What a Doctor Is Seeing In COVID-19 Today
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have been on the rise since the beginning of July. Then came the identification of the heavily mutated and possibly highly-transmissible BA.2.86 variant by the global surveillance network. Such a variant has the potential to evade our vaccine- and infection-induced antibodies and cause a surge of seasonal hospitalizations. The recommendation by the FDA’s VRBPAC in June that the Fall updated vaccine be composed of an XBB-lineage of the Omicron variant appeared to be at risk. There was mounting concern we be faced with a similar situation from last year where the virus had already mutated ...
Source: TIME: Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Daignault Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 freelance Source Type: news
Delayed headache 11 years after a pub fight: an unusual spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage succeeding a temporal glass shard injury. Illustrative case - Saemann A, Schulze-Zachau V, Guzman R, Hutter G.
BACKGROUND: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in young patients is rare and often associated with vascular malformations, drug abuse, or genetic conditions. Early diagnosis and treatment are critical because of the potential risk of rebleeding and long-term c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Migraine patients face long wait for treatment on NHS
Migraine patients must wait an average of 29 weeks, up from 15 weeks in 2021. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.K. Pensions, Fat and Funded, Increasingly Pull Away From Private Equity
Higher interest rates are proving a boon to U.K. defined-benefit pension plans, while causing a headache for many of the private-equity firms that manage money for the systems. The steady increase in U.K. interest rates since the start of last year has resulted in improved funding ratios for the… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lachlan Murdoch has a huge Fox News headache on his hands
Rupert Murdoch announced that he was standing down as chair of Fox Corporation and News Corporation and handing both roles over to his eldest son Lachlan, in a letter to employees on Thursday. The Australian-born media tycoon hit out at elites, which "have open contempt for those who are not…#rupertmurdoch #foxcorporation #australian #lachlan #donaldtrump #newscorp #foxnewschannel #independents #msnbc #newscorporation (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Treating Migraines: Ways to Fight the Pain with Medication
Thought there was no hope for treating your migraine headaches? Don ’t give up. There are many FDA-approved medicines to reduce migraine pain and symptoms. (Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates)
Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Food and drinks to avoid if you suffer from migraines - doctor's advice
Dr Kiran Johal revealed the dietary, environmental, and emotional triggers for a migraine - and how to reduce the likelihood of having a painful headache. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TikToker who suffers excruciating migraines reveals incredible household trick to lessen pain in seconds
Cass Cavanaugh, 21, from Missouri, posted a TikTok that showed them eating a whole lemon to help their migraine pain. 'When you get desperate enough with migraines, you'll try anything,' they said. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NICE to recommend rimegepant as first acute migraine treatment
NICE has approved rimegepant as the first treatment for acute migraine, in draft guidance published today. Around 13,000 could benefit from rimegepant (Vydura, Pfizer), said NICE after signing off its use in adults who have tried at least two triptans but they did not work well enough. It can also be used for those in... Read moreThe post NICE to recommend rimegepant as first acute migraine treatment appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 14, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Clinical Latest news Women's health Source Type: news
Doctor recommends at-home migraine treatment that has no side effects
A doctor has revealed an at-home hack that could help relieve your migraine without any side effects. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rimegepant: New treatment for migraine attacks on NHS to benefit thousands
The treatment has been recommended by health experts and will soon be available on the NHS. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New treatment for migraine attacks on NHS to benefit thousands
The treatment has been recommended by health experts and will soon be available on the NHS. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hope for thousands as NHS approves drug for acute migraine
First and only Nice-recommended medicine could ‘alleviate misery’ of condition in England and WalesNHS health advisers have approved the first treatment foracute migraine in a decision that promises to bring relief to about 13,000 people.The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has recommended a drug called rimegepant, also known as Vydura, which is made by Pfizer.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Tags: Health NHS Neuroscience UK news Society England Wales Source Type: news
Earth Is Mostly Outside Its ‘ Safe Operating Space For Humanity, ’ Study Warns
Earth is exceeding its “safe operating space for humanity” in six of nine key measurements of its health, and two of the remaining three are headed in the wrong direction, a new study said.
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Earth’s climate, biodiversity, land, freshwater, nutrient pollution and “novel” chemicals (human-made compounds like microplastics and nuclear waste) are all out of whack, a group of international scientists said in Wednesday’s journal Science Advances. Only the acidity of the oceans, the health of the air and the ozone layer are within the boundaries c...
Source: TIME: Science - September 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: SETH BORENSTEIN / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
