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Cigna earmarks $5 million in grants to reduce child food insecurity

The Cigna Foundation is inviting nonprofit organizations working to reduce child food insecurity to apply for funding through its Healthier Kids For Our Future grant program. The program will provide grants to community organizations totaling up to $ 5 million over the next year. WHAT’S THE IMPACT Without proper nutrition, children face significant health risks.… Read More: Cigna earmarks $5 million in grants to reduce child food… »

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PODIATRY

Podiatry is the area of medicine that concentrates on the foot, ankle, and lower limb. It encapsulates the treatment of injury, birth defects, as well as the prevention and management of disease. The seriousness of the conditions and diseases varies but is likely to include improving gait, treating diabetes or treatment of ingrown toenails. More…… Read More: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PODIATRY »

New Zealand’s Waitematā DHB develops Digital Academy

Waitematā District Health Board (DHB) in New Zealand has developed a Digital Academy to train its clinical IT leaders of the future. Robyn Whittaker, clinical director innovation at the DHB’s Institute for Innovation and Improvement i3, said clinicians do not get taught change management as part of their training, but those who can lead IT… Read More: New Zealand’s Waitematā DHB develops Digital Academy »

How diabetes can increase cancer risk: DNA damaged by high blood sugar

For years, scientists have been trying to solve a medical mystery: Why do people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing some forms of cancer? Today, researchers report a possible explanation for this double whammy. They found that DNA sustains more damage and gets fixed less often when blood… Read More: How diabetes can increase cancer risk: DNA damaged by high… »