The United Hospital Fund has issued a new report on their Preventable Hospital Readmission Initiative, started in 2011. The report looks at several New York City Hospitals and their work that included staffing enhancements, patient and caregiver education, medication management and electronic health record system enhancements. Governor Cuomo announced the New York State Ending the
Women experience several different changes to their body throughout their lifetime. Hormones play a significant role in these changes especially during menopause and pregnancy. The hormones with the biggest effects are hCG, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is the first hormone to appear during pregnancy and is picked up by a urine
Heart Disease The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says heart disease is responsible for about 29% of deaths in women. This is because women are under-diagnosed and often times when the disease is discovered it is too late to cure it. Women tend to be under-diagnosed because symptoms might be common, including nausea,
The New York Times writes on the gender differences in symptoms of heart attacks and the gender bias in medical studies. New York State has requested federal permission to import limited amounts of medical marijuana for use in young people with a rare form of epilepsy. Acting Health Commissioner Howard Zucker wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder with the
Read where the US ranks near the bottom in infant mortality rates among the 29th wealthiest nations; how US diabetes rates have stabilized but continue to rise in minority populations and how a new study finds the uninsured rate for Hispanics dropped dramatically with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act… and more important health headlines in NYS all in this week’s Dose of Health News!
Headlines in this week’s Dose include: An uptick in the smoking rates in New York City; news from Albany on new legislation to increase access to Hepatitis C testing; new funding associated with behavioral health facility closures upstate and the NYS Department of Health’s launch of its NYS Health Profiles consumers website, designed to provide information on hospitals, nursing homes, hospice and home health care agencies and physicians. For more, read on in your Weekly Dose of Health News.
Did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1 in 12 Asian Americans are infected by hepatitis B? Did you also know that 2 in 3 Asian Americans infected by hepatitis B don’t know it? Hepatitis B can be contracted through lifestyle choices, like contact with blood, unprotected sex and
Read about the Gates Foundation committing $50million to help fight the Ebola virus outbreak and two new vaccines that could be available in November, as well as new regs out by DEA on collecting old meds and other recent health related headlines in our Weekly Dose!
Over one-third of adults in the United States are obese, says the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Not only is obesity bad for your health, creating conditions that include stroke, heart disease and type 2 diabetes, it is also extremely expensive. It is estimated that medical costs for people who are obese are
A new dietary study commissioned by the National Institute of Health has found that lower carbohydrate and increased fat intake reduces body fat and the incidence of cardiovascular disease. This does not include trans fats. The study is likely to spark yet another debate on weight loss, heart health and proper diet. Six New York