Students struggling in wake of pandemic, more mental health resources needed: Toronto board of health
Toronto's board of health says more mental health resources are needed for child and teens because they are still suffering negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news

New Report Finds Wisconsin EMS Providers Are Responding to More Falls
A new report from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) finds that falls are a leading cause of injury and death in Wisconsin. The report, EMS and Falls in Wisconsin , shows that, in 2022, emergency medical services (EMS) providers responded to over 130,000 falls across the state, the top injury they responded to. “This data provides unique insight into where and why falls are occurring, and sheds light on where resources are needed most,” says State Health Officer Paula Tran. “Today...(see release)JenniferC.MillerSeptember 11, 2023
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - September 11, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: JenniferC.Miller Source Type: news

Colchicine Still Needed in Allopurinol Up-Titration Strategy Colchicine Still Needed in Allopurinol Up-Titration Strategy
Patients taking colchicine had fewer gout flares than did those taking placebo for the first 6 months, but the number of flares evened out between the two groups over a 12-month period.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Is Additional Treatment Needed Pretransplant in R/R AML? Is Additional Treatment Needed Pretransplant in R/R AML?
Experts recently debated whether additional intensive therapy can improve posttransplant outcomes for patients with acute myeloid leukemia who have residual disease after induction therapy.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

6 Things to Do if Your Doctor Isn ’ t Listening to You
Liz Helms still remembers the way her doctor looked at her 30 years ago, when she described the severe pain she was experiencing in the area around her jaw. She told him she had limited facial movement and frequent muscle spasms, and that it felt like she was being struck by lightning again and again. She cataloged the ways her life had turned upside down. “But I could see it in his face—he either wasn’t listening or didn’t believe me,” Helms says. She remembers thinking: “They treat animals better than they’re treating humans.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] ...
Source: TIME: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Dementia Patients Are Often Treated With Anti-Psychotics. That Can Be Dangerous
Alzheimer’s and similar neurodegenerative conditions aren’t just diseases of the memory, but diseases of the whole mind. They lead to personality and behavioral changes that, as they progress, prove ever more challenging for caregivers. Faced with difficult-to-manage symptoms—such as aggression, agitation, and psychosis—doctors sometimes turn to off-label prescriptions of antipsychotic medications. But these serious psychiatric drugs are overprescribed and used inappropriately for off-label dementia management, according to a new study of older patients in New York. Data assembled by researchers ...
Source: TIME: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Red fire ants, a dreaded pest, have invaded Europe
Last week, international experts warned that invasive species are costing the world economy almost half-a-trillion dollars annually . Today, researchers confirmed that one of the most fearsome invaders—the red fire ant ( Solenopsis invicta ), a pest native to South America that packs a painful sting and infests houses and crops—has taken hold in Italy. It is the first European detection of colonies, which are known to drive out native ants and other wildlife and damage electrical equipment. “The findings are an important call for immediate action,” says Cleo Bertelsmeier, an expert in invasive inse...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

'I lost my leg to sepsis after swimming in the sea - don't ignore these warning signs'
Vicki Paris scraped her foot on something sharp while swimming in the sea abroad, weeks later, she needed her leg amputated.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Caring Transitions Brings Much Needed Services to Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg Location Offers Compassionate Care to Seniors and Their Families TOBYHANNA, Pa., Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Caring Transitions, the leader in senior relocation and transition services, continues to expand its compassionate reach across the nation with its latest...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: DEI CXP SCZ Source Type: news

Turkey ' s Finance Minister Simsek: Turkey to limit loan growth and quantitatively if needed
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Europe ' s economic outlook worsens as high prices plague consumer spending
FRANKFURT, Germany -- The European Union has lowered its forecast for economic growth this year and next, saying inflation is taking a heavy toll on people's willingness to spend in shops — while higher interest rates are sharply restricting the credit needed for investment and purchases. The…#europeancommission #europeancentralbank #euro #paologentiloni #ecb #alexandervalentin #oxfordeconomics #ukraine #christinelagarde
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

PET/CT-based model predicts prostate cancer in the 'PSA grey zone'
Combining PET/CT with traditional clinical risk factors can detect prostat...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Are PSMA-PET tracers equal in detecting prostate cancer? Is PSMA PET/CT cost-effective for primary staging? Pluvicto patient response criteria validated AI developed for staging patients with prostate cancer Is biopsy needed prior to PSMA-PET in elderly patients?
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

ChatGPT was built in Iowa ' next to cornfields west of Des Moines '
The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed for its technology was plenty of water, pulled from the watershed of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers in central Iowa to cool a powerful supercomputer as it…#openai #raccoon #desmoines #iowa #google #shaoleiren #rens #ren #oregon #lasvegas
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

WSJ Fed insider says ' An Important Shift in Fed Officials ’ Rate Stance Is Under Way '
Nick Timiraos is acknowledged as an 'insider' when it comes to the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). He writes the Fed is likely to pause rate increases in September, then take a harder look at whether more are needed. • Some officials still prefer to err on the side of…#nicktimiraos #federalreserve #cmefedwatch
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Aquestive Therapeutics Receives FDA Acceptance Of New Drug Application (NDA) For Libervant (Diazepam) Buccal Film In Pediatric Patients And Assignment Of Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Date
FDA Acceptance of Libervant™ (diazepam) Buccal Film NDA for treatment of seizure clusters in patients between two and five years of age Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target goal date set for April 28, 2024 WARREN, N.J., Sept....
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications - September 11, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

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