Illness Prevention

Mr. Keating Introduces Tick-Borne Illness Prevention Bill - CapeNews.net

KMAland

Mental-Health Experts on Senate Healthcare Bill: 'Worse Than We Feared' KMAland Mental-Health Experts on Senate Healthcare Bill: 'Worse Than We Feared'. Kevin Patrick Allen -- Missouri News Service; 11 min ago ... (Kansas City) -- It rips the rug out from under Missourians who struggle with addictions and mental illnesses. That's ... and more »

Mental-Health Experts on Senate Healthcare Bill: 'Worse Than We Feared' - KMAland

PennLive.com

Senate ACA repeal bill strikes a tough blow to public health funding ModernHealthcare.com Several of the country's leading public health advocates spoke out after the bill's reveal, expressing concerns that the Senate bill was either as harmful, or more harmful, than the House's American Health Care Act, which passed in that chamber in May. Senate Republicans Unveil Obamacare Repeal Bill: Live AnalysisWall Street Journal (subscription) Hospital Groups, Public Health Officials: Senate Obamacare Repeal Bill Makes “Unsustainable” Cuts To CoverageConsumerist Senate bill for Obamacare repeal would 'destabilize' Pa. health care system: state officialPennLive.com Health Affairs (blog) -AppsforPCdaily -U.S. Senate Budget Committee all 6,721 news articles »

Senate ACA repeal bill strikes a tough blow to public health funding - ModernHealthcare.com

The News Center

Report: US House health-care bill could worsen opioid crisis The News Center WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTAP) - Half a million people have died from overdoses in the last 15 years, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With a new House health-care bill, some are afraid the number could continue to climb.

Report: US House health-care bill could worsen opioid crisis - The News Center

CNN

CDC director: Too many Legionnaires' cases start in health care settings CNN This sudden illness prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch the agency's largest outbreak investigation to date, sending more than 20 disease detectives into the field to try to find the source and activating hundreds at ... Plumbing In Hospitals And Nursing Homes Can Spread Legionnaires' DiseaseNPR all 17 news articles »

CDC director: Too many Legionnaires' cases start in health care settings - CNN

GleanerNow (press release) (blog)

Adventist Health Ministries Win WELCOA Awards GleanerNow (press release) (blog) Since its inception, Adventist Health has been focused on wellness and prevention as the core of delivering whole-person care. While many health care organizations have not moved past treating disease and illness, Adventist Health is focusing on ...

Adventist Health Ministries Win WELCOA Awards - GleanerNow (press release) (blog)

West Virginia MetroNews

Manchin releases report outlining how House health care bill would undermine drug treatment coverage West Virginia MetroNews According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Virginia had the highest age-adjusted overdose death rate in the nation, with more than 41 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015. That's why, Manchin said, Medicaid funding is crucial. “In ... Obamacare repeal would gut opioid treatment gains, study findsMcClatchy Washington Bureau Dr. Joe Parks' Testimony at President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis - National ...National Council for Behavioral Health all 137 news articles »

Manchin releases report outlining how House health care bill would undermine drug treatment coverage - West Virginia MetroNews

AAFP News

Legionella Poses Risk for Patients in Health Care Facilities AAFP News Seventy-two health care facilities in 16 of the 21 U.S. jurisdictions the CDC studied reported definite health care-related cases of Legionnaires' disease, which is known to kill one-quarter of patients who are infected. ... In general, the CDC said ... Legionella | Causes and Transmission | Legionnaires | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and Prevention all 72 news articles »

Legionella Poses Risk for Patients in Health Care Facilities - AAFP News

You Docs: The astounding power (and savings) of prevention Roanoke Times (blog) The Cost of Overlooking Prevention: According to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 75 percent of our health care dollars are spent on preventable chronic conditions, such as hypertension, elevated LDL cholesterol, ...

You Docs: The astounding power (and savings) of prevention - Roanoke Times (blog)

PR Web (press release)

The Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Society (PATS) Holds Its Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium in Erie, PA PR Web (press release) The Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Society (PATS) held its 37th Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium in Erie, PA on June 8-10. Attendees enjoyed educational programming, evidence based medicine presentations, exhibits, a student quiz bowl, award ... and more »

The Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Society (PATS) Holds Its Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium in Erie, PA - PR Web (press release)

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