Sonia Lobo, PhD, E-RYT, associate dean for research and scholarship at Geisinger College. (SUBMITTED) Julie Byerley, MD, MPH, president of Geisinger College of Health (COURTESY OF WILLOW SPRINGS PHOTOGRAPHY) Show Caption 1 of 2 Sonia Lobo, PhD, E-RYT, associate dean for research and scholarship at Geisinger College. (SUBMITTED) Expand Last month, the U.S. Secretary of…
Big Ten football is back on CBS, but this season, thanks to Abbott, there’s more at stake than just school pride. The health care giant has teamed up with the Big Ten for a blood donation competition. We caught up with Tom Brady at Big Ten headquarters to talk about “The We Give Blood Drive”…
NEW ALBANY — Just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, about a dozen seniors lined up to dance. On the cusp of the hour, “Slide On” by Mr. David began pumping through speakers at the Southern Indiana Sports Center, filling the gymnasium with the sounds of upbeat soul. As anxiously-awaiting dancers stomped, twisted, turned and clapped to the…
An estimated 7.2 million Americans over age 65 currently live with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). That number is expected to nearly double to 13.8 million by 2060. These increases reflect more than demographic shifts; they point to a growing public health crisis that requires a new, proactive approach. While chronological age is the strongest known risk…
Preventing and managing high blood pressure with healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as following a heart-healthy diet including reducing salt intake, staying physically active, maintaining a healthy weight and managing stress—combined with early treatment with medication to lower blood pressure if necessary—are recommended to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney disease, cognitive…
Health care staffing shortages at the Department of Veterans Affairs are on the rise, according to a new watchdog report. In the report, out Tuesday, the VA’s Office of Inspector General, or OIG, found Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 staffing shortages this fiscal year, which is a 50% increase from fiscal year 2024. Almost…
Mental health services must urgently increase investment in lifestyle interventions to improve care and help close the 15-year life expectancy gap faced by people with mental illness, a new Lancet Psychiatry Commission report warns. Lifestyle interventions targeting physical activity, nutrition, sleep and smoking are key to mental health care, not optional extras, according to the…
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NEW YORK (AP) — The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burnt, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and flames. But three studies published Wednesday suggest the cost to human health from the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires was substantially higher. Two of the papers explore what happened after the Hawaii fire…
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning! This newsletter came together with extra help from my STAT colleagues today, as I spent yesterday afternoon listening to Bill Gates speak about the innovations in women’s health funded by his foundation. And then I…