Where payers are opening community centers
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) More payers are combining customer service and community support in one place, opening
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Health Care – General
Brain implants that translate paralyzed patients’ thoughts into speech creep closer to reality
(By Megan Molteni for STAT) In 2003, Pancho’s life changed forever. That’s when a car crash sent the 20-year-old farm
Read MoreLive Whole Health #145: Tai Chi fundamentals: Standing side support
(Source – news.va.gov) Do you remember roller skating, school dances, physical education classes? For many of us, moving our bodies
Read MoreRSV is surging. Here’s what to watch for and answers about treatment options
(By Vanessa Romo for NPR) Temperatures are dropping and the risk of COVID-19 and influenza are up. And for the
Read MoreHaven’t Seen Your Doctor in a Few Years? You May Need to Find a New One
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) When Claudia Siegel got a stomach bug earlier this year, she reached out
Read MoreWith hospitalizations ticking up, flu season appears off to an early start
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) There are increasing signs that flu season is off to a very early start in
Read MoreGot questions about the timing of flu and Covid vaccines? Here’s what experts say
(By Megan Molteni for STAT) Over the past few weeks, cases of flu have begun to creep up across the
Read MoreWomen and men are different, cardiovascular edition
(By Jayne Williamson-Lee for STAT) It’s quite the task to photograph someone’s heart while they’re exercising. They have to lie
Read MoreDrivers in Decline: A Shortage of Volunteers Complicates Access to Care in Rural America
(By Christina Saint Louis for Kaiser Health News) Several times a month, Jim Maybach drives 5 miles from his house
Read MoreBlind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients
(By Darius Tahir for Kaiser Health News dated October 20, 2022)) Sarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs clinic
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