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- Gynecologic cancers: 4 affirmations to help you advocate for yourselfon 21/10/2024 at 02:10
Gynecologic exams might not top the list of things you look forward to, but whether it’s for a wellness visit or a new concern, such exams are critical for detecting gynecologic cancers early when they are most treatable. Gynecologic cancers include endometrial, ovarian, cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancer.
- Regular exercise could reduce the severity of hangoverson 20/10/2024 at 19:30
Most of us have been there: a night of fun turns into a morning of regret—complete with a pounding headache, nausea and fatigue.
- Easy-to-use tool helps screen for anxiety, depression in children having surgeryon 20/10/2024 at 17:30
A new, computerized, mental health assessment tool may allow doctors to quickly identify children experiencing anxiety or depression before surgery, suggests new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 annual meeting. In the small, single-center study, researchers found more than half of the children screened had anxiety before having surgery and more than one-third had depression.
- Rwanda says no community transmission of Marburg virus, with zero new infections in recent dayson 20/10/2024 at 16:40
Rwanda’s health minister said Sunday that an outbreak of the Marburg virus is not spreading in the country, citing the absence of new infections or deaths in the past six days.
- WHO certifies Egypt as malaria-freeon 20/10/2024 at 16:34
Egypt was certified as malaria-free on Sunday, with the World Health Organization calling the achievement “truly historic” and the culmination of nearly a century of work to stamp out the disease.
- Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.by Susan Jaffe on 21/10/2024 at 09:00
Every year, Medicare officials encourage beneficiaries to shop around for their drug coverage. Few take the time. This year, it might be more important than ever.
- Watch: ‘Silence in Sikeston & The Effects of Racial Violence’by Cara Anthony on 21/10/2024 at 09:00
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony talks about how racism affects health on Nine PBS’ “Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel,” stemming from her reporting for the “Silence in Sikeston” multimedia project, on the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community.
- Helene and CVS Land Double Whammy for 25,000 Patients Who Survive on IV Nutritionby Arthur Allen on 18/10/2024 at 09:00
A Massachusetts woman ended up stranded in the hospital because CVS stopped providing the IV nutrition she needs to survive at home. Without it, she’d starve.
- Mountain Town Confronts an Unexpected Public Health Catastropheby Kim Dinan on 18/10/2024 at 09:00
Flooding wrought by Hurricane Helene devastated communities around Asheville, North Carolina. A host of government programs are helping restore water, food, and medicine.
- California Continues Progressive Policies, With Restraint, in Divisive Election Yearby Don Thompson on 18/10/2024 at 09:00
This legislative cycle, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills affirming reproductive rights and mandating insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization, but the Democrat was reluctant to impose new regulations and frequently cited costs for vetoing bills.