Today’s the last day for HIPAA covered entities to submit small breach notifications from 2016 to OCRBecker’s Hospital ReviewAs outlined in The National Law Review, HIPAA requires entities to report breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals no later than 60 days after the end of the calendar year. This year, that date falls on March ...
HealthDay Colon Cancer Rates, Deaths Drop in Americans Over 50HealthDayWEDNESDAY, March 1, 2017 (HealthDay News) — In some good news for older Americans, a new report shows that colorectal cancer rates among those over 50 fell 32 percent since 2000, while deaths from the disease fell by 34 percent. Those declines are …Colon cancer cases rising ...
NPR Just How Much Pee Is In That Pool?NPRYou know that sharp odor of chlorine from the swimming pool you can recall from earliest childhood? It turns out it’s not just chlorine, but a potent brew of chemicals that form when chlorine meets sweat, body oils, and urine. But up until now, just …Scientists Find ...
Tonight, President Trump reassured the American people that help is on the way for those who are suffering as a result of the Affordable Care Act. The President called on Congress to repeal the law and replace it with reforms that will expand access to quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans. This message of relief ...
USA TODAY What you need to know about Pompe diseaseUSA TODAYDuring his first address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump highlighted the story of Megan Crowley in a call for expediting U.S. Food and Drug Administration drug approvals. Megan Crowley, who was diagnosed with Pompe …On economic policy, some details TBDWashington ...
SILive.com Petrides students show support of fourth-grader with rare diseaseSILive.comSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Ava Garnett may be a fourth-grade student at Petrides School, but on Tuesday she acted as a teacher, informing classmates, parents and staff alike about rare diseases. Ava, who has Nail Patella Syndrome — a disease that affects …It’s time to close ...
Washington Post Once Time’s ‘Person of the Year,’ an Ebola fighter dies in childbirth due to stigma of virusWashington PostAs the chaos and tragedy of the Ebola outbreak engulfed parts of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in 2014, a more insidious ill took root: distrust of all who had come into contact with the disease. ...
CNN Born in the ’90s? Your colon cancer risk could be risingCNN(CNN) Colon and rectal cancer rates are rising sharply for Americans under 55, according to a study published today. Someone born in 1990 would have twice the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer at the same age had ...
NPR WHO’s First-Ever List Of The Dirty Dozen SuperbugsNPRThe World Health Organization for the first time has issued a list of the top 12 “priority pathogens.” They’re disease-causing bacteria that are increasingly resistant to antibiotics, says WHO. Yet the development of new antibiotics to treat them has …WHO identifies antibiotic-resistant ‘priority pathogens’CIDRAPWHO says antibiotics are ...
The Express Tribune Too much sleep may be symptom of dementia, researchers sayThe Express TribuneIn a study conducted at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), researchers found that sleeping may be a symptom of dementia. The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) had researchers observe and analyse sleeping pattern of participants for 10 years …Is Sleeping Too ...
