New Kidney Transplant Procedure Allows for Any Donor
The stark reality for many people waiting to receive an organ transplant is that they just might die before a compatible donor is found. But a new procedure for kidney transplants recently detailed in The...
New York Bans Tobacco at Sports Venues
New York City, a town known for professional baseball, has sent a line drive straight at smokeless tobacco, knocking it and other nicotine alternatives out of the park and away from the cheap seats...
Two Drugs Could Save Thousands from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
A study conducted by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium has confirmed that certain antiarrhythmic medications, when administered by medical professionals, improved the survival rates of cardiac arrest patients who had failed electrical shock treatment. Not all...
New York Passes Nation’s Longest Paid Family Leave Policy
In early April, New York passed the country’s most comprehensive paid family leave policy. Employers in the state of New York will be required to offer up to 12 weeks of paid time off...
World Health Day 2016: Diabetes
Someone’s birthday is coming up. Forty-eight years ago, diplomats from the United Nations got together and founded a global health organization. They called it the World Health Organization, founded it on April 7, 1968, and...
Obama Administration Announces Plan to Address Opioid and Heroin Abuse Epidemic
In response to a fast-growing epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse, President Obama announced new initiatives designed to enable doctors to more easily use anti-addiction drugs. The White House will allow physicians to prescribe...
97% of U.S. Adults Live Unhealthy Lifestyles
There are four basic health characteristics for adults in the United States – exercise, diet, smoking versus non-smoking, and body fat percentages. Good marks in all four areas reflects a lower risk of cardiovascular...
Apple’s New CareKit Will Allow for the Creation of Personal Health Apps
A new Apple tool dubbed CareKit slated to launch in April will enable developers and healthcare professionals to create new interactive healthcare-related apps, according to a news release from appleinsider.com. CareKit is designed to work...
Technology on the Cutting Edge of Public Health
With the advent of the Affordable Care Act, there are several changes to how healthcare works with technology. Unprecedented rates of adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), as mandated by the ACA, has led...
World Tuberculosis Day Raises Public Awareness of the Deadly Disease
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadliest diseases in the world, infecting approximately one-third of the world’s population. On March 24, 1882, Dr. Robert Koch announced the...