For a happier life, get off the phone, out of the house and back to basics, like taking a walk. That in a nutshell is the recommendation of a new study that says blocking the internet and social media sites from their phones for two weeks left 91% of adults nationwide feeling better. “It’s not surprising to me that…
The DOJ has launched a civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealthcare over its billing practices in the Medicare Advantage program, according to the Wall Street Journal. The investigation focuses on whether the healthcare giant artificially inflated patient diagnoses to increase its monthly payments from the government. In a statement, UnitedHealth Group called reporting by the Journal…
A new diagnostic tool recently introduced on Guam could help address mental health challenges in the island’s veteran community by offering detailed brain mapping capabilities to diagnose conditions ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder to dementia. However, the technology is currently available only to Medicare recipients, highlighting ongoing health care access issues for veterans on the…
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Master Gardener seminars on veggies Planting a vegetable garden provides benefits beyond fresh, healthy produce. We are fortunate in Citrus County to be able to have a vegetable garden year-round provided you know what and when to plant. February’s free Master Gardener Plant Seminar will focus on vegetable gardening. It will answer questions not only…
This study demonstrates an inverse association between LE8 score, a composite metric of cardiovascular health, and risk of OAB10. Higher LE8 scores were associated with progressively lower odds of OAB in a dose-response manner11. This relationship persisted in multivariate regression models adjusting for potential demographic and socioeconomic confounders, suggesting it is independent of these factors….
Advanced practice providers, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, have always played a role on the health care team. But in the past, they always worked with physician supervision. Now, many states have granted them independent practice authority, and as the physician shortage grows worse, their role within primary care has become unclear. This confusion can…
Advanced practice providers, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, have always played a role on the health care team. But in the past, they always worked with physician supervision. Now, many states have granted them independent practice authority, and as the physician shortage grows worse, their role within primary care has become unclear. This confusion can…
Street doctors bring health care to homeless people in Los Angeles – CBS News Watch CBS News More than 700,000 Americans experienced homelessness last year. In addition to being unhoused, many are suffering from a lack of adequate medical care. Elise Preston found one initiative in Los Angeles where the doctors aren’t in an office…
Advanced practice providers, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, have always played a role on the health care team. But in the past, they always worked with physician supervision. Now, many states have granted them independent practice authority, and as the physician shortage grows worse, their role within primary care has become unclear. This confusion can…