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Pasar demasiado tiempo con un smartphone o un iPad es un mal hábito al que los investigadores de la salud están prestando más atención. En el caso de los jóvenes, hay nuevos datos sobre la mala salud cardiaca en etapas posteriores de la vida, y los expertos de Minnesota...
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Spending too much time on a smartphone or iPad is a bad habit health researchers are paying more attention to. For youth, there is fresh evidence about poor heart health later in life and Minnesota experts recognize the concerns. A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association showed...
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Deborah Brennan CalMatters La primavera pasada, el Hospital Palo Verde en Blythe estuvo al borde del cierre, después de que una serie de contratiempos financieros lo dejaran sin fondos. En mayo, el hospital anunció que no aceptaría nuevos pacientes “en el futuro previsible”, aunque su sala de emergencias y...
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Deborah Brennan CalMatters Last spring, Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe was on the brink of closure, after a series of financial mishaps left it bleeding cash. In May, the hospital announced that it would not accept new patients, “for the foreseeable future,” although its emergency room and clinic remained...
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Scams involving false claims for medical equipment are spreading across California, according to experts in Medicare fraud. Sometimes scammers offer free equipment in exchange for your Medicare number, even if you do not need it. They bill Medicare and potentially get paid. Carolina Oehler, program specialist for the Kern...
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Según expertos en fraude al programa Medicare, se están extendiendo por California estafas relacionadas con solicitudes falsas de equipos médicos. En ocasiones, los estafadores ofrecen equipos gratuitos a cambio del número de Medicare, incluso si no se necesitan. Facturan a Medicare y se quedan con una parte. Carolina Oehler,...
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A restful night’s sleep is vital to a healthy lifestyle but an Indiana physician said most Americans are not getting enough of it and are setting the stage for more long-term serious health conditions. America’s Health Rankings reports nearly 35% of California adults sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour...
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Young people ages 7 to 18 are busy checking off their back-to-school or college lists. Visiting their pediatrician or family doctor to get up to date on immunizations should be part of that list. Immunizations will prepare their immune systems to recognize and resist viruses that spread quickly once...
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Los niños y jóvenes de 7 a 18 años están ocupados completando sus listas de pendientes para preparar su regreso a la escuela o a la universidad. Visitar a su pediatra o médico de cabecera para ponerse al día con las vacunas debería ser parte de esas listas. Las...