Susquehanna Health Foundation honors long-time leader Steve Johnson | News, Sports, Jobs

Susquehanna Health Foundation recently recognized Steve Johnson, long-serving health care leader for Susquehanna Health, now UPMC in North Central Pa., for his life’s commitment and extraordinary service to advancing health care in northcentral Pa., across the Commonwealth, and nationally at its eighth annual Lifetime Achievement Awards. The President’s Award was presented […]

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Local organizations promote awareness for children’s mental health | News, Sports, Jobs

Children’s mental health has received more press coverage in recent years. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children who have died by suicide ages 5 to 11 has increased 15 percent each year from 2012 to 2017. Dr. Patrick Ward of Ward Therapy Associates, LLC in Williamstown advised of various warning […]

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Plan to overhaul mental health system gives families a glimmer of hope – Marin Independent Journal

Gov. Gavin Newson’s announcement in the spring to radically reshape California’s mental health care was compelling for several reasons. One is personal: I have an adult son with schizophrenia, a condition that’s impacted our lives for almost 30 years and counting. My son is 44 years old and was diagnosed at the age of 15. […]

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Health systems’ top 10 AI priorities for the next 2 years

Hospitals and health systems are already using artificial intelligence to varying degrees, but they have big plans to adopt the technology in the near future, a new report from the Center for Connected Medicine at Pittsburgh-based UPMC and KLAS Research found. Here are the AI uses healthcare organizations plan to invest in over the next […]

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New mental health court in Southern Indiana would prioritize unhoused population

Clark County Circuit Court No. 4 Judge Vicki Carmichael said she sees people on a regular basis in her courtroom who are living with mental illness. But in many cases, she said, jail time might not be the most appropriate. What they need is support. “We’ve got to do things differently,” Carmichael said. “Our jails […]

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Healthcare industry, telemedicine, remote monitoring, home care

and delivering healthcare services. getty Healthcare, while critical and needed is also very big business. According to Insider Intelligence reports from January of 2023, the US national healthcare expenditure is estimated to reach $6.2 trillion by 2028 (up from around $4 trillion today), per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In an industry made […]

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Functional foods and herbs show promise in tackling SARS-CoV-2 variants

In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers review the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the gut microbiota and microbiome-related immunity, as well as the use of nutritional interventions, including pre- and probiotics in reducing the susceptibility to COVID-19. Study: Functional Foods: A Promising Strategy for Restoring Gut Microbiota Diversity Impacted by SARS-CoV-2 […]

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