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Burnout Levels High Among US Health Care Workers By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cafeteria workers. Receptionists. Pharmacists. Janitors. Administrators. Physical therapists. Much has been made of burnout among doctors and nurses, ...
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Ozempic Is About to Be Old News All of a sudden, Ozempic is everywhere. The weight-loss drug that it contains, semaglutide, is a potent treatment for obesity, and Hollywood and TikTok celebrities have turned it into a sensation. In just a few months, the medication has been branded ...
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High Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram Follow-Up "However, any follow-up diagnostic imaging for an abnormal finding seen on screening mammography may require the patient to pay a co-payment or deductible, depending on their health care plan.".
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What Happens to Your Body When You Take Collagen Supplements Every Day? Collagen is a naturally occurring protein in the body, providing support for skin, bones, and connective tissue. Collagen supplements, usually either in pill or powder form, are increasing in popularity, with many individuals adding the supplement to ...
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Poor Sleep Habits Increase Risk of Asthma April 4, 2023 – People with poor sleep habits are more likely to develop asthma, a large new study shows. For people who already have a genetic predisposition toward the breathing disorder, the combination of family history and poor sleep habits ...
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COVID-19 bacterial coinfection elevates risk for death, mechanical ventilation Key takeaways: A bacterial coinfection with COVID-19 led to more death than pre-pandemic. A neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio of 15 or more within 48 hours of hospitalization signaled ...
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Moderate Drinking Has No Health Benefits, Analysis of Decades of Research Finds Scientists said that the older studies failed to recognize that light and moderate drinkers had myriad other healthy habits and advantages, and that the abstainers used as a comparison group often included former drinkers who had given up alcohol after ...
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How Does Stress Affect the Body? Fatigue; Feelings of detachment; Trouble concentrating. Long-term stress effects on the body. "Chronic stressors are things like financial issues and conflicts with family members," said ...
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Global Prevalence of Diabetes Associated with COVID-19 Severity Researchers from the China-Australia Joint Research Center for Infectious Diseases found that diabetes contributed to 9.5% of severe COVID-19 cases and 16.8% of deaths, with variations depending on country income, healthcare accessibility, and disease ...
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4 food groups to focus on for gut health "Eating fiber-rich foods can also help feed the beneficial bacteria in your gut, reducing inflammation and improving overall digestive health," he adds. Fermented foods. Fermented foods like yogurt, kefir ...
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ART Outcomes Mostly Better for Lesbian vs Heterosexual Couples Lesbian couples who conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART) had significantly better or comparable birth outcomes to heterosexual couples who conceived naturally or via ART, a new analysis of Swedish births showed.
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Saving life and limb: UH surgeon helps pioneer a technique that prevents diabetic amputations However, a new technique that reroutes the blood flow to the legs and feet using healthy veins to bypass blocked arteries may soon change that, saving the limbs and often the lives of people with diabetes.
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COVID shots are 'low priority' for healthy kids, teens, WHO says. What does that mean? Certain people may benefit more from additional COVID-19 vaccines — but new global guidance says vaccinating healthy children and teenagers against the virus can now be considered a "low priority." That's according to the World Health Organization's ...
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Clinical tool demonstrates validity in assessments for COPD, asthma, type 2 diabetes The Assessment of Burden of Chronic Condition tool was developed to facilitate shared decision-making. The tool was effective in distinguishing groups of patients with different chronic conditions. A recent study in Annals of Family Medicine confirmed ...
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Rare tick disease found in England, health officials say A virus carried by ticks, which is common in many parts of the world, is now present in the UK and health officials are reminding the public how to avoid bites from the tiny bugs. They say the risk of tick-borne encephalitis is very low - only one ...
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Dog Dies of Bird Flu; Shapeshifting Antibiotics; ChatGPT Gives Breast Cancer Advice — Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff ; A pet dog in Ontario died after testing positive for avian flu ·, Canadian officials said. (The Globe and Mail) ; Nature prescriptions ...
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Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Cut COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths by 39% By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Monoclonal antibodies have been an effective tool in the battle against COVID-19, reducing the risk of hospitalization or death by 39% for people who started the ...
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Timing of Menopause Could Influence a Woman's Risk for Alzheimer's TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Women are known to be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than men, and now a new brain scan study suggests the timing of both menopause and hormone replacement therapy use may play a role in this ...
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Marburg Virus: CDC Issues Warning Over Outbreaks The World Health Organization is reporting an outbreak of the Marburg virus in both Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. The CDC is now warning travelers to take precautions if they visit countries where the virus is spreading.
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Air pollution's role in the promotion of lung cancer Figure 1 | Alternative models to explain lung cancer development due to air pollution. a, In one model of cancer formation, the mutation-driving mutagen molecules present in polluted air cause the sequential accumulation of mutations in the lungs of ...
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US Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new national Alzheimer's disease and dementia database could be a game changer for research on the memory-robbing condition that now affects more than 6 ...
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US health officials aim to 'transform' Alzheimer's disease research with $300 million data platform The U.S. National Institute on Aging is moving forward with efforts to build a real-world Alzheimer's disease database as part of its aim to improve, support and conduct more dementia research. Last month, the agency, part of the National Institutes of ...
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County health agency notifies Father Joe's community of possible TB exposure TB is an airborne disease that is transmitted from person-to-person through inhalation of the bacteria from the air. People with active tuberculosis are often unaware they have the disease and may be contagious for several months before being diagnosed.
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Interim public health considerations for COVID-19 vaccination roll-out during 2023 Data currently available on vaccine effectiveness (VE) of monovalent and bivalent booster doses indicate added protection against severe outcomes in previously vaccinated individuals. In most cases, studies of the bivalent BA.4/5 mRNA ...
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What effect do nuts have on gastrointestinal health? Nuts are considered to be nutrient-dense foods that are rich in healthy lipids, bioactive phytochemicals, and dietary fiber. While the beneficial impact of nut consumption on various chronic illnesses has been extensively documented, ...
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Effect of a High-Deductible Health Plan on Patients' Willingness to Undergo Indicated Breast Imaging Screening mammography reduces the mortality rate from breast cancer by means of early detection (1). To encourage increased use of screening mammography, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2011 mandated most private health insurance ...
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Low-income people have heightened heart attack death risk in 6 world health systems Despite vastly different health care systems, low-income patients across six different countries have mortality rates 10 to 20 percent greater than their high-income peers; Income-based disparities were present even in countries with universal health ...
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Ovarian Carcinosarcoma and Response to Immunotherapy This form of cancer is characterized by limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. In this report, we present a case study of a 64-year-old female diagnosed with stage III OCS, who underwent debulking surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy, followed by ...
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Utilizing Oral Vancomycin for Clostridioides Difficile Prophylaxis Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) continues to be a challenging and common healthcare associated infection (HAI) where patients can experience reccurence. It's been estimated that approximately 15% to 30% of patients who respond to antibiotics ...
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ChatGPT gave advice on breast cancer screenings in a new study. Here's how well it did As artificial intelligence (A.I.) seeps into every facet of daily life, researchers decided to test how ChatGPT fared in giving medical advice. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine tested how accurately ChatGPT, developed late ...
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How to protect yourself from tick-borne TBEV virus Tick-borne encephalitis (TBEV) is now present in the UK, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said, after the first domestically acquired case of the virus was confirmed in Yorkshire.
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Long-COVID fatigue reduced by over 50% in active individuals compared to sedentary The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, has claimed more than 6.88 million lives worldwide. Many studies have reported the manifestation of long-COVID, ...
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Lifesaving Narcan will be available over the counter soon, but cost remains a question Narcan nasal spray is used by first-responders to treat people who have overdosed on opioids. Last week, the FDA took a big step forward in countering the ongoing opioid crisis in this ...
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Spring into good health: Tips for allergies, poison ivy, and tick bites If your child has a history of seasonal allergic rhinitis (a reaction to breathing in something they are allergic to) start medication before their symptoms develop. It's much easier to prevent allergy symptoms than to relieve them once they've appeared.
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Study suggests psychosocial factors, not acute infections, contribute to long-COVID in young adults Post-COVID-19 condition comprises a wide range of persistent symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, headaches, post-exertional malaise, and 'brain fog' or cognitive impairments lasting more than three months after recovering from the SARS-CoV-2 ...
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Exploring resources available for those dealing with postpartum psychosis The relationship between mother and daughter — it's an unbreakable bond for Kelly Fletcher and Grace. "I have such a connection now that sometimes she'll call herself my little leach — that she likes to leach herself onto me," Fletcher said.
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Getting sick often may increase the risk of dementia The study examined aging male mice and found that repeated, intermittent experiences with moderate inflammation, such as that caused by the flu or a seasonal head cold, caused impaired cognition and disrupted communication between neurons in those mice.
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Doctors are drowning in paperwork. Some companies claim AI can help But Paul believed the underlying technology can be turned into a powerful engine for medicine. Paul and his colleagues have created a program called "Glass AI" based off of ChatGPT. A doctor tells the Glass AI chatbot about a patient, and it can suggest a ...
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Amygdala signal abnormality and cognitive impairment in drug-naïve schizophrenia Pearson correlation analysis was used to compare the relationship between the structural and functional indicators of the amygdala and PANSS and RBANS. Results. (1) There was no significant difference between SC and HC in ...
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How to help reduce your risk for colon cancer Take action by incorporating these prevention tactics into your life: · Maintain a healthy body weight. · Eat a healthy diet. · Avoid alcohol. · Stop smoking. · Get screened for other cancers. · Ask your doctor about other tests. · Stay up to date on screenings.
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How do you know if diabetes is affecting your kidney? Which foods to avoid? If you have kidney issues, then avoid potassium-rich foods like fruit juices, coconut water, potatoes and tomatoes. Phosphorus also tends to accumulate if kidneys are not functioning well and can be toxic. Dairy ...
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Interplay between Western diet, gut microbiota, and cancer development Studies have shown that continued adherence to a Western diet can increase the risk of various diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and certain cancers. As a major source of microbial-derived compounds, ...
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Unexplained hepatitis in children may be linked to adeno associated virus 2, studies find However, researchers have said that it is still not clear what role AAV2—which requires a helper virus to replicate and is not known to cause hepatitis—plays in the development of liver disease. Writing ...
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Understanding pain and what healthcare professionals can do One expert who has dedicated her career to this field is Dr. Andrea Furlan, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a Staff Physician and Senior Scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.
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Dog dies after contracting avian flu in Oshawa A pet dog in Oshawa has died after testing positive for avian flu, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says. In a news release issued Tuesday, the agency said the dog was infected and died last week after chewing on a wild goose.
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What to know about spring allergy season A factor that has become increasingly important to consider when evaluating allergy season is the impact of global warming. "With global warming, we're actually seeing a longer pollen season now," said Stephen Krinzman, associate professor of medicine ...
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A lifelong battle with migraine, waged on many fronts Melanie Concordia hasn't let her long battle with migraine deter her from activities like rock climbing. Self-care is one of the ways she manages migraines. Photo courtesy of Melanie Concordia. Melanie Concordia was 8 years old, riding home on a school ...
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Biological 'syringes' could change how drugs are delivered Researchers have harnessed tiny biological "syringes" bacteria use to carry and inject cargo into cells to ferry drugs into specific types of human and mouse cells, they report this week in Nature. The new strategy improves on current drug delivery ...
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First single molecule microscopic visualization of the full-length human BRCA2 protein binding to DNA revealed Mutations in the breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRCA2, can significantly increase an individual's lifetime risk of developing cancer. Approximately one in every 400 people carry a BRCA gene mutation accounting for a significant proportion of cancer ...
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Use Age, not Weight, to Screen for Diabetes Focus on age, not weight, to capture the greatest number of people in all racial and ethnic groups with prediabetes and diabetes, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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