U.S. soldiers face a quality-of-living crisis as the Pentagon’s recruitment woes persist, according to top-ranking enlisted officers from across the U.S. military. “We’ve had a break in trust with our American people,” said Master Chief James Honea, the top enlisted adviser to Navy leadership, in a Wednesday congressional hearing. “We have to do much better at taking care” of our service members, Honea said, adding that he doesn’t want the military to “reach a breaking point” where more people...
Michigan’s insurance regulator has issued a bulletin encouraging health insurers to continue to assure patients have access to medications to treat ADHD.
After a Black influencer died from cancer despite a fibroids misdiagnosis, Black women are being urged to become their own health advocates.
OREGON — AllCare Health is asking Oregon lawmakers to make rezoning rural Oregon a top priority in the next legislative session. According to Julie Akins, senior housing director for AllCare, the Coordinated Care Organization hopes legislators will extend existing residential development rules to include rural communities to aid in Oregon’s housing crisis. She says 65% […]
Candice and Kenneth Meisgeier, who call the northeastern Iowa city of Oelwein home, know the state’s mental health care system like the back of their hand, with three of their four children having high-functioning autism. Her oldest son, who is now 15 years old, was 4 years old when his parents noticed behavioral and developmental
The CDC has issued an advisory, warning of an increase in both global and domestic measles cases urging for vaccination.
FEATURE (THE CONVERSATION) — COVID-19 taught most people that the line between tolerable and toxic stress – defined as persistent demands that lead to disease – varies widely. But some people will age faster and die younger from toxic stressors than others. So how much stress is too much, and what can you do about […]
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has today launched a stinging attack on President Biden by insisting the latter's mismanagement of the economy is the main reason the self-proclaimed billionaire can't afford a bond to appeal his $460m dollar fine in the state of New York.
Vladimir Putin is set to stay in power for another six years. Russians are set to vote in the third day of the nation's elections today. Dissidents have called for Russians to spoil their ballots
Henderson seeks to fill more than 200 part-time summer positions for its pools and summer camps during an upcoming hiring fair. Positions include lifeguards, aquatic safety instructors, recreation assistants, and adaptive recreation. Same-day interviews, drug testing, and hiring will be available.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has published a strategic plan aimed at advancing racial equity in all of its activities and oversights, providing a roadmap to address underlying concerns that have perpetuated health inequalities throughout the state.
Atrium Health and the YMCA of Greater Charlotte have partnered to bring health care to the West Boulevard corridor, on the campus of the Stratford Richardson YMCA.