Alzheimer’s app could be key for newly diagnosed patients
A personalized diagnosis for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease may soon be just a click away. Researchers at the University Medical Center Amsterdam announced that they have developed a prototype app based on a model that predicts five-year intellectual decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The model is inspired by detailed information collected from nearly […]
Fake therapist duped hundreds of patients by posing as social worker wife: records
A Florida woman posed as a therapist online and offered counseling services to hundreds of Americans for what may have been two years, but the practice was only discovered after her death, state health department records show. Tammy G. Heath Randolph, 58, deceived patients with the help of her wife, Peggy A. Randolph, a real-life […]
Diabetes patients using Ozempic instead of insulin have lower cancer risk
Ozempic used to treat arthritis pain: report Fox News medical commentator Dr. Marc Siegel appeared on “Fox & Friends” to discuss his views on Ozempic’s use to treat arthritis pain and why some doctors are warning that some medications may affect heat sensitivity. Type 2 diabetes patients taking GLP-1 treatments such as Ozempic have a […]
Hostage Crisis Ends On Day 73—American Patients Now Have Access to One Antiviral Pill
Earlier this week I wrote about foot-dragging by the Food and Drug Administration regarding approval of two highly effective antiviral pills. With the omicron variant of COVID-19 rapidly spreading throughout the population, infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated, these pills become even more important. Merck applied to the FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its antiviral […]
Cancer patients are younger than ever— this doctor knows why
Cancer was once a disease that primarily affected older people, but that is no longer the case: Over the past 10 to 20 years, there has been a sharp increase in cancer diagnoses among younger people in the United States. Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, a functional integrative physician and medical director of the Cancer Center […]
‘Pregnant Patients’: Justice Jackson Refuses To Use Word ‘Woman’ In Abortion Case Partial Dissent
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson refused to use the word “woman” in a partial dissent filed Thursday in a case reviewing Idaho’s abortion ban. Instead of answering the central issue in the case against Idaho’s pro-life law – whether the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) requires doctors to perform emergency […]
California doctor reveals the 10 big ‘lies’ the medical community tells patients
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For diabetes patients, inhaled insulin is shown just as effective as injections and pumps
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Pharma giant’s data breach exposes patients’ sensitive information
US pharmaceutical giant Sencora has been affected by a data breach. The company is notifying affected individuals of a cyberattack and data breach earlier this year in which personal information and sensitive medical information was stolen. This includes the patient’s name, postcode and date of birth, as well as information about medical tests and medications. […]
Abortion, wigs for cancer patients, IVF: Health insurance coverage changes in Minnesota – CBS Minnesota
Minneapolis — This session, the Minnesota Legislature approved new coverage requirements for health insurance plans in an effort to reduce out-of-pocket medical costs. Provision of abortion, gender reassignment treatment, and the provision of prosthetic limbs and wigs for cancer patients are among the new requirements for the health insurance system. The approved changes will come […]