Bloodshot Eyes And High Blood Pressure: The Hidden Connection You Need to Know
Your bloodshot eyes may be trying to tell you something more serious than just lack of sleep. Discover how these red flags could indicate high blood pressure, and why ignoring them can lead to serious health risks. Learn more about this sneaky health bandit and the other symptoms you should never ignore.
Quick Summary
Bloodshot eyes can be a potential indicator of high blood pressure or hypertension, as this condition puts pressure on the blood vessels in the retina.
Ignoring the sign of bloodshot eyes can lead to serious health complications, including heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease, as these could b...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 16, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs
The ERA – An Amendment Who ’s Time Has Come
BY MIKE MAGEE
Believe it or not, The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first introduced 100 years ago in 1923. But it was only adopted by Congress by a 2/3 majority vote 49 years later in 1972. That was simply step 1 in the world’s most complex and difficult national constitutional amendment process.
Step 2, approval by 3/4 of the states, seemed off to a running start with 28 of the required 38 states signing up that first year. But 1972 was also the year that Phyllis Schafly, an outspoken supporter of patriarchy and stay-at-home motherhood, began echoing her anti-ERA message on Chicago News Radio WBBM. The followin...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy ERA Mike Magee Phyllis Schafly Source Type: blogs
World Hypertension Day: A Step Towards Saving 420,000 Lives Annually
This article takes a closer look at the growing concern of hypertension in the Americas, the urgent call for better management by the PAHO, and the potential to save 420,000 lives annually.
Quick Summary
Hypertension, often undiagnosed and untreated, affects 180 million people in the Americas. This silent yet deadly condition is a leading cause of heart attacks, heart failure, and strokes.
There is a pressing need for better management and awareness of hypertension. The PAHO is urging countries to intensify efforts and ensure equitable access to care, which could potentially save around 420,000 lives each year.
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Source: The EMT Spot - May 14, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs
Secure Your Hospital ’ s Future: The Critical Need for Robust Telemedicine Security
The following is a guest article by Narinder Singh, Co-Founder and CEO at LookDeep Health
In 2016, attackers gained unauthorized access to Banner Health’s systems through the payment processing system used in the organization’s food and beverage outlets and used it as a gateway to access patient information. The risk of security breaches through indirect access to other systems, like telemedicine solutions, can expose the entire health system.
As inpatient telemedicine experiences rapid growth within hospitals, it presents unique challenges to Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs)...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 12, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Security and Privacy Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Hospital Security Isolate Networks LookDeep Health Medical Device Security Medical Devices Microsoft Source Type: blogs
R.I.P. Newton Minow
Paul MatzkoFormer FCC Chairman Newton Minow died a few days ago and outlets dug deep into their archives to dust off their pre‐written obits for the 97‐year‐old who lived a full and eventful life. I had the opportunity to be on a panel with Minow back in 2021, which was a somewhat surreal experience given how few of the people that I covered in mybook on broadcasting in the 1960s are still around. I have a few thoughts about his legacy to share with you.Let ’s start with a positive note. Minow often had solid foresight. For instance, he was right when hetold JFK that launching the first telecom...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 10, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Paul Matzko Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 10th May 2023
Some things you might find useful.There is a newLancet series on " small vulnerable newborns " . The first in the series argues for that new term, to include preterm births, SGA and LBW. That article is discussed in the Guardian. A newMaternal Mental Health Foundation report (PDF) on specialist perinatal mental health care, discussed in the Guardian.A NIHR Evidence Alert - summary of a research article - onthe need for women who tear or who have a surgical cut to get prompt antibiotics. A research article, Application of the Modified Early Obstetrical Warning Syst...
Source: Browsing - May 10, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Is the Debt Ceiling Unconstitutional? What about Default?
Robert A. Levy1. Describe the current impasse regarding the debt ceiling.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns that the federal government may no longer be able to meet its obligations if the debt ceiling is not raised by June 1. The result: default, with financial chaos to follow. Despite that stark warning, the debate over spending cuts continues. Democrats want a stand‐alone “clean” vote on raising the ceiling. Republicans want to use the debt ceiling as leverage to force spending reductions. Political compromise remains elusive.2. What do legal experts say about default?Enter a handful of imaginative lawye...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 8, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Robert A. Levy Source Type: blogs
Electric Cars: Policy Beyond Capability?
Peter Van DorenThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recentlyannounced proposed emission standards that would mandate a large increase in the sale of new zero‐emission vehicles from model years2027 through 2032. Compliance with the proposed rule is estimated to require 67 percent of new vehicles to be electric in 2032 compared to 5.8 percent in 2022.Informed analysts claim that the rule is extremely ambitious: “The new rule will effectively try to shove electric vehicles down the throats of the public at a faster rate than it has shown a willingness to swallow them.” The Energy Information Administration i...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 28, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Peter Van Doren Source Type: blogs
Diabetes Symptoms: An Early Warning Sign That Happens At Night
Correcting this disorder in diabetics would benefit them as well as many anti-diabetes drugs. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - April 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: Diabetes Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, April 10th 2023
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Source: Fight Aging! - April 9, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Analysis of Historical Data Shows Periods of Increasing Human Maximum Life Span
Remaining life expectancy at 65 has increased by a year with every passing decade since at least the middle of the 20th century, an improvement that has occurred without deliberate targeting of the mechanisms of aging. To what degree is this observed trend in human life expectancy due to (a) a general slowing of aging that will carry on throughout the entire life span, and thus lengthen maximum observed life span, or (b) a more selective slowing of processes of aging that does not meaningfully impact lifespan-limiting mechanisms that operate in late life, and thus does not lengthen maximum life span?
For example, we...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 7, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
BusinessWeek Says " Why Cheaper Insulin Today Risks Higher Costs Later " . We should want that!
On April 4, 2023,Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine published an article entitled " Why Cheaper Insulin Today Risks Higher Costs Later " (seehttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-04/cheaper-insulin-from-lilly-and-sanofi-risks-raising-costs-later for the article). Unfortunately, Americans have grown much too accustomed to seeing prescription drug prices being artificially manipulated from behind-the-scenes by entities who rig the system to line their own pockets that today, we instinctively view higher prices in the future as a direct assault. Don ' t play that game!But if the market was working properly to begi...
Source: Scott's Web Log - April 7, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: glucose responsive insulin 2023 Amphastar Biocon bloomberg BusinessWeek Civica insulin prices Lannett Sandoz the Business of Diabetes Source Type: blogs
Lessons Still Not Learned from the Infant Formula Crisis
Gabriella Beaumont-SmithOn March 28, the House Oversight Committee heldpart one of hearings on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its handling of the infant formula crisis. Former FDA Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas testified that the crisis could have been averted, or at the very least, the magnitude lessened. At Cato, we completelyagree.Unfortunately, Yiannas ’ proposed solution was more of what got us into this mess in the first place: overregulation of the formula industry and overbearing FDA authority. Other policymakers argue for much the same.Yet the infant formula industry ’s weakness is not owed to a...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 6, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Gabriella Beaumont-Smith Source Type: blogs
Self ‐defeating Protectionism Plagues Biden Administration’s “Invest in America” Tour
Colin GrabowThis week the Biden administration kicked off its “Invest in America” tour aimed at highlighting White House ‐backed initiatives such as the CHIPS and Science Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. While meant to showcase the White House’s legislative achievements, the public relations blitz serves as a reminder of how the administration ’s stated goals are being undermined by protectionist measures that it supports. Here’s a closer look at some of those visits and the protectionist lessons that can be learned from each.President Biden ’s visit to a North Carolina ‐...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 31, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
Good news about hypoglycemia awareness
Welcome to episode 3 of BDI Briefs! Our aim with BDI Briefs is to take a brief look at important issues about the emotional side of diabetes.In this short discussion, Scott, Bill, and Susan discuss some good news recently published about the fear of hypoglycemia. I also encourage you to look at more research from the Behavioral Diabetes Institute. Enjoy! And please let us know what you think and what you’d like to hear more about from BDI.And remember to subscribe to BDI’s YouTube channel!
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Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - March 30, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
