HEALTH

Study Assessing Blood Pressure Interventions in Rural Black Population Finds Little Effect. No significant improvements in blood pressure control were observed compared with usual care. Challenges like low completion rates for coaching sessions highlight the complexity of managing hypertension in this population. The study acknowledged further research is needed to address disparities and access barriers in rural communities.
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2 years ago Read more at AJMC.com Managed Markets Network

Ancient predictions by 15th-century-prophet Nostradamus are resurfacing amid current events involving Kate Middleton and King Charles' health issues. The ancient prophet predicted the potential abdication of a king and the rise of an unexpected successor. King Charles is suffering from cancer, which was discovered when he was undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate.
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2 years ago Read more at NDTV

Canadian Cancer Society debunked claims that vaccines developed with messenger RNA technology can cause cancer because they contain “monkey virus DNA." Such claims were even repeated during a U.S. congressional hearing on vaccine injuries last year, but North American and European health authorities have stressed that there is no proof of a causal link between COVID vaccines and cancer.
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2 years ago Read more at CTV News

IH said a Code Grey is an emergency designation that they use following a system failure that has jeopardized health care operations or service delivery. The outage was caused by an 'unexpected issue that impacted scheduled maintenance work", according to Telus. 9-1-1 services for some customers in the southern Interior B.C. region, including Kelowna, Penticton, and Vernon were also down.
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2 years ago Read more at Castanet.net

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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

Global fertility rate will drop from 2.23 births per female in 2021 to 1.68 in 2050 and 1.57 in 2100. In developed countries, a rate of 2.1 births a person who could bear children over their lifetime is necessary to sustain population levels. By 2100, they project that this will be the case in 97 per cent of countries. The global fertility rate in Central, Eastern, and Western European countries are already below the global average estimated for 2050.
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2 years ago Read more at Euronews

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has been making steady progress, with improvements in his vital signs. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar wished him a speedy recovery. The 66-year-old spiritual leader has initiated environmental conservation campaigns.
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2 years ago Read more at Mint

Kate Middleton has revealed that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. It came after weeks of speculation about her whereabouts and health since she was hospitalised in January. The cancer diagnosis is the latest in a series of health challenges that the royal family has had to battle.
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2 years ago Read more at Al Jazeera English

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed her experiences reporting on addiction and offers advice to journalists starting on this beat for the American Society of Addiction Medicine podcast. She also discussed the spending questions surfacing as $1 billion flows into Massachusetts to fight opioids on WCVB NewsCenter 5’s “5 Investigates” on March 6.
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2 years ago Read more at Kaiser Health News

Lehigh Valley Health Network doctor at center of misdiagnosis controversy will retire on March 31. Debra Jenssen "decided to retire from the organization effective March 31, 2024. Families claim that the doctor falsely accused them of abusing their children and over-diagnosed cases of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
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2 years ago Read more at WPVI-TV