It’s easy to tell when you get good sleep. You feel rested, alert and ready to tackle the day. But good sleep quality isn’t always easy to achieve. For some people, they breathe through their mouth, which might lead to trouble sleeping. Mouth breathing can be a nuisance. It can cause a dry or scratchy throat, bad breath and snoring. […]
Kerri Moran Denise Cardo, MD Denise Cardo, MDDirector, Division of Healthcare Quality PromotionNational Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseasesat the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kerri MoranAssociate Director for Partnerships, Division of Healthcare Quality PromotionNational Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseasesat the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Patient safety is sometimes defined as “a discipline in […]
Open Enrollment for 2023 coverage starts November 1! Find out what you can do today to make applying easier. Here’s what you can do to prepare: Learn how to apply for coverage. Find out if you might qualify for savings – most people do! (Check back soon to preview 2023 plans, with price estimates based on your income.) Gather everything […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation (Cohen Foundation) announced that the LymeX Diagnostics Prize received 52 Phase 1 submissions. From May to August 2022, the first phase of this Lyme Innovation Accelerator competition called on experts to submit innovative detection methods that will advance Lyme disease diagnostics. Hailing from a range […]
When President Joe Biden recently declared on national television that “the pandemic is over,” he offered a glimpse into the strategy his administration will be using on COVID-19 going forward: We’re ready to move on. Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. In […]
Rectal bleeding Sometimes one may see blood in the stools passed, streaks of blood around the stool, or even a change in the color of the water in the toilet bowl. This can be alarming and make you rush to the hospital. The blood we see is from the digestive tract, and the color and quantity of blood can tell […]
In this month’s podcast, Dr. Samy Anand gives an overview of the Medical Care Blog posts published in September and a preview of the journal articles in the October issue of Medical Care. Then, co-editor of the blog, Dr. Lisa Lines, discusses an article in the October issue in more detail. Below is a transcript of Lisa’s comments about the […]
Three in four people in America grade health care costs a #fail, at grade “D” or lower. This is true across all income categories, from those earning under $24,000 a year to the well-off raking in $180K or more, we learn in Gallup’s poll conducted with West Health, finding that Majorities of people rank cost and equity of U.S. healthcare negatively. […]
At the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we are committed to addressing inequities and advancing equity in health care, which begins with high-quality health research. HHS is also actively working to shift the culture, resources, and approaches to institutionalize and sustain a focus on equity over time. This includes promoting shifts in practices that have traditionally perpetuated […]
Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation delivered by a machine called a linear accelerator. Radiotherapy can use in varying doses calculated in to serve different purposes. Radiation therapy mainly finds its use in Cancer treatment. Other uses can be for some benign growths or even bone marrow transplants. Doctors prescribe the treatment called radiation oncologists, who are different from the ‘Radiologists’ […]