[ad_1] Mark McCroskey, Vice President of Systems Operations for Northeastern Health System, was recently appointed to the Oklahoma Board of Health by Governor Kevin Stitt. This nine-person committee is charged with protecting and promoting the health of Oklahomans by preventing illness and injury and ensuring conditions in which Oklahomans can remain healthy. McCroskey’s more than ...

[ad_1] Nakeenya Wilson knows first-hand the trauma of complicated pregnancy. All three of her children were born after she developed preeclampsia. The condition is a potentially fatal condition that causes high blood pressure and kidney damage, disproportionately endangering black women like herself. That experience is part of the reason Wilson joined the Texas Maternal Mortality ...

[ad_1] Heidi Leswood When I first saw the ozone warning sign in Colorado, I had no idea it was related to health. Why were there signs telling us not to drive due to ozone? And why such an ineffective campaign? Clearly the signs weren’t working. Congestion was never resolved, but rather worsened. I am now ...

[ad_1] Researchers have found effective ways to get people to drink less. Highlight the increased cancer risk associated with drinking and combine that with counting all your drinking. This particular combination of ‘why cut down’ and ‘how to cut down’ messages could help promote healthier populations, says the team responsible for the 2021 study. Of ...

[ad_1] The opportunity to conceive, conceive and give birth to a biologically related child is a deep desire of many women and their partners. Since the introduction of in vitro fertilization in 1978, millions of people in countries such as Australia have had access to support and resources to help them achieve their reproductive goals. ...

[ad_1] Winnebago County – The County of Winnebago Department of Health is offering Paxlovid, an antiviral treatment, to everyone who tests positive for COVID. Paxlovid is an oral drug used to treat COVID-19. Take 3 tablets twice daily for 5 days. Anyone over the age of 12 who has tested positive for the virus can ...

[ad_1] Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA: Introducing accessibility and affordability. It is great to have wonderful treatments for heart failure, but if patients are unable to meet them or remain non-compliant with these treatments, their positive health benefits may not be seen. No. How can we discuss population health care approaches to heart failure and ...