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Coverage of the healthcare and mental healthcare industries.
According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, there are 234,000 Nurse Practitioners nationally with about 80 percent of them working full-time in primary care practices like Lamprey Health Care which has offices in Newmarket, Nashua and Raymond.
In recent years, Polaris Industries, the leading producer of off-road vehicles, has recalled hundreds of thousands of its trail machines due to a fire danger. The hazard is linked to at least three deaths and three dozen injuries ranging from minor scrapes to limbs burned so badly amputation was required.
Owing to an unfortunate circumstance that befell my wife during our recent trip to Cancún, México, I have further advice, particularly for those of you who are senior citizens and/or have chronic medical issues.
Forest bathing became part of Japan’s national healthcare system in the 1980’s. The practice of slowing down and letting nature’s beauty wash over you and is now gaining popularity worldwide.
CONCORD – A transgender patient at the Secure Psychiatric Unit at the men’s prison says the Department of Corrections is trying to “evict” her for standing up for her constitutional right to mental health treatment at the facility.
Women still get annual cervical cancer testing even when it’s recommended every three to five years for most women. Healthy patients are subjected to slates of unnecessary lab work before elective procedures. Doctors routinely order annual electrocardiograms and other heart tests for people who don’t need them.
CONCORD — The seven Site Evaluation Committee members said Thursday they do not believe Northern Pass developers have met its burden of proof that the project would not negatively impact the orderly development of the region, one of four criteria that must be met for approval.
CONCORD — Two mothers told lawmakers their adult daughters are harassed, humiliated, and sometimes “locked down” at the Secure Psychiatric Unit at the New Hampshire Prison for Men, and a former patient recounted nearly dying as his pleas for emergency medical care were ignored.
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, said: “This report is alarming and highlights the importance of having the Office of Special Counsel involved in investigating these serious claims.”