Archive: 09/05/2023

Why high blood pressure is known as the silent killer

Medical professionals call high blood pressure—also known as hypertension—the silent killer because it can go undetected for a long period of time and leads to death. Most people who have high blood pressure do not have ...

May 9, 2023

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Mentors help RNs transition to advanced practice roles

Expectations are high for acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs), and novice ACNPs may benefit from additional support as they transition into advanced practice roles.

May 9, 2023

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Vaccine battle against cancer-causing HPV thwarted by cost, stigma in Venezuela

Venezuelan Glorimar Montano saved up for months to pay the $120 for a single dose of the vaccine that protects against the cancer-causing HPV virus—a shot that is free and compulsory in most other countries.

May 9, 2023

Start mammograms at 40, not 50, a US health panel recommends

Women should start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, according to a draft recommendation from a federal task force.

May 9, 2023

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Increasing prosperity linked to unhealthy eating patterns in Kenyan youth

The increase in obesity in lower-middle-income countries (LMIC) is largely thought to be affected by lifestyle transition away from traditional diets toward unhealthy Western dietary patterns that follow economic development. ...

May 9, 2023

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Patients found to favor telehealth for medication abortion consults

Patients seeking medication abortion care through telehealth services are just as satisfied, if not more so, with the service they received as patients who visited a clinical facility to receive care, according to a study ...

May 9, 2023

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First open-source model for transdermal alcohol content detection

Indiana University's Sina Kianersi, a recent School of Public Health-Bloomington doctoral candidate, has developed the first open-source model to translate transdermal alcohol content—data collected from skin secretions—into ...

May 9, 2023

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CDC: Monitoring of COVID-19 will remain a priority

Surveillance data sources and indicators will support monitoring the impact of COVID-19 after expiration of the U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on May 11, according to two articles published in the May 5 ...

May 9, 2023

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How do symptoms of cystitis, overactive bladder differ?

The characteristics of pain, pressure, discomfort, and urgency vary for patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and those with overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published online March ...

May 9, 2023

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Uptick seen in mpox cases in Chicago

While the mpox outbreak has been waning since last summer, it hasn't disappeared yet.

May 9, 2023

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