Healthy Food

These Are the Best and Worst Diets of 2024, According to US News & World Report

18/12/2023 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

For some individuals, a simple flip of the calendar seems to hold magical powers. Millions of Americans enter each new year with a renewed sense of resolve to level-up some area of their lives—be it financial, physical, emotional or otherwise. For many of us, our resolutions relate to health in some way. But it doesn’t need to be January 1 for folks to focus on how they fuel. In fact, 52% of adults who took part in the International Food Information Council’s 2023 Food & Health Survey confirmed that they followed a specific eating pattern or

Food affordability crisis raising risk of scurvy, rickets, researchers say

17/12/2023 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

Public health researchers are concerned rising costs of living pressures could open the door to the same Victorian-era diseases that have been detected in the United Kingdom. Key points: Australians have been failing to consume the recommended daily serving of vegetables for decades This has persisted despite ample domestic supply and programs to lift consumption Experts say junk food is still cheaper than healthy produce The price of food has been climbing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and now consumers are paying up to 40 per cent more at the check-out for some items compared to last year.…

Even healthcare workers face difficulty accessing long-COVID care, review suggests

16/12/2023 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

Healthcare workers (HCWs) with long-COVID symptoms reported that their physicians shrugged off their concerns and that they struggled to get the care they needed, a new systematic review suggests. For the rapid review, published yesterday in PLOS Oneresearchers from the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University in Scotland reviewed 30 studies published from December 2019 to December 2022 to evaluate the effects of long COVID on HCW health, working life, personal circumstances, and use of healthcare resources. Two of the studies provided qualitative evidence, and 28 survey studies offered quantitative evidence. Experience made some more empathetic with patients…

These 8 habits could add up to 24 years to your life, study finds

15/12/2023 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

Want to add years to your life? Following a few healthy habits could do just that, according to a new study. The observational study presented Monday at the American Society for Nutrition’s annual meeting in Boston examined data on more than 700,000 US veterans and how their life expectancy shifted based on the number of healthy habits followed. The findings? Adopting eight healthy lifestyle habits by middle age can result in a substantially longer life than those with few or none of the habits. Those habits include: While the habits aren’t groundbreaking — you’ve likely heard health experts

New center aims to create healthcare innovation research-to-impact pipeline

15/12/2023 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

UC Berkeley experts are developing a trailblazing infrastructure to translate cutting-edge AI and behavioral economics healthcare research into powerful real-world advances in patient outcomes and drastically reduced medical costs. The Center for Healthcare Marketplace Innovation, announced today by the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society and the Haas School of Business, will act as a force multiplier for top-tier technological innovation and economic insights. Developing and using the research on healthcare innovation incentives will lead to the creation and deployment of interventions that meaningfully improve public health. Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely expected to transform healthcare. The new Berkeley

St. Peter’s Health Partners Celebrates Newest Baby Café in Rensselaer County

14/12/2023 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

On Tuesday, March 5, St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) held a grand opening celebration and open house for its newest Baby Café in the Capital Region, located within the Petersburgh Public Library at 69 Main St. in Petersburgh. From left: Erin Sinisgalli, Director of Community Health Programs; Kathy DeRosa, Chief Mission Officer; Stephanie Avienu, IBCLC, Chloe Anne Blaise, MPH, Community Relations Liaison; Hia Weitzman, IBCLC, Community Liaison; and Amanda Mulhern, MS, Manager, Community Health Programs The family-friendly event also included representatives from the SPHP-supported Healthy Families of Rensselaer County and MOMS Program, as well as WIC

Independent referee needed for private health insurance sector

13/12/2023 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

AMA President Professor Steve Robson released the AMA’s private health budget submission today, which calls for a Private Health System Authority to ensure the sector is appropriately regulated. “We need an independent body that has the capacity, objectivity, and expertise to ensure the system is fair for patients and balances everyone’s interests,” Professor Robson said. “We have seen people signing up in droves to insurers and at the same time we’ve seen management expenses increasing. We want to see a mandatory minimum payout with 90 per cent of every premium dollar going back to the patient. “We

Orange County school district agrees to delay health insurance hikes, increase pay for school staff | Orlando

11/12/2023 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

click to enlarge After declaring impasse over contract negotiations with the local teachers’ union last fall, the Orange County school district has (finally) reached a deal with the union that delays a proposed health insurance rate increase and offers a nearly 10 percent raise for most teachers. “Teachers came together to demand a fair contract,” said union president Clinton McCracken in a statement. “This agreement stands as a testament to the strength of our unity and represents a pivotal step towards supporting teachers while paving the way for ongoing negotiations to explore alternative solutions