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Month: October 2022
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. Stocks teeter Selling high, considering buying Quick mentions: LLY, COST 1. Stocks teeter Stocks swayed on Thursday after starting the week with sharp gains that puttered out by Wednesday. The
A federally funded study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers discovered that communication among cells is altered in pregnant women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) after giving birth. Changes in extracellular RNA communication, a recently discovered cell signaling method, have already been linked to premature births, gestational diabetes, toxic maternal high blood
The case of Dan Markingson was the one that plunged bioethicist Carl Elliott, MD, PhD, of the University of Minnesota (UMN), into whistleblowing. In November 2003, 26-year-old Markingson was involuntarily committed to Fairview Hospital after UMN psychiatrist Stephen Olson, MD, determined he was psychotic, dangerous, and incompetent to make medical decisions. But not long after,
We explore some myths around dyslexia and the strengths of dyslexic thinking Many of us know dyslexia as a learning difference, something that typically affects reading and writing. And while this is true, this is only part of the picture. Dyslexia affects the way we process information, including what we see and hear as well
This flu season, most Americans prefer not to get their flu shot for protection against the virus. A survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) found that only 49% of the U.S. population is willing to get the flu vaccine. “We know flu vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and your
Patients undergoing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy who develop potentially serious neurotoxicity from the therapy show elevated plasma levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL) prior to the treatment, suggesting a possibly important predictor of risk for the side effect. “This is the first study to show NfL levels are elevated even before CAR T
CNN — An overwhelming majority of people in the United States think the country is experiencing a mental health crisis, according to a new survey from CNN in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nine out of 10 adults said they believed that there’s a mental health crisis in the US today. Asked to rate
Explore the wellbeing power of pups, and find out which breeds might best suit your lifestyle. It’s time to start barking up the right tree Friendship has long been considered a tonic for our mental wellbeing, and research from The Kennel Club, the UK’s largest organisation dedicated to dogs, shows that canine companionship in particular
No matter who you ask — clinicians, researchers, financial analysts — the HIV landscape is hot and getting hotter every year. Fueled by significant advances in treatment and prevention as well as an exciting pipeline, the global drug market for HIV treatment and prevention is expected to quickly reverse pandemic-related supply-chain challenges and declines in new
Stroke is the leading cause of age-related motor disabilities and is becoming more prevalent in younger populations as well. But while there is a burgeoning marketplace for rehabilitation devices that claim to accelerate recovery, including robotic rehabilitation systems, recommendations for how and when to use them are based mostly on subjective evaluation of the sensorimotor
Study: Loneliness is a Major Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factor – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2022 Everyday Health, Inc. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third parties
US President Joe Biden addresses the nation at the White House in Washington, DC on June 24, 2022 following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the GOP’s push to roll back access to abortion in
More than 300,000 babies globally are born every year with sickle cell, a hereditary condition which causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped. These unusually shaped cells do not live as long as healthy blood cells and can block blood vessels, sometimes resulting in painful swelling or even stroke. In many countries, families of children
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma are withholding federal pandemic relief funds to one of the state’s largest health systems until it agrees to stop offering gender-affirming care. (Washington Post) Doctors are urging the FDA to add miscarriage management to the label for the abortion pill mifepristone (Mifeprex). (Reuters) Providence
There are many factors that contribute to how someone might experience menopause. This Menopause Awareness Month, we’re taking a look at how you can support your body through this life stage Menopause is a natural stage in life for women and people who have had periods where their hormone levels lower and their reproductive organs
Rugby chiefs must take urgent action to reduce head injuries after a study indicated that former international players are 15 times more likely to develop motor neurone disease, researchers said Tuesday. Academics, who studied a cohort of former Scottish internationals, found that, overall, the ex-players were about 2.5 times more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization have together spelled out broad agreement on how clinicians should now manage patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a new consensus report published online October 3 in Diabetes Care and Kidney International. The report focuses on how to
As soon as mid-October, a new category of hearing aids will be available without prescription, sold at retail stores, pharmacies and online. The FDA announced the action in mid-August, a development urged and praised by President Joe Biden. Close to 30 million adults in the U.S. could benefit from using hearing aids, the FDA says.
CNN — The experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab made big news last week when the companies testing it released trial results that showed the drug met its goals, making it one of the first dementia drugs to return positive results. In a randomized, placebo-controlled study of nearly 1,800 people who were in the early stages of
CHICAGO, Illinois — Children who are more physically fit seem to be less prone to eye allergies, according to a study of more than 1 million 10-year-olds in Taiwan that was reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Dr Tsai-Chu Yeh “The rising prevalence of allergic diseases, particularly in the
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused great havoc worldwide, directly through its impact on human health and because of the non-pharmaceutical measures implemented to mitigate its spread. After one year of lockdowns, social distancing, mask-wearing, and closures of businesses and educational institutions, multiple variants of the causative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
How Yoga Can Help You Manage Your Diabetes – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2022 Everyday Health, Inc. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third parties without explicit
A Talk Cancer workshop interpreted in Urdu that we ran in Middlesborough, in partnership with Nur Fitness. Talking about cancer has the power to save lives. 1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime, but around 4 in 10 cases of cancer in the UK could be prevented. Equipping people with the
We’re selling 20 shares of Humana (HUM) at roughly $504.02 each. Following Tuesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 100 shares of HUM, decreasing its weighting to 1.83% from 2.19%. Here’s a look at the factors behind our small Humana sale, starting with the S & P 500 on track for its largest two-day
The general panic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic spurred the demand for a safe and effective vaccine. Just a year after the initial report of a novel coronavirus emerging in Wuhan, China, later named the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), two vaccines were rolled out, both built on a messenger
The prescribing of controlled substances via telehealth companies has come under scrutiny for alleged deceptive practices. Online health companies have been cited for alleged improper prescribing of opioid and stimulant medication for patients purported to be suffering from a variety of conditions, but especially attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Two mental health companies in particular —
Long thought to only occur in children, more and more adults are now realising that their daily mental health issues could also be down to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder When Kat Brown, a freelance journalist, was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) almost two years ago, at the age of 38, she was finally