Daily Archives: May 17, 2023

2023-05-17: News Headlines

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

ecns.cn (2023-05-16). First domestic mRNA COVID vaccine delivered. ecns.cn An elderly man in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, received a booster shot of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. It was the first dose of the domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine based on messenger RNA technology to be delivered, according to its maker, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why some patients with breast tumors could possibly avoid a mastectomy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A breast cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. Now, patients with multiple tumors may have another option when it comes to fighting the disease. Dr. Judy Boughey, a surgical oncologist with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, led a recent study that found some patients can avoid a mastectomy when it comes to surgery. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7ISTexS0VdU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world's adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction. Fortunately, obesity is a multifactorial disease that results from an energy balance dysregulation…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-05-16). Cuban Hemophilia Society in support for patients' quality of life. plenglish.com Havana, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Hemophilia Society (SCH) has shown some progresses in medical and scientific works, and has a strategy for a better quality of life for people living with this disease.

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). Genome Analysis Identified Powassan Hot Spots in Northeast US. jamanetwork.com Although still low, cases of Powassan virus, a disease carried by ticks, increased in recent years, from 7 cases in 2012 to a high of 39 cases in 2019, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). STI Epidemic Worsened in 2021, Syphilis Cases Surged. jamanetwork.com More than 2.5 million cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were reported in 2021, according to surveillance data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). Daily Statin Trial for People With HIV Halted Early for Clear Benefit. jamanetwork.com People with HIV and a low to moderate traditional risk of cardiovascular disease who took a daily 4-mg dose of pitavastatin reduced their risk of major adverse cardiovascular events by 35% relative to a placebo group, according to interim results from a randomized clinical trial that enrolled nearly 7769 participants across 12 countries.

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). Fluvoxamine vs Placebo and Time to Recovery in Outpatients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In response to the insightful questions by Drs Ashraf and Ashraf, we agree that understanding participants' prior exposure to infection is generally informative to understanding treatment response in the setting of an infectious disease. Unfortunately, quantifying exposure and infection during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a considerable challenge.

ecns.cn (2023-05-16). Expert: COVID-19 widespread, vaccines needed fast. ecns.cn A prominent Chinese respiratory disease expert, Zhong Nanshan, said at a medical symposium on Monday that between 20 and 25 percent of fever patients treated in clinics in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, were actually infected with some variant of COVID-19.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to reduce your stroke risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, but Mayo Clinic health care professionals suggest spotting the signs and reducing stroke risk should be part of everyday awareness. A stroke happens every 40 seconds in the U.S., and the likelihood of stroke increases with age, according to the National Institutes of Health. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/iShun0adjek Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 55) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). 7 benefits of regular physical activity. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether you're a novice taking the first steps toward fitness or an exercise fanatic hoping to optimize your results, a well-rounded fitness training program is essential. Fitness training balances five elements of good health. Your overall exercise plan should include aerobic fitness, strength training, core exercises, balance training, and flexibility and stretching. It isn't necessary to fit each of these elements into every fitness session, but including them in your regular routine can help you promote fitness for life. Exercise…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Consumer Health: 3 types of head and neck cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about three types of cancer that affect these areas of the body. Head and neck cancers account for nearly 4% of all cancers in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. These cancers are more than twice as common among men as women, and are diagnosed more often among people over 50. Among the many types of head and neck cancers are…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Ready to Run: Mayo athletic trainer suggests ways to manage pain, swelling during marathon training. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Everyone has heard the saying "No pain, no gain," and, if you're training for a long-distance race, chances are that you've felt some pain. "General muscle soreness and mild discomfort is common among runners, and it often is the sign of a successful training program," says Paul Osterman, a licensed athletic trainer in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Mayo Clinic Health System. "When training for a long-distance race, it's important to gradually progress your training and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Mayo Clinic Health System announces grand opening of new location for Plainview clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PLAINVIEW, Minn. — The Plainview community is invited to attend a grand opening celebration at the new Mayo Clinic Health System in Plainview clinic location, 245 First St. SW, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 21. Tours of the new facility will follow a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4: 15 p.m. On Monday, April 24, Mayo Clinic Health System in Plainview's new location at 245 First St. SW will open for patient appointments. Patients…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Lifestyle changes to reduce heart attack and stroke risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 35 and in good health. I am diligent about getting an annual physical. At my last one, the doctor said that while my numbers look good, since high blood pressure and high cholesterol run in my family, I should consider medications to lessen my risk of a heart attack or stroke. I am not inclined to take medication if I do not need it yet. Is there anything else I can…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Mayo Clinic research on remote hospital care for a rural or urban home setting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chad Semling, who is 47 years old, spent 113 days in the hospital for recovery and rehabilitation before being admitted to Advanced Care at Home, a Mayo Clinic program that uses telehealth to provide health care remotely for patients who live in rural and urban areas. Semling, a Mayo Clinic patient in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, suffered multiple compression fractures within his back, a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and severe lung blockage, all due to COVID-19….

Stephanie Savell (2023-05-16). How Death Outlives War: The Reverberating Impact of the Post-9/11 Wars on Human Health. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-16). Trade unions in Italy continue mobilizations against government's labor policies, support to Ukraine war. peoplesdispatch.org Working class sections have demanded an increase in wages and pensions at par with inflation, including raising the minimum wages to 10 euros (10.87 US$) per hour, and additional investment in public health, education, transport, and infrastructure…

teleSUR (2023-05-16). 1st Human Trial of Oral Drug Against Radioactive Contamination. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that the U.S. has initiated an inaugural clinical trial involving an experimental oral medication designed to remove radioactive contaminants in the body. | Related: | The trail aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and processing profile of the experimental drug HOPO 14-1 through a dose escalation regimen in healthy adult participants. | The clinical trial is being conducted at a site in Plymouth, Michigan. Th…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-05-16). WHO calls for ethical and safe AI for health. plenglish.com Geneva, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for caution to be exercised in using artificial intelligence (AI) generated large language model tools (LLMs) to protect and promote human well-being, human safety, and autonomy, and preserve public health.

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-16). MAGA-Oriented Americans Raise $2.49 Million For New York Subway Killer Dan Penny. moguldom.com An online legal defense fund started by attorneys has raised almost $ 2.5 million for an ex-Marine known as the New York "subway killer" who is charged in the May 1 killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man with mental health issues. Donations have risen to $2.497 million with pledges from thousands of people to …

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). VA, NIH Launch Major Study of Veterans With Gulf War Illness. jamanetwork.com A new study sponsored by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will enroll people who served in the 1990-1991 era Gulf War to better understand Gulf War illness, according to a statement. The 5-year study, called the VA-NIH Investigative Deep Phenotyping of Gulf War Veterans Health, will investigate participants' immune, metabolic, and autonomic nervous systems.

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). WHO: Confirmed Avian Influenza Death in China. jamanetwork.com A person in China was infected with avian influenza A(H3N8) virus in February, the nation's health agency reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). The patient died after being hospitalized for severe pneumonia.

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). The Economic Burden of Racial, Ethnic, and Educational Health Inequities in the US. jamanetwork.com This study estimates the economic burden of health inequities for racial and ethnic minority populations.

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). Housing Reparations as an Avenue to Counter the Impact of Structural Racism on Asthma. jamanetwork.com Current neighborhood conditions for Black and Indigenous communities in the US reflect policies and practices rooted in a history of structural racism and oppression. These policies and practices have shaped the physical and social environment in ways that have led to an increased prevalence of negative health outcomes, including asthma, in Black and Indigenous persons in this country.

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). The US Health Equity Crisis—An Economic Case for a Moral Imperative? jamanetwork.com The US faces a health equity crisis. Income inequality has steadily increased over several decades, as have disparities in health outcomes between the richest and poorest US residents. Because income and wealth are strongly linked to education, the gap in life expectancy between adults with a college degree compared with those without one has also sharply widened. Black adults, who, on average, have less wealth and lower levels of education due to systemic inequities and structurally racist policies, experience the highest premature death rates in the country. There is growing concern that these pervasive and ala…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-05-16). Why you should raise objections with your MP about WHO's proposed IHR amendments and Pandemic Treaty. expose-news.com Recently, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation ("WHO"), declared the covid emergency over. It highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic regimes dictating when we should be scared or not …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-05-16). The Great Meatless Diet Con (Part 3). expose-news.com Even if all "plant-based" foods were, in fact, natural, made from clean vegetables, fruit, and seeds, a purely vegan diet would be insufficient to keep most people healthy. Nutrients that are only …

Cinnamon Janzer, Next City. (2023-05-16). This Food Bank Is Bringing A HelloFresh Approach To Its Pantry. popularresistance.org The Fritz Food Pantry in Madison prides itself on providing a wide variety of foods and ingredients to accommodate as many diets, allergies and food preferences as possible. Their approach speaks not just to the continuing hunger crisis exacerbated by the pandemic; food pantries like The Fritz have also been shown to have an important influence on the dietary health of their customers. | But just because a variety of healthy foods and ingredients are offered doesn't mean that every visitor has the ability to put recipes together at home. So Abby Warfel, a volunteer turned part-time pantry assistant, had an idea:…

Paige Bennett (2023-05-16). American Heart Association certifies a plant-based 'meat' product for the first time. nationofchange.org "With this recognition, Beyond Steak becomes part of a group of certified and trusted foods that everyone can enjoy with the confidence that they are making a great decision for their health."

Ann Brown (2023-05-16). Report Shows Interest In Life Insurance Is At An All-Time High: Here's Why. moguldom.com A record number of consumers, some 39 percent, said they intend to purchase life insurance coverage within the next year, found the 2023 Insurance Barometer Study. Interest is at an all-time high. The Insurance Barometer Study is conducted annually by Life Happens, a nonprofit organization that provides education about the insurance industry, and industry-funded research …

Fight Back (2023-05-16). SDS Denver wins a major victory in the fight for police demilitarization. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – After a nearly two year campaign, the Denver chapter of Students for a Democratic Society won a significant milestone in their campaign to demilitarize the campus police. After four months of work plagued with delays and obfuscation by campus administrators, SDS fought to successfully get a resolution passed that takes the power from the Auraria Campus Police from being able to obtain military weapons from the 1033 program – a federal program designed to transfer surplus military equipment from the U.S. Department of Defense to local law enforcement. | The resolution states that the Auraria Campus P…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-17). Dominican media highlight use of Cuban therapies against cancer. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Local media highlighted the upcoming administration of two Cuban biotechnological products, including CIMAvax-EGF, the first therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer, to oncology patients in the Dominican Republic.

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-05-16). Will Lawsuits Bring an End to COVID Vaccines? globalresearch.ca

Jack Phillips (2023-05-16). Fired Teachers Who Refused COVID Vaccine to Get Full Reinstatement and Back Pay. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-05-16). Died Suddenly: Police Officers Who Died Suddenly Recently, Possibly Due to Injuries Caused by COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates. globalresearch.ca

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). FDA Simplifies COVID-19 Vaccination, Permits Some Additional Doses. jamanetwork.com People who are aged 65 years or older and have gotten 1 dose of a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine can now receive another at least 4 months after their previous dose, according to a statement by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). People who are immunocompromised and have received a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine can also get another after a minimum of 2 months.

The Exposé (2023-05-16). Neurosurgeon admits COVID Vaccination can severely damage the Brain & cause Cancer. expose-news.com Retired American neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock recently gave an in-depth presentation on the adverse effects the spike proteins, induced by Covid-19 vaccination, have on the body. The doctor shared shocking discoveries about neurological …

ecns.cn (2023-05-17). Summit set to boost ties with Central Asia. ecns.cn The summit takes place against the backdrop of the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, mounting geopolitical competition and the ongoing Ukraine crisis.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-05-17). Expresidente Bolsonaro declarará sobre fraude de vacunación. telesurtv.net El ex mandatario comparecerá a partir de las 13: 00 (hora local), luego de no asistir a la anterior convocatoria.

jamanetwork (2023-05-16). Fluvoxamine vs Placebo and Time to Recovery in Outpatients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19. jamanetwork.com To the Editor COVID-19 and its treatment have been of great interest to psychiatrists due to its neurological and psychiatric effects. Therefore, we read with great interest the recent randomized clinical trial report and Editorial that examined the effect of fluvoxamine on time to recovery in outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19. We would like to comment on some concerns we have about this study.

The Exposé (2023-05-16). BREAKING: NHS Director confirms Doctors lied about Cause of Death to create the Illusion of a COVID-19 Pandemic. expose-news.com Before Covid arrived on the scene, there were four types of pneumonia which when added together amounted to the highest cause of death in the UK. And according to a Director of …

Konrad Rƒôkas (2023-05-16). Life After COVID-19: Perspectives of the World Security. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-05-16). Cuba rechaza inclusión en lista sobre terrorismo de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Vladimir Regueiro subrayó que durante el período más difícil de la pandemia de la Covid-19, el bloqueo contra Cuba se recrudeció.

ecns.cn (2023-05-16). Air travel, freight approaching 2019 levels. ecns.cn China's civil aviation sector is recovering from the effects of COVID-19, with the number of flights returning to about 96 percent of their level before the pandemic began, an official from the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Tuesday.

Staff (2023-05-16). Bolsonaro declarará en investigación sobre fraude de certificados de vacunación anticovid. cubadebate.cu El expresidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, declarará este martes ante la Policía Federal (PF) como parte de una investigación sobre presunto fraude en cartillas de vacunación anticovid. Los investigados son sospechosos de introducir entre noviembre de 2021 y diciembre de 2022 información falsa en el sistema del Ministerio Público para emitir certificados de vacunación con el fin de viajar a Estados Unidos.

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