Tag: health
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Youth mental health among key back-to-school subjects.available resources
[ad_1] With the reopening of schools, colds and bacteria are rampant in closed spaces. And as children across the country return to school, it’s important for those around them to remember that their mental health is just as important as their physical health. Most of us have read or seen articles about the youth mental ... -
What the US healthcare system owes to the lowest-income workers
[ad_1] The idea of paying health care workers only the federal minimum wage is offensive to many and can also be ethically questionable. As a result, not only do they face constant risk of injury and illness, but paramedics, environmental service workers, nursing assistants, medical assistants, paramedics, other health care workers, and their families suffer ... -
Sana Expands Affordable Health Insurance for Small Businesses to Alabama
[ad_1] Austin, TX–(business wire)–Sana, a healthcare company that provides affordable and reliable health benefits for small businesses, today announced its expansion into Alabama. Founded in 2017, Sana recently closed a $60 million Series B funding round co-led by Trust Ventures and Gigafund. Sana serves a traditionally underserved market in Alabama. In addition to having no ... -
Does oral health play a role?
[ad_1] Share on PinterestA new review evaluates evidence to suggest that oral and cognitive health may be linked. Image credit: Gabrielle Lurie/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images. Dementia is associated with an increased risk of poor oral health, but the evidence supporting the role of oral health in the development of dementia is mixed. ... -
‘The Sound of Molecules’ mixes science and music in WonderLab’s show
[ad_1] Do a remi, x-ray, MRI. Are molecules simultaneously scientific and musical? WonderLab answers yes. What do molecules sound like? Others have done research on molecular sound, but college undergraduate Walker-Smith is presenting his show “The Sound of the Sound” at the WonderLab, a science museum in Bloomington. The Sound of Molecules” analyzes and hums ... -
Inside the US Supreme Court’s war on science
[ad_1] In late June, the US Supreme Court issued a trio of landmark decisions that repealed the right to abortion, loosened gun restrictions and curtailed climate regulations. Although the decisions differed in rationale, they share a distinct trait: all three dismissed substantial evidence about how the court’s rulings would affect public health and safety. It ... -
ACA’s free health checks threatened by court ruling: Shot
[ad_1] A screening mammogram like this in Chicago in 2012 is one of many preventive health services that the Affordable Care Act mandated free coverage for patients. But that could change if his Sept. 7 ruling by a Texas federal district judge is upheld on appeal. Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide ... -
Health groups call for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
[ad_1] The health community is calling for a binding international treaty to phase out fossil fuels. About 200 health organizations and more than 1,400 medical experts on Wednesday called on the government to establish a binding international treaty on phasing out fossil fuels. They said fossil fuels pose a “serious and serious threat to human ...









