Universal Health 2030 Solving Complex Health System Problems
June 2019 npr; As a group, surgeons are not well known for their bedside manner. “The stereotype of the abrasive, technically gifted … surgeon is ubiquitous among members of the public and the medical profession,” write the authors of a 2018 article in the AMA Journal of Ethics. While poor manners aren’t …
Read More »Clinical trial shows why energy drinks are bad for the heart
June 2019 Medicalnewstoday; Energy drinks are popular, especially among teenagers and young adults. But a clinical trial reports that energy drinks caused disturbances to the volunteers’ heart rhythms and blood pressure. Energy drinks are the second most popular dietary supplement of choice for teenagers and young adults in the United …
Read More »Worldwide rise in obesity driven by country dwellers, study finds
May 2019 YahooNews;Country folks have driven the recent global rise in obesity, a study published Wednesday suggests. This contradicts the predominant thinking that links being overweight with urban living. “The results of this massive global study overturn commonly held perceptions that more people living in cities is the main cause of the …
Read More »Men with beards carry more germs than DOGS with deadly bacteria in their facial hair, study reveals
April 2019 DailyMail;It’s bad news for hipsters but men with beards harbour more germs in their whiskers than dogs carry in their fur, scientists say. The alarming news follows a study that found every sampled beard was crawling with bacteria, and nearly half had bugs that were hazardous to human …
Read More »USA:What is kratom and what’s it made from? Increasingly popular herbal drug tied to over 90 fatal overdoses
April 2019 Yahoo news; The over-the-counter herbal drug kratom has been linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths, federal health officials said this week. Kratom was a cause of death in at least 91 fatal overdoses in the United States from July 2016 to December 2017, and 152 tested positive for the substance …
Read More »New study ties egg and cholesterol consumption to heightened risk of heart disease
March 2019 YahooNews; After a raft of studies reassuring consumers that eggs are OK to eat, a new report associates an increasing risk of heart disease with the increasing consumption of eggs. The report, combining data from six earlier studies, found a 6 percent increased risk of cardiovascular disease when …
Read More »African Women Who Undergo Caesarean Section 50 Times More Likely To Die Than Women In Wealthy Nations, Study Shows
March 2019 voanews; The death rate among women undergoing a C-section to deliver a baby is about 50 times higher in Africa than in most wealthy nations, researchers said Friday. One in 200 women dies during or soon after a cesarean in a sampling of nearly 3,700 births across 22 …
Read More »USA;Hospitals blame moms when childbirth goes wrong. Secret data suggest it’s not that simple.
March 2019 Yahoo news; NEWS How childbirth cost one mother her hands and legs Shantel Smith developed an infection after a stillbirth at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans in 2011. In an ongoing lawsuit, Smith alleges that delayed diagnosis and treatment resulted in devastating amputations of her legs and hands. …
Read More »New cancer-causing toxin found in recalled blood pressure pills
March 2019 Yahoo News;U.S. health regulators said on Friday that a third cancer-causing toxin was found in some blood pressure pills recalled by India’s Hetero Labs a day earlier, adding to a global recall of commonly used drugs to tr.S. health regulators said on Friday a third cancer-causing toxin was …
Read More »CBD oil: Miracle cure or junk science
February 2019 YahooNews;What: These days, CBD, or Cannabidiol oil, can be found in everything from anxiety, pain and insomnia remedies to beauty products, ice cream, coffee and dog treats. The cannabinoid, which is one of more than 100 that can be derived from the buds of marijuana or hemp plants, has …
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