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23May

Jeff Bridges Reflects on His Battle With Cancer and COVID

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Jeff Bridges thrusts a single foot onto his desk. A muscular foot, clad in a funky rubber sandal. A well-cared-for foot to be sure. Surprisingly slender, unsurprisingly pale, lit by late-afternoon sunlight from his window. There it is. Jeff Bridges’ foot. Even his foot is cool. I’m just saying. He has just worked out; his […]

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23May

Murang’a Seal breathing down Shabana’s neck in tight title race

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A win by Murang’a Seal over Migori Youth Wednesday will narrow the gap between them and leaders Shabana to three points at the top of the National Super League (NSL). The game to be played at St Sebastian Park in Murang’a is one of the two NSL mid-week matches lined up today. In the other […]

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23May

Leading Through Crisis at the WHO

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“The Doctor’s Art” is a weekly podcast that explores what makes medicine meaningful, featuring profiles and stories from clinicians, patients, educators, leaders, and others working in healthcare. Listen and subscribe/follow on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Google, Stitcher, and Podchaser. When COVID-19 rapidly emerged, the World Health Organization (WHO) was thrust into an unprecedented challenge. The global […]

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23May

Comparing Venous Thromboembolism in COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients

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For patients with COVID-19-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE), the risk is low and similar to the risk observed among patients with VTE secondary to hospitalization, according to a paper published in Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Investigators from the Arianna Anticoagulation Foundation compared characteristics, management strategies, and long-term clinical outcomes between COVID-19 patients linked […]

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23May

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issues air quality alert for southern half of state including Willmar – West Central Tribune

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WILLMAR — An air quality alert issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Monday warns that much of southern Minnesota will be under an air quality alert from noon to 8 p.m. today. Affected areas will include Willmar, St. Cloud, Marshall and the Upper Sioux communities as well as the Twin Cities metro and […]

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23May

FORECAST: Air Quality Alert continues

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PHOENIX — It’s going to be a hot and dry week in the Valley as high pressure builds in. Temperatures will reach the low 100s each afternoon through the middle of the week. Scattered showers are still possible across northern Arizona (mainly north of I-40) today, but our Valley forecast will stay dry. Air quality […]

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23May

Air quality alert issued in Minnesota due to “ground-level ozone”: What does it mean?

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NEXT Weather: 9 a.m. forecast from May 23, 2023 NEXT Weather: 9 a.m. forecast from May 23, 2023 03:31 MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an air quality alert for the southern half of the state Tuesday. Here’s what that means. Ozone is great for the upper atmosphere because it filters the sun’s […]

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23May

Undiagnosed, Overdiagnosed COPD Common in Primary Health Care

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Undiagnosed and overdiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common in primary health care (PHC) settings when COPD is defined with use of postbronchodilator airflow obstruction, according to systematic review and meta-analysis findings published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research. Investigators sought to quantify COPD underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis in PHC settings where postbronchodilator airflow obstruction was […]

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23May

Pregnant women with asthma, obstructive sleep apnea have increased airways resistance

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23May

I have long COVID. Here’s what my life is like

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There is one thing people with long COVID should never say: “I have long COVID.” Most people don’t know what it is, a good percentage will think you have COVID itself and have had it for a “long” time, and the rest will rise to offer you a seat on the subway. People with long […]

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23May

Singaporeans aged 60 and above, medically vulnerable persons urged to get bivalent vaccine boosters amid rising Covid-19 cases

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SINGAPORE, May 22 — With a surge of Covid-19 and hospitalisation cases in recent weeks, people aged 60 and above, as well as medically vulnerable persons, are strongly advised to get the updated bivalent vaccine booster at around one year after their last booster dose. They can start to receive it from five months after […]

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23May

Sadiq Khan reveals a health scare and talks about his quest for cleaner air

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Mayor of London and climate activist Sadiq Khan is considering his various health issues, primarily his diagnosis of adult-onset asthma after pounding London’s roads in toxic air. But another health scare followed, namely a suspected minor heart attack in November 2021 which threatened his key appearance at the Cop26 summit, a story he recounts in […]

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23May

Relationships between asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease trend toward significance

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Source/Disclosures Source: Sheth R, et al. Physiologic relationships between asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Presented at: American Thoracic Society International Conference; May 19-24, 2023; Washington, D.C.  Disclosures: The authors report no relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted […]

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23May

Pollution, healthcare and racism: Black children in the US are twice as likely to have asthma

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Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live. Black children are more likely to have asthma than kids of any other race in America.  About four million children in the US have the lung condition. More than 12 per cent of Black children suffer from the disease, compared […]

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23May

Ventilators and the learning curve of COVID-19 treatment

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An axiom in medicine is that good judgment depends on experience, and experience depends on bad judgment. Basically, one way doctors refine their care is through a learning curve resulting from inexperience and lack of judgment. A fitting example during the COVID-19 pandemic was the worldwide experience with ventilators, which are used to support lung […]

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23May

Meditation and breathing can play important role in addressing mental health issues, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | India News

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NEW DELHI: Ayurveda, meditation and breathing can provide a boost to conventional methods used for addressing mental health issues worldwide, according to spiritual master Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.Addressing a high-level Think Tank organized by World Forum for Ethics in Business at the European Parliament in Brussels, the spiritual master spoke about the incredible benefits of […]

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23May

I have chronic COVID. This is how my life is.

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There’s one thing people with long-term Covid should never say: “I’ve had Covid for a long time.” Most people don’t know what it is, a good percentage will think you have COVID yourself and have had it for a “long” time, and the rest will get up to offer you a seat on the subway. […]

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23May

Study that links mucus plugs to COPD mortality could save lives, ET HealthWorld

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Washington: According to a retrospective examination of COPDGene patient data, targeting mucus plugs might help avoid deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the fourth highest cause of mortality in the United States. Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience airway-clogging mucus plugs, an accumulation of mucus in the lungs that can affect quality […]

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23May

Study Finds Smoking Cannabis Does Not Carry Same Risks As Tobacco, No Link To Impaired Lung Functioning, COPD

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Cannabis smoking is not associated with an elevated risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) even among those possessing a clinically high risk for developing the disease, according to a study, Impact of Marijuana Smoking on COPD Progression in a Cohort of Middle-Aged and Older Persons, published in the journal of the COPD Foundation.  COPD, which refers to a group of […]

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23May

Mixed outcomes revealed in early analysis

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In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers investigated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected donor use, donor and recipient characteristics, and early post-heart transplantation (HT) outcomes in the United States (US). Study: Early Outcomes of Adult Heart Transplantation From COVID-19 Infected Donors. Image Credit: Explode / Shutterstock Background The severe acute respiratory […]

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