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Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, people have been practicing the new normal way of life and healthcare leaders are now focusing new ways to reprioritize our healthcare systems to meet a wide range of complex challenges that will endure far beyond the pandemic.
Jan Kimpen, Chief Medical Officer- Royal...
The Covid19 pandemic has definitely hit all of us. It changed our lives in an instant. A lot of lives were lost worldwide and it gave a lot of challenges to our public health, food systems and work. It didn't only affect our lives, but it also affected our economy. Lots of people loose their jobs because of the closure of companies due to health protocols. And a lot are now at risk of falling into extreme poverty, and those undernourished...
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Katherine Stewart, 16, must take six to 10 insulin shots a day to properly manage her type 1 diabetes.
Her Highland, Utah, family pays $500 a month out of pocket for her insulin. Before they meet their insurance's deductible, they shell out the cash price of nearly $2,000 a month.
Now Stewart is preparing to leave the nest, and she doesn't know how she'll be able to afford it....
If you're being treated with medication for hypertension , or being followed for borderline high blood pressure, it's imperative to keep track of trends in your blood pressure. Your doctors need to know this information when deciding whether or not to start you on medication to reduce your blood pressure , or if you're already on medication, to see whether it's working or if the dose needs adjustment.
Now, more than...
A position paper authored by the European Society of Cardiology outlines the adverse cardiovascular effects of doping substances, some common medications, and other performance-enhancing supplements.
The authors outline how these substances, both legal and illegal, can have significant effects on the cardiovascular health of athletes.
The paper advises athletes to seek medical advice before taking anything that could...
Jan 31 (Reuters) - More than 100,000 Americans died from diabetes in 2021, marking the second consecutive year for that grim milestone and spurring a call for a federal mobilization similar to the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The new figures come as an expert panel urges Congress to overhaul diabetes care and prevention, including recommendations to move beyond a reliance on medical interventions alone. A report released earlier this month...
Bridging innovation and regulation for the greater good
The convergence of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, including genome editing and artificial intelligence, are revolutionizing modern medicine. At the nexus of these tools sits the emerging field of precision medicine, an area of immense potential which is increasingly attracting attention. Precision medicine uses personal information, such as DNA sequences, to...
2021 has been an eventful year, particularly in medical research. Medical News Today’s editors reflect on some of the year’s highlights.
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In 2021 we reached the 1-year mark since World Health Organization (WHO)Trusted Source declared the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the world of medical research continues to grapple with this public health crisis....
A recent study investigated the association between the opening of K-12 schools and the community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States.
The study found that counties with in-person or hybrid schooling, especially those without a staff mask mandate, experienced a higher number of COVID-19 cases and deaths after reopening than those providing remote learning.
Fully opening K-12 schools with in-person learning was...
Dr. Robert Zarr loves to write prescriptions that you don't have to take to the pharmacy.
"Going back millions of years, we've evolved outdoors," said Zarr, a pediatrician who recently relocated to Ottawa, Canada, from Washington, D.C. "Why should we exist indoors? We need to be outdoors. The health benefits of being in nature are obvious."
The idea isn't new. The 16th century Swiss physician Paracelsus declared that "the art...
MS. WINFIELD CUNNINGHAM: Hello, and welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Paige Winfield Cunningham, the editor of The Health 202 newsletter here at The Post, and today we’re going to be talking about the obesity epidemic that affects more than 40 percent of Americans and now is the second leading cause of death in the United States.
My first guest today is Ohio Congressman Dr. Brad Wenstrup. Welcome to...
A year after the United States bombed its pandemic performance in front of the world, the Delta variant opened the stage for a face-saving encore. If the U.S. had learned from its mishandling of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, it would have been better prepared for the variant that was already ravaging India .
Instead, after a quiet spring, President Joe Biden all but declared victory against SARS-CoV-2....