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More and More Patients Avoid Trips to Their Doctors Over High Healthcare Costs

- February 17, 2018

No one actually enjoys paying high patient healthcare costs, but if it came down to life-saving treatment, or suffering from an uncomfortable, painful, or even fatal condition, wouldn’t you visit your doctor and get the help you need? Unfortunately, the opposite is happening. According to a recent survey “conducted by 20|20 Research in partnership with CarePayment,” more and more patients “are delaying medical care or forgoing treatment altogether because of increasingly high patient healthcare costs.”

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New Study Finds Link Between Ultra-Processed Foods and Cancer Risk

- February 17, 2018

Many people already know that a diet high in processed foods isn’t exactly a healthy one, but now a new study has emerged that found a “strong link between consuming ‘ultra-processed’ foods such as soft drinks and packaged snacks and the risk of developing cancer.” The study itself examined 100,000 individuals and determined that other types of ultra-processed foods include “sweets; mass-produced, pre-packaged bread; processed meat products, such as hot dogs and chicken nuggets; instant soups; and pre-prepared packaged meals.”

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FDA Says Cell Phone Use Poses Little Risk for Cancer

- February 13, 2018

Government researchers recently concluded that radiation from cell phone use poses little, if any, risk of cancer in humans.  This is despite lab reports that showed male rats had a higher rate of malignant schwannomas when exposed to a high-level cell phone radiation when compared with those not exposed to radiofrequency radiation.  Female rats did

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Behavioral Health Unit Scheduling Expansion Despite Controversial Business Practices

Behavioral Health Unit Scheduling Expansion Despite Controversial Business Practices

- February 12, 2018

Former Hospitality Director Charles Miciotto said of the discussed expansion of Brentwood Hospital’s behavioral health unit in Shreveport, “They can’t handle the ones they have now.”  The scheduled expansion is set to occur despite the hospital’s controversial practices and is to include 58 more patient beds. The mental health hospital has been plagued with numerous

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