healthcare

While the infant birthweights of Aboriginal children have improves, there are still significant wellness concerns around child immunisation, coronary heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. This is according to data derived from 53 Aboriginal…

Sonograms have two advantages over x-rays in imaging the interior of the human body. They use sound and not potentially harmful radiation, and they can show organs and other soft tissue. While doctors often use sonograms to…

Healthcare providers, like paramedics, nurses, and even doctors need specialized training and certification to qualify to do their jobs. You might be aware of some of the training they need, such as medical or nursing school and paramedic…

Loving your job, and putting your all into it, may seem like a good sign of corporate wellness, but overworking may actually be putting your wellbeing at risk. This is according to a recent study of more than 400 employees in professional…

Ensuring you get the right care when you are diabetic is essential. The blood disorder is incurable and has to be managed through diet and medication. Now a new campaign has been launched in the UK to ensure diabetics across the country are…

The TV you have now is barely recognisable from the one your grandparents, or even your parents had. Over the past 50 years, televisions have become thinner, taller and wider, whilst making leaps and bounds in colour, sound and clarity.…

For people with an incurable, terminal disease and who are expected to have a life expectancy of six months or less, there is a compassionate treatment option known as hospice care. This type of treatment can take place in an out-of-home…

The implications of healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act have created a boon for information technology professionals. Hospitals, clinics, outpatient facilities, and other sites of care are mandated to implement…

Nowadays, everyone is concerned about health. That is not to say that in past years people have not been concerned about health, but in recent years the focus on getting and staying healthy has jettisoned its way into being one of the most…

Electronic medical records, along with health information systems and other technologies, are revolutionizing how patients access and receive healthcare services. Below introduces four ways that electronic medical records are changing the…

With the changes in the healthcare marketplace and adjustments that businesses are making to their benefit structures, families need to make changes to their approach to getting healthcare in the new year. No matter what your…

Going to the hospital is no picnic. Just ask anyone who has recently been admitted to a health care facility. Some people dislike hospitals so much that they resist going there as much as possible. They are only forced to do so at the last…

Most people find talking about sex really difficult and embarrassing, and healthcare providers are no exception to the rule. It’s no surprise that we often avoid the subject entirely, as it is considered to be a sensitive and potentially…

In the USA and other countries where healthcare isn't free, it's common for employers to offer health insurance to employees and their families. In times past, this was a great perk of the job and the companies with the better health…

The menopause is a bit of a sexual taboo, even in developed countries like the United States, which is a bit ridiculous when you consider the effect that it can have on the wellness and wellbeing of around 50 percent of the population.…

Technology undoubtedly has more of an impact on your wellbeing than it ever has before, continually penetrating and transforming the world of healthcare and wellness as we know it. Technology provides many benefits to the medical…