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Illness and Disability

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Do you know that millions of young people have an illness or disability? There is a difference between the two. An illness is a sickness. Some illnesses are acute, which means they come on quickly and are over quickly (like a cold or the flu). Other illnesses are chronic, which means they last a long time and perhaps a lifetime (like asthma or diabetes). A disability is a physical or mental problem that makes it harder to do normal activities on a daily basis.  You can be born with a disability or get it later on from an illness or an injury. Many different kinds of illnesses and disabilities can affect people. If you have an illness or disability, you know that taking care of your needs can be hard sometimes. But you can learn about the skills and support you will need to live well with a disability or chronic illness. Young people with chronic conditions often have a lot more difficulties dealing with the tasks of adolescence than their healthy...

Future of Healthcare

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The major trends to be looked at when predicting the futureof healthcare include the aging population, chronic diseases, and urbanization. These trends have brought strains and concerns in healthcare systems as they are already raising healthcare cost issues, quality, and access of healthcare. With this in mind, you should realize that new techniques and treatment models are needed to integrate elements of automation, prediction, and prevention to make healthcare affordable and efficient. One of the major advances aimed to change the future of healthcare is the use of connected wearable devices that can help cut the cost of NHS while involving patients in their healthcare and boosting healthier lifestyles. Smart sensors are devices that have played a great role in detecting physical, chemical, and biological signals in your body. In healthcare, sensors provide the mechanical vision of reading, sorting, and counting health signals that can be used to deliver care directly t...

Kids Safe from Danger of Hot Car

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At least five U.S. children have died in overheated cars this year, but experts say there are a number of steps that parents can take to prevent such tragedies.The most recent death occurred last week when a 3-year-old boy in Idaho climbed into a unlocked car at his home, and was later found by his family, according to the Associated Press. Just nine days earlier, an 18-month-old girl in Florida died when her mother, a teacher, left the toddler in a parked car outside the school all day, The Washington Post reported. Unfortunately, such tragedies happen every year, often in the summer months. Since 1998, an average of 37 U.S. children have died each year when they were left in cars that overheated, according to a website that tracks hot car deaths; the site is run by Jan Null, a lecturer in meteorology and climate science at San Jose State University. At least five U.S. children have died in overheated cars this year, but experts say there are a number of ste...

Future of Healthcare - The Leading Physicians of the World

Healthcare changes around the globe such as a rise in chronic diseases, rise in the aging population, and urbanization are the major things to look at when trying to predict the future in healthcare. Such trends have posed concerns and strains in healthcare systems as there are already existing issues in cost, quality, and access of health care. With this in mind, you should realize that new treatments models or techniques are needed to integrate elements of prediction, automation and prevention to make health care efficient and affordable. This article will explain new treatment paradigms and also highlight key areas that are expected to change in each sector. Challenges that the healthcare industry is likely to face in achieving better care for the future are also explained in the article. Below are some of the things that are likely to experience change in the future of healthcare: 1.   Healthcare Technology Healthcare technology is the transforming tool for physi...