New 2025 guidelines focus on early intervention and lifestyle to manage high blood pressure
Preventing and managing high blood pressure with healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as following a heart-healthy diet including reducing salt intake,...
Month: August 2025
Eye tests for ageing drivers will do far more than make roads safer
Proposals to introduce compulsory eye tests for older drivers have caused quite a stir among Times readers. As I write...
Childhood exam motivates dental hygienist who cares for rural kids
Inspired by a school nurse, Lynda Gregorini now provides dental care and career mentoring to students in rural Michigan...
Trump administration cancels millions in school mental health grants, four NC programs affected
In April, the federal Department of Education canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding that put additional mental...
Heart and vascular disease treatment in East Texas
Coronary artery disease The heart muscle, like all other muscles in the body, needs a steady blood supply to keep...
Diagnostic dilemma: Girl’s dental trouble caused a life-threatening eye infection
The patient: A 6-year-old girl in the West BankThe symptoms: The girl was brought to her primary dentist because she...
Blue ridge Free Clinic adds mental health, dental annex
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The Blue Ridge Free Clinic has added a mental and dental clinic annex to their building,...
Pima County navigates Trump’s executive order on homeless and mental health
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding the unhoused and their mental health covers several areas...
‘It’s taking a healthy eye and making it sick’: Columbia doctor says LASIK eye surgery is riskier than we think
LASIK eye surgery has long been promoted as a life-changing solution for individuals who are tired of wearing glasses or...
