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Olympic Dream Dashed After Bike Crash and Nightmare Medical Bill Over $200K Samantha Young July 29, 2021 It was a race in Pennsylvania that could have sent cyclist Phil Gaimon to the Tokyo Olympics; instead, a serious crash landed the Californian in two hospitals on the East Coast. Gaimon knows accidents are, unfortunately, part of […]
Today’s Topic: Anxiety disorder On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what ails […]
Unraveling the Mysterious Mutations That Make Delta the Most Transmissible Covid Virus Yet Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News July 28, 2021 Upon first inspection, the mutations in the highly contagious delta covid variant don’t look that worrisome. For starters, delta has fewer genetic changes than earlier versions of the coronavirus. “When people saw that the […]
Physician Prescribers Should Recommend Drug-Free Options Rather Than Opioids for Pain Relief The recent opioid overdose-related death of Prince, a world-renowned musician, has once again put the spotlight on how overmedicated our society is and how desperately it is in need of an adjustment. Last March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shook the […]
Bye-Bye to Health Insurance ‘Birthday Rule’? Kansas Lawmaker Floats Fix Cara Anthony When Kayla Kjelshus gave birth to her first child, the infant spent seven days in the neonatal intensive care unit, known as the NICU. This stressful medical experience was followed by an equally stressful financial one. Because of an obscure health insurance […]
Help for Mental Illnesses If you or someone you know has a mental illness, is struggling emotionally, or has concerns about their mental health, there are ways to get help. Use these resources to find help for you, a friend, or a family member. Please note that the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)is a […]
California Makes It Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage Rachel Bluth SACRAMENTO — Getting clean drinking water cost Ignacio Padilla his health insurance. The World War II veteran needed to repay the loan for the water pump installed on his 1-acre property in rural Tulare County, the only source of […]
Though Millions Are at Risk for Diabetes, Medicare Struggles to Expand Prevention Program Harris Meyer Damon Diessner tried for years to slim down from his weight of more than 400 pounds, partly because his size embarrassed his wife but even more because his doctors told him he was at risk of developing Type 2 […]
Getting to Know Your Brain: Dealing with Stress Source: National Institute of Mental Health Articles posted on this site are the works of their respective authors. They may be for informational or entertainment purposes and do not necessarily represent the views of this website nor imply endorsement by this website, nor […]
Helpful Practices to Manage Stress and Anxiety Source: National Institute of Mental Health Articles posted on this site are the works of their respective authors. They may be for informational or entertainment purposes and do not necessarily represent the views of this website nor imply endorsement by this website, nor endorsement […]