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Diabetes Predicts Loss of Liver Function in People With NAFLD
People who have both non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes have a significantly higher risk of liver failure and liver cancer compared to those without diabetes, according to study results reported in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Arising from the accumulation of fat in the liver, NAFLD...
U.S. to Cover HIV Prevention Drugs for Older Americans
A proposed federal policy aims to protect older Americans from contracting HIV by offering free preventive medication, the latest effort to catch up to much of Europe and Africa in stemming the spread of the virus. Under the plan from the Biden administration, Medicare would cover patients’ full cost of...
Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as National Institutes of Health Director
On October 7, the Senate confirmed Monica Bertagnolli, MD, as the new director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She will take over the job formerly held by Francis Collins, who stepped down in December 2021; Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, has been serving as acting director since then. “As...
Let’s Have an Honest Conversation About What to Expect as You Age
How many of us have wanted a reliable, evidence-based guide to aging that explains how our bodies and minds change as we grow older and how to adapt to those differences?. Creating a work of this kind is challenging. For one thing, aging gradually alters people over decades, a long period shaped by individuals’ economic and social circumstances, their behaviors, their neighborhoods, and other factors. Also, while people experience common physiological issues in later life, they don’t follow a well-charted, developmentally predetermined path.
Are We Having a Moral Panic Over Misinformation?
In 2020,as the Covid-19 pandemic rampaged across the globe, the World Health Organization declared that we had plunged into a second, simultaneous catastrophe: an infodemic. This global crisis was characterized by the rapid spread of false information, or misinformation, mostly in digital spaces. The fear was that such inaccuracies would leave the public unmoored, adrift in a sea of untruth. Eventually, this mass disorientation would cause people to harm themselves and one another.
‘Worse Than People Can Imagine’: Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Breeds Chaos in States
More than two dozen people lined up outside a state public assistance office in Montana before it opened to ensure they didn’t get cut off from Medicaid. Callers in Missouri and Florida reported waiting on hold for more than two hours on hotlines to renew their Medicaid coverage. The...
Novel Antibiotic Is Safe and Effective for Gonorrhea Treatment
NIH Statement on Preliminary Efficacy Results of First-in-Class Gonorrhea Antibiotic Developed Through Public-Private Partnership. A single dose of a novel oral antibiotic called zoliflodacin has been found to be as safe and effective as standard therapy for uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea in an international Phase 3 non-inferiority clinical trial, according to the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP), the study sponsor.
U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Increased in 2022
In 2022, infant mortality rates in the United States increased for the first time in more than two decades, according to a report by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). From 2021 to 2022, the overall infant mortality rate and the mortality rate for neonatal infants (birth to 28...
U.S. Syphilis Cases in Newborns Continue to Increase
The Centers for Disease COntrol and Prevention (CDC) is recommending concerted action to stop the increase of newborn syphilis cases and continues to sound the alarm about the consequences of a rapidly accelerating epidemic of sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Syphilis during pregnancy can cause tragic outcomes, like...
Hepatitis B Vaccine May Work Better After Hepatitis C Cure
People successfully treated for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who have a past history of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine failure are more responsive to another round of vaccination, according to study findings were published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. With their immune system thrown into disarray, people with...
Healthy Recipe: Eggs in Tomato Sauce With Herbed Yogurt
If you’ve never tried Greek yogurt in savory recipes, then this is a great introduction. Eggs steamed in tomato sauce is a fool-proof classic, and offers up a lot of protein and lycopene to get your day started. 2 servings. 11 ingredients. 5 min prep. Ingredients. 1 tablespoon olive...
Jamie Lee Curtis and Ryan Murphy to Bring an AIDS Story to the Screen
Jamie Lee Curtis, who won an Oscar this year for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, is currently gracing the cover of the national LGBTQ publication The Advocate for a profile titled “A Mother’s Nature: Jamie Lee Curtis Is Our Advocate of the Year.” The obvious reason for the accolade is that Curtis, 64, has been a vocal champion of her trans daughter, Ruby, and the transgender community. But read the interview and you’ll learn that Curtis has a long history of supporting the HIV and LGBTQ communities.
American Cancer Society Expands Lung Cancer Screening Recommendation
As Lung Cancer Awareness Month begins, the American Society (ACS) recommends that more people should be screened for the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States and worldwide. The updated recommendation, which calls for annual CT screening starting at age 50 for people who have a smoking history of 20 pack-years or more, is expected to make 5 million more people eligible. The biggest change is that screening is now recommended even for people who quit smoking many years ago.
A Proclamation on National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, 2023
This year, nearly 250,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. During National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we honor the resilient people who have faced this diagnosis, the loved ones who rally to their side, and the medical professionals who do all they can to help patients survive and heal. We recommit to ending cancer as we know it by investing in new, affordable ways to prevent, detect, and treat this deadly disease.
People With Advanced Cancer Are More Likely to Use Palliative Care if Close to Home
A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that adults in the United States with stage IV cancer living in nonmetropolitan, socioeconomically deprived areas, the southern U.S., or being treated at community facilities had lower accessibility to palliative care physicians than their counterparts in other areas. Patients who had higher geographic accessibility to palliative care providers were more likely to receive the care in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. These findings [were] presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in Boston, October 27–28, 2023.
FDA Submits Final Rule to Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reached the final step in a process that would allow it to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, an idea the FDA has explored for more than a decade, according to CNN. Specifically, the FDA recently sent final rules regarding the ban to the...
How SARS-CoV-2 Contributes to Heart Attacks and Strokes
COVID-19 is known to increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. The intense inflammation that occurs throughout the body in severe cases likely contributes to this increased risk. But it’s not clear whether SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, also affects blood vessels directly. To find out, an...
How Do Cancer Patients Use Crowdfunding to Pay for Medical Expenses?
New Studies Examine Role of Crowdfunding Campaigns to Pay Medical Expenses for Patients Treated for Cancer. In two new abstracts by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), crowdfunding campaigns, like GoFundMe, are being used by survivors of cancer in the United States in growing numbers to help pay for medical and other basic household expenses. The use of these campaigns underscores the fragility of financial safety nets for patients and their families. The findings [were] presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in Boston, October 27-28, 2023.
Start Shopping: Enrollment Begins November 1 for Most Obamacare Insurance Plans
For millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the end of the year brings a day of reckoning: It’s time to compare benefits and prices and change to a new plan or enroll for the first time. Open enrollment starts November...
Pregnant and Addicted: Homeless Women See Hope in Street Medicine
Five days after giving birth, Melissa Crespo was already back on the streets, recovering in a damp, litter-strewn water tunnel, when she got the call from the hospital. Her baby, Kyle, who had been born three months prematurely, was in respiratory failure in the neonatal intensive care unit and fighting for his life.
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