Dianne C. Whitehead

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• Mental Health

House passes bill addressing mental health concerns among students, families, educators

October 2, 2022 Dianne C. Whitehead

The House passed a bill on Thursday that seeks to address mental health concerns among students, families and educators aggravated...

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• Obesity

More States Than Ever Have High Obesity Rates, CDC Data Shows

October 2, 2022 Dianne C. Whitehead

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)More and more Americans across the country are living with obesity, new data from the Centers for Disease...

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• Critical Care

How data drives value-based care and population health

October 1, 2022 Dianne C. Whitehead

Philip M. Oravetz, MD, MPH, chief population health officer at Ochsner Health, in Louisiana, has some crucial advice for other...

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• Health And Fitness

What is the best time of day to exercise? Your gender may be a factor.

October 1, 2022 Dianne C. Whitehead

There is no wrong time to exercise, but there may be some times that are more right than others.The best...

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• Exercise

Exercise bike vs treadmill: Which is best for cardio?

October 1, 2022 Dianne C. Whitehead

Exercise bike vs treadmill: which is going to give you a better workout and improve your cardiovascular fitness? Whether you...

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• Mental Health

Mobile units in Philadelphia respond to mental health crises

October 1, 2022 Dianne C. Whitehead

A grandmother calls a mental health crisis line for help after her grandson with intellectual disabilities and a history of...

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• Obesity

Obesity should be reclassified as a brain disorder: doctors

October 1, 2022 Dianne C. Whitehead

A new study has prompted some doctors to reconsider how obesity is classified. Currently, it is treated as a behavioral...

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• Critical Care

Pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine physicians join EEMG

September 30, 2022 Dianne C. Whitehead

This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.Reem Beckerly, DO, a sleep...

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• Health And Fitness

UnitedHealthcare and Peloton to Provide Millions of More People With Access to a Leading Interactive Fitness Platform

September 30, 2022 Dianne C. Whitehead

UnitedHealthcare, part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), and Peloton Interactive, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTON) have renewed and expanded their relationship to...

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• Exercise

How exercising now could benefit your future grandchildren

September 30, 2022 Dianne C. Whitehead

Exercising now is good for you. But could it also be good for your future children and grandchildren?A provocative new...