Tag: Health
Can sitting less decrease your risk of heart disease?
Standing up when doing routine things such as talking on the phone can reduce the amount of time a person sits. YoloStock/Shutterstock.com Gautam...
Need Health Insurance? The Deadline Is Dec. 15
By Michelle Andrews
The woman arrived at the University of South Florida's navigator office in Tampa a few weeks ago with a 40-page document describing...
Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an...
Just sitting on a park bench, completely ignoring each other. Vlad Teodor/shutterstock.com Ashley Whillans, Harvard Business School
We're squandering increasing amounts of time distracted...
Attention, Marketplace Shoppers: Don’t Delay On 2019 Enrollment
By Michelle Andrews
Don't procrastinate. Most consumers who buy their own insurance on the federal health insurance marketplace face a Dec. 15 deadline. Advocates are...
Suicide, at 50-year peak, pushes down US life expectancy
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in...
First look inside new clinic
By Becky Brewster
The Culberson County Hospital District met in Special Session on August 23. The Board received an update on the clinic construction project....
Speaking of Health- High blood pressure
By G. Morales, APN-C, DC
I have a horrible headache from beating my head against the wall trying to get across to patients the importance...
The dangers of dehydration
By Gilda Morales
Here in the Southwest, June, July, and August are three of the most sweltering months of the year, and it is important...
New Physician Assistant Joins Van Horn Rural Health Clinic
Submitted by Judy Blazek
Lorina Lujan, PA-C, is the latest addition to the medical team at Van Horn Rural Health Clinic.
But this new...
Texas hit hard by flu
By Gilda Morales
Texas reported the highest number of flu cases in the nation as of the end of January, and according to the Texas...