Health giant Kaiser Permanente will open a new medical school in 2019 and one of its goals will be to add diversity to the country’s physicians, especially in the state of California. The Oakland-based healthcare system, which combines a nonprofit insurance plan with operating 38 hospitals across the country, specializes in integrated care encouraging doctors to work in teams and use technology to control costs and give patients more effective coordinated care. The company has made a commitment to recruit more minority students, especially Latinos, and teach doctors how to care for a diverse patient population such as is present in states like California. Currently, many ethnic groups are underrepresented in medical schools. This has led to concerns that doctors might struggle in the ...
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Jefferson Dental Clinics Dental ER visits have doubled since 2000. An analysis of federal data by the American Dental Association reported a total of 2.2 million dental health-related emergency room visits. That’s one visit every fifteen seconds. Latinos have the lowest dental utilization rate, putting them at a higher risk for developing abscess or infections that may require hospitalization. In fact, patients with private insurance plans are among the highest group to visit the emergency room for a dental abscess, reports a study conducted by the Journal of Endodontics. Uninsured patients report the lowest rates of hospitalization for the same condition. Emergency dental visits can cost more than three times the price of an average dental ...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to increase access to quality health care for everyone in the country, especially the Latino community. The ACA’s open enrollment phase is currently underway through January 31, 2016. Health coverage under the new enrollment period began as early as January 1, 2016. To date, nearly 17 million individuals have gained coverage through the ACA and it has seen the largest reduction of uninsured Americans in four decades. Overall, 4.2 million Latinos (ages 18-64) gained health coverage and nearly 9 million now have access to vital preventive services such as mammograms, cervical cancer screenings, and flu shots. In 2014, an estimated 80% of uninsured Latinos qualified Medicaid, CHIP, or lower costs on monthly premiums through the Health ...
The School District of Onalaska is starting a new and healthier way to fundraise through the high schools concessions stands. The new concession stands will still offer the usual options of candy, popcorn and hot dogs, but now they will also offer consumers new healthier options, called "Freddy's Food's. Named after the school's Mascot Freddy, the new food options will consist of freshly made sandwiches, salads, fruit cups, and cheese sticks. The YMCA will be studying this new program initiative, through a Pioneering Healthier Communities study. The study will review how offering new healthier options into schools local fundraising concession stands impacts the health of the school and the overall health of the community. Zach Thomas, one of the students that runs the high ...
El pasar mucho tiempo viendo televisión no solamente es malo para el corazón si no también para el cerebro, reporta NPR Health. Un nuevo estudio por la Universidad de California, encontró que aquellos que solamente hacen menos de tres horas de ejercicio y pasan por lo menos tres horas en frente del televisor tuvieron malos resultados en exámenes de enfoque cognitivo y velocidad que aquellos que hacen mas ejercicio y ven menos televisión. Según los expertos la perdida de poder cerebral causada por el exceso de televisión y poco ejercicio esta asociada con el hecho de que poco o nada de actividad física es mala para el ser humano. Marcus Richards, psicólogo de la Universidad de Londres piensa que la diferencia en habilidad y enfoque cognitivo de aquellos que ven mucha ...
Over 75 percent of flavored electronic cigarettes contain diacetyl, a chemical linked to severe lung disease. Diacetyl along with two other compounds was found in most sweet tasting flavors, such as cupcake, cotton candy and fruit squirts, CBS News reports. Researchers at Harvard University looked for the presence of dyacetyl, a chemical additive that’s often added to foods such as popcorn to give them a buttery flavor. Diacetyl has been associated with a severe lung disease condition known as bronchioles obliterans more commonly known as “popcorn lung,” named after many workers at microwave popcorn factories were diagnosed with the disease.. "One of three flavoring chemicals was found in 92 percent of the e-cigarettes we sampled and these chemicals are of interest because of ...
In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the University of Michigan looked at 10 modifiable health risks (conditions or behaviors that can be improved or eliminated by making healthier choices) in roughly 223,500 people across seven industries. The research found that one out of every four dollars employers spent for health care is tied to unhealthy lifestyle choices: smoking, stress, and obesity. This is despite the fact that most large employers have workplace wellness programs. “There are hundreds of well-designed programs, but thousands of programs are too superficial to have an impact, said the study’s author and director of the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center at the School of Kinesiology, Michael O’Donnell. “The best programs increase ...
While most people spend the holidays in the company of family and friends a recent survey by the American Psychological Association showed that 1 in 4 Americans experiences loneliness during the Christmas season. Among the most affected by loneliness are senior citizens who have lost communication with family members and or don’t have the means to travel. To cope with the feeling of loneliness here are a few recommendations: Reconnect with old friends and family using social media. The holiday season is the perfect time to reconnect with old friends and family. Social media has made it easier and cheaper to keep in touch with family and friends. Platforms like Facebook and Skype offer free video calling. If your family lives abroad, you can keep in touch with them ...
Christmas is the perfect holiday to learn more about your family history and listen to the stories of your abuelo and abuela; catch up with la typical tia who wants to know everything about your romantic life and los primos you haven’t seen the whole year. Christmas can also be the perfect opportunity to learn about your family medical history and how likely you are to develop one of the 100-plus autoimmune diseases. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) has the following advice to help you get started: 1. Get educated.
There are more than 100 known autoimmune diseases and an additional 51 diseases that are suspected to be autoimmune-related. Autoimmunity is the underlying cause of these diseases. It is the process whereby the immune system mistakenly ...
