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DENVER, Aug. 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewAge, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBEV), the Colorado-based direct-to-consumer (D2C) organic and healthy products company, today announced that one of their newest products, Nutrifii Kids™ chewable multivitamins, has been included in The Physicians' Desk Reference® (PDR®), the most widely trusted and used directory of ethical pharmaceutical, biological and diagnostic products published as a service to the medical field. The Physicians' Desk Reference® (PDR®) has been trusted by generations of healthcare providers and delivers innovative health knowledge, products and services that support prescribing decisions and patient adherence to improve health. As a leading provider of behavior-based prescription management programs, PDR provides event-driven and clinically relevant healthcare messaging through its patented process that improves patient compliance and outcomes while preserving privacy. This network comprises e-prescribin...

Key finding: Consumers experience an average of three different challenges when accessing healthcare; meanwhile 60% say they have had to spend time during work hours dealing with healthcare tasks DUBLIN, Ohio , Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Quantum Health, the industry-leading healthcare navigation and care coordination company, reveals for the first time the extent to which growing healthcare complexity impacts consumers. Findings from this groundbreaking survey show that consumers experience multiple challenges when accessing healthcare and that complexity has a compounding effect on well-being and work life. (PRNewsfoto/Quantum Health) The Quantum Health findings were based on a survey of 1,001 individual consumers ages 18-64 who have employer-sponsored health insurance; more than 250 employer organizations with at least 1,000 employees; and 152 employer benefits consultants and brokers. The survey was conducted during the months of March and April 2021 . Employer...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Director of Knox Co. Health Department Dr. Martha Buchanan resigns    WBIR.com

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) test is a screening tool to check for antibodies in a person's blood. Epstein-Barr virus is a common cause of mononucleosis (mono); therefore, this test could be used to help diagnose the infection. zoranm / Getty images Purpose of the Test A doctor can use the EBV blood test when a patient has signs of mono, which can show up anywhere between four to six weeks after the initial infection. Symptoms may include: Your doctor may also look for an enlarged spleen or a swollen liver. Diagnosis of Mono Mono is typically diagnosed based on symptoms, not bloodwork. Additional blood markers for people with mono may include elevated or atypical lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell), low neutrophils (another type of white blood cell), low platelets (cells involved in clotting), and abnormal liver function tests. The Epstein-Barr virus test looks for antibodies produced by the body when fighting an...

The 30-year old patient died in April of 2019. The VA's Office of Inspector General released the results of it's investigation on August 26th, 2021 August 26, 2021 11:03 PM Posted: August 26, 2021 11:03 PM Updated: August 27, 2021 9:11 AM TOMAH, Wis. (WKBT)- A Department of Veterans Affairs report finds doctors and nurses at the Tomah VA mismanaged care of a patient, contributing to that patient's death at another VA facility. The 30-year old patient died in April of 2019. The VA's Office of Inspector General released its investigation on August 26, 2021. According to the report, the veteran walked into the Tomah VA's urgent care department and told staff they had a seizure. There was no alcohol in the patient's blood, but the patient told staff they typically drank half a liter of vodka a day. The patient was admitted for immediate care, bu...

Many food poisoning outbreaks have been caused by Clostridium perfringens, a bacteria that produces a toxin as it grows. The pathogen also can produce toxins in the intestines after it is ingested. This bacteria causes almost one million cases of foodborne illness in the United States every year. How do you know if you have a Clostridium perfringens infection? The bacteria is found on raw meat and poultry, in the intestines of animals, and in the environment. C. perfringens makes spores that protect the bacteria from stomach acid and cleaning solutions. Common sources of this pathogen include poultry, gravies, meat, and foods that are cooked in large batches. The bacteria is anaerobic, which means it grows in conditions without oxygen. Large batches of food are the perfect growing environment for this pathogen. C. perfringens outbreaks usually happen during large gatherings, catered events, and during the holidays. The infection is not passed person-to-person. Symptoms of a Clost...

PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Indeed, Senator Manny Pacquiao may have lost the battle, but he has won the war. He may not have brought home the belt but he remains and will always be the "People's Champ." News reports said that Manny Pacquiao will be awarded the "Champion for Life" by the World Boxing Association (WBA), an honor that the legendary boxer rightfully deserves. After all, he holds the rare distinction of being the first and only eight-time world boxing champion. With his great achievements, Manny Pacquiao has demonstrated to the Filipino people and the peoples around the world the indomitability of the human spirit; and the triumph of will and determination. He not only brought pride and honor to our country, he has also provided hope and inspiration to our fellow Filipinos, especially the poor and underprivileged. A foreign leader once told this columnist that Manny Pacquiao must have been favored by the ...

Change Healthcare President and CEO Neil de Crescenzo said Thursday he's pleased with the company's progress on regulatory review of its pending deal with Optum and is moving forward with plans for a successful integration. "We look forward to continuing to work diligently in coordination with UHG (UnitedHealth Group) to provide the necessary information requested by the DOJ (Department of Justice) and completing the transaction," he said during the company's fiscal-year, first-quarter earnings call Wednesday morning. In early January, UHG's Optum unit announced plans to buy Change Healthcare for $13 billion, or $7.84 billion in cash plus about $5 billion in debt. That transaction was initially expected to be completed in the second half of 2021, executives said. Change Healthcare has been mum on the regulatory review process, and de Crescenzo's comments come as the deal has drawn incre...

Just about every warning that's come out of the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) in the past year and a half has pertained to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on Tuesday, Aug. 17, there was a rare warning for a brain infection that can be linked to swimming in warm ponds in the central part of the state. On Tuesday, state health officials reported that a child died recently due to an illness caused by an amoeba that's naturally present in freshwater in Guilford County and in other central counties in the state. According to state officials, the young victim swam in a pond on the family's property in central North Carolina earlier this month. Officials with NCDHHS used the occasion to remind North Carolinians that pond swimming could lead to death. NCDHHS State Epidemiologist Dr. Zack Moore said the state wanted to send condolences to the family and friends ...

Thursday, April 29, 2021 GoLocalProv News Team View Larger + Lifespan in another mega-merger It is official — Lifespan has gobbled up one of the largest physician groups in Rhode Island with little attention. Lifespan, the largest hospital group in the state, has now acquired Coastal Medical in a deal the two healthcare entities have been working on for over a year.   Lifespan is also trying to finalize a merger with Care New England -- the state's second-largest hospital group.  GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST From For-Profit to Non-Profit The deal takes the for-profit off the tax roll according to multiple sources and documents filed with the state over a year ago. The acquisition of Coastal Medical by Lifespan seems to skirt the state's regulatory structure as one is a hospital group and the other is a practice. Thus, there is no merger review as in the case of hospitals. Attorney Genera...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Physicians from Prisma Health, Lexington Medical Center, and MUSC Columbia held a meeting today to voice concerns about the surge of COVID-19 patients that they say is overwhelming each hospital system. "I want to stress that we need help. We want our community to step up and support us. Similar to what other folks are seeing, this is a surge of the unvaccinated," said Prisma Health Incident Commander and Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Steve Shelton. This surge is projected to be worse than the wave of hospitalizations experienced in January, and doctors say now young people are getting sicker faster and staying in the hospital longer, leaving less room for other patients. "We're almost 10 years younger on our average age of death," said Lexington Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brent Powers. "That's the harsh reality that LMC is facing." On July 4th at Lexington Medical Center, there were 4 people hospitalized wit...

GREAT FALLS — A bill making its way through Congress has U.S. Senator Jon Tester concerned about the impact it could have on tribal loan businesses, including one on the Rocky Boy Reservation. Senators debate impact of proposed bill on tribal loan businesses At a recent Senate committee hearing , members of Congress and witnesses spoke both for and against a bill proposing a federal law capping the interest rate on consumer loans at 36 percent. The chair of the committee, Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, is in favor of the proposal: "We need national protections. Now is the time for this committee to again lead the country, passing a federal law." The law would essentially be an extension of the Military Lending Act , signed into law in 2006, which provides loan protection to members of the military. "We know the tired arguments against the bill. They're the same ones we heard from the Military Le...

Poverty, conflict and displacement are contributing to the return of the centuries-old illness for the first time in more than a decade, and new research supported by the agency revealed children are especially vulnerable.    Grave consequences for children  The research focused on three health zones in Ituri, where more than 490 cases were recorded between 2020 and 2021, with 20 fatalities. Some 578 cases, and 44 plague-related deaths, occurred throughout the entire province during the same period.  "The really worrying thing here is that we've got plague reported in areas which had not seen a case for more than 15 years, and many more cases in areas where they had very few or none previously," said Izzy Scott Moncrieff, UNICEF Social Sciences Analytics Cell (CASS) Field Supervisor.   "There are grave consequences for children because they are more exposed to the risk factors of plague."   Bubonic...

Poverty, conflict and displacement are contributing to the return of the centuries-old illness for the first time in more than a decade, and new research supported by the agency revealed children are especially vulnerable.    Grave consequences for children  The research focused on three health zones in Ituri, where more than 490 cases were recorded between 2020 and 2021, with 20 fatalities. Some 578 cases, and 44 plague-related deaths, occurred throughout the entire province during the same period.  "The really worrying thing here is that we've got plague reported in areas which had not seen a case for more than 15 years, and many more cases in areas where they had very few or none previously," said Izzy Scott Moncrieff, UNICEF Social Sciences Analytics Cell (CASS) Field Supervisor.   "There are grave consequences for children because they are more exposed to the risk factors of plague."   Bubonic...

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In 1862, California physician Arthur B. Stout published a scathing report with a terrifying title: "Chinese Immigration and the Physiological Causes of the Decay of the Nation." According to Stout, newcomers from China were spreading tuberculosis, syphilis and other diseases that could "insidiously poison the well-springs of life" and "corrode the vitals of our strength and prosperity" in the United States. Sound familiar? That's what Republican politicians have been saying in recent weeks about the coronavirus: It's being brought here by immigrants. That's not true, any more than it was about the Chinese and disease in the 19th century. But it speaks to an old theme in American history: When an epidemic arrives, we blame non-Americans. That happened right after the coronavirus pandemic began, of course, when President Donald Trump called it the "China virus" or even "Kung Flu," a racist trope that helped fuel a dangerous in...

Haywood Helpline  A helpline is in place for anyone seeking assistance related to the storm. The helpline number is 828.356.2022. The hours of operation are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.  Types of assistance available through the helpline:  • Missing person information  • Food, housing assistance  • Special needs assistance  Related Items • Volunteer or donation opportunities  • Other storm-related needs  Residents with immediate life-threatening needs should call 911. Otherwise use this number for all other needs.  These locations are  distributing items to  those in need:  • Bethel Baptist Church: 5868 Pigeon Rd., Canton — clothing, children's clothing, food, water, toiletries&nb...