The recent severe winter weather and resulting power and water failures in Texas—a state already under strain from the COVID-19 global public health emergency—once again highlighted that everyone should be prepared for disasters, and this includes business and institutions that keep animals. Thankfully, today U.S. Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced the Providing […]
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Vaccination plans must include disability community’s needs
The Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center recently launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization Dashboard to decipher how state policies have—and have not—prioritized the needs of people with disabilities in vaccination plans. The website, created with the Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities, interprets public information so that the disability community can understand […]
All NHS staff MUST get Covid vaccine, says VIVIENNE PARRY
All NHS staff MUST get Covid vaccine – whether they like it or not: Ex-Government adviser VIVIENNE PARRY makes controversial claim with health workers’ take-up rate for the flu jab shockingly low The scientists have done their bit, and the regulators have made the assessment. This week, if all goes according to plan, the rollout begins: […]
Anyone who is physically active, less often to the hospital
Adults between 40 and 79 years of age require less lengthy hospital stays and are also meadows and less frequently repeated if you are at work or in their leisure time at least moderately physically active. British researchers have discovered stays in a long-term study under 25.639 adults in middle and older age relationships between […]
U.S. rural breast cancer patients must routinely travel long distances for treatment
The closing of rural hospitals and specialty care units is causing many people, including breast cancer patients, to seek treatment far from home. A study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health recently found that U.S. rural breast cancer patients typically travel three times farther than urban women for radiation therapy to treat […]
Animal Businesses Must Be PREPARED for Major Disasters—Take Action!
blog_prepared-act_020719_main.jpg Whether it’s wildfires in the West, hurricanes on the Gulf Coast or tornadoes in the Midwest, the ASPCA has seen firsthand the severe toll disasters have on people and animals. Our Field Investigations and Response team is committed to ensuring communities are not only prepared before disasters, but are supported as they recover by aiding homeless […]
Heart failure care must address patients’ broader health if survival rates are to be improved
Research published in JAMA Cardiology today presents new evidence that might explain why the prognosis of heart failure patients has improved so little over the past decade. Findings show that a decline in cardiovascular deaths has been offset by an increase in the number of deaths from infections and respiratory problems, highlighting the importance of […]
Policy makers must attend to menstrual stigma to improve wellbeing, study finds
Researchers have found that addressing attitudes to menstruation may be necessary to improve well-being in low and middle-income countries, far more than simply better access to sanitary products. Period poverty—limited access to sanitary products—is known to negatively affect the wellbeing of young women and girls. This impacts physical and psychological health, social inclusion, and may […]
Looming global crisis means people’s diets must change: experts
(HealthDay)—The average person’s daily diet will need to change drastically during the next three decades to make sure everyone is fed without depleting the planet, a panel of experts has concluded. Global consumption of foods such as red meat and sugar will have to decrease by about half to make sure the Earth will be […]