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5 Heart-Healthy Foods to Add to Your Grocery List This Week
Heart disease is a leading health issue in the US, making it important to stay on top of your cardiovascular health. Some factors are out of your control — like, say, your blood type. But other factors are more changeable, including your diet. Everyone from the American Heart Association to the US Department of Health and Human Services recommends making specific food choices to support a healthy heart. Because foods for heart health can reduce other potential cardiovascular issues — like high blood pressure and high cholesterol — it’s worth keeping in mind as you plan your weekly meals. Keep reading to find out which foods to look for and…
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MUSC board of trustees names new dean and vice president of Medical Affairs for the College of Medicine | MUSC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Dec. 9, 2022) – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Board of Trustees held their regularly scheduled committee sessions and board meeting on Dec. 8 and 9, respectively. After a national search process, the MUSC Board of Trustees voted to approve Terrence E. “Terry” Steyer, M.D., MUSC Department of Family Medicine chair, as the new dean and vice president of Medical Affairs for the College of Medicine. Steyer has served as interim dean of the college since April 2022. “The board is thankful for Dr. Steyer’s interim service as dean, and we look forward to his leadership of this incredibly important…
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Britain should roll out Covid-style LATERAL FLOW tests for Strep A, experts say
Britain should dish out Covid-style home testing for Strep A, experts have started demanding as panicked parents begin to pile even more pressure on crippled NHS services. Nine children have already died of a rare complication of the usually-mild bacterial infection this winter. Health chiefs say the growing toll, although low, is higher than expected for this time of year. The surge in cases and resulting fears has left the NHS in ‘meltdown’, with parents of sick children swamping GP practices, A&E units and 111 call centres. Dr Nicole Robb, an infectious disease expert at Oxford University, told MailOnline that lateral flow tests should be rolled out to detect the…
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Bullies in white coats? ‘Too many’ health care workers experience toxic workplaces, studies show
Some bullies wear white coats, new research reveals. While health care workers aim to treat their patients with compassion, empathy and respect, a significant number don’t follow those same ideals when working with each other, according to an article published recently by Massachusetts General Hospital. Christine Porath, Ph.D, an expert in unprofessional workplace behavior who’s quoted in the article, told Fox News Digital this week that based on her research, “Too many health care workers and physicians are treated disrespectfully.” WORKPLACE BULLYING: HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT, HOW TO HANDLE IT And “we’ve found that the majority don’t report it, often out of a sense of fear or hopelessness,” she added.…
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HEALTH OFFICIALS ISSUE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOM CAUTION FOR STARKE LAKE – BOAT RAMP
HEALTH OFFICIALS ISSUE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOM CAUTION FOR STARKE LAKE – BOAT RAMP Contact:Kent [email protected] ORLANDO, FL – The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a Health Caution for the presence of blue-green algae in Starke Lake – Boat Ramp. This is in response to a site visit and water sample taken by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) on December 7, 2022. The public should exercise caution in and around Starke Lake – Boat Ramp. Blooms have the potential to produce toxins, and what triggers them to begin doing so remains poorly understood. For this reason, it is important to exercise caution, as bloom…
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How Entrepreneurs Can Focus On Self-Improvement
Zeynep “Z” Ekemen is CEO and Inventor of Silver Defender, which manufactures antimicrobial plastic film for high touch points. getty An ordinary Friday morning in September became one of the most life-changing days of my life. I woke up that morning and decided, out of the blue, to start a program called “75 Hard.” It wasn’t anything that I ever looked into or wanted to try. I had seen a couple of people on my social media platforms mentioning something about this “life-changing journey” they were on, but I rarely paid any attention to it because it was never something I considered doing. The program has a few steps that…
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Advancing racial and ethnic equity in health
“Racism is a public health emergency of global concern.” Since we wrote these words in June, 2020, a monumental worldwide reckoning with racism, xenophobia, and discrimination in society—its roots, its consequences, and its redress—has gathered pace. Marches have taken place and statues have been toppled, activists galvanised and institutions investigated, reforms proposed and elections contested. Progress has been uneven, but interrogation of the power structures that prejudice and mistreat specific groups of people while privileging others has heightened an acknowledgment of racism and its harms—hatred, intolerance, and discrimination kill. These issues are as pervasive in medicine, medical science, and global health as in society. Today, The Lancet publishes a special…
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College Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its Accreditation in Style
The week-long celebration culminated with an outdoor community ball amid twinkling lights and live entertainment Medical students led attendees on a tour of the interactive exhibits Under a dazzling display of lights, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix commemorated the 10th anniversary of its separate accreditation (2012 – 2022) by hosting a Community Ball in the horseshoe of the Health Sciences Education Building. The event, which featured remarks from Dean Guy Reed, MD, MS, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Executive Director of the Phoenix Bioscience Core, David Krietor, honored the hard work and dedication of the faculty, staff and students who have helped the college live up…
