Sugary Drinks, but Not Foods, Linked to Increased Mortality
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6 ‘Healthy’ Snacks a Nutritionist Will Immediately Cut From Your Diet!
They may look nutritious, but they’re actually not so good for you. Many of my clients think they eat pretty healthfully in general. So they’re often surprised when I recommend nixing snacks they believed were smart choices. But once they hear why their go-tos aren’t ideal, they’re all for making the switch to options that actually… Read more »
KEEP HOPE ALIVE !!!
AT HOME WITH INYAN February 21, 2018 BY ALEX GANS Good morning. This is a nurse at the emergency room of Moses Taylor Hospital calling. We wanted to let you know the police brought your father in during the night.” So began our family’s medical saga involving my elderly father, at 5:30 a.m. that morning. My… Read more »
TRIUMPH: Triple Low-Dose Combo Pill a Success in Hypertension !!!
MEDSCAPE >HEALTH NEWS Sue Hughes March 13, 2018 ORLANDO — A pill combining low doses of three antihypertensive medications decreased blood pressure faster and more effectively and increased the number of patients reaching goal compared with usual care, without increasing adverse effects, in a new study. The TRIUMPH trial was presented here at the American College… Read more »
8 Health Benefits of Drinking Wine
Every year, there is a flurry of headlines about the health benefits of wine. But can drinking wine really make a difference? Here, the news—very good news, indeed—from the latest studies. Note: The health benefits come from moderate wine consumption, defined by the American Heart Association as one to two four-ounce glasses a day. … Read more »
DOJ: Personal trainer posed as physician in $25M scheme
Written by Ayla Ellison |Becker’s Hospital Review – October 18, 2017 A 54-year-old personal trainer was arrested in Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 12, and charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud insurance companies by submitting more than $25 million in false claims for medical services, according to the Department of Justice. The government claims David… Read more »
Disaster prep for country’s biggest fear: NJ hospitals simulate response to nuclear attack
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealth Apr 27, 2017 1:31pm Hospitals across New Jersey practiced on Wednesday for what would likely be one of the greatest challenges faced by their emergency preparedness teams: a nuclear attack. “Operation Gotham Shield” was designed to simulate the response to the complicated, and likely cascading, impacts of a nuclear attack… Read more »
Joint Commission reaffirms ban on texting orders
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealthcare Jan 9, 2017 11:02am Citing burdens on clinicians that could lead to treatment delays, the Joint Commission said its ban on doctors using text messages to order treatments will stay in place for the time being. The Joint Commission briefly lifted the ban last spring, but then temporarily reinstated it… Read more »
Adding a self-assessment to HIPAA’s risk analysis strengthens overall security
by Evan Sweeney | FierceHealthcare Jan 16, 2017 12:26pm Under HIPAA, healthcare organizations are required to conduct a periodic security risk analysis, but one executive says health systems should do a more comprehensive self-assessment that pulls in a broader scope of data. A HIPAA-mandated risk analysis requires health systems to focus on security mechanisms that… Read more »
Donald Trump picks David Shulkin to lead VA
By Leslie Small | FierceHealthcare Jan 11, 2017 12:24pm President-elect Donald Trump has selected current Department of Veterans Affairs Undersecretary for Health David Shulkin to lead the VA, he announced Wednesday at his first postelection press conference. Shulkin, Trump said, “will do a truly great job” at the agency, which has struggled to bounce back… Read more »