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Targeting tumor cell stemness may hold the key to treating colon cancer more effectively
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Colon cancer remains a major global health concern, ranking third among the most diagnosed cancers and leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. One critical factor that makes treating colon cancer challenging is the presence of cancer…
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Does Romosozumab Deserve Its Black Box Warning?
Osteoporosis drug romosozumab showed no increased risk for the development of cardiovascular (CV) events compared with anabolic osteoporosis drugs, contrary to its black box warning, new research found. “These findings suggest there is no heightened risk for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with osteoporosis treated with romosozumab compared to the anabolic agents teriparatide or abaloparatide,” the authors reported at…
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Across a Vast Terrain, Rural Health Centers Fill Crucial Gaps
By Talya Meyers The clinics Keith Harvey oversees cover 8,500 square miles in northern Minnesota – and serve about 14,000 patients. “Our clinics are very remote,” explained Harvey, CEO of Scenic Rivers Health Services, whose six locations serve the area’s rural patients, many of them miners, loggers, and agricultural workers. “If somebody gets strep throat, they go to the local…
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Should You Stop Using Benadryl? Some Doctors Think So
For decades, diphenhydramine—best known by the brand name Benadryl—has been a go-to medication for relieving allergy symptoms, such as runny noses, watery eyes, and rashes. But despite its longstanding presence in many medicine cabinets, some experts say it’s time to retire the popular drug. The drug’s side effects and other risks are so concerning that it should no longer be…
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Colorado health officials warn of two new measles exposure locations
GUNNISON, Colo. (KKTV) -The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is warning the public of another measles case that could impact Coloradans. State officials said a case of measles has been confirmed in an out-of-state resident who tested positive for the virus, and two locations in Colorado have been marked as known exposure locations. State officials asked anyone who…
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New analysis reveals hidden economic burden of PTSD in the UK
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: The annual UK cost of the mental health disorder PTSD is likely to top £40 billion, but the figures are based on 2020-1 prevalence rates-the most recently available-and don’t include many indirect costs, such as family…
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‘Devastating’ Trump Cuts to FDA, NIH Will Result in Fewer Medications, New Analysis Warns
One former federal health official said Friday that medications with the potential to “substantially change healthcare and improve the lives of patients” are likely to be among the dozens that won’t be developed if Republicans pass a proposal by the Trump administration to slash crucial health research funding. Jeremy Berg, a former director of the National Institute of General Medical…
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How Medicaid changes will affect health care in Minnesota
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Brain scans reveal shared visions of the future
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: New brain imaging research reveals that optimistic people not only see the future more brightly, but their brains also process future events in strikingly similar ways, unlocking the science behind optimism’s social and emotional power. Study:…
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Nebraska Helps to Secure $720 Million from Eight Opioid Drug Makers
Nebraska Attorney General’s Office has announced approximately $720 million nationwide in settlements with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis. Based on the overwhelming participation by Attorneys General across the country, all eight defendants have agreed to proceed with a sign-on period for local governments. Nebraska is eligible to receive more than $3…
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