Flexible retirement options for NHS staff – information for branches
This article explores the options available to NHS Pension Scheme members. UNISON branches should ask their employer/s to discuss flexible working policies and seek to negotiate fair and equitable processes for applications. Members who retire must notify UNISON to update their membership to ensure they remain members. What is changing? From 1 April 2022, all active pension scheme members in the NHS are in the 2015 Section of the NHS Pension Scheme. Many NHS staff will have accrued pension benefits in either or both of the two legacy sections(1995 section and 2008 section ). New flexibilities coming in from 1 October 2023 ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 21, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Hassan Govia Tags: Article Source Type: news

MetriTrack partners with Mammography Educators to Launch Custom Sonographer training with MetriTrack's Computer Assisted Breast Ultrasound solution, the BVN G-2000
MetriTrack's BVN G-2000 to expand the use of breast ultrasound by enabling standardized quality and remote expert communication for breast ultrasound HILLSIDE, Ill. , Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MetriTrack, Inc., a provider of automated breast ultrasound solutions is pleased to...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC Source Type: news

How much stuff does it take to not be poor? About 6 tons per year
How much stuff do people need to lead a decent life? It’s a hard, and subjective, question. But researchers have now estimated for the first time what it takes, quantitatively speaking, to keep one person out of abject poverty : about 6 tons per year of food, fuel, clothing, and other supplies, researchers report this month in Environmental Science & Technology . The first-of-its-kind estimate is “a remarkable step forward,” says Stefan Bringezu, an expert in sustainable resource management at the University of Kassel who was not involved with the research. “They shed light on the physical basi...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Beyond A1c: Implementing the New ESC 2023 Guidelines Beyond A1c: Implementing the New ESC 2023 Guidelines
Recent evidence for newer diabetes therapies has prompted a shift from a glucocentric approach to the management of type 2 diabetes to one of overall cardiovascular risk reduction.Medscape Cardiology
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news

The interest rate hike you may already be paying for
By Elizabeth Renter | NerdWallet The Federal Reserve has been on an inflation reduction campaign for about 19 months, influencing higher interest rates across the economy. The interest rate that could be affecting the greatest share of households is costly, and one they might have overlooked. Ask…#elizabethrenter #nerdwallet #federalreserve #newyorkfed #credit #interestratehike
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Brain circuit behind release of breast milk at baby ’s cries uncovered
Scientists find continuous crying by mouse pups triggers release of oxytocin, which controls milk-release responseThe brain circuit that causes the sound of a newborn crying to trigger the release of breast milk in mothers has been uncovered by scientists.The study, in mice, gives fresh insights into sophisticated changes that occur in the brain during pregnancy and parenthood. It found that 30 seconds of continuous crying by mouse pups triggered the release of oxytocin, the brain chemical that controls the breast-milk release response in mothers.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Breastfeeding Science Women Research UK news Neuroscience Biology Source Type: news

Preventing Breast Cancer Overtreatment Preventing Breast Cancer Overtreatment
The risk of developing breast cancer in individuals with pathogenic cancer syndrome variants may be less elevated in those without a first-degree family history.MDedge News
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

A Baby Cries & Mom ' s Breast Milk Releases: New Study Could Explain Why
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 -- Many a new mom knows that when her newborn cries, her milk releases. Now, animal research reveals a newly discovered brain circuit that may explain why that happens. This new study showed that when a mouse pup starts...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Namibia: Breast Cancer, the Second-Most Common Cancer in Namibia
[Namibian] Breast cancer has affected the lives of countless Namibian women and their families, but Namibians are determined to improve breast cancer awareness, early detection, and treatment.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Namibia Noncommunicable Diseases Southern Africa Source Type: news

IceCure Medical Receives FDA Response to De Novo Classification Request for Breast Cancer
CAESAREA, Israel, Sept. 20, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- IceCure Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq: ICCM), developer of the ProSense® System, a minimally-invasive cryoablation technology that destroys tumors by freezing as an alternative to su... Devices, FDA IceCure Medical, ProSense System, cryoablation
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - September 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
In a neat little neighborhood in Venice, Calif., there’s a block of squat, similar homes, filled with mortals spending their finite days on the planet eating pizza with friends, blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and binging late-night television. Halfway down the street, there’s a cavernous black modern box. This is where Bryan Johnson is working on what he calls “the most significant revolution in the history of Homo sapiens.”  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Johnson, 46, is a centimillionaire tech entrepreneur who has spent most of the last three years in pursuit of a si...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature Source Type: news

Africa: FCTC No Longer Relevant in Tobacco Harm Reduction Efforts - Experts
[AllAfrica InfoWire] Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) experts have warned that the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), in its current form, is not capable of influencing change as far as Tobacco Harm Reduction is concerned.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

Evaluation of an online advanced suicide prevention training for pharmacists - Pilbrow S, Staniland L, Uren HV, Shand F, McGoldrick J, Thorp E, MacKrill M, Moullin JC.
BACKGROUND: With the pharmacist role extending internationally to include health promotion and harm reduction, pharmacists are well-suited to adopt a frontline role within suicide prevention efforts. To maximise their abilities to implement suicide prevent...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Oil sands producers in talks with Indigenous communities for equity stakes in carbon capture projects
The group behind a massive emissions reduction project in Alberta’s oil sands is in talks with Indigenous communities to have them take an economic interest in a 400-kilometre pipeline that would transport carbon captured from oil sands facilities to an underground hub near Cold Lake. The Pathways…#alberta #coldlake #pathwaysalliance #kendalldilling #pathways #globeandmail #calgary #cenovusenergyinc #copn #imperialoilltd
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Shifting car travel to active modes to improve population health and achieve transport goals: a simulation study - Zapata-Diomedi B, Both A, Abbas A, Woodcock J, Kroen A, Davern M, Gunn L.
Introduction Being physically active has multiple health benefits and contributes to the reduction of co-morbidities and mortality from chronic diseases. Active transport (walking and cycling) contributes to population health by enabling physical activity...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

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