A federal health agency tasked with covering Covid-19 testing and treatment for uninsured Americans officially stopped accepting claims on Wednesday because it is out of funding, a shortfall caused by congressional lawmakers’ failure to approve new coronavirus aid. Martin Kramer, a spokesperson for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), said in a statement Tuesday that “the lack […]
(Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy’s Executive Order 121, to divide the State’s largest department in two, has become law and takes effect July 1. The reorganization of the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) will create two smaller, more nimble departments focused on a more proactive approach to serving Alaskans. “Reorganization will create […]
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issues new recommendation to diagnose diabetes early and improve health over a lifetime The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has published a new recommendation for doctors to check for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes at younger ages. The task force recommends doctors screen adults ages 35 to 70 with […]
Harvard researchers provide further evidence that, as one environmental advocate has said, “fracking is inherently hazardous to the health and safety of people and communities in proximity to it.” Elderly individuals who live near or downwind of fracking and other “unconventional” drilling operations are at higher risk of early death compared with seniors who don’t live […]