Art cart makes healing rounds at St. Joseph Medical Center December 11, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News Beginning in Summer 2021, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, has offered patients the chance to relax and express themselves creatively through the hospital’s “Heart Cart” outreach.
5th Circuit block on transgender mandate stands; 8th Circuit ruling pending December 9, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News Luke Goodrich tweeted that the 5th Circuit’s ruling “was a successful step in the fight to protect doctors’ conscience rights,” but added: “The fight continues in the Eighth Circuit, where we expect a ruling soon.”
Speakers outline medical, societal trends threatening Catholic health care November 19, 2022By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News The inaugural Symposium for the Advancement of Catholic Health Care on Nov. 12 didn’t try to advance policy proposals, but it had a single message: Keep fighting.
Worth more than a thousand words November 3, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News Art has symbolic value, therapist Rita Singer said, and can help get at feelings and concerns that can’t always be expressed in words.
From babies to seniors: Knowing health needs November 3, 2022By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News At every stage of life from birth to senior years, there are different areas of focus for keeping in good health. It’s important to work with your physician to know what health concerns need to be addressed for each new stage of life.
Havre de Grace family makes peace with Alzheimer’s November 1, 2022By Robyn Barberry Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News, Seniors Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60-80 percent of dementia cases. On average, a person with Alzheimer’s lives four to eight years after diagnosis, but can live as long as 20 years.
HHS urged to ‘reconsider misguided mandate’ on transgender procedures October 3, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, U.S. Congress, World News Catholic hospitals and their workers “must not be coerced by the government to violate their consciences” by being forced to perform “gender transition procedures” against their religious beliefs, said two U.S. cardinals writing in America magazine.
Archdiocese of Baltimore helps provide mental health first aid training June 9, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore, as part of the Mental Wellness Initiative launched by Archbishop William E. Lori, has been providing mental health first aid training to parishioners throughout the archdiocese over the last few months.
Health care must be accessible to all, not select few, pope says June 6, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News Health care is a fundamental right for all and not a privilege for the rich while the poor and disadvantaged are left to the wayside, Pope Francis said.
Mount’s partnership with local provider to yield on-campus health care services November 10, 2021By Erik Zygmont Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Colleges, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News A partnership between Mount St. Mary’s University and Seminary and local health care provider Frederick Health will facilitate enhanced wellness services not only for Mount students, student-athletes, staff and seminarians, but also for residents of northern Frederick County, said William Davies, vice president for business and finance at the Mount.
‘We’re all worn down’: Catholic health care providers find spiritual strength at White Mass October 18, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Baltimore Basilica, Coronavirus, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News For Boursiquot, a basilica parishioner, and the other medical professionals, the liturgy was an opportunity to pray and reflect on the many challenges they have confronted during the coronavirus pandemic.
