(2023-10-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: Hand, foot and mouth disease in kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hand, foot and mouth disease, most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus, is a highly contagious childhood illness. The virus can be spread through respiratory droplets, person-to-person contact and touching a contaminated object.Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic's Children's Center, says it is typically an illness of young children — usually children under 5. But you can get infected with hand, foot and mouth disease at any age. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Tv1v-rMiK4A…
(2023-10-15). Consumer Health: Liver cancer — risk factors and prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about risk factors for liver cancer and what you can do to prevent it. More than 41,000 new cases of primary liver cancer and intrahepatic bile duct cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, and nearly 30,000 people will die of these diseases, according to the American Cancer Society. Liver cancer is cancer that begins in the cells of your liver, which…
(2023-10-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why you and your family need a flu shot. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Make getting a flu shot a family affair If you haven't had the flu in a few years, there's a reason. As Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center, shares, all the more reason to ensure you and your family are vaccinated this year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a flu shot. And make it a goal to be vaccinated by the…
(2023-10-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: Strategies to stay healthy during respiratory virus season. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Fall and winter are a time when highly contagious viruses that cause respiratory illness usually circulate heavily in communities. Because many of these viruses can lead to serious infection, hospitalization and even death, it's crucial to arm yourself with strategies that can help prevent illness and keep you and your loved ones safe. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Priya Sampathkumar, an infectious diseases expert, outlines some strategies you can use to keep you and…
(2023-10-16). Healthcare workers speak from the picket lines at St. Francis Medical Center. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site speaks to striking healthcare workers at St. Francis Medical Center in Los Angeles.
(2023-10-15). Almost 2,390 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks. plenglish.com Ramallah, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) At least 2,384 Palestinians died and 10,150 were injured during the new Israeli aggression against the occupied territories, most of them in the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Health announced.
(2023-10-15). Kaiser's Massive Mental Health Care Settlement Sends Strong Message to Providers That Ignore Patient Needs. scheerpost.com 
(2023-10-15). Moving from rhetoric to action to build socialism. peoplesdispatch.org 
The organization of the working class internationally, the right of people to health and housing, food sovereignty and the rights of immigrants were at the center of the discussion on Sunday October 15 of the III International Conference Dilemmas of Humanity taking place in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. | On the second day of the meeting, attended by around 500 delegates from more than 70 countries, the presentations were once again centered around the main dilemmas facing humanity today due to the prevailing capitalist system and the advance of imperialism in every corner of the planet. | The day began…
(2023-10-15). Kaiser's Massive Mental Health Care Settlement Sends Strong Message. popularresistance.org Kaiser Permanente's $200 million settlement with the State of California for its repeated failures to provide patients with adequate and timely mental health care was a long while coming. | The deficiencies themselves? Kaiser's own employees say they've been hiding in plain sight. | "Years and years of banging our heads against the wall have finally paid off," said Ilana Marcucci-Morris, a therapist at Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center. "This has the potential to make Kaiser a leader in mental health care, rather than a serial violator of mental health care laws." | The settlement, announced late Thursda…
(2023-10-15). New Report: Insurers Are Gaming Medicare To The Tune Of $140 Billion. popularresistance.org The federal government is losing as much as $140 billion per year by subsidizing private Medicare Advantage plans, according to a bombshell new report. In the groundbreaking investigation, health care researchers identified the four major ways that private insurers systematically exploit the taxpayer-funded national health insurance program while denying care to the nation's most vulnerable patients. | The researchers additionally found that seniors could save over $1,800 in annual fees taken from their Social Security checks if the government redirected what it spends subsidizing Medicare Advantage plans to inst…
(2023-10-15). WHO: Israel wiped out entire Palestinian families in Gaza carnage. presstv.ir The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Israeli military has wiped out entire Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip as it presses ahead with its bombardment campaign against the besieged coastal enclave.
(2023-10-15). Consumer Health: Understanding mental health and mental illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Mental Health Day will be observed on Tuesday, Oct. 10. The theme of this year's recognition is "Mental Health is a Universal Human Right." Mental health is the overall wellness of how you think, regulate your feelings and behave. A mental disorder may be present when patterns or changes in thinking, feeling or behaving cause distress or disrupt a person's ability to function. Cultural norms and social expectations also play a role in defining…
(2023-10-15). Consumer Health: Dehydration — it's more than being thirsty. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Water is essential to good health. Every cell, tissue and organ in your body needs water to work properly. Water is essential for maintaining your body temperature; lubricating and cushioning your joints; and getting rid of waste through urination, perspiration and bowel movements. Dehydration occurs when you use or lose more fluid than you take in, and your body doesn't have enough water and other fluids to carry out its normal functions. If you don't…
(2023-10-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breast health during menopause. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Your risk of breast cancer increases with age, especially after menopause. Around 8 out of 10 breast cancer cases happen in women over 50. Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Women's Health and director of the Menopause Society, says maintaining breast health is important, including regular mammography screenings. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/zHgfF4KKLwI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network."…
(2023-10-15). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Foods to help maximize your memory. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I enjoy cooking, but I prefer to work with the freshest ingredients. As such, I grow my own fruits and vegetables in a small garden and purchase other fresh produce from a local farmers market. I've read that certain foods may help with memory function. Are there foods I can eat to help boost my cognitive health? ANSWER: Research suggests that the ability to maximize memory function may be related to what…
(2023-10-15). What's that sound? A heart murmur can be innocent or serious. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lubb-dupp. Lubb-dupp. Those are the words that healthcare professionals often use to mimic the sound of your heartbeat. That steady, regular sound is made by your heart valves opening and closing as blood circulates through your heart. You may have heard the term "heart murmur." A murmur is an extra heart sound that can be heard by a stethoscope. Sometimes, the murmur sounds like a humming, which can be faint or loud. It might be temporary or…
(2023-10-15). Discover a world of healthcare career opportunities at Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences events. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Healthcare careers are in high demand, and Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences has events this month in Arizona and Minnesota to introduce prospective students to more than 20 promising healthcare career options. At Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix on Saturday, Oct. 7, the school will host an Education and Career Fair for high school students. The event is designed for students interested in healthcare who want to learn more about the wide variety of…
(2023-10-15). Israeli Bombing Has Killed 2,329 Palestinians in Gaza So Far. telesurenglish.net As the eighth day of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip comes to a close, the Palestinian Health Ministry raised the death toll to 2,329 due to Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. | RELATED: | At least 9,042 people have also been injured in retaliation for the military actions of the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, against Israel on October 7. | A previous report from the Gaza Health Ministry indicated that 724 children and 458 women have lost their lives due to Israeli attac…
(2023-10-16). CDC ends Biobot Analytics contract for wastewater surveillance of COVID pandemic. wsws.org By shifting the contract for wastewater data collection to Verily, a subsidiary of Alphabet (Google), the CDC is deliberately disrupting the main remaining source of usable data on the COVID pandemic.
(2023-10-15). Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination. Severe Autoimmune Reaction. globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-15). A Shot across the Bows of WW3. dissidentvoice.org Anyone else notice a colossal decoupling of old left and new right? Former adversaries allied against COVID have fallen foul to the oldest trick in the book — divide and rule. On one side, erstwhile defenders of freedom joined forces with establishment mouthpieces in their condemnation of Palestine and endorsement of Netanyahu's promise to raze …
(2023-10-15). During "lockdowns" when American parents couldn't take their children for routine vaccinations, childhood mortality dropped by 30%. Coincidence? expose-news.com Over the last few years, we have all watched in horror as the extent of the harm and damage that has been caused by the covid injections has been revealed, with more …
(2023-10-15). Media Blackout: UK Gov. quietly confirms Vaccinated account for 95% of COVID-19 Deaths in England over the past year; 94% of which were among the Triple & Quadruple Vaccinated. expose-news.com The Office for National Statistics recently published an update on deaths by vaccination status in England and it has shockingly revealed that the vaccinated population accounted for 95% of COVID-19 deaths in …