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High cholesterol: MHRA approve new drug to lower cardiovascular risk – side effects

05/02/2021 Health News

High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Vazkepa (icosapent ethyl) is designed to […]

Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs

05/01/2021 Health News

NEW DELHI — A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet stepped up a vaccination drive for all adults even as some states said they don’t have enough jabs. India on Saturday set yet another daily global record with 401,993 new cases, taking its […]

Aidy Bryant: Doctors ‘Assume’ I Want to Lose Weight, Recommended Surgery

05/01/2021 Health News

A candid conversation. Aidy Bryant got honest about her relationship with the word “fat” and how her own journey shaped her show Shrill. These 6 Celebrities Are Leading the Body-Positive Movement: Hear Their Inspiring Quotes “It is a descriptor and, like, I am fat,” Bryant, 33, told the Washington Post on Thursday, April 30. “To me, it’s like taking the […]

76,000 California inmates now eligible for earlier releases

05/01/2021 Health News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, the opportunity to leave prison earlier as the state aims to further trim the population of what once was the nation’s largest state correctional system. More than 63,000 inmates convicted of violent crimes will be eligible for good behavior credits that shorten their sentences by one-third instead […]

Diabetes type 2: Doctor identifies two risk factors for diabetics to develop dementia

05/01/2021 Health News

Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Speaking exclusively to […]

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Can eating too much be a sign you lack nutrients?

04/30/2021 Health News

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Can eating too much be a sign your body lacks nutrients? (And it could be your brain’s way of making up for a poor diet) For most people, the past 12 months have been really tough, but some businesses have thrived — it seems 2020 was a fantastic year for supplement manufacturers, with nearly £500 million in […]

US Fully Vaccinates 100 Million Adults

04/30/2021 Health News

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The United States has reached a pandemic milestone of 100 million fully vaccinated adults, White House officials announced at a briefing Friday. “That’s 100 million Americans with a sense of relief and peace of mind knowing that after a long and hard year, they’re protected from […]

EMA to Quickly Review Lilly, Incyte Arthritis Drug for COVID Use

04/30/2021 Health News

ZURICH (Reuters) – The European Medicines Agency will conduct an accelerated review of Eli Lilly and Co’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Olumiant for hospitalized COVID-19 patients getting oxygen, the agency said on Thursday, as the search for treatment options continues. Olumiant, on which Lilly partners with U.S. drugmaker Incyte Corp, is the latest arthritis medicine to be repurposed in efforts to […]

‘It scares me’: Some parents refuse COVID tests for their sick kids, doctors say

04/30/2021 Health News

After a relatively quiet winter at Pediatric Partners in Overland Park, Kansas, the sick kids have come roaring back this spring. They’re coughing. They have fevers. Their throats hurt. Could they have COVID-19? Pediatrician Kristen Stuppy says she doesn’t know: Many parents are refusing to have their sick children tested for the virus. “We’ve had parents tell us, for instance, […]

A Mayo Clinic guide to tick species and the diseases they carry

04/30/2021 Health News

Although there are hundreds of species of ticks found throughout the world, fewer than 60 are known to bite and spread disease to humans. Here are some of the more common human-biting ticks in the United States and the parts of the country where you’ll most likely find them. American dog tick The American dog tick, also known as a […]

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