What might happen if Medicare and Medicaid covered 30% of healthy food purchases? A team of researches modeled two different scenarios. The Models Scenario 1: Covered 30% of fruit and vegetable purchases Scenario 2: Covered 30% of fruit and vegetable purchases as…
Breaking bad news is a complex and sensitive task that requires practice and a considerate, tactful approach. In addition to the verbal component of providing medical information, it also requires other skills such as responding to patients' emotional reactions, involving…
Today is World Haemophilia Day! Since 1989, World Haemophilia Day is the day the whole bleeding disorders community comes together to celebrate the continuous advances in treatment while raising awareness and bringing understanding and attention to the issues related to…
Keeping employees healthy and happy is pivotal to ensure optimum performance and progression of any business, particularly in hospitals and healthcare systems. Common strategies that can be taken within a company may include free eye tests, healthy food options, and…
Vaccine hesitancy has become a complex global problem. This hesitancy threatens to reverse progress made in tackling vaccine-preventable diseases. And as such, more doctors have implemented policies of dismissing families who refuse to vaccinate their children. Doctors who do decide…
As we near to the end of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, its importance does not diminish any further. In fact, we should remember that this awareness week is but a reminder for society to start seeing and treating eating disorders…
The week of February 25th to the 3rd March marks an important time within our calendars, for a reason that some may not initially be aware. It is Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the pivotal international event for raising awareness…
This is an article published by the Georgia State University. A blood test using infrared spectroscopy can be used to diagnose two types of cancer, lymphoma and melanoma, according to a study led by Georgia State University. Researchers used mid-infrared…
