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A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a collection of pus and bacteria that forms inside the tooth or gum. Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, and this can lead to serious and potentially life threatening complications. To reduce the risk of complications, a person should seek treatment for a tooth infection as early as possible. Learn more about the signs and symptoms of a tooth infection spreading, how to treat such infections, and how to prevent them here. It is rare for a tooth infection to spread to other parts of the body. However, if this does happen, the consequences can be severe. The following symptoms could indicate that a tooth infection has spread to another part of the body. A person who has a suspected tooth infection and develops any of these symptoms should seek immediate medical attention: The mouth is full of bacteria from foods, saliva, and plaque. Sometimes, these bacteria can enter a tooth or the area below the gum...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] FHCN welcomes new providers in Hanford, Porterville    Hanford Sentinel

Jack Bernard was formerly SVP of a national healthcare corporation and the first Director of Health Planning for GA. He was Chairman of the Jasper County GA GOP. He's now Vice Chairman of a Board of Health in Fayette County, a suburb of Atlanta. "a world that is confusing, costly, frightening, under-regulated, and lacking in transparency"-AARP description of long-term care services For seven years, I was the full-time home-based caregiver for my wife, who had lung cancer. I'm currently the primary caregiver for her mother, who has Alzheimer's and is in assisted living here. It's an extremely stress...

A new study published in Liver International has found the number of people with liver disease has increased due to the pandemic. The specific reason for the increase has been identified as lifestyle changes people made during the pandemic. The retrospective study compared data from before and after pandemic. It was in this data that lifestyle changes were established as the main cause. Speaking of the results, author of the study Doctor Hideki Fujii said: "Before the pandemic, we found routine late-night meals, or dinner two hours before bedtime, as an independent lifestyle predictor of developing MAFLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease). "However, analysis showed higher daily alcohol intake as an independent predictor of the disease during the pandemic." Doctor Fujii said that more work needed to be done "to closely monitor and address this lifestyle change as the pandemic continues". Speaking of alcohol consumption, ther...

The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, funded by Medicare and Medicaid, has quietly succeeded in enabling some older Americans to age in place. Felicia Biteranta was struggling when, five years ago, she enrolled in a PACE program operated by Lutheran Senior Life in Jersey City, N.J. Having suffered a stroke, she found it hard to eat without choking. She fell frequently; her diabetes was out of control; she had pulmonary disease and asthma. She might miss a medical appointment if she could not arrange or afford a taxi. Her family lived far away. She was, in short, a candidate for a nursing home. But such a move is what PACE — the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly — was designed to prevent. "The main goal is to let people age in place," said Maria Iavarone, executive director of the PACE program that Ms. Biteranta participates in. "Nobody wants to give up their home. It's where you're most comfortable. It's where you should stay." M...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Bayfront Health Urgent Care asks public to find COVID-19 testing elsewhere    Wink News

New research sheds further light on the emotional toll lupus takes on those living with this disease. More than half (54%) of study participants struggled with moderate-to-severe anxiety, with little change in anxiety symptoms over time. Black participants with lupus were also disproportionately affected by anxiety. Researchers analyzed data from 139 people with lupus, including their disease activity scores and anxiety symptoms. Study participants were predominantly female (90.6%), and just over half (56.1%) were of Black race, with an average age of 40 years. At baseline, average anxiety symptoms were slightly above average for a general adult population. Anxiety levels stayed very stable over time, and people fell into one of four categories over about 40 months: Low anxiety: 19% Average anxiety: 27% Moderate anxiety: 41% High anxiety: 13% People of Black race were more than twice as likely to experience higher levels of anxiety compared to people of White race. Higher levels of dep...

FRISCO, Texas – March 17, 2022 – The PGA of America and Omni Hotels & Resorts today announced a new six-year partnership with UT Southwestern Medical Center, naming the hospital as the "Official Healthcare Partner of PGA Frisco."  The relationship will begin in 2023, to coincide with the official opening of PGA Frisco and Omni PGA Frisco Resort. As the Official Healthcare Partner, UT Southwestern Medical Center will authentically integrate its brand into the daily operations of the PGA Frisco campus, with strategically located sun protection and sanitation measures, as well as by providing sun safety, healthy movement, and healthy eating educational messaging to PGA Frisco guests. Announced as a public/private partnership with the City of Frisco in late 2018, the 600-acre campus will be home to the new headquarters of the PGA of America, as well as Omni PGA Frisco Resort–which will featur...

A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a collection of pus and bacteria that forms inside the tooth or gum. Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, and this can lead to serious and potentially life threatening complications. To reduce the risk of complications, a person should seek treatment for a tooth infection as early as possible. Learn more about the signs and symptoms of a tooth infection spreading, how to treat such infections, and how to prevent them here. It is rare for a tooth infection to spread to other parts of the body. However, if this does happen, the consequences can be severe. The following symptoms could indicate that a tooth infection has spread to another part of the body. A person who has a suspected tooth infection and develops any of these symptoms should seek immediate medical attention: The mouth is full of bacteria from foods, saliva, and plaque. Sometimes, these bacteria can enter a tooth or the area below the gum...

At noon, along with other physicians-to-be around the country, the Schmidt College of Medicine's class of 2022 opened their sealed envelopes containing their residency match results. Florida Atlantic University 's soon-to-be doctors have matched for their residencies and are one-step closer to becoming board-certified physicians. With a 100 percent residency placement in post-graduate training programs, FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine 's class of 2022 is helping to address a national need to bolster the physician workforce. In Florida alone, the state is expected to be short nearly 18,000 physicians by 2035. Training and residency programs are imp...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] $1.2 billion JPS Health Network project to start with community-based clinics    Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Romilly Smith, 31, from Birmingham, was diagnosed with triple positive, grade 2 breast cancer when she was 30, in November 2021. She's since undergone four rounds of chemotherapy and, alongside the support of her family and friends, exercise is helping her cope. Here, she tells her story. Life before my diagnosis was great. I'd just gone back to London after moving in with my parents in Birmingham during lockdown, I was living with my best friend, and I'd recently got a new job that I loved. I was in total and utter shock when I found out I had it. I couldn't even cry because it felt like I was having an out of body experience. I only started crying when I thought about my hair – it's such an important part of your identity, and I've now completely lost it. The road to diagnosis began with me noticing...

Tribune News Service Amritsar: The Department of Sociology, Guru Nanak Dev University, organised a two-day event on the eve of World Social Work Day. The theme of this year's World Social Work Day was "Co-building a new eco- social world: leaving no one behind". The members of SACH NGO conducted an awareness session regarding Covid pandemic and the precautionary measures to be taken care of were discussed. A poster making competition was organised in the department in which around 50 students from different departments participated. Prof Rajesh Kumar, Head, Department of Sociology awarded the winner teams with the certificates and saplings. Master of Social Work students performed a play "Buland Aawaaz" which highlights that Social work is a profession and not merely limited to charity and voluntary work. The play ended with a group dance performance which conveyed the message of women empowerment. In a...

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Among older Black adults taking antihypertensive medication, fragmented ambulatory health care was associated with an increased likelihood of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension with uncontrolled blood pressure. ABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the association of fragmented ambulatory health care with uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (aTRH) among older adults taking antihypertensive medication, overall and by race and gender. Study Design: Cross-sectional study using data from 2868 REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study participants 66 years and older who completed a study examination in 2013-2016, had Medicare fee-for-service coverage, and were taking antihypertensive medication. Methods: We used logistic regression to analyze the association of fragmented health care with uncontrolled BP and aTRH. Fragmented health care was operationalized as a reversed Bice-Boxerman Index score in the 7...