Health
Study suggests need for iron tests in teen girls and young women
Four out of every 10 teen girls and young women may have iron levels low enough to cause symptoms such as low energy and dizziness, a new study suggests.
Jun 28, 2023
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News tagged with health industry
Obstetrics & gynaecology
'Healthy mum, healthy baby, healthy future'—one year on, what progress have we made?
Most pregnant women will have a healthy pregnancy and give birth to healthy babies. An increasing number of women, however, will either have one or more health conditions before they become pregnant which require on-going ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Exposure to dioxins can worsen thyroid function
Exposure to dioxins can negatively impact thyroid function, according to a study presented Thursday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.
Jun 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Could bird flu spark the next pandemic, and are we prepared if it does?
Scientists always knew a deadly virus was going to jump from animals to humans: COVID was not the first time it has happened, and it won't be the last. Should we be worried about frequent news reports of flu being detected ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Recommendations updated for nonhormonal management of vasomotor symptoms
In a position statement issued by the North American Menopause Society and published online June 1 in Menopause, updated recommendations are presented for the nonhormonal management of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms.
Jun 12, 2023
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Medical economics
Health care coalition jockeys over Medi-Cal spending, eyes ballot initiative
Influential health care interests are jockeying over a potential infusion of $19.4 billion into Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, while also angling for a 2024 ballot initiative to permanently lock in that funding, ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Medications
This panel will decide whose medicine to make affordable. Its choice will be tricky.
Catherine Reitzel's multiple sclerosis medication costs nearly $100,000 a year. Kris Garcia relies on a drug for a blood-clotting disorder that runs $10,000 for a three-day supply. And Mariana Marquez-Farmer would likely ...
May 31, 2023
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Health
Sweden close to becoming first 'smoke free' country in Europe as daily use of cigarettes dwindles
Summer is in the air, cigarette smoke is not, in Sweden's outdoor bars and restaurants.
May 31, 2023
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Health
Health experts say aviation industry must act on cabin fumes as they launch new medical guidance
A group of world leading health and scientific experts are calling on the aviation industry to take action to protect passengers and aircrew from dangerous cabin fumes which they say have led to a new emerging disease.
May 30, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Critics say pandemic treaty text is 'step backwards'
As negotiations accelerate towards a new pandemic treaty, observers warn that efforts to ensure equal access to the medical products needed to battle future threats are being watered down.
May 30, 2023
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