A new study, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, linked socioeconomic factors at the neighborhood-level to risk of heart failure.
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Harrisburg, Pa.-based UPMC Pinnacle will close its walk-in center Express Lemoyne (Pa.), Jan. 13, a spokesperson from the hospital confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.
The NFL has allocated $17 million in funds to back National Institutes of Health-supported research into diseases and health issues related to concussions and brain injuries, according to a report from The Washington Post.
The rate of deaths attributable to cancer declined by 1.7 percent from 2014 to 2015, continuing a downward trend that began in 1991, according to estimates published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Smoking can increase the risk of lower back pain that requires spinal surgery, according to a study published in The Spine Journal.
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Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System is set to open its first 24/7 urgent care clinic in Charlotte Tuesday morning, according to The Charlotte Observer.
The Los Angeles Fire Department launched the Sobriety Emergency Response — or SOBER — Unit in November to transport publicly intoxicated people to a sober center and reduce emergency room visits, according to the Los Angeles Times.
American children in more than 3,000 neighborhoods nationwide have experienced lead poisoning at rates double those recorded during the peak of Flint, Michigan's water contamination crisis, according to Reuters.
Methodist Dallas Medical Center is diverting nonemergency patients to other local hospitals due to an influx of flu cases, according to NBC DFW.
Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's Health System joined Medicaid managed care plan AmeriHealth Caritas' provider network, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.