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	health Daily update ⋅ June 1, 2023
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	Medscape What's Next? Emerging Trends in Type 2 Diabetes Management Medscape He is a professor of medicine at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, where he serves as the clinical chief of the section of endocrinology, medical director of the Yale Diabetes Center, and program director of the Endocrinology and Metabolism ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Troponin to ID Diabetes Patients With Silent Heart Disease? Medscape Nearly 1 in 5 US adults with type 2 diabetes but without symptoms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) have a clinically meaningful elevation of a marker of cardiac damage — namely, high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) — based on data from a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stanford Medical Center Report Personalized PSA levels could improve prostate cancer screening Stanford Medical Center Report In addition to the regular blood-based PSA test, such personalized screening would require a germline genetic test, typically done on saliva, blood or cheek swab samples, to look for inherited genetic variants that affect PSA levels. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Mind-Body Effects of Qigong Might Help Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue U.S. News & World Report By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When the late Brown University researcher Catherine Kerr had cancer, she benefited from an ancient Chinese practice known as qigong and began looking into its ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Sleep apnea linked to smaller brain volume, study finds CNN A part of the brain connected to memory shrank in people with severe sleep-disordered breathing — which can include heavy snoring and sleep apnea — according to a new study. People with sleep apnea stop breathing for 10 seconds or more at a time ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The Most Common Eating Disorder in the US Is Also the Least Understood The New York Times Binge eating disorder is a relative newcomer in the world of diagnosable mental health conditions; it entered the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which clinicians and researchers use to classify mental health conditions, 10 years ago ... Flag as irrelevant
	KQED Mosquitoes Are Abuzz in San Francisco. You Can Thank Climate Change KQED Spring and fall temperatures are rising, and that means mosquitoes will come out earlier and survive longer, increasing the opportunities for mosquito bites and disease transmission. There are over 200 mosquito species in the U.S., ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox4kc.com Heart Attack Adds 6 Years to Brain Age: Study WebMD May 31, 2023 – New research shows that having a heart attack eventually leads to faster mental decline that is the equivalent of adding 6 years to the age of the brain. The study was published Tuesday in JAMA Neurology and specifically examined the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Gazette The brain on ketamine Harvard Gazette Deployed as an anesthetic in human and veterinary medicine for decades, the synthetic compound ketamine was approved four years ago as a fast-acting antidepressant. But in addition to its anesthetic and antidepressant potency, the drug ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio In patients hospitalized for acute MI, diabetes raises risk for death Healio Key takeaways: After an acute heart attack, those with diabetes were over 50% more likely to die after 1 year than those without. Patients with diabetes were less likely to receive appropriate ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Human Metapneumovirus, HMPV, Has Surged Around 36% Higher In 2023 Forbes Yes, folks, 2023 saw yet another case of a respiratory virus surging beyond what it normally does. The influenza and respiratory syncytial viruses spiked much higher this winter than in previous years. Of course, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Gazette Ketamine found effective in treating severe depression Harvard Gazette In a clinical trial of 403 patients, Massachusetts General Brigham investigators found that 55 percent of those who received ketamine treatment experienced a sustained improvement in depressive symptoms without major side effects. The new MGB-led ... Flag as irrelevant
	Austin American-Statesman Mom's heart murmur turns into risk for heart failure after pregnancy Austin American-Statesman Milly Lee plays with daughter Tori Eppinger, 3, at Cat Hollow Park in Round. Milly Lee, 37, didn't take her primary care doctor's advice. The Round Rock ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Weight-loss surgery is becoming more common among US teens Livescience.com A study suggests that more U.S. teens with obesity are getting weight-loss surgeries, in line with official guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Comments (0). close up of an analog bathroom scale on a light wood floor. Flag as irrelevant
	The Sun About 1 in 3 With Diabetes Have Unknown Heart Risk: Study WebMD These blood "biomarkers" can be detected before someone has heart disease symptoms. So they could be used to screen people for higher risk earlier, at a time when prevention efforts or treatment could be more effective, researchers said. Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian Could Ketamine Treat Severe Depression? Smithsonian Research suggests the anesthetic is at least as effective as electroconvulsive therapy, the current standard for treatment-resistant depression. Margaret Osborne. Daily Correspondent. May 31, 2023 4:17 p.m. ... Flag as irrelevant
	KABC-TV Doctors keep close eye on little known hMPV respiratory virus as cases surge KABC-TV RALEIGH, N.C. -- Doctors are keeping a closer eye on a little-known virus this season. According to the CDC reports of cases of the human metapneumovirus or hMPV spiked this spring. CDC officials report hMPV cases spiked 36 percent higher than average ... Flag as irrelevant
	Worldakkam.com Racial and Ethnic Biases and Psychiatric Misdiagnoses: Toward More Equitable Diagnosis and Treatment Am J Psychiatry Psychiatrists and other medical professionals use diagnostic nomenclature to communicate information about the mental health needs of patients and to make critical decisions regarding treatment. An accurate and precise diagnosis can help patients ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTVD-TV Doctors keep close eye on little known hMPV respiratory virus as cases surge WTVD-TV RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Doctors are keeping a closer eye on a little-known virus this season. According to the CDC reports of cases of the human metapneumovirus or hMPV spiked this spring. CDC officials report hMPV cases spiked 36 percent higher than ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME More US Adolescents Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgery TIME Weight-loss surgeries among adolescents increased substantially in recent years, part of an overall rise in obesity treatments in the U.S.. The number of adolescents ages 10 to 19 who underwent metabolic or bariatric surgery rose about 20% in 2021 from ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News NHS backs new wafer to prevent migraines BBC News The NHS is set to offer a medicated wafer that dissolves under the tongue to help prevent debilitating migraines. Rimegepant, taken every other day, will be available only to adults who have tried at least three other preventative drugs and still have ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Weather Channel Florida Reports Rare Case Of Locally Transmitted Malaria; Alert Issued In Two Counties The Weather Channel The person is presumed to have contracted malaria from a local mosquito bite. · Malaria cases are rare in the U.S., and most are related to overseas travel. · Weather plays a big role in malaria. Flag as irrelevant
	New Scientist Junk food diet may disrupt sleep by altering brain activity New Scientist Eating a diet that is high in fat and sugar may reduce sleep quality by messing with the brain's electrical activity during deep sleep. When we go to sleep, our brain's electrical activity slows down. The higher-frequency brainwaves that dominate while ... Flag as irrelevant
	Urology Times Genomic profiling, treatment patterns are associated with disparities in prostate cancer outcomes Urology Times "I believe this is the largest and most representative genomic study of advanced prostate cancer in men of African and European ancestry. The data clearly show no notable differences in genetic mutations between the ancestries that we would ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net The association between COVID-19 vaccination types and doses with adverse outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 News-Medical.net A recent study published in the BMJ investigated the associations between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination or non-vaccination and adverse outcomes during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta and Omicron ... Flag as irrelevant
	Choteau Acantha Exercise can help mitigate depression Choteau Acantha While we are all still recovering from the collective COVID Hangover, interesting data on mental health and physical activity has been published by Montana State University Extension Specialist Michelle Grocke, Ph.D. She published a paper in 2021 that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cureus Endovascular Management of Spontaneous Subclavian Artery Dissection Cureus A digital subtraction angiogram (DSA) revealed a dissection in the proximal course of the subclavian artery (SCA). Prompt recanalization with endovascular therapy produced an excellent result. Introduction. Flag as irrelevant
	Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | In Young Men, 15% of Schizophrenia Might Be Prevented If Cannabis Use Disorder Is Not Present, Study Finds Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | Using Danish national health records, investigators found that cannabis use disorder (CUD) is contributing to a "steadily increasing proportion" of schizophrenia cases over the last 5 decades—a figure, in young men, they "conservatively" estimate at 15% ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cureus Topical Insulin as an Add-On Therapy for Leg Ulcer: A Case Report Cureus Treatment of the leg ulcer can be difficult in some cases despite using different systemic treatments and local wound care, but various newly defined treatment modalities are discussed in the literature and topical insulin application is one of them. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthCentral.com Why Is My Cholesterol High if I Eat a Healthy Diet? HealthCentral.com Your liver produces cholesterol, and it also comes from food (called dietary cholesterol). While diet can help control cholesterol, genetics and other lifestyle factors such as exercise and smoking play a large role. Flag as irrelevant
	Futurity: Research News Could genetic risk info discourage drinking? Futurity: Research News Investigators recruited 325 college students, provided them with varying levels of information about alcohol use disorder and how genetics affect addiction risk, and asked them how they would react to learning they had high, medium, and low genetic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pulse NICE approves novel oral drug rimegepant for preventing migraine Pulse NICE has approved rimegepant, a novel oral drug for preventing migraine, which it said could become available to 145,000 NHS patients. Rimegepant is the first drug of its class to come in pill form, with other similar medications administered as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Michigan Medicine Headlines Speech-language pathology's role in head and neck cancer, voice and oral-maxillofacial surgery Michigan Medicine Headlines Disorders of the voice and breathing can occur across the lifespan from infants to the elderly. The causes of voice disorders are extremely broad and may be congenital or acquired. These include physiologic or anatomic pathology of ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBAY 3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Bird flu snowballed across US WBAY GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The bird flu resulted in destroying flocks of poultry and higher prices at the supermarket -- and it is still spreading across the globe. In the past week, Brazil declared a six-month animal health emergency and Indonesia ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Brain fog and fatigue are some of its well-known symptoms. But how do I know if I have long COVID? ABC News He is an associate professor at the long COVID clinic at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney and says there are two time frames to pay attention to: Persisting symptoms after 28 days are known as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical News Today 1 in 3 adults with type 2 diabetes may have undetected cardiovascular disease Medical News Today In a new study, the researchers reported that many people with type 2 diabetes had elevated levels of two proteins associated with heart disease. They said the study results emphasize the need for medical professionals to check ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Moderate-protein diet improves metabolic health in both young and middle-aged mice News-Medical.net Consuming nutritious food can improve metabolic health and delay aging. But what are the appropriate quantities of dietary macronutrients that can help achieve this? To answer this, researchers from Japan fed isocaloric diets with varying amounts of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio One-Third of US Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Show Evidence of Subclinical CVD MD Magazine The analysis suggests that subclinical CVD was strongly associated with an increased risk of mortality in adults with T2D, even after adjustment for various demographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors, highlighting the need for greater ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTVB.com Stroke prevention and how to be proactive KTVB.com 35 views 6 hours ago. Dr. Ryan Smith with St. Luke's joins us in studio to discuss stroke signs, symptoms, prevention and community resources for those who have experienced a stroke. … Show more. Show more. Show less. 35 views • May 31, 2023 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spectrum News Wake health expert says syphilis on the rise, urges people to be safe this summer Spectrum News RALEIGH, N.C. — A recent outbreak of monkeypox in Chicago has health officials in North Carolina on alert for the summer months. What You Need To Know. Syphilis rates are rising nationwide; 424 cases were confirmed in Wake County for 2022 Flag as irrelevant
	Columbia Basin Herald Animal tranquilizer being added to fentanyl, increasing overdose deaths KTVZ Mccann is still suffering the physical scars from an emerging threat tied to the opioid crisis. Increasingly, drug dealers are cutting fentanyl with an animal sedative. It's called xylazine and has the nicknames "tranq" and "zombie drug.". Flag as irrelevant
	The Independent Blood thinners do not reduce miscarriage risk, new study suggests The Independent Researchers are advising doctors to stop offering the blood thinner Low Molecular Weight Heparin (heparin) to patients with inherited thrombophilia. The condition results in blood having ... Flag as irrelevant
	UNAIDS The urgency of HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women UNAIDS My name is Naadu Awuradwoa Addico and I work as a Project Officer at Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG). On 24 May, I participated in a Ministerial meeting organized by the Global HIV Prevention Coalition titled High-Level Dialogue on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Worldtimetodays.com Patients Who Practice Qigong May Be Able to Improve Their Cancer-Related Fatigue The ASCO Post Fatigue is a common, debilitating, and often long-term side effect of cancer as well as its treatment. As many as 45% of cancer survivors report moderate to severe fatigue, even years after stopping treatment. Often, fatigue can be more burdensome and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Albany Herald This Is the Early Heart Attack Symptom That's Missed the Most Often, According to Cardiologists The Albany Herald When you think of a person having a heart attack, you most likely picture them falling to the floor clutching their chest. Because of this, many people don't realize that there are a handful of other symptoms associated with heart attacks. Flag as irrelevant
	Guardian Cancer research funding data to drive collaboration and inform action The Lancet Most of these initiatives are driven by funders and under-represent research in LMICs (which is often done in collaboration with researchers in high-income settings), and none provide a comprehensive solution to the difficulties of tracking global cancer ... Flag as irrelevant
	Futurity: Research News Artificial sweetener chemical breaks up DNA Futurity: Research News A chemical formed when we digest sucralose, a widely used artificial sweetener sold as Splenda, is "genotoxic," meaning it breaks up DNA, according to a new study. The chemical is also found in trace amounts in the sweetener itself. Flag as irrelevant
	Monash Lens Unlocking the mystery of brain function and connectivity Monash Lens Dr James Pang and Professor Alex Fornito from the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, and School of Psychological Sciences. The science of this game-changing Monash- ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio VIDEO: Psychosocial stress an 'understudied' area of stroke Healio African American men and women remain at higher risk for stroke even as overall stroke rates are decreasing, Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, MLS, says in this Healio video. As National Stroke Awareness Month comes to a close, Ovbiagele, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Earth.com The COVID-19 pandemic blurred our memories Earth.com In a striking revelation, a survey has unearthed a new facet of how the COVID-19 lockdowns have tampered with our collective consciousness. Participants asked to remember the timing of significant events from 2021 showcased a high rate of errors. Flag as irrelevant

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