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Health officials share concerns over new Medicaid requirements – ABC 6 News
Health officials are speaking out over new requirements Medicaid patients will have to meet to stay insured. (ABC 6 news) – Local mental health experts are speaking out against new requirements from President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” which those on Medicaid will soon have to meet to stay insured. Starting January 1, non-disabled adults aged 18-64 will have to…
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Mounjaro is a taste of the battle to come over drug prices
It turns out that weight-loss drugs don’t shrink everything. Take the bestseller Mounjaro, produced by Eli Lilly. Its weekly injection can help patients shed the pounds, but the price is getting fatter. Last week, the US pharmaceutical giant announced that the cost of getting Mounjaro in the UK privately will rocket by up to 170 per cent. Why the super-sized…
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COVID infection ages blood vessels, especially in women, research reveals
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A COVID infection, particularly in women, may lead to blood vessels aging around five years, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. Blood vessels gradually become stiffer with age, but the new study suggests that COVID could accelerate this process. Researchers say this is important since people with stiffer blood vessels face a higher…
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The common types of medication you shouldn’t have with coffee
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Community pop-up screenings uncover hidden cardiovascular risk factors
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: Pop-up screening for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk held at community pharmacies and large-scale sporting events can identify people with uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published in JACC, the flagship journal of the…
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Women share their experience with ‘Ozempic vulva’ as little-known side effect revealed
‘Ozempic vulva’ has become one of the latest phenomena reported by GLP-1 users, and it’s left some people shocked. In recent times, GLP-1 medications have risen in popularity with people hoping to shed pounds. While Ozempic isn’t licensed as a weight loss treatment – it’s intended to be used to treat type 2 diabetes – the drug’s active ingredient, semaglutide,…
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A rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ has been detected in Queensland water. Is tap water safe?
One of the world’s most dangerous water-borne microorganisms, commonly called a “brain-eating amoeba,” has recently been detected in two drinking water supplies in southwest Queensland. Both affected towns are about 750 kilometers west of Brisbane: Augathella (population roughly 300) and Charleville (population 3,000). During an analysis of water samples commissioned by Queensland Health, Naegleria fowleri was detected in the water…
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Concord Monitor – Hometown Hero: Betty Nitche helps families through mental health support group
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN Monitor staff Betty Nitche first walked into a family support group in Concord 24 years ago, searching for answers and a way to cope with the weight of a loved one’s mental illness. Through her time with the group, she found ways to navigate New Hampshire’s complex mental health system and better support her loved one. More…
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Why antibiotics are like fossil fuels | Antibiotics
In 1954, just a few years after the widespread introduction of antibiotics, doctors were already aware of the problem of resistance. Natural selection meant that using these new medicines gave an advantage to the microbes that could survive the assault – and a treatment that worked today could become ineffective tomorrow. A British doctor put the challenge in military terms:…
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Leg movement variability provides reliable marker of dystonia in pediatric cerebral palsy
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: Cerebral palsy affects around one in 345 children in the U.S., and more than half of them experience a problem called dystonia – involuntary and often painful muscle contractions, most commonly in the legs, that lead…
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