(2024-02-27). Changes in Health Care Workers' Economic Outcomes Following Medicaid Expansion. jamanetwork.com This study examines the difference in health care worker compensation between states that expanded and those that did not expand Medicaid after the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
(2024-02-27). Norwegian Dawn cruise ship allowed to dock in Mauritius after tests show no cholera aboard. scmp.com Authorities on the island nation off the coast of east Africa prevented the Norwegian Dawn from docking over the weekend over what they said were 'health risks', without elaborating.
(2024-02-27). Norwegian Dawn passengers start to exit cholera-suspected US cruise ship near Mauritius, but many remain on board. scmp.com The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship has been stranded off the East African island of Mauritius, following a series of gastrointestinal illnesses on board.
(2024-02-27). Measles outbreak hits several states in U.S. ecns.cn A measles outbreak has infected nine people in Florida including children and an adult after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that there have been 35 cases of the highly transmissible virus in more than 15 U.S. states this year.
(2024-02-27). Commercial Blood Test May Identify Alzheimer Disease Brain Pathology. jamanetwork.com A commercially available blood test that measures levels of a tau protein known as phosphorylated tau 217, or p-tau217, was able to identify people whose brains showed signs of Alzheimer disease pathology, according to data from an observational study. The research involved about 800 participants with and without cognitive impairment.
(2024-02-27). Including Cystatin C Levels May Be Better for Diagnosing CKD. jamanetwork.com To diagnose chronic kidney disease (CKD), clinicians look for a low glomerular filtration rate (GFR), typically based on creatinine levels in serum. But estimated GFR isn't as strongly associated with clinical outcomes in older adults as it is in younger people. In a recent study, estimating GFR based on both creatinine and cystatin C levels was linked more strongly with a variety of adverse outcomes in older people, including acute kidney injury as well as all-cause hospitalization and heart failure.
(2024-02-27). Bariatric Surgery Produces Long-term Benefits in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. jamanetwork.com Nearly 30 years ago, Pories and colleagues published a landmark case series provocatively titled "Who Would Have Thought It? An Operation Proves to Be the Most Effective Therapy for Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus." The operation was the gastric bypass for obesity. The excellent well-controlled study published in this issue of JAMA by Courcoulas and colleagues provides the most robust evidence to date of the long-term efficacy of bariatric surgery for improving control of type 2 diabetes. Effective therapies are critically needed for this disease, which affects more than 14% of adults in the US, is associated with…
(2024-02-27). Types of encephalitis: A Mayo Clinic expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editor's note: February 22 is World Encephalitis Day. Encephalitis is a disease referring to the inflammation or swelling of the brain. Broadly, it can happen because of infections, including viral infections, or the immune system acting up. That's why Dr. Sarosh Irani, a Mayo Clinic neurologist and researcher, says it's essential to recognize World Encephalitis Day. "A number of physicians, and certainly the public, are not aware of encephalitis as an entity. Yet, it is a medical emergency,…
(2024-02-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Health disparities in gynecologic cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Each year, thousands of women are diagnosed with gynecologic cancers in the U.S. While cervical, ovarian and uterine cancer affects all races, Black women are often diagnosed at later stages and are more likely to die from these diseases. Dr. Kristina Butler, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic oncologist, discusses health disparities and prevention. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/qnJg1eEtcN0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo…
(2024-02-27). Dengue fever: A Mayo Clinic expert explains the mosquito-borne infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Recent outbreaks of dengue fever in Brazil have prompted public health officials to launch an immunization campaign targeting children ages 10 to 11. Dengue fever is a potentially life-threatening viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. "Four different subtypes of the virus can cause infections in humans," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist. "Wherever you have a significant number of mosquitoes and warm hot environments is where you see dengue transmission." Watch: Dr. Stacey…
(2024-02-27). Newborns diagnosed with syphilis at alarming rates. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that looks at sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has some concerning news, especially when it comes to syphilis. While cases of other STIs, like chlamydia and gonorrhea, have decreased or seen modest increases, syphilis has jumped 80% in the four years from 2018 to 2022. Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, says syphilis is a bacterial infection that is primarily transmitted through sexual contact. But she says…
(2024-02-27). How specialized blood cells could transform treatments for inflammatory disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers are studying whether specialized T cells taken from blood could harness the body's immune system to treat or someday cure complex inflammatory diseases. Researchers are probing whether a subset of T cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs, have the power to suppress out-of-control immune responses. If so, they want to know if this could offer a new therapeutic option for chronic inflammation that does not respond to standard treatment. William…
(2024-02-27). Spotlight on early detection of 3 heart diseases using ECG-AI. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Too often, the first sign of cardiovascular disease may be a major event like a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest. Now, researchers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to flag heart problems earlier, boosting the abilities of a diagnostic test that has been around for over a century — the electrocardiogram (ECG). Early detection of heart disease can make a significant difference in a patient's…
(2024-02-27). Politicians attack harm reduction programs. workers.org 
It's 2024 and people are still buying into anti-addict, anti-houseless politics in the age of the opioid epidemic and record poverty in Philadelphia. Council member Quetcy Lozada, whose heart seems to be extraordinarily hardened against drug addicts and problematic users, is using her political position to attack harm reduction-based organizations . . . |
(2024-02-26). Peru Report More Than 100 Provinces in Health Emergency. telesurenglish.net Cesar Vázquez, Minister of Health of Peru, declared a health emergency in more than 100 municipalities, due to the dengue epidemic. The death toll so far is 32. | RELATED: | According to the Peruvian government, the number of cases in the first weeks of 2024 alone was double that of a year ago. | The emergency zones will be the northern provinces of Tumbes, Piura, La Libertad, Lambayeque, àÅncash and Cajamarca, a…
(2024-02-27). Gaza on brink of famine as Palestinian government resigns. newarab.com 
According to Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA chief, the last
(2024-02-27). Israel must be held to account for starving Palestinians: UN expert. presstv.ir UN special rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri says Israel deliberately starves people in Gaza.
(2024-02-27). Lobbies give ultra-processed food corporates new avenues to influence food policy. peoplesdispatch.org Ultra-processed food (UPF) producers are intertwined in a global network of influence groups through which they are able to influence new food and nutrition policies, as shown by a new The detrimental effects of rising UPF consumption on health around the world have been well-documented and are generally recognized as one of the major commercial determinants of health. This alone should be enough to guard strategic food and nutrition…
(2024-02-27). Palestinian deaths in Gaza by Israeli attacks since Oct. 7 near 30,000. muslimmirror.com ANKARA : The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip has jumped to 29,878 since Oct. 7, 2023, the Health Ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday. The Gaza-based Health Ministry made the statement as the Israeli deadly onslaught against Gaza enters its 144th day. It also said 70,215 other people have …
(2024-02-27). Self-Reported Walking Limitations Linked With Higher Risk of Fractures. jamanetwork.com People who said that their health issues limited their ability to walk 1 km (0.6 miles) or less had a higher risk of fractures, including hip and spinal breaks, according to a study that followed up about 239‚ÄØ000 participants in Australia for roughly 5 years. Participants were all aged 45 years or older.
(2024-02-27). Africa's First Routine Malaria Vaccination Campaign Begins. jamanetwork.com The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners rolled out the first routine malaria vaccination campaign in Africa, representing a historic milestone, the agency announced. The campaign to get children vaccinated began in Cameroon at the end of January, with plans to expand access to 9 additional African countries later this year. More than 90% of malaria cases and deaths are in Africa, with children accounting for the majority of deaths.
(2024-02-27). Poetry in Motion. jamanetwork.com A recent survey suggests that people with functional impairment who do not identify as having a disability report less respect from clinicians compared to people without impairments; they also perceive the unfair treatment experienced by disabled—identified patients. Might poetry help illuminate and ameliorate these kinds of health inequities? In "Safiri's Dance," we experience a stunning performance that suggests it can. The poem sets the stage in a modest hospital chapel; short, end-stopped lines and unadorned language premise ordinariness. As the performance begins, we feel movement conveyed in the more…
(2024-02-27). Food and Satiety. jamanetwork.com The answer to the question, "What constitutes a proper diet?" has undergone a change from time to time in harmony with the growth of knowledge regarding nutrition. The physician has been concerned since early days with the use of food not merely to sustain life but also as a method of promoting health. Thus, Libby reminds us that the hippocratic book "On Ancient Medicine," which ingeniously traces the origin of the medical art to the practical study of diet by man from the remotest past, suggests to the physician that advances are still to be made by continuing the study with full knowledge of what has already be…
(2024-02-27). Closing the clinical trials disparity gap. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getting sufficient representation of racial and ethnic minority populations in clinical trials remains a pervasive challenge, despite concerted efforts by researchers and mandates set by funding sources and regulatory agencies. A lack of diversity in research results in continued disparities and poorer health outcomes in underrepresented communities. An article in the January edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings proposes a wide range of strategies to help researchers improve community engagement with underrepresented racial and ethnic populations and…
(2024-02-27). Try a cholesterol-lowering diet for heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — With those New Year's resolutions six weeks behind us, some people may have reverted to less healthy ways of eating. Heart Month is a great time to remind yourself why a healthy diet is important for more than just your waistline. "What you eat and drink affects your cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and if you have high cholesterol or triglyceride levels, your healthcare team may recommend following a cholesterol-lowering diet," says Ripu…
(2024-02-27). Two KPJ Healthcare hospitals in Malaysia join Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, and ROCHESTER, Minn. — KPJ Healthcare Berhad (KPJ Healthcare or the "Group") and Mayo Clinic have announced that two KPJ specialist hospitals, KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital (KPJ DSH) and Damansara Specialist Hospital 2 (DSH2), are the newest members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. These hospitals are the first members from Malaysia to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a group of carefully vetted healthcare organizations with special access to Mayo Clinic's…
(2024-02-27). Palestinian deaths in Gaza by Israeli attacks since Oct. 7 near 30,000. muslimmirror.com ANKARA : The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip has jumped to 29,878 since Oct. 7, 2023, the Health Ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday. The Gaza-based Health Ministry made the statement as the Israeli deadly onslaught against Gaza enters its 144th day. It also said 70,215 other people have …
(2024-02-26). Don't Discount the Nurses. progressive.org Health care unions could be one of President Joe Biden's most important allies in the battle to save the nation, writes Sharon Johnson.
(2024-02-26). Haiti: Deficit of Mental Health Experts. telesurenglish.net Forced displacement due to violence generated by criminal gangs, assaults of all kinds, loss of homes and possessions add to the list of social disillusionment that gestated the desire of many individuals to end their own lives for good. | Depression, feelings of failure and the inability to plan for the future triggered suicidal thoughts in Haiti. Feb. 26, 2024.
(2024-02-26). Israel's Aggression Continues to Destroy Palestine. telesurenglish.net The genocide in the strip continues with a toll to date of 29,782 dead and 70.43 injured, not counting all the material damage. | RELATED: | According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, in the past 24 hours there have been 10 massacres in which 90 Palestinians have been killed and 164 injured and maimed. | On Monday, the Red Crescent also reported shelling in Abu Al-Ajen, where three people were killed and one injured. | Among the new crimes…
(2024-02-26). Kenya: Environment Assembly Calls for Action, Planetary Hazards. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) kicked off in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, with delegates renewing their call for robust multilateralism to aid action on threats to planetary health. | RELATED: | More than 4,000 delegates from 182 member states, including ministers, representatives of multilateral institutions, industry, civil society and academia, are attending UNE…
(2024-02-27). Health Ministry in Gaza: Death toll of Israeli aggression on Gaza reaches 29,878 as number of injured people reaches 70,215. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2024-02-27). First look at Samsung Galaxy Ring and expected price. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA — After teasing their new Galaxy Ring earlier in their Unpacked event, Samsung has finally removed the tarp from their highly anticipated entry to a new smart wearable category during Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, with a load of health and sleep tracking capabilities.While detailed information about the Galaxy Ring's specs has not been revealed, Samsung's mobile digital health chief Hon Pak spoke in a keynote about what to expect from the device, it will be connected with the Samsung Health app to track sleep patterns, blood oxygen levels, and heart rate alerts as the user sleeps, allowi…
(2024-02-27). Dr. Samah Jabr, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Princeton U, Tue Feb 27 4:30pm. fightbackbetter.com 
ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK!! | Second event: Edward Said Memorial Lecture with Dr. Samah Jabr (by the English Department) | Tomorrow!! Tuesday 02/27, 4: 30pm, McCosh 10 | What is the role of cultural identity in preserving wellbeing and navigating the wounds of history? This lecture explores the profound historical trauma ingrained in the Palestinian experience and its global repercussions. Grounded in the wisdom of Edward Said, the lecture delves into the psychological dimensions of displacement, dispossession, and cultural distortion. It analyzes the lasting impact of trauma on representation and psychical wellbeing…
(2024-02-27). Nepal's overworked and underpaid nurses quit for higher wages, better work conditions abroad: 'no future here'. scmp.com The 'worrying' situation is straining the healthcare system in Nepal, which is among 55 countries on a WHO list of nations with a severe shortage of healthcare workers.
(2024-02-27). Hospitals Receiving Drug Discounts Make Large Profits From Markups. jamanetwork.com A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that US hospitals charged insurers substantially more for infused drugs than they paid manufacturers who sold them the treatments. The study involved more than 400‚ÄØ000 patients with Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance who received these infusions at hospitals and physician practices.
(2024-02-27). Man cuts off his own legs to get insurance. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – In a shocking turn of events, a man from Missouri found himself in a shocking situation when his elaborate plan to scam an insurance company went awry, resulting in a life-altering outcome.The 60-year-old paralyzed man, driven by the desire for financial gain, came up with a scheme to pay someone to amputate his legs to receive a large insurance payout. However, his plan backfired as he ended up losing his legs without achieving his intended goal.Initially, the man claimed that his legs were attacked by a wild boar, but his fabricated story began to unravel under the scrutiny of the Howell County Sheri…
(2024-02-27). Millions of People Who Could Benefit from Obamacare Don't Because They Don't Know About It, and Neither Does the New York Times. counterpunch.org Most people don't keep up on the details of government policy. This is understandable because they have lives to live, and can't spend all their time following the structure of various government programs. However, it is unfortunate when their lack of knowledge prevents them from using a government program that could benefit them greatly. This
(2024-02-27). Zhangjiajie looks forward to rebound in South Korean tourist numbers. ecns.cn Tourism industry insiders in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, are optimistic about a rebound in the number of tourists from South Korea this year as they look to recover from the market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2024-02-27). Capitalism Has Left the Building. Enter Technofeudalism. pressenza.com The Search for a Definition | Over the last four or five years, like just about everyone else, I've been feeling that some kind of huge shift, some sort of sea change has taken place that I haven't quite been able to define. There were certainly occurrences that stood out. There was the Trump presidency, there was the COVID pandemic, there are the horrible wars in Ukraine, in Gaza and elsewhere, etc.. However, none of these phenomena held up, by themselves or in conjunction with one another, as a satisfying answer to my query. | Inverted Socialism? | Two years ago, I wrote an article for Pressenza entitled, "We H…
A new report on Gaza's escalating health crisis projects that due to the extent of destruction wrought upon the region's infrastructure since October, thousands of Palestinians will continue to die from disease, malnutrition, dehydration and starvation, regardless of whether Israel continues to pursue its military assault. "In case of an escalation, we'd see around 85,000 deaths," warns Zeina Jamaluddine, a nutritionist and epidemiologist who is one of the lead authors of "Crisis in Gaza: Scenario-Based Health Impact Projections" from the London School of Hygiene and John…
UNRWA says that the famine in northern Gaza can be avoided if more food convoys are allowed in, but Israel continues to hold up over 2000 aid trucks. Meanwhile, Netanyahu reaffirms plans to invade Rafah, where 1.5 million Gazans have sought shelter.
A famine is unfolding in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have resorted to consuming animal feed amid soaring prices and dwindling supplies of food. The United Nations has already begun reporting deaths from starvation and malnutrition, while aid agencies have been forced to pause deliveries. "Israel is not allowing food into the northern part of Gaza so people would regret not having left," says Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha, who fled Gaza for Cairo in November and has been attempting since then to secure safe passage for his extended family members, including his siste…
Algerian President The vast mosque, which can hold 120,000 worshippers, first opened for prayers in October 2020, but Tebboune was suffering from Covid-19 and did not attend. | Known locally as the Djamaa El-Djazair (the mosque of