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[unable to retrieve full-text content] SuperCare Health Faces Lawsuit After Data Breach Impacts 318K    HealthITSecurity

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common, highly contagious viral disease in children 5 or younger. Its top symptom is a rash in the mouth, hands and feet. It is treatable at home, but may need medical intervention if symptoms become severe. The disease spreads through infected respiratory droplets like sneezing or coughing, infected surfaces and touching someone who has it. It also spreads through infected feces. If a parent changes a diaper and does not wash their hands well enough, it can be carried to other children. Adults can can catch hand, foot and mouth, though it's less common. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it's rare, but recreational water, like swimming pools not properly treated with chlorine, can spread the virus if it becomes contaminated with feces of someone infected with hand, foot and mouth. Symptoms of hand, foot and mouth The most common symptoms associated with hand, foot and mouth disease show up about three to five days after ca...

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Advocacy for reimbursements that reflect market realities remains a top priority for home medical equipment (HME) suppliers and for the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare), but our industry must be proactive in identifying other challenges and seizing opportunities to improve our business and operational environment. The AAHomecare team is excited by the prospect of building on our recent reimbursement win on Capitol Hill and to address new challenges on the horizon; I'll expand on a couple of the newest issues as well. Extending a Win on Reimbursement The persistent efforts of HME advocates and our lobbying team paid off with the inclusion of provisions in December's omnibus bill extending 75%/25% blended Medicare rates in non-rural areas beyond the conclusion of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) to the end of 2023. When the Biden Administration signaled its inte...

Newark, New Castle, USA, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the latest report published by Growth Plus Reports, the global Orthopedic Digit Implants market is expected to clock US$ 155.85 million by 2030 and to grow at a CAGR of 6.76% during the forecast period. Growing demand for minimally invasive surgeries and increasing fractures incidence are driving the global orthopedic digit implants market. This exclusive information is published by Growth Plus Reports in its report titled "Orthopedic Digit Implants Market – Global Outlook & Forecast 2022-2030" Orthopedic digit implants are medical devices that replace or reconstruct missing or damaged fingers, toes, or other parts of the hand or foot. The global orthopedic digit implants market has grown significantly in recent years, driven by technologica...

Placentas helping treat dry eyes quickly A Houston-area woman who suffers from dry eye disease for decades talks about how a new treatment quickly stopped her pain thanks to amniotic tissue from new mothers who donate their placenta after their baby is born. THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Gritty, dry, itchy eyes can feel miserable, but there is now a new state-of-the-art treatment that is repairing the problem in record time. A doctor in The Woodlands believes it's one of the biggest advancements in treating not only dry eye disease, but many other problems affecting the cornea. MORE: Free health care in Houston leads to free education plus a job Kiki Koymarianos suffered for decades with painful, dry eyes. It even affected her eyesight. "After the afternoon, I will start getting tired, itching, burning sensation, all different kinds of things. It sounds and feels miserable," says Kiki. Kiki is certainly not alone. Dry eye disease is a chronic, inflammatory condition t...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Medline inks supply deal with post-acute care group    HME News

Chico Project Save donates thousands of supplies across seas and here at home CHICO, Calif.  - Chico Project Save stands for salvage all valuable equipment, but it does so much more than just that, it also saves lives. "This is our warehouse for all medical supplies, this area is the respiratory equipment and that's for people who need CPAP or BiPAP at night for sleep apnea," Dave Scott, a volunteer at the organization, said. Chico Project Save is a non-profit that donates medical equipment to those in need. "If they don't have insurance, or their insurance is taking too long or they have a piece of equipment that broke and they need it right away, this is the place where they can come in and hopefully we can get them the equipment they need," Scott told Action News Now. Usually the non-p...

Arriving in Montana in the 1890s, his Norwegian-American forebears claimed rural homesteads and started to farm. By the mid-20th century, two of his grandparents had died of rheumatic heart disease, which -- as we all learned in medical school -- sometimes follows an untreated case of group A strep (GAS) pharyngitis. Around 1950, while in sixth grade, he himself suffered pharyngitis and scarlet fever. A few weeks later, his urine turned rusty-red. It was not until the future physician spied his own darkened urine -- which, in hindsight, strongly suggested post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, a kidney disease that can develop following GAS pharyngitis or pyoderma -- that Dennis Stevens finally saw a doctor. Back then, "antibiotics were not widely available to civilians," Stevens, now an MD and PhD, recently told me. But Stevens was lucky. In his case, his doctor gave him sulfa pills that likely prevented long-term renal damage. Is it any wonder that Stevens wo...

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Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common, highly contagious viral disease in children 5 or younger. Its top symptom is a rash in the mouth, hands and feet. It is treatable at home, but may need medical intervention if symptoms become severe. The disease spreads through infected respiratory droplets like sneezing or coughing, infected surfaces and touching someone who has it. It also spreads through infected feces. If a parent changes a diaper and does not wash their hands well enough, it can be carried to other children. Adults can can catch hand, foot and mouth, though it's less common. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it's rare, but recreational water, like swimming pools not properly treated with chlorine, can spread the virus if it becomes contaminated with feces of someone infected with hand, foot and mouth. Symptoms of hand, foot and mouth The most common symptoms associated with hand, foot and mouth disease show up about three to five days after ca...

FACT.MR The high-flow nasal cannula market was examined by Fact.MR, and a 10-year forecast is provided from 2023 to 2033. The report then assesses significant market aspects, such as market drivers, constraints, and opportunities. To present comprehensive information, the report is takes a detailed look at the market across segments such as components, application, end user, and region. Rockville, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fact.MR – A Market Research and Competitive Intelligence Provider : The global high-flow nasal cannula market is likely to reach a value at US$ 24 billion in 2023. Between 2023 and 2033, an anticipated 12% CAGR should drive market acceleration. This would see the market's value surpass US$ 24 billion in 2033. High-flow nasal cannulas are effective tools for delivering oxygen therapy to patients suffering from chronic respiratory diseases. Their use can be helpful in managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis, and sleep apnea. ...

INTRODUCTION Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, unleashed a level of suffering upon the Ukrainian people that few thought would ever be seen again in Europe. Eight million people fled Ukraine, and an estimated 5 million more were internally displaced. One year later, the humanitarian crisis and human tragedy deepen as ongoing Russian attacks on civilian electricity infrastructure, homes, and health facilities continue to kill and injure people and cause widespread, enormous psychological trauma. The onset of war fundamentally altered the status quo in Ukrainian society, creating an immediate gap in essential health services on which Direct Relief focuses. The need for health services spiked at the same moment the capacity to provide services was diminished as hospitals and other health facilities were targeted, millions of people fled their homes, and available resources were redirected from health services to defending Ukraine's territ...