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Student who is blind pursues her dreams with the help of her teachers
At St. Joseph's School for the Blind in Jersey City, New Jersey, Ana Centeno, 19, stands out not just for her notable achievements but also for her ability to navigate her challenges and cultivate distinct capabilities to enrich her life and inspire others. Blind since birth, Centeno has attended St. Joseph's School for the Blind for 16 years. Established in 1891 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, St. Joseph's School for the Blind provides programs for the visually impaired and students wi
4 min read - USAssociated Press
Non-white pedestrians more often end up in the ER for vehicle-related injuries, report shows
Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white people, according to a new federal report published Thursday. There were more than 137,000 emergency room visits involving a pedestrian injury between January 2021 and December 2023. Asian pedestrians went to the ER 2.23 times more than white people, while Black people went 1.93 times more and Hispanic people 1.7 times more.
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It may be safe for some to wait 15 years for repeat colonoscopy, study suggests
New research suggests average-risk patients may only need to get a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening every 15 years instead of the recommended 10 years.
6 min read - HealthTODAY
Is walking good for you? Experts explain the mental and physical benefits
Making walking a daily habit comes with some impressive health benefits — for your mind and your body.
4 min read - HealthYahoo Life
What is maternal sepsis and why are Black women twice as likely to develop it? Here's what you need to know.
Sepsis is a life-threatening infection and is considered a major cause of maternal death.
5 min read - LifestyleThe Conversation
Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them
The durability and longevity of teeth lie in the complex interplay between six different tissues, all of which play an intricate role in tooth formation and health.
5 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
Maternal deaths are dropping, but these moms still face high risk.
Maternal deaths dropped sharply in 2022 after consecutive years or staggering increases during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 min read - HealthGood Morning America
Halle Berry shouts 'I'm in menopause' on Capitol Hill as she fights for funding to improve women's care
Actress Halle Berry was joined by a group of bipartisan senators on Capitol Hill Thursday to push for legislation that would put $275 million towards research and education around menopause. The legislation calls for the federal government to spend more on clinical trials on menopause as well as the hormone therapy that is used to treat hot flashes and other symptoms. "I'm in menopause, OK?" Berry yelled, to laughs from the crowd.
3 min read - BusinessReuters
Amgen 'encouraged' by weight-loss drug interim data, shares jump
(Reuters) -Amgen on Thursday said it was very encouraged after completing an interim analysis of its mid-stage study of experimental weight-loss drug MariTide and will no longer develop its oral obesity candidate AMG786. Shares of Amgen surged 13% in after hours trading. Investors are focused on Amgen's pipeline of experimental weight-loss drugs, and the company said it expects to have data from the Phase 2 MariTide trial late this year.
3 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Cytokine Release Syndrome: What to Know
Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) occurs when the immune system responds to infection or immunotherapy drugs more aggressively than it should. Learn more here.
7 min read - BusinessGood Morning America
Novo Nordisk announces $6B investment in Ozempic, Wegovy amid shortages
Novo Nordisk, the maker of popular drugs used for weight loss including Ozempic and Wegovy, says it is investing over $6 billion dollars to help meet the increased demand for the drugs amid ongoing shortages and high prices. Negelle Morris, senior vice president and head of U.S. cardiometabolic sales at Novo Nordisk Inc., warned though that even with the increased investment, there will still likely be a delay in getting the drugs to the market.
3 min read - USAssociated Press
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison. Heather Pressdee, 41, was given three consecutive life sentences and another consecutive term of 380-760 years behind bars during a hearing in Butler, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh. Coworkers often questioned Pressdee's conduct and said she frequently showed disdain
3 min read - HealthAssociated Press
Halle Berry shouts from the Capitol, 'I'm in menopause' as she seeks to end a stigma and win funding
Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in middle age. The legislation calls for the federal government to spend more on clinical trials on menopause as well as the hormone therapy that is used to treat hot flashes and other symptoms. “I’m in menopause, OK?” Berry yelled, eliciting chuckles from the crowd.
3 min read - HealthVerywell Health
New Cancer 'Missile' Drugs May Be More Effective Than Traditional Chemotherapy
Antibody-drug conjugates are a new type of cancer therapy that deliver cancer-killing medicine to cancer cells, avoiding healthy cells along the way.
7 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation. The adult male orangutan then used his fingers to apply the plant juices to an injury on the right cheek.
2 min read - HealthVerywell Mind
What Does It Mean When You Dream About Getting Shot?
What to know about this frightening dream
7 min read - BusinessReuters
Novo Nordisk: Wegovy, Ozempic prices in US fell in Q1
Novo Nordisk has seen the price of its hugely popular weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic fall in the United States as volumes and competition have increased, a senior executive said on Thursday. Wegovy prices in the United States were "slightly down" in the first quarter and Novo expects further decreases through the rest of 2024, Chief Financial Officer Karsten Munk Knudsen said on a call with media. On Ozempic, "we do see continued reduction in price" in the U.S. market, Knuds
1 min read - BusinessReuters
Moderna quarterly sales beat expectations but plummet from previous year
(Reuters) -Moderna on Thursday reported quarterly revenue that beat Wall Street estimates but came in dramatically lower than the previous year when demand for COVID-19 vaccines was higher. Sales of Moderna’s COVID-19 shot Spikevax, its only marketed product, dropped 91% from the previous year to $167 million for the quarter but surpassed analysts’ expectations of $97.5 million. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company reaffirmed that it expects to receive approval from regulators for its re
2 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Exercise outside, find a workout buddy and other ways to get more mental health benefits from your fitness routine
Experts share simple workout tweaks to help you feel the burn — and feel better.
5 min read - USCBS News
Pennsylvania nurse pleads guilty to killing nursing home residents with insulin
Pressdee faces first-degree murder and attempted murder charges.
3 min read - HealthNBC News
Pregnancy-related deaths are dropping. Here's why doctors aren't satisfied.
The number of women dying while pregnant is returning to pre-pandemic levels following a worrisome 2021 spike, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
3 min read - WorldReuters
Papua New Guinea has 'human capital crisis', says World Bank
The World Bank has urged the largest Pacific Island nation, Papua New Guinea, to address a "human capital crisis" and invest more in educating children, who suffer high rates of stunted growth and illiteracy, as a way to boost economic growth and security. An annual economic update for Papua New Guinea (PNG) released on Thursday shows economic growth was a modest 2.7% last year, half the previous year, because of delays in the reopening of the Porgera gold mine and lower liquefied natural gas
2 min read - BusinessReuters
Novo Nordisk trims price for blockbuster obesity drug as competition heats up
LONDON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk raised its 2024 outlook on Thursday as the Danish drugmaker races to boost output of its Wegovy weight-loss treatment, while competition from rival Eli Lilly forced the company to cut prices of the drug, knocking its shares. These are Novo's second set of results since Lilly launched obesity drug Zepbound in the United States in December and highlight the fast-changing dynamics as the two companies go head to head in a market which analysts estimate cou
5 min read - HealthAssociated Press
A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreak
Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining town might more easily spread among people. Since January, Congo has reported more than 4,500 suspected mpox cases and nearly 300 deaths, numbers that have roughly tripled from the same period last year, according to the World Health Organization. Congo recently declared the outbreak across the country a health emergency.
4 min read - HealthAssociated Press
Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says
U.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data. COVID-19 seems to be the main explanation for the improvement, said Donna Hoyert, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maternal mortality researcher.
3 min read - HealthABC News
US maternal mortality rates fell in 2022 after 3 years of increases: CDC
Maternal mortality rates in the United States fell in 2022 after at least three years of continuous increases, new federal data shows. In 2022, 817 women in the U.S. died of maternal causes with a rate of 22.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, according to the report published early Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. This is a drop from the 1,205 women that died in 2021 with a rate of 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live
3 min read - HealthReuters
USDA says ground beef tests negative for H5N1 bird flu virus
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) collected 30 samples of ground beef from retail outlets in the states with dairy cattle herds that had tested positive for H5N1 at the time of sample collection. Federal authorities have been working to confirm the safety of milk and meat products after the detection of H5N1 in 34 dairy cattle herds across nine states since the end of March.
1 min read - USCBS News
4 children being treated at Cook Children's after Fort Worth drive-by shooting
Authorities are searching for the suspect and a motive.
1 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
Do you own chickens? Here's how to protect your flock from bird flu outbreaks
As officials continue to work on keeping bird flu at bay in commercial poultry flocks and cattle herds, you can take precautions to protect your own avian friends.
6 min read - HealthGood Morning America
Reality TV star shares battle with postpartum depression as a dad
A reality TV star's decision to talk about his experience as a new dad is shining a light on a lesser-known topic, paternal postpartum depression. Leroy Garrett, a competitor on "The Challenge: All Stars," shared in an episode that he struggled with his mental health after the birth of his son Kingston Lee nearly two years ago. Garrett and his fiancee Kam Williams, also a contestant on the Paramount+ show, share Kingston Lee, 23 months, and a 9-week-old daughter named Aria.
5 min read - HealthBusiness Insider
A young Duke professor won $250,000 for her algorithms that could find symptoms of heart disease when they start
Duke University professor Amanda Randles won for her work with supercomputers and algorithms, creating blood flow simulations to treat patients.
4 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Does Green Tea Have Caffeine?
Green tea has caffeine, but less than some other caffeinated beverages. Learn the pros and cons of caffeine and green tea.
8 min read - HealthNBC News
Two possible bird flu vaccines could be available within weeks, if needed
The U.S. has two vaccines ready that could begin shipping widely within a few weeks if the H5N1 bird flu infecting dairy cows begins spreading more easily to people, federal health officials said Wednesday.
5 min read - HealthNBC News
Cottage cheese and sour cream are safe amid bird flu outbreak, FDA says
Is dairy safe to eat? New FDA tests find that pasteurization is effective against the bird flu virus for milk, cottage cheese and sour cream. The virus has spread to 36 dairy herds in nine states.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Testimony ends in a trial over New Hampshire's accountability for youth center abuse
Jurors who will decide whether to hold New Hampshire accountable for abuse at its youth detention center heard from the final witness in a landmark trial Wednesday: a psychiatrist who said the plaintiff has bipolar disorder, not post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Harrison Pope is the director of the biological psychiatry lab at McLean Hospital, where he has worked for nearly 50 years and has specialized in treatment of bipolar disorder. Testifying on behalf of the state, he said he was confid
3 min read - HealthAssociated Press
This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows
The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Within days, the Amarillo veterinarian was hearing about sick cows with unusual symptoms: high fevers, reluctance to eat and much less milk. Petersen, who monitors more than 40,000 cattle on a dozen farms in the Texas Panhandle, collected samples from cats and cows and sent them to Dr. Drew Magstadt, a friend from college who now works a
4 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
Four reasons to be concerned (but not freak out) about the bird flu
Government officials say they are closely monitoring the bird flu virus in food, livestock and people but experts say more needs to be done.
11 min read - HealthThe New York Times
Aspirin Can Prevent a Deadly Pregnancy Complication. Why Aren’t Women Told?
Baby aspirin is routinely prescribed to people who survive heart attacks. But there’s another vulnerable group who benefit from daily low-dose aspirin: pregnant women at risk of developing preeclampsia, life-threatening high blood pressure. It’s a factor in up to 1 in 20 pregnancies in the United States, and one of the leading causes of maternal mortality nationwide. Preeclampsia is the top cause of maternal death among Black women, who die of pregnancy-related complications at rates almost trip
3 min read - HealthAssociated Press
So, you've lost weight using Wegovy. Does that mean you can stop taking it?
Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are facing a new dilemma: What happens if they stop taking them? More than 3 million prescriptions for the new medications are dispensed each month in the U.S., according to 2023 data from the health technology company IQVIA. One study published in the journal Obesity found that just 40% of patients who filled a prescription for Wegovy in 2021 or 2022 were still taking it a year later
3 min read - USThe Conversation
Mexico emerges as a destination for Americans seeking reproductive health services – not for the first time
In Mexico, more states are legalizing abortion at the same time US states like Florida are imposing more restrictions.
5 min read - HealthVerywell Health
Here's Why You Don't Need IV Vitamin Therapy
IV vitamin drips are marketed to offer a wide range of benefits, but there's no evidence to support these claims. In some cases, they could even be dangerous.
4 min read - BusinessGood Morning America
Martinelli's apple juice recalled over high arsenic levels, sold at Whole Foods, Kroger and more
Martinelli's has voluntarily recalled a single lot of its apple juice that was distributed to five major retailers after it tested for arsenic levels higher than U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards. S. Martinelli & Co. stated in a recall notice dated April 16, 2024, that the recall was initiated as "a result of sampling by the State of Maryland that found samples from one production lot of Martinelli's apple juice, sold in one-liter glass bottles, tested above the guidance action level
2 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Higher proportions of Black, American Indian and Alaska Native women live in states with abortion restrictions than in states without, new study finds
Experts say that abortion bans in states more densely populated by women of color will exacerbate health disparities.
5 min read - HealthThe Conversation
Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat – a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within
Cancer vaccines have gained much interest among scientists but face a number of hurdles. A new mRNA vaccine for glioma offers a step forward in training the immune system to fight cancer.
5 min read - HealthVerywell Health
How to Spot a Meningitis Rash (And What to Do Next)
A meningitis rash is a serious sign that a meningitis infection has developed and possibly spread. The rash may appear similar to pinpricks or bruises. Learn more.
7 min read - USWashington Post
How the arrival of iodized salt 100 years ago changed America
In the early 20th century, iodine deficiency was ravaging much of the northern United States. The region was widely known as the “goiter belt,” for the goiters - heavily swollen thyroid glands - that bulged from many residents’ necks. The issue was more than cosmetic: Iodine deficiency during pregnancy and lactation often led to children with severely diminished IQ and other permanent neurological impairments.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories fr
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US bird flu outbreak spreads to chickens, cattle, raises concerns over human infections
Since 2022, bird flu in the United States has infected over 90 million chickens, more than 9,000 wild birds, 34 dairy herds, one person in Texas who came in close contact with infected cattle and another after exposure to poultry. Colorado became the ninth U.S. state to report an infected dairy herd. Colombia became the first country to restrict the import of beef and beef products coming from U.S. states due to bird flu in dairy cows.
4 min read - HealthGood Morning America
Barbra Streisand publicly asks Melissa McCarthy about Ozempic, sparking debate on weight and shaming
A comment Barbra Streisand left on an Instagram post shared by Melissa McCarthy this week has sparked a conversation about weight, shaming and the increasingly widespread use of drugs for weight loss. McCarthy, 53, shared two photos on her Instagram page Sunday of herself with director Adam Shankman attending a gala in Los Angeles over the weekend.
7 min read - HealthVerywell Health
How to Tell If Your Rash Is Toxic Shock Syndrome
A toxic shock syndrome rash is distinctive. The sunburn-like rash often covers large areas of the body, including the palms and soles of your feet. Learn more.
5 min read - HealthWashington Post
Children and adults are gobbling supplements. Do you know the risks?
Americans spend billions of dollars every year on dietary supplements that claim to promote almost every aspect of our health. But how much do you know about the supplements you’re taking? A recent government study found that nearly 60 percent of adults take vitamins, minerals, fish oil, herbal capsules, melatonin, probiotics and other types of dietary supplements. While most people used just one or two supplements - multivitamins and vitamin D were the two most popular products - it was not unc
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