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Quincy, Calif.-based Plumas District Hospital will implement Allevant, a Mayo Clinic-affiliated transitional rehabilitation program, to increase revenue and care options, Plumas County News reports.

A study published in JAMA found that 99 percent of deceased NFL players tested had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease associated with head injuries.

The American Medical Association, the American Diabetes Association, the Ad Council and the CDC on Tuesday launched a campaign to raise awareness about prediabetes.

Saint Paul, Minn.-based St. Joseph's Hospital will shutter its maternity ward Sept. 10, according to the Pioneer Press.

Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit organization that expands access to affordable housing, received $50,000 from Watertown, Mass.-based Tufts Health Plan Foundation to enhance its health and housing learning collaborative to address health needs of older adults.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, R, signed legislation raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 19 to 21.

To reduce the population of mosquitoes that carry diseases, California scientists will release 20 million sterile male mosquitoes into two neighborhoods in Fresno County, according to Health News Florida.

Becker's Healthcare, a national healthcare media company and supporter of hospitals' mission to advance the health of individuals and communities, supports the mission of the American Hospital Association-led Coalition to Protect America's Health Care and has made a financial contribution…

More than 50 percent of women who die of homicide are killed by intimate partners, according to the CDC's most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Walla Walla, Wash.-based Providence St. Mary Medical Center predicts a 30 percent to 40 percent increase in its daily emergency department patients after Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health closed Walla Walla (Wash.) General Hospital Monday, Union-Bulletin.com reports.