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There are Texas ZIP codes where people with lower incomes and few health services have a 20-year difference in life expectancy than those who are more fortunate. One of the state s largest health foundations said it is time to change it. Brian Sasser, chief communications officer for the Episcopal Health Foundation, said improving nutrition and maternal health, and preventing health issues like diabetes, include factors that go beyond the doctor s office and cannot be improved by medical care alone. . ....
Researchers at Iowa State University are using stem cells from a person s blood to treat certain types of cancer. Their work could mean the end of bone-marrow transplants. The research boils down to taking the next step in personalized medicine. . ....
As American Heart Month gets underway this Thursday, experts are trying to create more awareness in South Dakota and elsewhere. But they re grappling with troubling data about the public s recognition of heart disease as a threat. An annual report from the American Heart Association shows that heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. . ....
Connecticut organizations are working to protect homeless people from winter s biting chill. This time of year poses severe health challenges for homeless people like fatal cases of hypothermia and frostbite. Warming shelters have been established for those who need them, though it can sometimes result in the spread of illnesses like the flu or COVID-19. . ....
Street medicine providers aim to meet and treat unhoused people where they are. And new state regulations are making it a lot easier for them to do that. ....