The most common disability type, mobility, affects 1 in 7 adults. With age, disability becomes more common, affecting about 2 in 5 adults age 65 and older.
When choosing a nursing home, check the clothing and laundry
Well-dressed residents, well-staffed homes – a researcher has found.
Trusted Health Sites Spread Myths About a Deadly Pregnancy Complication
Some of the most trusted health sites have incomplete, outdated and sometimes misleading information about preeclampsia, a deadly pregnancy-related complication.
Humans gave leprosy to armadillos – now they are giving it back to us
There are millions of armadillos in the southern US, and people interact with them in a variety of ways. The animals’ leathery carapaces are fashioned into purses and boots; some are kept as pets; and some get eaten.
For Addicted Women, the Year After Childbirth Is the Deadliest
The opioid epidemic has addicted nearly 3 million Americans and killing more than 350,000. But pregnant women and new moms are particularly vulnerable.
NIH publishes ‘one-stop’ resource for diabetes information
“′Diabetes in America′ was written to serve as the go-to book for anything you ever wanted to know about diabetes,” says the book’s editor Catherine Cowie, PhD.
Region’s air ‘unhealthy’ for sensitive groups due to wildfire smoke – officials
Smoke levels are now mostly UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS across the Puget Sound region – Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
Rabbit fever is a thing? Get to know tularemia
Tularemia is a rare disease whose effects can range from mild to life-threatening, causing ulcers, gland inflammations, and in some instances, difficulty breathing.
Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides’ Union Dues
A proposed rule would prohibit home health aides paid directly by Medicaid from having their union dues automatically deducted from their paychecks.
Salmonella outbreak associated with Fremont Bowl in Seattle
Four people from three separate meal parties that have reported illness after eating at Fremont Bowl from July 27-29, 2018. One of the ill people was hospitalized and has since recovered.
Ballot initiative seeks to limit dialysis centers’ profits
The question is whether a California ballot initiative to limit the profit of dialysis clinics will protect lives or end them.
As Surgery Centers Boom, Patients Are Paying With Their Lives
The centers started as low-cost alternatives for minor surgeries. They now outnumber hospitals, and regulators OK’d ever-widening array of outpatient procedures
Learning To Live Well With Dementia
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s but there are many things that can be done to make life better for people with dementia and their caregivers.
Induced labor at 39 weeks may reduce likelihood of C-section, NIH study suggests
Healthy first-time mothers whose labor was induced in the 39th week of pregnancy were less likely to deliver by cesarean section, compared to those who waited for labor to begin naturally.
Local officials investigate cases of eye inflammation linked to cataract surgery
Patients treated at local clinics. Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) usually caused by exposure to contaminants in medications or on surgical instruments.