La administración de alimentos y medicinas (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) recientemente aprobó un dispositivo que estimula el cerebro para personas que sufren de Parkinson, el cual afecta desproporcionalmente a los latinos. El dispositivo Brio Neurostimulation system, “es un dispositivo implantadle que ayuda a reducir los síntomas del mal de Parkinson, el cual causa temblor en diferentes partes del cuerpo,” dijo la FDA en un comunicado de prensa. El Brio System fue aprobado por la FDA después de dos pruebas clínicas, una con 127 pacientes quienes usaron el dispositivo por seis meses, y la otra con 136 pacientes quienes los usaron por tres meses. “Ambos grupos demostraron cambios significativos al momento que el aparato fue encendido de cuando fue apagado,” dijo ...
Doctores en Texas han rediseñado antiguo procedimiento para el tratamiento de cáncer ovárico, combinando cirugía con quimioterapia con muy buenos resultados. La rediseñada estrategia que incluye “asignar una calificación a la severidad del cáncer para guiar el tratamiento, “ ha demostrado ser muy eficaz y doctores han logrado remover el 86 por ciento de la enfermedad en pacientes tratados durante los dos últimos años, reporta the Wall Street Journal. Sin embargo, doctores aún no han demostrado que esta rediseñada estrategia pueda extender la vida de pacientes afectadas, pero si están seguros de que tendrá un impacto positivo. “La idea era tomar información que es ya conocida y ponerla en práctica para poder tener un impacto rápido y eficaz en la salud del ...
Many people struggle with their eye health. They have a high risk of glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, and blindness. Let’s use #SaludTues on March 24, 2015, to tweet information and resources you need to help prevent, reduce their risk, or manage eye health problems: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: "Why You Should Keep an Eye on Vision Health"
DATE: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: National Eye Health Education Program, Bascom Palmer Eye Center at the University of Miami (@BascomPalmerEye) Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter/X and share your stories and resources. #SaludTues is a Tweetchat on Twitter/X that focuses on a ...
Some people struggle with high rates of obesity, certain cancers and other diseases. This is often due to a lack of access to health coverage. With open enrollment set to close in just days for health care coverage, let’s use #SaludTues on Feb. 10, 2015, to chat on Twitter about strategies and resources on how to increase health coverage and access to care: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Why Should You #GetCovered Today?”
DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (@RWJF_Live), Elianne Ramos, and VotoLatino (@VotoLatino)
SPECIAL GUESTS: @HolaDoctor, @GetCoveredUS Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation ...
Did you know we need more blood donors? For January's National Blood Donor Month, it’s time to get the facts about blood donors and learn how you can be a hero for someone in need, especially during winter, a typically down time for donations due to holidays, bad weather, and illness. Join us to get the truth about donating blood at the next #SaludTues Tweetchat. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Blood Donors: Get the Facts”
DATE: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015
TIME: Noon CST (1:00 PM ET)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
CO-HOSTS: @SaludAmerica, @my1blood, @El_DoctorUriel Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter/X and share your stories and resources. #SaludTues is a Tweetchat on Twitter/X that focuses on a variety of ...
People need strong health care coverage, as many struggle with obesity, diabetes, and certain cancers. Let’s use #SaludTues to Tweet strategies and resources on how to increase health care coverage among Latinos and all people during a Tweetchat at 1 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Health Coverage: Issues + Solutions”
DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014
TIME: Noon-1 p.m. CT (1-2 p.m. ET)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (@HHSGov), Enroll America (@GetCoveredUS), and the Nation Council of La Raza (@NCLR) Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter/X and share your stories and resources. #SaludTues is a Tweetchat on ...
A regional health research program has unveiled a new website, membership opportunity, and scholarships under the direction of Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at UT Health San Antonio. Dr. Ramirez’ program is called GMaP Region 4. It is one of six regional GMaPs (or Transdisciplinary Geographic Management Programs) funded by the National Cancer Institute to bring together local networks of investigators to collaboratively identify and address health issues in regions across the country. GMaP Region 4 is enhancing local communication, recruitment, and evaluation capacity to support health research, training and outreach in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Wyoming, Utah and Nebraska. Join the program to learn ...
Julie La Fuente Louviere of San Antonio has fought—and survived—three bouts of breast cancer. She doesn’t let cancer keep her down. The wife and mother of two has lost weight, ran a half-marathon, celebrated 25 years of marriage, turned 50, become a grandmother, and watched her oldest graduate from law school. "Survivorship means I am able to wake up every morning and be a wife to my husband, a mom to my girls, now a glam'ma to my grandson and loving aunt and sister," Louviere said. "It means I can be an active part of the present and never take life's moments for granted." Louviere is among the 16 survivors in South Texas who will celebrate a decade of cancer survival, triumph, and resiliency as part of the 10th anniversary of Nuestras Historias. Nuestras Historias, ...
Alma Daneshi cried as she sat in her San Diego-area oncologist’s office, traumatized by past-and-present health battles that continued to endanger her life. She had been through a brain aneurism and open-brain surgery. Then breast cancer. Then breast cancer again, followed by cervical cancer. She had lost her job managing a TGI Fridays restaurant while recovering from the aneurism and taking time off for cancer treatment. She got evicted and worried how she would care for herself and her then 12-year-old daughter. Then she learned she contracted viral meningitis during treatment. Daneshi, sitting beside her oncologist, broke down and wept. But then she got some life-changing advice. “My oncologist let me cry for a bit before she said, ‘Instead of crying, put ...
