Anchorage, AK – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Monday announced awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established through the reconciliation bill. U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) highlighted the opportunity presented to Alaska’s rural health care system through the newly expanded fund, which will deliver $272 million per year […]
MAYWOOD, Ill. — Loyola University Health System family physician Dr. Aaron Michelfelder offers the following tips on how to avoid the misery of a New Year’s hangover. Before the party: — Plan to drink moderately — a maximum of five drinks for men and three drinks for women during a minimum three-hour period. — To […]
MAYWOOD, Il. – Binge drinking in young, healthy adults significantly disrupts the immune system, according to a study led by a researcher now at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Depending on their weight, study participants drank four or five shots of vodka. Twenty minutes after reaching peak intoxication, their immune systems revved up. […]
A case of clade II mpox (monkeypox) infection was confirmed in an adult Anchorage resident with recent out of state travel, where ongoing mpox activity has been reported. The patient was unvaccinated and reported anonymous sexual contact while traveling, 8–10 days prior to rash onset. The illness has been mild; the patient is isolating and […]