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Stolen medication
As journalists, we measure success not just in clicks or conversions, but in what happens after a story makes its way into the world. Impact isn’t always immediate or easily quantified. It can surface quietly — in an email from a listener, a shift in public understanding, or a decision made differently because someone finally has the information they need.…
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She goes to police calls in a Prius. It’s part of a new approach to mental health emergencies
Briana Fair, a mental health clinician with the San Mateo Police Department, received a dozen voicemails from the same distressed caller over a single weekend this month. She knew the voice. It was her client, saying that a celebrity has been hacking her phone, that she needed help moving into a different apartment and why was the process taking so…
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Weight-loss drugs are changing. Here’s what to know about GLP-1s
Weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s are transforming health care. Some people who struggled for years to shed pounds experience dramatic weight loss on the medications, and there are indications that the drugs have potential to treat diseases beyond obesity. The drugs also have minted billions of dollars for Eli Lilly & Co. and Denmark’s Novo Nordisk A/S, the two pharmaceutical…
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Rural health providers could be collateral damage from $100K Trump visa fee
By Arielle Zionts and Phillip Reese, Kaiser Health news UNITED STATES — Bekki Holzkamm has been trying to hire a lab technician at a hospital in rural North Dakota since late summer. Not one U.S. citizen has applied. West River Health Services in Hettinger, a town of about 1,000 residents in the southwestern part of the state, has four options, and none is good.…
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Donegal bowler meets major health challenges with grace, determination | High School Bowling
It doesn’t necessarily take a lot of courage to compete on the bowling lanes. But for Donegal’s Violet Bacci, it took a lot of courage just to get there. Her perseverance through a years-long ordeal that eventually included removing part of her brain earned her the Courageous Athlete Award from the Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of…
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The Hidden Cost of Health Misinformation
Misinformation Doesn’t Affect Every Patient the Same Way Clinicians emphasize that misinformation does not affect all patients equally. Its impact depends on a patient’s health literacy, prior experiences with the healthcare system, and, in some cases, their mental health. In psychiatry, misinformation can be especially complex. Richard Miller, MD, a psychiatrist, explains that the seriousness of the issue varies widely…
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Expert Tips for Healthy Joints
7 min read If you have a habit of trash-talking your “bad knees,” “weak ankles,” or “bum hip,” let’s stop that narrative. Yes, pain and injuries are frustrating, but you can easily improve your joint health and feel confident about these potentially finicky parts of your athletic body. The truth is, people have more control over their joint health than…
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FDA Approves Omeros’ YARTEMLEA® – First and Only Therapy Indicated for TA-TMA
Approval of YARTEMLEA was based on results from a single-arm, open-label study in adults with TA-TMA (the TA-TMA Study; N=28), supported by additional data from an expanded access program (EAP; N=221 adult and pediatric patients). In the EAP, 19 patients (13 adult and 6 pediatric) had evaluable patient-level response data. Efficacy was assessed by TMA complete response (CR), defined as…
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What It Does And How To Use It Correctly
Using face-sculpting tools like gua sha stones or jade rollers to get brighter skin and a snatched jawline might seem like the buzzy new thing—according to TikTok, your aesthetician, every single one of your group chats—but they’re anything but. After all, the pursuit of good skin has been around for thousands of years (see: Cleopatra and her milk baths), so…
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Some turn to ‘Wild West’ of insurance as health care subsidies expire | Health
When Margie Lynch, 58, recently learned that her monthly health insurance premium was set to more than double, she began looking for other options. Like many self-employed people in Teton County, Lynch has for years bought coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace authorized by the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. But because of skyrocketing premiums fueled by congressional inaction on…
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