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Healogics kicks off week-long diabetes awareness campaign designed to educate local communities
In recognition of November’s Diabetes Awareness Month, Healogics®, the nation’s wound healing expert, is proud to participate in a national diabetes awareness campaign October 28 through November 1. -
Kaiser unveils initiative to bolster food access
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente revealed an initiative Oct. 28 that aims to increase access to affordable, healthy food. -
Kids, young adults exposed to e-cigarette ads 53% more likely to vape, study finds
Exposure to e-cigarette marketing is linked to greater e-cigarette use, according to a study published in Pediatrics. -
Former FDA chief 'wouldn't want to bet on' e-cigarettes staying on the market
Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler, MD, told CNBC he doesn't think the agency will allow Juul and other e-cigarette companies to stay on the market. -
People in states with restrictive abortion policies most likely to seek abortion meds online
U.S. states with the most restrictive policies surrounding abortion had higher volumes of requests for abortion medications via online telemedicine services, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. -
Competition seeking ideas to improve healthy longevity to launch in 2020
The National Academy of Medicine, in collaboration with eight global organizations, is creating a competition for ideas and solutions to extend human health and function later in life. -
Software company, referral network partner to link patients to community resources
A software company and a community referral network are collaborating to connect patients with community resources. -
Approaching care management holistically: SSM Health & Navvis executives on new partnership
In late September, St. Louis-based SSM Health and population health services provider Navvis entered into a partnership to design and operate a value-based care delivery model in the communities SSM serves. -
Youth suicides jumped 56% in 10 years: CDC
U.S. suicide rates among children and young adults jumped 56 percent from 2007-17, according to a new CDC report. -
Michigan court temporarily halts state's flavored vape ban
A ban on flavored vaping products that hurts the businesses that make them outweighs the state of Michigan's interest in keeping those products from adolescents and children, a Michigan judge ruled in temporarily lifting the state's ban. -
AdventHealth begins 2 population health studies
Orlando-based AdventHealth has launched two population health initiatives that explore how various factors influence patients' health as well as patients' DNA. -
Teeth grinding, sleep loss, depression: 38% of Americans say politics are harming their health
Politics are taking a toll on Americans' health, The Wall Street Journal reports. -
AMA urges Facebook, Amazon and others to help combat illicit vaping sales
The American Medical Association on Oct. 4 sent a letter to CEOs of the nation's five largest e-commerce websites asking them to help combat sales of illicit vaping products. -
Stop using vape products containing THC, FDA warns
The FDA warned consumers not to buy any vaping products containing THC while they try to determine what's causing the mysterious illness that has now affected over 1,000 people and killed 18. -
Surge of hepatitis A outbreaks linked to opioid epidemic
More hepatitis A outbreaks are occurring in states hit hard by the opioid epidemic, reversing a long-term decline of the viral liver disease, according to The Wall Street Journal. -
FDA tried to ban vape flavors years before illness outbreak, investigation shows
The FDA tried to ban flavored fluids for e-cigarettes four years ago, according to an investigation by the Los Angeles Times. -
Healthcare groups pitch in $2.68M to build housing for homeless in Oregon
Four healthcare organizations have collectively contributed $2.68 million to a project that will build an apartment complex in Eugene, Ore., with 24-hour, in-house services for the homeless, The Register-Guard reported. -
Denver Health to offer transitional housing for homeless patients
Denver Health is repurposing an old building into apartments for homeless patients transitioning out of the hospital, according to USA Today. -
Growing evidence suggests ACA improved health outcomes
The ACA is linked to improving health outcomes, The Washington Post reports. -
Boston Children's receives $100K to tackle teen vaping
Boston Children's Hospital received $100,000 from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation to create a protocol for primary care providers treating pediatric patients with nicotine addiction from vaping, according to Mass Live.
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