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Jimmy Carter will enter Hospice care and his church wants comfort for him and his family
Former US President Jimmy Carter, who turns 98 on Monday, is receiving hospice care in his home. “They are at peace and as always, their home is full of love,” said Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter. The former president is being treated for cancer that originated in his liver and spreads to his brain.
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If you can’t find them, here’s what to do
Over half of parents in the US said that they’re not able to find the medication they need for their children amid the coronavirus pandemic, an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) poll revealed. However, the AAP said that parents may have to make a few stops to find what they need. It added that parents…
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Jimmy Carter is going to get home hospice care
Former US President Jimmy Carter, who was diagnosed with cancer in December, will be treated at a hospice facility, his grandson Jason Carter said on Monday. “They are at peace and…their home is full of love,” he added. The 90-year-old had served as the first African-American President of the US from 1977 to 1981.
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There was a defining image of the Turkey earthquake
A man named Mustafa Avci, 33, and a 26-year-old man were rescued from under the ruins of a private hospital building 257 hours after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said. Avci and a second man were saved around the same time from under the ruins of a private hospital…
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Life-saving medications are rare for people addicted to opiate drugs
A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report has shown that 107,735 people died of drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending in July 2019. “We continue to see a flattening in overdose deaths… Biden-Harris Administration remains focused on getting more people with addiction connected to the care they need,” the report’s author…
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There is a novel male birth control that could be an on-off switch for sperm
Researchers in the US have created a drug that immobilizes male sperm during pregnancy and said it could be used to create male contraceptives. The drug, injected into male mice, was discovered to use an on-switch that turns sperm on to move and blocks it, Jochen Buck, a co-author of the study, said. “This means…
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An American hospital might help him walk again
A Ukrainian man who arrived in the US last month has undergone “two very lengthy procedures to begin the major step” for reconstruction of his right and left foot after he sustained injuries during the war in Ukraine, an official said. The official added that the complexity comes from the fact that he had both…
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The study foundIrregular sleep may be harmful to your heart
The cardiovascular health guidelines are better at predicting a person’s risk of heart disease if they include sleep, a Columbia University study has found. Researchers conducted an at-home sleep study to measure breathing, sleep stages, awakening during the night and heart rate. Poor sleep habits “are ubiquitous” among Americans, the study said, including among the…
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Northern Syria, already ravaged by war, is unable to receive aid after the earthquake
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yldrm said on Saturday that the death toll from last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria has exceeded 15,000. The death toll in the two countries rose to more than 15,000 after thousands of people were rescued from the rubble, Yldrme added. Over 1,200 people have died in Syria due to…
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China’s COVID wave is believed to kill one million people
China on Wednesday said the changes to the COVID-19 rules were based on scientific evidence, including the spread of the milder Omicron variant, the vaccination rate, and China’s level of experience in responding to the virus. The government’s top priority now should be booster shots, particularly for the elderly and others most at risk, a…
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Bruce’s family has an update on his health
Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with a disease called Frontotemporal Degeneration ( FTD), his family said in a statement. “The most common dementia…for people under 60… FTD can cause challenges in communication, as well as changes to one’s behaviour, personality, or movement,” the statement read. “Your continued compassion…and respect will enable us to help…
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Understanding the effects of cannabis on the brain and behavior
Researchers are studying how cannabis affects brain and behaviour and how it changes behaviour, a Dutch researcher said. “I’ve always been interested in how drugs affect the brain and behaviour. Not complaining that the drug wasn’t working, but you could kind of see a deterioration in some people that, you know, becoming more dependent on…
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One in four new token of Any Value is a scam
The US SEC has accused FTX’s former Chief Executive Officer Thomas Bankman-Fried of lying about the cryptocurrency exchange’s financial health. Bankman-Fried is accused of spending years lying about the financial health of FTX. The SEC also accused Alameda, FTX’s trading affiliate, of manipulating the markets for FTX’s in-house token FTT to prop up its price.
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How meta devices could make electronics more efficient
Students who report checking their social media more often showed greater neural sensitivity in parts of their brain like amygdala, according to a study. The areas on fMRI that were lesssensitive to those who check their social media more frequently were in areas where the people who checked their social media less frequently were. As…
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According to the doctor’s report, Biden remains healthy and vigorous
US President Joe Biden has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing a medical check-up, White House said. Biden’s doctor Patrick O’Conner said that the President was discharged after being diagnosed with a non-valvular atrial fibrillation, commonly known as a-fib. “The President remains fit for duty, and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any…
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The study suggests that having better school lunches may influence the incidence of overweight people
A study by the University of Michigan found that children under the age of five saw their body-mass index (BMI) decline in the US as a result of the new nutrition laws. Researchers surveyed the parents of 18,000 kids ages 1 to 5 in 2021. Researchers surveyed the parents of more than 18,000 kids ages…
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The office said that John Fetterman checked himself into the hospital to get treatment for depression
US Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has checked into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center “to receive treatment for clinical depression”, Fetterman’s chief of staff announced on Thursday. The statement from Fetterman’s chief of staff announcing the news said, “After examining John, the doctors at Walter Reed told us that John is getting the care…
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People should get vaccinations against the diseases before a disease outbreak like the Ebola one
Amid rising cases of coronavirus, Ebola and monkeypox in Africa, a growing movement of African scientists is advocating for improved biosecurity. Presently, a few African manufacturers have experience making vaccines from start to finish, including Biovac Institute in South Africa, which produces a hepatitis B vaccine and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Senegal, which…
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Norfolk Southern backs out of a community meeting because of threats after an Ohio train derails
The residents of East Palestine, US can return to their homes after crews burned toxic chemicals when the train derailed near the Pennsylvania state line. The US Environmental Protection Agency, with the Ohio National Guard and Norfolk Southern, has collected air samples, checking for vinyl chloride, hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, phosgene and other compounds in…
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The reason for not seeing a doctor when you get to the ER is surprising
An emergency room doctor at Yale University said that private equity investment and the use of midlevel practitioners has risen in lockstep in the emergency room. A working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research analysed around 1.1 million visits to 44 ERs throughout the Veterans Health Administration. It found that ER patients treated…
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The case for standardizing genes in animals
A study has found that changing names of genes and paralogies can lead to more accurate research, better decision-making and improved health outcomes. It suggests that synteny and phylogenetic analyses should be prioritised when synteny is not clear and nucleotide phylogenetic inference should be used to support genome quality. A universal gene is supported by…
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The Michigan State University shooting suspect was arrested and charged with a felony, but still was able to buy guns
Police in US’ Michigan state have said the gunman who killed three students and injured five others on Monday at Michigan State University had a “documented history of mental illness”. In a two-page note found in his backpack, Anthony Dwayne McRae wrote, “Hi, my name is Anthony McRae…I will be shooting up MSU,” police added.…
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A recent study suggests that eating lunch with healthy ingredients may help reduce obese people
The Healthy, Hunger- Free Kids Act of 2010 reformed the school lunch program and the National School Breakfast Program, which provided meals to 30 million children. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 20% of children and adolescents age 2-19 are obese, which can lead to lifetime health complications including high…
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The opinion is that you should save your teens from the drug
The effects of synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, were involved in more than two-thirds of overdose deaths in the US in 2020, according to the latest provisional CDC data. Drug overdose deaths, largely caused by the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl, reached record highs in the US in 2021.
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After burning the chemicals in the derailed tanker cars, residents can return to their homes
The evacuation order has been lifted for residents of East Palestine, Ohio, where a train derailed on February 6. The residents have been asked to stay at home and take part in air screening by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA said that it does not detect “any levels of concern” in East Palestine…