Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board swears in new, returning members | Youngstown News

Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board swears in new, returning members | Youngstown News

YOUNGSTOWN – The Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board swore in new and returning members at its July Board meeting. Judge John Durkin swore in members Patricia Sciaretta, Bishop C.M. Jenkins, Christopher Tesone, Kali Davies-Anderson, Ruth Mastriana, Eric Ungaro, Kyle Guterba and Michael Jordan. Executive Director Duane Piccirilli is quoted in a press release … Read more

Health officials urge mosquito precautions after dengue case confirmed in Miami-Dade County

Health officials urge mosquito precautions after dengue case confirmed in Miami-Dade County

Published: August 1, 2026 at 7:46 AM Updated: August 1, 2026 at 1:29 PM A dengue case has been confirmed in Miami-Dade County. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County on Friday notified residents and visitors of a recently confirmed locally acquired case of dengue. Leer en español Health officials said the … Read more

Pentagon updates mental health policy with Brandon Act safeguards

Pentagon updates mental health policy with Brandon Act safeguards

Brandon Caserta, the U.S. Navy sailor whose death inspired the Brandon Act, is shown in an undated family photo. The Department of Defense recently updated its policy on continuity of mental health care for separating troops, though experts say it still falls short of addressing the vulnerable first year after service. (The Brandon Act) A … Read more

10 grocery store “health foods” that are secretly loaded with sugar

10 grocery store “health foods” that are secretly loaded with sugar

: it:monticelllo / iStock 10 grocery store “health foods” that are secretly loaded with sugar Read a nutrition label lately? The added sugar line is required now, has been since 2021, but nobody’s required to stop calling a product healthy just because that line is high. Thesame handful of foods keep tripping people up, according … Read more

Elijah Bieniemy getting mental health evaluation after allegedly shooting mom

Elijah Bieniemy getting mental health evaluation after allegedly shooting mom

Elijah Bieniemy’s potential mental health evaluation has delayed two scheduled court appearances in connection with the shooting of his mother, Mia Bieniemy. Elijah, the son of Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, was arrested Monday after the shooting took place at the Bieniemy family home in Virginia on Sunday night. Bieniemy, 27, was charged with malicious … Read more

Patient located after leaving mental health facility without alerting staff in Hawke’s Bay

Patient located after leaving mental health facility without alerting staff in Hawke's Bay

A patient has been returned to a mental health facility “within a matter of hours” after leaving without alerting staff. In response to questions from RNZ, Health New Zealand Hawke’s Bay group director of operations David Warrington confirmed a patient assessed as a “low risk to the public” left a mental health facility on Thursday … Read more

Health Coach Tried 4 Fitness Wearables at Once

Health Coach Tried 4 Fitness Wearables at Once

Every morning for two weeks, health and performance coach Dan Go woke up and checked his fitness wearable. And then checked again. And again. And again. Go, 46, was wearing four different devices at once, his latest self-experiment to find optimal strategies for health and fitness. “I’ve always wanted to do this test for my … Read more

Providence Health Plan to end most insurance offerings starting in 2027

Providence Health Plan to end most insurance offerings starting in 2027

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Providence Health Plan will stop offering most of its health insurance plans beginning in 2027. The health system announced that current members, employers, providers and brokers will see no immediate changes. Coverage, provider networks and customer service will continue without interruption through the end of 2026, and Providence said it will … Read more

ChatGPT Health wants to help inform you about your health. Can you trust it?

ChatGPT Health wants to help inform you about your health. Can you trust it?

ChatGPT announced it was rolling out GPT Health, a tool inside the chatbot you may have already downloaded that’s aimed at specifically helping to provide answers to certain health questions. This month, ChatGPT announced it was rolling out GPT Health, a tool inside the chatbot you may have already downloaded that’s aimed at specifically helping … Read more