going … Read more

Harris Health’s $45 million deficit ends American Rescue Act stopgap after last fall’s budget war – Houston Public Media

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Harris Health System Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Building I’m working on a story now about getting access to mental health care in Texas. If you have a personal experience to share, message me at [email protected] or find me on Twitter @saravilla1, Harris Health will receive one-time federal funds from the American Rescue Act to fill … Read more

‘It was more about control than health and safety,’ says restaurant owner VA defying COVID-19 restrictions winchester star

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Matt Strickland, who gained national attention for defying Virginia’s pandemic-related restrictions at the Gourmeltz restaurant he owns in Fredericksburg, recently addressed the Frederick County-based Small Business Freedom Coalition. “Our government was saying, ‘You have to do this, you have to do that,’ and we fought the government and won,” Strickland, a 39-year-old Army veteran, told … Read more

Winchester star nears network exit with Valley Health anthem

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Valley Health CEO Mark Nantz said Thursday that Valley Health has filed a lawsuit against Anthem for unpaid restitution of $15 million. The federal case will likely continue through 2024, which Nantz said is bad news for Anthem members because Valley Health’s contract with Anthem expires on December 31, 2023. “We believe it is important … Read more

Indonesian mothers reach court over toxic cough syrup scandal | health News

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Jakarta, Indonesia Five-year-old Shena has been in the hospital since September. Her eyes move slowly when her mother calls her name but she is almost completely unresponsive. Her mother, Desi Parmata Sari, says Sheena’s problems started when she fell ill with a fever. Worried, she took her daughter to the emergency department of a Jakarta … Read more

Blogger Beth Matthews dies after consuming poison imported from Russia

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A British mental health blogger and accomplished yachtswoman has died in a secure psychiatric facility after she ingested a toxic substance bought from Russia – telling staff it was protein powder. An inquest was told on Monday that Beth Matthews, 26, was not supposed to open her mail at The Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital in … Read more

Health-care focus needed on first day of state budget hearings news

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Inside the Mental Health Court

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Eric Tavira went to the Metropolitan Hospital in June 2021 to receive mental health care. Instead, surveillance video obtained by NY1 shows he was not seen and his family’s attorney said he was arrested after fighting with a security officer that was part of a psychotic episode. Another arrest sent him to Rikers Island a … Read more