Why a New Study Dubbed India the ‘Cancer Capital of the World’
A new study has unveiled an alarming picture of declining overall health in India. The report, released by the Indian multinational healthcare group, Apollo Hospitals, found that skyrocketing cases of cancer and other non-communicable diseases across the country have now made it “the cancer capital of the world.”
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Despite reporting more than a million new cases every year, India’s cancer rate has not yet surpassed countries like Denmark, Ireland, and Belgium, which record some of the highest cancer rates in the world. It is also currently lower than the U.S....
Source: TIME: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Astha Rajvanshi Tags: Uncategorized India Source Type: news
Prevalence of Type 1 Diabetes Steady in Youth, Adults
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 -- Nearly four in every 1,000 U.S. youths and five in every 1,000 U.S. adults reported having type 1 diabetes from 2019 through 2022, according to a research letter published online April 4 in the Journal of the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Why So Many Women Are Waiting Longer to Have Kids
In 1970, the average woman in the U.S. had her first baby at around 21 years old. That’s hard to imagine now: new federal data published in April show that in 2022, the average first-time mother was a little older than 27—a record high for the country, and a sign of a major demographic change.
This shift has been underway for years. Teenagers and women in their early 20s are having fewer kids, while the opposite is happening among older age groups. In 2022, for the seventh year in a row, the birth rate among U.S. women in their early 30s was higher than the rate among those in their late 20s. Perhaps even mo...
Source: TIME: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Severe Hospitalised Hypoglycaemia Rates Drop But Remain High Severe Hospitalised Hypoglycaemia Rates Drop But Remain High
In both diabetes types, socioeconomic deprivation was associated with higher rates of severe hypoglycaemia.Medscape UK (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
What Treatment Reduces Cardiac Risk in Hyperthyroidism? What Treatment Reduces Cardiac Risk in Hyperthyroidism?
Patients with hyperthyroidism had a lower risk for deadly cardiovascular events after surgery or radioactive iodine than those with ATDs, found a national cohort study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Novo Nordisk's Stock Could Get Another Boost, Thanks to This Huge Development
Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) has become one of the most valuable healthcare stocks in the world, largely due to a couple of exceptional drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy. While the former is a diabetes drug and the latter is approved for weight loss, consumers have been using both to help lose weight. And…#novonordisk #nvo #ozempicandwegovy #wegovyformedicare #cvshealth #kaiserpermanente #medicare #fda #wegovy #denmark (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is taking statins making my diabetes worse? Dr Rosemary Leonard reveals answer
A reader with type-2 diabetes is no longer able to control her blood sugar through diet alone and asks the Express GP if statins may be the reason for this (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ozempic, Wegovy Won't Boost Thyroid Cancer Risk: Study
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 -- Wegovy, Ozempic and other drugs known as GLP-1 analogues have become wildly popular for controlling diabetes and helping folks lose weight.
There were concerns that longer term use of the drugs might raise users ' odds... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 10, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Dr Michael Mosley shares 'best single way' to lose weight and live longer
This easy at-home style of exercise could even boost heart health and slash your risk for diabetes, according to the top doctor. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists at UT Health San Antonio Discover New Biomarker for Diabetic Kidney Disease
Biomarker may lead to clinical laboratory testing that enables clinical pathologists and urologists to diagnose risk for diabetic kidney failure years before it occurs Clinical laboratories working with nephrologists and urologists to diagnose patients experiencing urinary system difficulties know that albumin (excessive protein found in the urine) is a common biomarker used in clinical laboratory […]
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Source: Dark Daily - April 10, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing adenine albumin anatomic pathology biomarker clinical laboratory clinical pathology Dark Daily dark intellig Source Type: news
Let more NHS staff work flexibly to help solve staffing crisis
NHS managers should do more to allow staff to work in flexible ways, including having more control over shift patterns or doing compressed hours*, says UNISON today (Wednesday).
Data from a new UNISON survey** shows a significant proportion of healthcare workers are not being given the alternative work patterns they’ve asked for.
The survey found two-thirds (65%) of women employed in healthcare across the UK who’ve asked for different work arrangements had their requests agreed in full.
But more than one in five (22%) were unable to obtain flexible working. A further one in eight (13%) had their requests ini...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - April 10, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release 2024 National Health Conference flexible working NHS staff Source Type: news
Type D Personality and Hypothyroidism; Infertility and eGFR; Fracture Algorithm
(MedPage Today) -- Type D personality, which is associated with negative emotions, was disproportionately represented in people with hypothyroidism, and these patients tended to experience worse treatment outcomes. (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 10, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Managing Obesity: More Than GLP-1s or Bust Managing Obesity: More Than GLP-1s or Bust
Obesity expert Dr Holly Lofton reviews three alternatives to GLP-1s to help patients drop excess weight.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
'There's no good evidence for the routine use of puberty blockers': Top experts call for sea change to treating transgender kids as studies suggest damage is permanent
'Studies have shown that there is no good evidence for the routine use of puberty blockers,' Oxford University endocrinologist Ashley Grossman said ahead of the release of long-awaited UK review. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Want 'natural' Ozempic? Try eating your veggies BEFORE your meat - experts say it triggers the same anti-hunger effects as the drug
Eating veggies, then meat, then protein may help your body process your meals food more slowly, similarly to how the wonder-drug Ozempic works. This might help people with diabetes especially, experts say. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
