THCA member operators manage to improve quality of care despite chronic state underfunding (AUSTIN) — Fifty-five nursing homes from across Texas earned national honors today for proving their commitment to
The United States has become the most dangerous industrialized country for women to give birth. American women are more than twice as likely to die of pregnancy-related causes
Why Talking about Mental Health Is So Important By Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) During the month of May, we recognize Mental Health Month, and raise awareness for
By JAY REEVES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Decades later, it’s still hard to grasp what the federal government did to hundreds of black men in rural Alabama — even if
The Asthma Management Program is a 3-6 month education and care coordination program that works in partnership with the primary care physician’s management plans. The program supports the
If you have diabetes, it is important to know all of the complications that can develop if you don’t keep your blood sugar in check. Diabetes can damage
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) African-American physicians earn 15 percent less than White physicians—an average of $262,000 compared to $303,000—according to Medscape’s 2017 Physicians Compensation Report.
It may not capture as many headlines as opioids, spice or fentanyl, but alcohol continues to pose a serious health hazard to more Americans than the drugs du
PAD is the biggest disease that most people have never heard about. Up to a staggering 18 million Americans1 suffer from PAD, a potentially life-threatening disease. As many