Despite a more challenging environment, rural hospitals still are finding ways to provide critical care. That includes stroke patients, and South Dakota s medical community says keeping these facilities open is necessary in seeing better outcomes. May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and a family physician with Avera Health in Parkston said treatment has really evolved for these patients. .
By Trista Bowser at Kent State UniversityBroadcast version by Mary Schuermann reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. When she sees clients who are struggling with depression, Vicki Montesano often tells them to walk outside for 10 minutes each day. "That connection to a natural environment can enhance wellbeing," said Montesano, the bureau chief of mental health treatment with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Office of Community Treatment Services. " .
With the conclusion of this year s legislative session, advocates say Maine lawmakers have taken key steps toward reducing the cost of health care. Surveys have shown four in five Maine adults are worried about affording the care they may need in the future. Ann Woloson, executive director of Consumers for Affordable Healthcare, said this year the Legislature has taken voters concerns seriously. .
While working from home, it can be tempting to lounge on the couch while firing off emails. But health experts are urging folks to take a long-overdue look at their home office setup. A 2016 report by the United States Bone and Joint Initiative estimates half of all U.S. .
When a nonprofit food center in the desert Southwest began a project to chronicle challenges of land and water access combined with climate change, they didn t know COVID-19 was on the way - which demonstrated unexpected resiliency. The pandemic turned La Semilla Food Center s storytelling project into a virtual event, but it was nonetheless a place for participants to share their experiences. Storyteller Mateo Herrera is a chef and the director of a community-based program to preserve the indigenous foodways of the Chihuahuan Desert. .