Long Term Acute Care and Rehabilitation Line One: Your Health Connection

Long Term Acute Care and Rehabilitation  Line One: Your Health Connection

Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) When someone has a serious illness or a major injury, such as a damaged spinal cord, they often require long-term care and intensive rehabilitation. This often required Alaskan patients to travel out of state, but now, that is changing as hospitals […]

Michigan reportedly sends response to Big Ten, awaits potential penalties

Michigan reportedly sends response to Big Ten, awaits potential penalties

michigan has responded to Big Ten’s notice of possible disciplinary action, and will now wait and see whether Commissioner Tony Petti decides to punish the program over the alleged sign-stealing scheme, ESPN gave this information on Wednesday, The NCAA is currently investigating allegations of a scouting and sign-stealing scheme headed by Michigan employee Connor Stallions, […]

OMB is finalizing policy to ensure federal technology meets access standards

OMB is finalizing policy to ensure federal technology meets access standards

The Office of Management and Budget is finalizing guidance to ensure that Federal services and information agencies post online are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Federal Chief Information Officer Claire Martorana said Wednesday that OMB is finalizing guidance to ensure that all federal digital services and online information meet Section 508 standards set by the […]

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries get better health outcomes

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries get better health outcomes

Photo: Marco Gerber/Getty Images According to research published by Inovalon, people with Medicare Advantage have stronger health outcomes than those with fee-for-service Medicare, including less likely to be hospitalized and readmitted. Using its unique data assets and analysis to look at a wide range of quality measures across care settings, research shows that patients who […]

Johns Hopkins study allows ALS patients to navigate home appliances with their minds

Johns Hopkins study allows ALS patients to navigate home appliances with their minds

BALTIMORE – In a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, a brain-computer interface successfully restored control of home appliances to patients with ALS. Researchers gave WJZ an exclusive look at this important technology. Without moving or making a sound, 62-year-old Tim Evans navigates a streaming device and queues up a movie with his […]

LGBTQ+ Cancer Care and Research Program

LGBTQ+ Cancer Care and Research Program

At Perlmutter Cancer Center, our physicians and staff work to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer and who identify as LGBTQ+, including asexual, lesbian, Lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, bi included. Spirit, gay, or intersex. We strive to provide equal care to all patients and take special […]