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Innovative health care service delivery model addresses challenges faced by Latino farmworkers

A University of California, Riverside, study that sought to determine barriers to health care among Spanish-speaking Latino farmworkers in rural communities has devised an innovative health care service delivery model that addresses many challenges these communities face.

2 Jul 2020

Nearly half of Americans have limited awareness about burn injuries and treatment

Summertime means Americans are spending more time around grills, firepits, and fireworks, increasing their risk for fire-related burn injuries.

30 Jun 2020

Health workers resort to Etsy, learning Chinese, shady deals to find safety gear

A nursing home worker in New Jersey rendezvoused with "the parking lot guy" to cut a deal for gowns. A director of safety-net clinics in Florida learned basic Chinese and waited outside past midnight for a truck to arrive with tens of thousands of masks.

12 Jun 2020

Child burn survivors are more troubled by psychological scars than physical wounds

Children and young adult burn survivors are more troubled by staring, bullying, and uncomfortable questions than the actual physical discomfort and memories of their accidents, according to research that was selected to be presented at the American Burn Association's Annual Meeting and published in the Journal of Burn Care & Research.

12 May 2020

Looking for a path to reopen, employers weigh COVID testing of workers

Just a few miles from Disney World, Harris Rosen's hotel empire is mostly closed because of the COVID pandemic.

8 May 2020

How the pandemic and an anti-vax health official are roiling a Montana community

Even as Montana begins a gradual easing of stay-at-home restrictions intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the political schism it highlighted is creating reverberations in one community in the northwestern corner of the state.

7 May 2020

Study reports rising rates of ADHD diagnosis in veterans

Rates of diagnosed attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder in veterans receiving care in the VA health system more than doubled during the past decade, reports a study in the March issue of Medical Care.

26 Feb 2020

Masks signal cultural disconnect as L.A.’s Chinese community braces for coronavirus

Several staff members of a small community health clinic in L.A.'s historic Chinatown spoke on the phone with patients Tuesday while wearing face masks that muffled their voices.

30 Jan 2020

Response to nation’s 1st coronavirus case draws on lessons from measles outbreak

When the first U.S. case of a new coronavirus spreading throughout China was confirmed last week in Washington state, public health workers were well prepared to respond, building on lessons learned during the outbreak of measles that sickened 87 people in the state in 2019.

28 Jan 2020

E-cigarette users have reported adverse health effects online for at least seven years

A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, used automated computer methods to mine a large online discussion forum for electronic cigarette users and found this group reported numerous adverse health effects for at least seven years.

6 Jan 2020

‘Food pharmacies’ in clinics: When the diagnosis is chronic hunger

There’s a new question that anti-hunger advocates want doctors and nurses to ask patients: Do you have enough food?

10 Dec 2019

An Atlanta nonprofit brings medical care and connection to the homeless

Herman Ware got his seasonal flu shot while sitting at a small, wobbly table inside a mobile health clinic.

4 Dec 2019

Coping with (power) loss: California’s hospitals, clinics, patients face new reality

We all know that when the power goes out, refrigerators, heaters and air conditioners stop running. Homes go dark, and desktop computers shut down.

27 Nov 2019

UNLV psychologist shares practical ways to overcome the holiday stress

Charlie Brown might have said it best as he opined to his pal, Linus: "Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel."

4 Nov 2019

Excessive physical work can damage the heart, says new study

Doing good hard work or exercising well is a tried-and-tested way to improve heart health – right? Well, not always, says a new study published in the journal Hypertension.

4 Nov 2019

Study explores whether physical activity is always beneficial for the heart

Physical activity is thought to be our greatest ally in the fight against cardiovascular disease. But there may be significant variations in its protective effects across a range of different situations, such as regularly playing a sport, carrying heavy loads at work, or going for a walk with friends.

4 Nov 2019

Closure of women's health clinics linked to lower cervical cancer screening and higher mortality

Following the closure of nearly 100 women's health clinics across the United States from 2010 to 2013, fewer women were screened for cervical cancer, more women were diagnosed with advanced stages of the disease and mortality rates rose.

26 Sep 2019

Want to reduce suicides? Follow the data — to medical offices, motels and even animal shelters

On Kimberly Repp's office wall is a sign in Latin: Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae. This is a place where the dead delight in helping the living.

23 Sep 2019

How the Eastern Cherokee took control of their health care

Light pours through large windows and glass ceilings of the Cherokee Indian Hospital onto a fireplace, a waterfall and murals.

22 Jul 2019

Florida is the latest Republican-led state to adopt clean needle exchanges

A green van was parked on the edge of downtown Miami, on a corner shadowed by overpasses. The vehicle serves as a mobile health clinic and syringe exchange, where people who inject drugs like heroin and fentanyl could swap dirty needles for fresh ones.

2 Jul 2019

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Innovative health care service delivery model addresses challenges faced by Latino farmworkers

Nearly half of Americans have limited awareness about burn injuries and treatment

Health workers resort to Etsy, learning Chinese, shady deals to find safety gear

Child burn survivors are more troubled by psychological scars than physical wounds

Looking for a path to reopen, employers weigh COVID testing of workers

How the pandemic and an anti-vax health official are roiling a Montana community

Study reports rising rates of ADHD diagnosis in veterans

Masks signal cultural disconnect as L.A.’s Chinese community braces for coronavirus

Response to nation’s 1st coronavirus case draws on lessons from measles outbreak

E-cigarette users have reported adverse health effects online for at least seven years

‘Food pharmacies’ in clinics: When the diagnosis is chronic hunger

An Atlanta nonprofit brings medical care and connection to the homeless

Coping with (power) loss: California’s hospitals, clinics, patients face new reality

UNLV psychologist shares practical ways to overcome the holiday stress

Excessive physical work can damage the heart, says new study

Study explores whether physical activity is always beneficial for the heart

Closure of women's health clinics linked to lower cervical cancer screening and higher mortality

Want to reduce suicides? Follow the data — to medical offices, motels and even animal shelters

How the Eastern Cherokee took control of their health care

Florida is the latest Republican-led state to adopt clean needle exchanges

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