Health
12/12/2024
Medical Breakthroughs: Transition clinics for young adults with disabilities
Posted 4:47 PM 12/13/2024 by Naomi De Lucia
CINCINNATI, Ohio. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Millions of Americans with chronic health conditions are facing a major life transition.
About four and a half million young men and women with pediatric-onset disabilities — disabilities they are born with — are currently (More)
12/11/2024
Prescription Health: Science lab for sick kids
Posted 5:40 PM 12/12/2024 by Naomi De Lucia
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Over seven million children in the US miss 15 days or more during the school year. The issue is more concerning for seriously ill children who are hospitalized and face the fear of being held back a grade. To make sure that doesn’t happen one (More)
12/10/2024
State agency to ask lawmakers for $300 million to fix “significant neglect” in Texas’ Medicaid enrollment system
Posted 1:43 PM 12/11/2024 by TERRI LANGFORD | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
12/9/2024
Prescription Health: A strong connection between vision issues and dementia
Posted 5:41 PM 12/10/2024 by Naomi De Lucia
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — More and more studies are finding a strong connection between vision loss and dementia. According to the Alzheimer’s society, people with certain eye conditions are 50% more likely to develop dementia. Doctors say this is an important step in finding (More)
12/8/2024
Cameron County conducts tuberculosis testing following exposure at Harlingen nursing homes
Posted 8:30 PM 12/9/2024 by Stefany Rosales
Hundreds were tested for tuberculous on Monday after the Cameron County Health Department said someone who frequently visited two Harlingen nursing homes tested positive for the infection.
Health officials said around (More)
12/7/2024
Cameron County holding free tuberculosis testing following possible exposure at Harlingen nursing homes
Posted 4:51 PM 12/8/2024 by Jose De Leon III
Free tuberculosis testing will be provided in Harlingen after over 600 current and former residents and employees at two nursing homes were possibly exposed to the disease, according to the news release.
On Friday, the Cameron County Public Health Department announced that an (More)
