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Brain Health: How Slurred Speech Could Signal Cognitive Health Issues Clinicians may gain valuable insights into individuals' cognitive status and overall brain health. A recent study conducted by Baycrest and the University of Toronto challenges conventional wisdom, suggesting that talking speed may serve as a more significant indicator of brain health than word-finding difficulties.
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2 years ago Read more at TheHealthSite

The House of Representatives Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control summoned the Minister of Health and Social Development, Muhammed Pate. The lawmakers issued the summon on Tuesday during a hearing on the mismanagement of the $300 million malaria fund by the ministry. It is a matter of simple explanation. But they have been running away, calling all manner of people to talk to us.
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2 years ago Read more at AllAfrica - Top Africa News

Emmanuel Olorunlaye, Chikaodili Ugochukwu, Dr. Christopher Otabor and Dr. Aremu Abayomi were arraigned along with the hospital on an 11-count charge brought against them by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). They are accused of being involved in the removal of the kidney of three individuals – Adebayo Saliman (17), Yahaya Musa (17) and Aminu
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2 years ago Read more at The Nation Newspaper

Khaled Abdel Ghaffar convened a meeting to review progress of the National Emergency and Public Safety Network’s implementation across the ministry’s divisions. The meeting, held at the Ministry’s New Administrative Capital office on Tuesday, included ministry leaders, agency heads, and representatives from the network’s relevant authorities.
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2 years ago Read more at Daily News Egypt

The AUKUS agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States was announced in September 2021 by the leaders of the three nations, at that time Australia’s PM being Scott Morrison. A serious examination of those threats should form an important part of preventive healthcare. Dr Sue Wareham OAM, National President of the Medical Association for the Prevention of War (MAPW), argues that the health professions need to engage with health-focused analysis.
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2 years ago Read more at Croakey Health Media

The New Zealand Government said Wednesday, March 20, 2024, that it will ban disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, and raise financial penalties for those who sell such products to minors. The move comes less than a month after the government repealed a unique law enacted by the previous left-leaning government to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes.
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2 years ago Read more at KPRC Click2Houston

Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week (ADGHW) launches ahead of ADGHW and Future Health Summit. The event seeks to shed light on the world’s most concerning health burdens as well as delve into trends and innovations that are shifting the tides of the global healthcare ecosystem. It will air with its first episode today.
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2 years ago Read more at DoH

All in for Youth follows a “wraparound” model of support that offers services including meals and snacks, success coaching and student mentoring, family counselling and out-of-school care within eight local elementary, junior high and high schools. Almost a quarter of service users self-identified as Indigenous persons, close to one-tenth (9.5 per cent) had refugee status, 30.1 per cent were English language learners and 18.7 per cent had specialized learning needs. The students reported facing mental health challenges ranging from academic
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2 years ago Read more at University of Alberta

The bacteria that cause inflammation in the gums can actually get into the bloodstream and target fetus and associated with a sixfold increase in the risk of premature babies. There is a strong association between gum disease and heart problems- the bacteria that live in your mouth when you have gum disease can cross into your blood stream and infect heart valves.
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2 years ago Read more at The Times of India

Google Research and Fitbit are developing a new AI feature that will draw data from wristbands to coach users on their personal health. The tool could assess how workouts affect the quality of a person’s sleep. Once Apollo has secured regulatory approval, the effort will deliver three million free scans over the next 10 years, Google said. Google has been trying to revolutionise healthcare for years, with varied success.
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2 years ago Read more at The Star Online