A letter was signed by more than 100 public health, medical, research, legal and science organizations asking the Trump administration to reverse a new policy that directs hospitals to report COVID-19 patient data to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Fall prevention awareness week: Podiatric Medical Services can help prevent debilitating and fatal falls
Dr. Spohn-Gross says that the CDC and various studies found that foot pain is one of the leading causes of falls amongst seniors. Feet tends to flatten and widen with loss of elasticity in their tendons and ligaments.
Social determinants of health impact health outcomes: Is it true?
Also, study confirms that most patients have at least one social determinant of health and wellbeing (SDoH) challenge.
Opioid prescription drops among state workers
Every day, 115 Americans die due to opioid overdoses and about 40% of these deaths are due to overdoses of prescription drugs.
Congress considers pilot program to treat COPD patients through telehealth
Mike Kelly added that current law doesn’t qualify medical professionals to deliver disease management via telehealth services.