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Save Balboa Nephrology and IKONA Health partner to offer patient-centric learning about CKD Key takeaways: The partnership seeks to deliver enhanced learning to clinical offices and dialysis centers. The goal is to bolster social support and raise awareness among patients with chronic kidney disease.
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2 years ago Read more at Healio

A significant increase in mental health-related outpatient visits and the use of psychotropic medications were observed for adolescents and young adults aged 12 to 24 years from 2006-2019. The study authors used nationally representative data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey conducted from 2006 to 2013, and up to 5 from 2014 to 2019, though those numbers were limited to the first 3 for consistency. Psychiatric diagnoses were classified into 6 categories: Mood-related (depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, and stress-related conditions
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2 years ago Read more at Contemporary Pediatrics

The new Pharmacare Act is a necessary step to implement a universal, public, single-payer pharmacare system in Canada. It will allow all Canadians to use their health card to obtain their prescription drugs, just as they use it to see a doctor or use hospital facilities. This will save Canada as much as $10 billion or more every year through the power of a single payer for prescription drugs and reduced health care costs.
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2 years ago Read more at Castanet.net

On Wednesday, U.S.-based Valisure lab announced it detected benzene, a known human carcinogen, in many products that contain benzoyl peroxide used to treat acne. Benzene is well known to be harmful, she said, saying it can interfere with the immune system, with someone’s blood system causing leukemia and that prolonged exposure can cause blood cancer.
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2 years ago Read more at Global News

Community Health Ambassadors program started in Toronto neighbourhoods the Ontario government deemed high priority because they were dealing with high levels of COVID-19. These neighbourhoods are predominately lower income and immigrant communities, says Quinlan, CEO of Flemingdon Health Centre.
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2 years ago Read more at CBC.ca

Military Health System Excellence Awards recognize leaders from across the MHS in a ceremony at the 2024 annual meeting of AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals, held in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 15. Military health leaders joined Martnez to present awards at the ceremony, including U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Anthony McQueen. Individual professional awards were given in four categories.
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2 years ago Read more at Health.mil

UNFPA is reaffirming the importance of a partnership with the Australian Government that has been transforming women’s and girls’ health and rights. We delve into five ways this partnership is making a difference in the lives of women and girls. The programme focuses on nine Pacific island countries – Fiji, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
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2 years ago Read more at United Nations Population Fund

You can be outside the bounds of immediate medical care while hiking along the Appalachian Trail or Gates of the Arctic, America’s most remote national park. You can also order a customized, region-specific travel kit including pre-prescribed meds from Duration Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends contacting the embassy of your destination, plus anywhere you might have a layover. In some cases, you’ll be on the hook later; read the fine print.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

The Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk 's weight-loss drug Wegovy for use in slashing the risk of serious cardiovascular complications in people with obesity and heart disease. Millions of patients already use the injectable treatment, but the agency's decision could widen insurance coverage for the drug and similar treatments for obesity. The approval also demonstrates that weight loss drugs have significant health benefits beyond shedding unwanted pounds and regulating blood sugar.
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2 years ago Read more at CNBC

Sandoz, a leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, wants to capitalise on creative minds and the idea of collaborative innovation to help remove barriers to healthcare in underserved populations around the world. More than two billion people still do not have access to the medicines they need and more than 400 million lack access to essential health services1. In addition to its pharmaceutical work, it’s launching “Sandoz HACk – Healthcare Access Challenge”.
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2 years ago Read more at WIRED