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MAYPORT, Fla. - (Jan 8, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Josh Eckel, a native of Junction City, Kansas, was recently promoted to petty officer first class.

Eckel graduated from Junction City High School in 2010 and obtained his associates degree from American Military University in 2017.

As a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, Eckel works as a hospital corpsman.

"Previously as a preventative medicine technician I would identify, evaluate, monitor, and respond to diseases and environmental factors that threaten human health," said Eckel. But now as a command fitness leader, I handle monthly medical reports and my goal is to make it easier to check on our sailors and bump up medical readiness.

Eckel was promoted to his current rank on December 10, 2021.

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet supports joint and command military operations by employing maritime forces in cooperative maritime security operations to maintain access, enhance interoperability and build enduring partnerships in the Caribbean, Central and South American region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jahlena Royer/ Released)

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A hypothetical timepiece ticks ever-closer to midnight the hour of humanity's annihilation and it's about to be reset.

Since 1947, nuclear scientists and other experts have acted as timekeepers for the Doomsday Clock. A team of advisers, researchers and policy specialists with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) annually evaluates the state of the world to decide if the clock's hands will tick forward, sweep back or remain where they are. The hands currently stand at 100 seconds before midnight; the BAS set that time in 2020 and it held steady in 2021, Live Science previously reported.

But after a year of COVID-19 and climate disasters unfolding worldwide, what time will the clock show in 2022? You can find out on Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. ET, as BAS announces the Doomsday Clock's update and commemorates the clock's 75th anniversary in a live press event that you can watch here at Live Science, on the BAS website and on the organization's Facebook page.

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When the clock debuted to the public after World War II, nuclear weapons were thought to be the biggest human-created threat to our existence. In the decades that followed, other looming risks have emerged, including rapidly-accelerating climate change and pandemics. The clock's time for 2021 100 seconds before midnight is the closest the hands have come to the so-called doomsday hour in the clock's history.

Since the Doomsday Clock's last update in January 2021, evidence of escalating climate change has mounted. Sea-level rise is accelerating faster than prior models of worst-case-scenarios had predicted; the burning of tropical rainforests is producing more atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) than the rainforests absorb; and even the perpetually frozen region of Antarctica known as the "Last Ice Area" is in danger of melting away.

The COVID-19 pandemic has also continued to surge, fueled by the emergence in 2021 of the highly contagious omicron variant; by public resistance to vaccinations, lockdowns and mask mandates; and by unequal access to vaccines and other preventative resources in countries worldwide. To date, COVID-19 has infected more than 66 million people in the U.S. and has killed more than 850,000 Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Jan. 18. Globally, more than 330 million people have contracted COVID-19, and more than 5.5 million people have died, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center maintained by Johns Hopkins University and Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

How these and other considerations will inform the Doomsday Clock's time in 2022 remain to be seen, but humanity is already in the realm of the two-minute warning period and every second counts, BAS President and CEO Rachel Bronson said in 2020.

"Danger is high, and the margin for error is low," Bronson said.

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Growing awareness among the people regarding the prevalence of preventive measures to improve quality of life, reducing healthcare spending, rising adoption of advanced technology and solutions, growing cases of chronic disorders will likely to enhance the growth of the preventative healthcare technologies and services market in the forecast period of 2020-2027. On the other hand, decreasing birth rate and growing geriatric population will further boost various opportunities that will lead to the growth of the preventative healthcare technologies and services market in the above mentioned forecast period.

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Based on type, preventative healthcare technologies and services market is segmented into early detection and screening technologies, chronic disease management technologies, vaccines, and advanced technologies to reduce errors. Early detection and screening technologies have been further segmented into automated screening, personalized medicine, and other advanced screening technologies. Chronic disease management technologies have been further segmented into blood pressure monitors, asthma monitors, cardiovascular monitors, and glucose monitors. Vaccines have been further segmented into infectious diseases vaccine, cancer vaccine, autism vaccine, allergy vaccine, and other new vaccines. Advanced technologies to reduce errors have been further segmented into electronic prescribing, clinical decision supports system, smart infusion pumps, computerized provider order entry system, smart packaging and automated prescription formulation and dispensing.

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A regional development nonprofit agency has opened in Rockville a facility that will stockpile monoclonal antibodies and study 100 pathogens, including COVID-19, SARS-2, Ebola and MERS.

Connected DMV has opened its Global Pandemic Prevention and Biodefense Center at the U.S. Pharmacopeia building on Twinbrook Parkway, near several National Institutes of Health buildings and the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters.

When an outbreak occurs, the idea is to stop it by having solutions prepared in advance, said Connected DMV CEO Stu Solomon. To have antibodies prepared will allow us to provide preventative care, treatment and a cure to the infected.

The centers AHEAD100 initiative brings together dozens of experts from the scientific, academic and nonprofit communities to accelerate development, Mr. Solomon said.

The federal government, academia and pharmaceuticals industry cant solve this on their own, he said. But when you bring them together, its amazing what can be done from a nonpartisan, public health perspective.

The center raised $2.5 million last year from its primary partners: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Maryland Department of Commerce, Montgomery County and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.

It hopes to raise $2.5 billion this year about $25 million per pathogen for development from private charities, the federal government and foreign governments.

Connected DMV said it chose to establish the center in Montgomery County because of its proximity to 70 federal labs, 800 life sciences companies, four government health agencies, political power and 175 foreign embassies and missions in the D.C. area.

The new Rockville office will allow Connected DMV staff to submit research proposals to receive the government and philanthropic grants they need to expand into research and lab space.

Dr. James Crowe, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist who studied at the NIH, will serve as the centers chief scientist.

The last three years have clearly shown that our pandemic offense must include a full arsenal of medical countermeasures, stockpiled and ready to deploy anywhere in the world when an outbreak occurs, said Dr. Crowe, a steering committee interim board member.

Future outbreaks are inevitable, but another pandemic doesnt have to be what we do next will determine if we truly have the courage to prepare, he said.

Other board members include Dr. Richard Tubb, former White House physician to President George W. Bush, and Dr. Sachiko Kuno from the cosponsoring Sachiko Kuno Foundation.

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious diseases specialist, represents the Boston University School of Medicine on the steering committee. The universitys Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research, which she founded, said in a statement that it will provide expertise and strategic guidance for the new venture.

Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified one of the centers funding sources.

For more information, visit The Washington Times COVID-19 resource page.

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The coronavirus has fundamentally altered and elevated the health and wellness space in the last two years in ways that will continue to impact brands in 2022.

Faced with existential uncertainty and chronic stress, many people chose to focus on stabilizing their own health and wellness, taking active measures in order to reduce stress, improve sleep, and maintain both physical and mental health.

The demand for supplements skyrocketed, which makes sense. When reality feels out of control, consumers reach for products that help with mood, prevent illness and strengthen our systems for the challenges of uncertaintyand that demand is only predicted to grow.

Another by-product of the pandemic: Cannabis proved itself to be recession-proof, and millions of Americans found cannabinoids to be a key source of plant-derived stress relief. Mushrooms are having a moment as well (both psychedelic and otherwise), and their popularity further underscores the revived Western interest in ancient herbal medicine traditions and rising consumer appetite for plant-based alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs. Millennials and Gen Z are leading the charge in their openness to natural remedies and integrative healththeyre all about the ounce of prevention.

All of these developments are good news for consumers, brands, and investors in the supplement space as well as those in cannabis, hemp, and fungi. Here are the trends I see dominating markets in 2022.

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Supplements that enhance cognitive performance are in higher demand than everafter all, who doesn't want a better brain? But increasingly, consumers are taking the long view, investing in supplements like pharmaceutical grade Omega-3s, CBD, herbs, and mushrooms with neuroprotective properties. Preserving brain function is top of mind for many older Americans; Gen Xers and millennials also want nootropics, but for different reasons. They seek natural brain boosters that will help them focus and increase their productivity without the unpleasant side effects of caffeine, sugar, or prescription medications.

Stress and upheaval of the pandemic have led people to place a higher priority on calm, clear thinking. The pandemic fundamentallyaltered our approach to mental healthmost of us found life tougher to navigate, and many people needed more support to cope with issues like fatigue and brain fog. No wonder nootropics that have been shown to reduce the impact of stress spiked in popularity.

The year 2022 may very well be fungis biggest year yet. Books like Michael Pollans How To Change Your Mind, the documentary Fantastic Fungi, and regular headlines on the genuinely thrilling new research emerging from the Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Unit have brought psychedelic exploration and therapeutics into the mainstream. Psychedelics are looking like the next big investor movementindeed, the psychedelic market is projected to reach $10.75 billion by 2027. At Fortune, investor Sean McClintock linked the rush to invest to the pandemic: In the context of a post-COVID world, psychedelic health care will become an essential tool in the treatment of worsening mental health issues.

Science is also revealing that even non-magic mushrooms have some pretty astounding qualities: from lion's mane and its impact on brain health, cordycepss immune system effects, and chagas anti-inflammatory properties, its no wonder a population newly interested in preventative health is seeking them out.

This seeming pipe dream of national cannabis legalization could actually become a reality in 2022. The first-ever Republican-proposed federal bill to legalize marijuana was introduced this past November; nearly half of the Republican voters support decriminalization at the federal level. A whopping 91% of Americans support legalization in some form. The DEA has signaled that Delta 8 (a controversial cannabinoid similar to THC thats usually derived from hemp) is not federally prohibited, which puts even more pressure on the federal government to act on legalization. A recent report from the Economic Policy Institute states frankly that Federal legalization of the cannabis industry appears likely to happen within the next few years. We may actually reach the tipping point for legalizing cannabis nationwide in the coming yearwhich would unleash a flood of change. New tax revenue alone is estimated at $128.8 billion, and legalization could result in 1.6 million new jobs. Research on cannabis therapeutics will explode. The economic impact will create disruption the likes of which Silicon Valley technologists could only dream of. Im keeping a close eye on this spaceanyone adjacent to health and wellness should do the same.

If weve learned anything in the pandemic, it's the need for resilience and the ability to adapt in the face of disruption and change. But consumers growing interest in natural and preventative health measures is, in my view, a positive development. Seeing health as a long-term commitment that involves daily choices, proactivity and self-care wont just drive marketsit will result in better health outcomes for everyone.

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Trials. 2022 Jan 18;23(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05852-y.

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BACKGROUND: The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed wide-ranging efforts to minimize the spread of the virus and to protect those most vulnerable to becoming unwell following viral infection. Core COVID-19 preventive measures include social distancing, regular hand washing, and wearing face coverings in public places. Understanding links between social cognitive factors relating to beliefs/skills is important in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as this can suggest which factors might be targeted via behaviour change interventions to promote adherence to COVID-19 preventative behaviours. In this context, mental imagery exercises-self-directed imagining of an anticipated outcome or processes linked to a defined behaviour/activity-offer a well-evidenced, relatively simple behaviour change intervention. In the mental imagery invention reported in this protocol, individuals will be randomly assigned to one of four separate conditions (outcome imagery, process imagery, outcome and process imagery, control).

METHODS: The primary objective of this randomized controlled study is to assess the effectiveness of a mental imagery intervention on wearing face coverings, as a defined core COVID-19 preventative behaviour. Participants will consist of UK university students and university employees of any age. Participants will be randomized to complete an outcome imagery or a process imagery exercise, both exercises (i.e. a combined condition) or neither exercise (i.e. a control condition). A total of 260 individuals will be recruited into the study. Outcomes for all study condition arms will be assessed at baseline (Time 1), immediately post-intervention (Time 2), and at 1-month follow-up (Time 3). The primary outcome is frequency of wearing face covering, as reported at T2 and T3. Secondary outcomes include intervention effects on face covering attitudes, social norms, perceived behavioural control and barrier self-efficacy at T2 and T3. Putative moderators of intervention effects are conscientiousness, narcissism and light triad personality traits.

DISCUSSION: This trial will contribute toward the currently sparse evidence base concerning behaviour change techniques designed to promote COVID-19 preventative behaviours among UK university students and university employees.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine) NCT04583449 . Retrospectively registered on 20 October 2020.

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Its January 2021, the depths of lockdown 2.0. Social interactions are limited to a walk in the park with one friend. The glow of the TV is filling you with lethargy and YouTube workouts are wearing thin. But then a surprise package arrives through your letterbox the perfect pick-me-up when popping to the supermarket is the only highlight of your day.

Subscription boxes, which range from food to beauty and crafts, experienced a renaissance during the pandemic when other businesses struggled. During a time of such little joy, it is no surprise that these services were popular research from the Royal Mail found that consumers spent nearly 1.4bn on subscription boxes in 2020, while over half of people said they signed up to a box during Covid-19 because they wanted to treat themselves. As we return to normality, the trend does not appear to be slowing down the UK market is expected to double in size to 1bn by 2022.

Grocery boxes, which send subscribers pre-measured ingredients for specific recipes, were a desirable option during lockdown when the alternative was socially distanced supermarket queues or failing to secure a home delivery slot.

In 2020, Gousto more than doubled the number of monthly meals it delivered from 2.5 to six million, marking its first full year of profitability. It is now selling eight million monthly meals while rival HelloFresh attracted three million more customers in 2021 compared with the previous year.

Gousto co-founder Timo Boldt quit his job in investment banking in 2012 to start the company, on the basis that those with busy lifestyles struggled to find time to cook healthy meals from scratch. He believes that this penchant for pre-planned eating is permanent due to a seismic shift in the grocery market driven by three key trends: convenience, health and sustainability.

The company has more than 50 different weekly meals and uses artificial intelligence to analyse customer preferences and personalise meal choices. In future, Boldt hopes its data-driven menu will be able to curate boxes to manage specific health issues such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension, in a shift from reactive to preventative medicine.

Linda Ellett, head of consumer markets at Big Four accounting firm KPMG, adds that food boxes are considered better value for money than other luxury experiences. Doing all your grocery shopping via recipe boxes would be expensive, she says. But its a cheaper or healthier alternative to going out for dinner or getting a takeaway.

Subscriptions also help to reduce food waste, Boldt argues, due to precise portion sizes and forecasting algorithms that predict supply needs in fulfilment centres, while supermarkets are estimated to waste 190 million meals a year on average. However, excessive packaging will be a consideration for sustainability-sensitive consumers in 2022. If something with a lot of packaging arrives on your doorstep every week, consumers are going to notice, even if its recyclable, says Ellett. These businesses need to get ahead and make sure that packaging is minimised.

Changing working patterns will be another challenge for fresh food boxes, says Ellett. A return to normality means less consistency, with more spontaneous nights out or late nights at work. People will be less planned in their consumption and may feel the pressure of regular boxes, she says. These businesses need to think about how they can flex to that behaviour.

Hobby and craft boxes also surged in popularity during the pandemic. Caroline Haegeman and her partner Jai set up Box 42 in May 2020 as the ultimate date night in. With venues and restaurants shut, there was a gap in the market, she says: Wed watched every movie and cooked each other dinner 500 times and needed something else to do. We realised that other couples must feel like this too, and people would enjoy the convenience of a regular date night sent to them with no planning involved.

Such boxes have allowed people to find new hobbies within the privacy of their own homes, says Ellett, as a life-drawing class or a shared pottery wheel might feel intimidating to an amateur. People were happy to experiment with things they wouldnt necessarily do outside, she says. It was a great way to explore in the safety of your own environment.

Box 42 delivers monthly themed boxes, ranging from murder mysteries to pottery evenings. The pair have done everything themselves, from product sourcing to shipping and marketing, putting in 1,000 to get the venture off the ground and reinvesting profits as theyve gone along. The start-up has since grown sales by 300 per cent, and is now selling 2,000 boxes a month with 500 regular subscribers.

At 32 per month, Haegeman says the products are intended to be reused and have been sourced from local businesses rather than retail giants such as Amazon. All the packaging is either biodegradable, compostable or recyclable, which also increases the price point. This is a shift were seeing in a lot of companies, says Haegeman. There is more customer sensitivity to sustainability and quality.

She thinks that hobby boxes helped to fill the gap in immersive real-life experiences created by the pandemic but is nervous about a potential dip in popularity now that things have fully reopened and says they have started tailoring for regular subscribers rather than the broader approach they took at the start. People now have more appreciation of a nice night in, and I dont think that will go away, she says. But we need to look in detail at who our subscribers are through market research and customer service channels. One big challenge for any small business is the need to constantly re-evaluate how you do things.

Peoples reignited interest in personal projects is unlikely to change, adds Ellett but Box 42s tailored approach is crucial for success. I think people have re-fallen back in love with creativity, whether thats craft or cooking, and they will continue to advocate for it, she says. [Subscription services] are already data-driven so they need to use that to focus on metrics like order frequency, average order cost and preference.

In peoples pursuit for mindful or solo activities, reading became a much more popular hobby while people were confined to their homes, with sales of fiction books growing by more than 100m 16 per cent during lockdown despite bookstores being shut.

A Box Of Stories was set up by Aasha Chauhan in 2018 to stop lesser-known books being destined for destruction due to a lack of sales millions of items, including books, are thrown away each year by Amazon and other retailers.

The subscription service is rated by lovers and curated by code, says Chauhan data analysis is used to sift through thousands of online reader reviews to curate boxes with the least-known but highest-rated books. This helps it compete with online giants and traditional bookstores, which tend to highlight top-of-shelf bestsellers, she says.

The start-up grew its subscribers by 3,000 per cent during the pandemic, when bookstores and libraries were closed and online retailers focused on delivering essential goods. By default, it was the book subscription businesses that were lean enough to continue supplying to book lovers, says Chauhan. They could source and deliver. Users benefit from the ease of online purchasing while challenging themselves beyond their usual reading habits.

For a subscription to be successful, entrepreneurs should pick a sector where customers want frequent refurbishing and regularly consume the product, she adds hence why recipe boxes are also popular. Focus on retaining customers more than acquiring new ones because that will tell you a lot about the long-term feasibility of your idea.

Natalie James set up Tingle as a solution for those who were not able to buy beauty products during lockdown. As the brand has grown, she has changed direction to self-care and wellness.

James funded the venture herself through an initial 300, selling 200 boxes in her first month and has since gone on to ship worldwide to more than 1,000 monthly subscribers. Tingles success can be put down to its affordability 10 per month and contacts made through her main job in public relations (PR), helping her source subsidised products and compete with bigger players like Birchbox.

To thrive, she says that small businesses need to keep up with changing trends, competition and expand into new products; James recently launched limited edition Christmas and Black Friday boxes, and has listed subscriptions on partner websites such as Virgin Media Days.

As a first-time entrepreneur, she used virtual networking platforms like Clubhouse for advice from other business owners, and says she feels the government should have a clear, simple forum for financial and business advice, adding that she witnessed many entrepreneurs turning to social media for guidance instead. This information is not necessarily accurate, she says. Hearing it first-hand from the government would have been a big help.

Subscriptions have evolved originally associated with mundane monthly outgoings such as phone bills, the market has been reinvigorated, fuelled by streaming services such as Netflix and the online shopping boom. Treating yourself is no longer a one-off but a commitment.

But as the pressures of rising rent and energy bills set in, they could be considered an unnecessary luxury and will need to position themselves as vital, says Ellett, whether thats through wellness, sustainability or value for money. An empathetic customer approach will also be crucial, with clear instructions for cancellation and being mindful of individuals financial health.

Most importantly, they will need to adapt. As we settle into a hybrid mix of socialising and domesticity, in order to thrive, subscription businesses will need to offer something not only more desirable than traditional retail, but more flexible.

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Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Lake Oswego, will re-introduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session to address racism and its health effects on Oregons communities of color.

Speaking in an informational meeting with the House Interim Committee on Health Care, Salinas and three advocates spoke about Legislative Concept 238, a revival of last years House Bill 2337.

While HB 2337 failed, the state Legislature did pass its first explicit declaration of racism as a public health crisis with House Resolution 6 in June. It was an important first step, said advocates during Thursdays informational meetings, but they urged legislators to move forward this year with direct action.

It is not enough for a medical provider to make a medical diagnosis. The medical provider and team have to come up with interventions and treatment options for the patient so that they can address the diagnosis, Angela Harris, former president of the Linn Benton Counties NAACP, said. Now that HR 6 has been passed and we have a diagnosis, we must work as a collaborative team to create, pass and implement legislation that will address the problem and work toward better outcomes.

LC 238 would require the Oregon Health Authority to set up a mobile health unity pilot program to provide care for communities where there is a lack of access to care and a higher BIPOC population. The term BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous and people of color.

Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Lake Oswego, speaks at a PCUN rally to kick off a campaign for farmworker overtime, a bill theyre introducing again in the short legislative session, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore.

In April, the Centers for Disease Control declared racism a serious public health threat and pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic as evidence of inequities that have existed for generations and revealed for all of America a known, but often unaddressed, epidemic impacting public health: racism.

Racism is not just the discrimination against one group based on the color of their skin or their race or ethnicity, but the structural barriers that impact racial and ethnic groups differently to influence where a person lives, where they work, where their children play, and where they worship and gather in community, wrote CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky at the time. These social determinants of health have life-long negative effects on the mental and physical health of individuals in communities of color.

Leslie Gregory, founder and director of Right to Health, spoke during the informational meeting about her experience with mobile care units. Gregory lives in Clackamas County and practices medicine in Multnomah County.

She spoke about being mentored by her mother, also a clinician and the first Black graduate of her professional school. Her mother developed a mobile unity strategy after being tasked with reducing the number of minorities visiting the emergency room and her major medical center, Gregory said.

This unit went out into communities and screened for the most common metabolic and underlying diseases that disproportionately affect people of color.

I saw first-hand the impact she made on the community and the gratitude and efficacy that further fueled my desire into medicine, Gregory said.As Gregory noted, the Kaiser Family Foundation has estimated that health inequities amount to $93 billion in excess medical care costs and result in $42 billion in lost productivity per year. There are additional economic losses due to premature deaths.

These healthcare dollars could much better be spent, as you are aware, on preventative research strategies for the benefit of all people, Gregory said.

The bill would also create racial affinity groups, hosted by the Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office, to better understand health inequities and disparities. Community members informing and developing recommendations for the OHA would be compensated.

HR 6 was a powerful first step and acknowledgment of the generations of systemic inequities this country and state were built on and continue to maintain but a declaration is empty, added Esther Kim, the co-director of the Oregon Health Equity Alliance in Portland.Kim said the legislation contains the short and long-term strategies needed to address racism and spoke about their work with affinity groups in their own task force. Kim called LC 238 a meaningful investment in community engagement and the beginning of building an anti-racist state.

Dr. Martin Luther King said, of all forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane, Gregory said. It is time for us not only to revere our leaders of color but to honor their imperatives with action. LC 238 presents us with the resources to do so.

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Valley hospitals enter 2022 trying to balance care for patients, safety protocols and preventative medicine for non-COVID patients.

The new year starts with record numbers of COVID-19 cases across the United States and Pennslyvania. That means the coronavirus will be part of our lives well into the new year.

In early August, Valley hospitals were treating seven combined COVID-19 patients. As the calendar flips to 2022, there are 183, which is down from nearly 220 around Christmas.

Geisinger had been treating at least 100 COVID-19 patients every day in December at its main campus in Danville. At Evangelical Community Hospital, the number has hovered around 50 for nearly two months.

According to its COVID dashboard, about 1 in 4 people who test at Evangelical are coming up positive in the last two weeks.

In mid-December, Geisinger brought back its more strict visitor policies, allowing one visitor to be permitted per hospitalized adult patient.

We are reaching or exceeding capacity in some hospitals, Geisinger said in a release announcing the change. These guidelines protect the health and safety of our patients and staff. Having fewer visitors allows our staff to focus on treating our patients.

Statewide, more than 5,000 patients are hospitalized for COVID as the calendar flips. The last time the state Department of Health said more than 5,000 COVID patients were hospitalized statewide was nearly a year ago: Jan. 12, 2021. The number of patients hospitalized across Pennsylvania increased by more than 100 in each of the final five days of 2021, putting additional strain on hospitals that have been dealing with COVID for more than two years.

By Jan. 4, staffers at all Valley hospitals will be required to be vaccinated or tested regularly following an approved exemption.

Schools and universities will be dealing with COVID heading into the new year as well. Public schools in the Valley are scheduled to reopen on time on Monday when winter break ends. Last week, Penn State officials announced students will return for in-person classes on Jan. 10.

Bucknell and Susquehanna universities have not made similar announcements, yet, but students at Bucknell must have a booster shot before returning for the spring semester later this month.

Vaccines are available to people over the age of 5 and boosters have been approved for people as young as 15. In the coming days, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve boosters for individuals as young as 12.

Testing will be a big focus in 2022. Geisinger has appointments open for PCR testing at multiple sites across its system, while Evangelical has a no-appointment drive-thru location open for testing six days a week. Over-the-counter at-home tests are proving to be a little more difficult to come by, however, as demand and supply issues have limited availability in some areas.

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ProHEALTH Dentalis pleased to announce the addition of three new clinical and business leaders to enhance their executive team as the company continues to progress into a new phase. Despite the ongoing pandemic, ProHEALTH Dental established new clinical affiliations with major medical providers and expanded with the opening of several new offices throughout their markets. To meet the needs of their growing network, ProHEALTH Dental welcomes Kai Zhao as their first Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Nicholas Elian as their new Chief Dental Officer, and Dr. Martha Miqueo as their new Associate Chief Dental Officer.

We are thrilled to have these new members on board to help lead ProHEALTH Dental into our next stage of development. Kai Zhao is a champion of oral healthcare with extensive experience in dental practice operations, insurance contracting, and revenue cycle management. As highly regarded clinicians in their respective fields of prosthodontics and pediatrics and orthodontics, Doctors Nick Elian and Martha Miqueo will bring great insight and innovation to their new roles, said Norton Travis, CEO of ProHEALTH Dental. Our team remains fully committed to our unique model of integrating medicine and dentistry and our mission of improving the oral and overall health of the patients we serve.

As of December 20, 2021, Kai Zhao took on his role at ProHEALTH Dental as the new Chief Operating Officer overseeing operations, revenue cycle, IT, and more. As a healthcare management professional, Zhao brings over 15 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge in operations and revenue cycles from multi-office dental companies including Dimensional Dental Management and Gentle Dental Group. Previously, Zhao served as Chief Operating Officer at Simply Beautiful Smiles where he was responsible for designing operational controls and administrative procedures to achieve maximum efficiency and regulatory compliance. He has a solid understanding of dental group practice concepts, potential opportunities, and threats facing dental care professionals today.

Dr. Nicolas Elian and Dr. Martha Miqueo have been working with ProHEALTH Dental throughout 2021 to build the companys ProHEALTH Riverside Dental office in Hoboken, NJ. As of January 1, 2022, both Dr. Elian and Dr. Miqueo have stepped into their roles within ProHEALTH Dentals clinical leadership team. Together, Dr. Elian and Dr. Miqueo co-foundedVizstara, a training institution with the mission of assisting dentists in gaining expertise in a wide range of specialty services and practice efficiencies.

Dr. Elian previously served as the head of the Division of Implant Dentistry and Program Director of Experimental Research at New York University College of Dentistry, as well as an adjunct professor in the Department of Periodontics at The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He currently sits on the faculty of Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Dr. Elian consults on product development for industry manufacturers and is an inventor and expert in both cell culture and tissue engineering.

As a key opinion leader, Dr. Elian is highly sought after as a skillful and motivating international speaker. He serves on the editorial boards of many peer-reviewed journals and has trained an extraordinary number of specialists and general dentists in the science and surgery of implants.

Dr. Martha Miqueo is a specialist certified in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics. She is a graduate of New York University College of Dentistry, where she also held a teaching position as assistant clinical professor for several years in graduate and post-graduate programs.

She has served as an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital, The New York Foundling Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Hackensack Hospital.She currently sits on the Advisory Board of The Airway Revolutionary Foundation (TARF) and is working closely with Columbia University College of Dental Medicine to establish a program for airway disorders.

About ProHEALTH Dental

Based in Lake Success, New York, ProHEALTH Dental affiliates with health systems and medical groups to coordinate dental services with primary care medical services and promote the oral and overall health and well-being of their patients. Under these affiliation arrangements, ProHEALTH Dental develops state-of-the-art dental offices to provide both preventative and restorative dentistry, as well as all needed specialty services, for both children and adults. ProHEALTH Dental currently operates offices in New York and New Jersey.

For more information about ProHEALTH Dental, please visit http://www.phdental.com.

FEATURED IMAGE CAPTION: From left to right Kai Zhao, Dr. Martha Miqueo, & Dr. Nicholas Elian.

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