Despite rising number of complaints against labour rule violations and financial exploitations in the home nursing sector, illegal agencies are continuing with recruitment drives in the absence of a mechanism to check their exploitative practices. In a recent incident, a woman was accommodated at a rented facility for about a month by luring her with … Read more
The AMMK’s general secretary, T.T.V. Dhinakaran, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, urged the DMK government to increase the number of farm fresh outlets and bring them on par with fair price shops, in order to for bring under control, the surging prices of vegetables and other essential commodities. In a statement, he faulted the DMK … Read more
Dying during pregnancy, delivery, or soon after having a baby is more common in the U.S. than in any industrialized nation. It’s called “maternal mortality,” and it’s nearly three times more likely for Black women than white women. To help save lives, a growing number of U.S. hospitals are using obstetric simulation centers where medical teams … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Monkeypox could soon get a new name. The World Health Organization announced Friday that it plans to rename the condition to eliminate any derogatory or racist connotations, a decision in alignment with current best practices for naming diseases. “The naming of virus … Read more
Think back to the last time you ate so much you felt absolutely stuffed. Were you tearing into a huge cake to celebrate a friend’s birthday? Loading up on turkey and sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving? Or were you at home alone, maybe at the end of a tough day? How did you feel afterward — … Read more
Aug. 11, 2021 — When J.M. Tolani was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 49, he was devastated. “I felt as though I had been hit by a truck. Everything felt like it came to a standstill. My life was altogether changed,” he tells WebMD. Originally a photojournalist, Tolani was no … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A kind of ‘zap’ to the brain — a technique called noninvasive brain stimulation — may help hardcore smokers cut back, a new research review suggests. Nicotine can trigger changes in the brain that make it hard to quit, so researchers have been looking … Read more
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Anyone who gets frequent migraine symptoms knows the experience: the throbbing, the pain, the visual disturbances. Exercise has long been a potential way to reduce migraine triggers, but a new study suggests it could be an especially effective with triggers such stress, depression and trouble sleeping. … Read more
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Bans on evictions and utility shutoffs during the pandemic may not only be keeping people safe and warm in their homes: They might also limit the spread of COVID-19, new research suggests. Over the first nine months of the pandemic, the study found, U.S. counties with those … Read more
Danya Keene, PhD, assistant professor, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT. Emily Benfer, JD, visiting law professor, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Kathryn Leifheit, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. Pew Research Center: “Financial and health impacts of COVID-19 vary … Read more