A 2-year-old horse was euthanized after displaying clinical signs and testing positive for Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, marking the state's seventh documented equine infection with the disease this year. The virus is spread by mosquitoes from birds to other birds, as well as to horses and humans, and the high mortality rate in horses and humans means EEE is considered one of the most serious mosquito-borne diseases in the US.
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Alan Ajamian of New Jersey and James Maginn of New York entered guilty pleas to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Authorities said the defendants participated in a scheme that defrauded a union-run health benefit fund of over $4 million by running unauthorized health and wellness events that performed thousands of medically unnecessary tests on union members.
A study in Diabetes Care found that the risk for mortality and cardiovascular disease was lower among older adults with diabetes who managed to maintain A1C levels within their own set target ranges, compared with those who had lower A1C time in range. The findings were based on data from 402,043 veterans aged 65 or older.
Solid family support can help Black adults with type 2 diabetes improve self-management of their condition and should be a focus of intervention programs, according to a qualitative study in The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care. "The supportive family behaviors, such as positivity, family communications -- particularly when the participant is depressed -- and family strategies for healthy eating and physical activity with participants, may facilitate self-management behaviors and enhance a participant's self-efficacy to manage the disease," study author Jie Hu said.
There is a one-hour window every morning during which consuming 100g of chocolate could reduce blood glucose and stimulate fat burning among postmenopausal women, according a study in The FASEB Journal. The findings also revealed that eating chocolate during this hour "reduced ad libitum energy intake, consistent with the observed reduction in hunger, appetite and the desire for sweets shown in previous studies," said researcher Marta Garaulet.
A study in JAMA Cardiology found that persistent sleep apnea in childhood was linked to increased odds of elevated blood pressure in adolescence. The findings, based on data involving 421 youths, also showed that sleep apnea in adolescence was linked to elevated blood pressure in a dose-response manner.
Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital has integrated its EHR with the Epic MyChart patient portal, which will allow patients to send messages to and receive secure messages from clinicians, see test results, manage their appointments, refill prescriptions and pay bills digitally. The integration will also enhance the hospital's data-sharing capabilities, said Novlet Mattis, chief information officer at Orlando Health.
Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J., is partnering with security firm SICPA to introduce a digital health pass to store COVID-19 vaccination records. The hospital is one of the first in the country to use the Certus myHealth Pass, which creates patient-specific secure health certificates.