NC lawmakers hand management of state’s mental health care system to DHHS secretary and hope for better results

NC lawmakers hand management of state's mental health care system to DHHS secretary and hope for better results

By Taylor Knopf North Carolina’s six local behavioral health management companies known as LME-MCO will soon undertake some significant restructuring. Over the years, patients, their families and mental health advocates have filed repeated complaints about the lack of services some LME-MCOs provide and about the difficulties people experience in navigating the mental health system. State … Read more

How does nutrition influence the prevention and management of osteoarthritis?

Study: The Role of Nutrition in Osteoarthritis Development. Image Credit: Lizelle Lotter/Shutterstock.com

In a recent editorial published in the journal Nutrients, researchers describe the influence of nutrition on osteoarthritis (OA). Learn: The role of nutrition in the development of osteoarthritis. Image credit: Lizelle Lotter / Shutterstock.com Background Arthritis, a type of degenerative joint disorder, has increased significantly globally since 1990. With individual age and obesity rates increasing, … Read more