Health Care July 2019

Mental Health Days For Students

Oregon is adding “mental health days” to include mental or behavioral health to its list of excused school absences. Students can now take “mental health days” as well as sick days.

Health Care July 2019

Geriatric Surgery Verification Program

The American College of Surgeons has launched the Geriatric Surgery Verification Program, which is designed to help optimize surgery on elderly patients at hospitals around the U.S.

Health Care July 2019

UMD Receives $750K To Train Rural Doctors

UMD’s medical school has received a $750,000 federal grant to train rural doctors. Currently, the United States is experiencing a physician shortage in rural areas.

Health Care July 2019

US Overdose Deaths Appear To Be Falling

Preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that drug overdose deaths in the United States are falling for the first time in nearly three decades.

Health Care July 2019

University Receives $4.5m Grant

Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California has received a $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Health Care July 2019

Minnesota And Malpractice Lawsuits

An article on authenticmedicine.com by Douglas Farrago, M.D. titled “No Existing Relationship Needed To Sue a Doctor” explores a malpractice lawsuit in Minnesota.

Health Care July 2019

Universities Fight Opioid Epidemic

Universities in Virginia have formed a partnership with the state’s Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services to support opioid prevention and treatment programs.

Health Care July 2019

Opioid Shipments Ballooned As Crisis Grew

Federal data shows drugmakers and distributors increased opioid painkiller shipments nationally from 2006 to 2012. Over that time period, 76 billion pills were distributed in all.

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Toes, Knees, Shoulders, Head, When I’m Done, I Go to Bed

In honor of this month’s theme, Hispanic Outlook is dedicating its K-12 book reviews to titles written by physicians. From helping children establish a healthy nighttime routine to offering guidance when dealing with a sick brother or sister, these carefully crafted books cover a wide range of topics and are designed to encourage communication between young readers and their families.

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Latest US Health Paradox

New US Diabetes Cases Fall As Obesity Rises

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HIV Eliminated From Genomes Of Living Mice

Temple U And UNMC Collaborate On Study Kamel Khalili, Ph.D., Laura H. Carnell professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience, director of the Center for Neurovirology and director of the Comprehensive NeuroAIDS Center at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

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Virus Vs. Bacteria

Using 1 Germ To Fight Another When Antibiotics Fail Written by Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer