As Lyme disease Awareness Month draws to a close, levels of some tick-borne illnesses in Missouri are on the rise. While Lyme infections in Missouri are not as dramatic as they are in northeastern states, officials said there is still cause for concern. Ticks cause a higher number of human diseases than any other insect in the U.S. .
An Indiana licensing board has fined a local physician $3,000 and handed her a letter of reprimand after she went public about a 10-year-old Ohio patient forced to travel across state lines for an abortion. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita brought the case against obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Caitlin Bernard, for comments she made last July to the Indianapolis Star about a young rape victim who could not legally receive an abortion in Ohio because she was just over six weeks pregnant. .
A new report cites a pressing need for better health-care support and better internet access for older adults in Alabama. The United Health Foundation s 2023 Senior Report found that older Alabamans health challenges range from inadequate internet access and health-care worker shortages to early death rates. Despite an increase of 5% in the number of personal care and home-health-care workers between 2020 and 2021, Dr. .
Extreme heat kills about 700 people in the United States each year, but a new toolkit and weather alerts can protect folks in Texas and beyond. According to an analysis by Climate Central, the annual number of risky heat days has increased in 232 U.S. locations since 1970. .