Health Care June 2019

No Religious Exemption For Vaccines In NY

New York has eliminated the exemption, which allows parents to not vaccinate their children for religious beliefs. The U.S. is experiencing its worse measles outbreak in decades.

Health Care June 2019

3 Schools Partner For New Nursing Program

Davenport University is partnering with Mid Michigan College (Mid) and West Shore Community College (WSCC) to offer Bachelor of Science in nursing degrees.

Health Care June 2019

Schools Reckon With Social Stress

Are smartphones contributing to a “mental health tsunami” in accelerating student anxiety? A growing number of medical professionals, parents, teachers and researchers say “yes.”

Health Care June 2019

Migrant Teen’s Death Alarms Doctors

Carlos Hernandez Vasquez’s autopsy has doctors alarmed that the 26-year-old migrant’s death may have been avoidable. The teen from Guatemala died of complications of the flu.

Health Care June 2019

Health Insurance Costs Surge At NU

More than 5,000 students and faculty at the University of Nebraska will be paying nearly 20% more in premium costs for their health insurance.

Health Care June 2019

More States Sue Opioid Maker

Additional states have filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and its former president, alleging that the company downplayed the addicting risks of the drug OxyContin.

Health Care May 2019

Advances In Detecting Cancer

Grail Inc.’s experimental blood test has proven effective in detecting various types of cancer, according to the California company’s recent news release.

Health Care May 2019

Wanted: Spanish Translators

UNO (the University of New Orleans) is offering a new program to train interpreters and translators of Spanish specifically for health care and legal fields.

Health Care May 2019

Teen Develops Pill To Fight Opioid Abuse

Fourteen-year-old Aditya Tummala took first place in an international science competition for developing a gummy-like substance that makes opioid pills tamper proof.

Health Care May 2019

Thousands Unvaccinated Without Waivers

Data reported to the CDC shows thousands of kindergarteners nationally are unvaccinated or undervaccinated without any waivers such as for religious or philosophical reasons.

Health Care May 2019

Health Care For Immigrants In US Illegally

Lawmakers in California are planning to consider proposals that will offer government-funded health care to adult immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.

Health Care May 2019

Health Simplified And Expanded

Story Written by Dr. Marlene Jacqueline Wüst-Smith, M.D.