Feb. 5—February is American Heart Awareness month, and cardiologists at Baptist Health Richmond are encouraging residents to be aware of signs and symptoms of disease and to continue with their heart checkups. However, while the pandemic has continued, experts at BHR have continued to face a decrease in patients receiving check ups due to the…
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Olympic figure skater Vincent Zhou’s career has no shortage of memorable performances, but among his most celebrated is a stunning 2019 routine set to Joji’s “Slow Dancing in the Dark.” At one point, Zhou, dripping with angst, drops down to his knees and slides across the ice as the song hits its climax. “I recall…
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Economy-wide inflation has outpaced health care inflation by a wide margin since last April, but Americans should expect health care prices to rise more soon. The big picture: Companies can raise the prices of food, furniture and other commodities immediately. That’s not how it works in health care, where prices are set by government programs…
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Most likely, you’re familiar with Watson from the IBM computer system’s appearance on Jeopardy! in 2011, when it beat former champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rudder. Watson’s time on Jeopardy! was fun viewing, but it was also a very savvy public debut of a product that IBM wanted to sell: Watson Health. Watson Health was…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged on and much of the national health care discussion has focused on hospital capacity, health care worker burnout, COVID-19 vaccination, and other measures to protect public health, the high cost of health care continues to be a burden on U.S. families. As KFF polling has found for many years,…
The new clinic is a partnership with Eagle View Community Health. The clinic is open to Burlington students and their families, plus district employees. BURLINGTON, Iowa — The Burlington Community School District has partnered with Eagle View Community Heath System to open the school’s first health clinic for students and staff. The Eagle View Community…
Brought to you by Beltone – A leader in hearing healthcare. In recent years, the number of people interested in not just preventative health, but specifically nutrition, has increased drastically. While we know that proper nutrition is extremely important to overall health and ensuring your body functions at its best, can it also help improve…
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In summary California Gov. Gavin Newsom once promised to bring single-payer health coverage to the state but is now content to settle for something less. When he unveiled a new state budget last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom crowed about California becoming the nation’s first state to embrace universal health care coverage. His budget would accomplish…
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