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Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs. The Journal Of Nutrition: Iron Deficiency Is Related To Depressive Symptoms In US Non-Pregnant Women Of Reproductive Age Non-pregnant women of reproductive age with iron deficiency in the US have higher prevalence of somatic depressive symptoms scores than those with iron […]
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 77-year-old female in reasonably good health other than having had an overactive bladder issue for several years. Recently, I was told that I have stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD). I am not overweight, do not have diabetes and have no history of CKD in my family. I try to […]
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The American Red Cross is encouraging Montanans to assist in building up the national blood and platelet supply after announcing a shortage in September. To keep up with the need for patient transfusions, the Red Cross is trying to collect 10,000 blood and platelet donations every week for the next month. […]
CINCINNATI — Hoxworth Blood Center has issued a “critical appeal” for blood donations to aid those suffering from the war in Israel. The organization said its partnership with Blood Centers America allows it to be able to provide blood for transfusions on a global scale. Hoxworth is asking for donations now so they can be […]
Bayer Unveils Latest Data from Oncology Portfolio at ESMO Congress 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Humann, an industry leader in functional food and nutritional supplements for human health is pleased to announce its latest recognition for the SuperBeets® product line as the #1 Cardiologist Recommended Beet Brand for Cardiovascular Health Support. Humann‘s commitment to high-quality scientific innovation has put them at the forefront of […]
In a recent article published in Scientific Reports, researchers applied Gaussian Mixture model (GMM) statistical approaches to determine the drug-resistant genotypes in mixed strain infection (MSI) samples of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with whole genome sequencing (WGS) data. The study data could aid diagnosis and drug resistance (DR) mapping of tuberculosis (TB) patients for infection control. Study: Mixed infections in genotypic drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Image […]
The day in late September that I saw Royal Blood at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, I, for some reason, was having daydreams about living in some kind of Star Trek-like universe. I was specifically imagining that I was back at my alma mater, University of Colorado-Boulder, but that the university was actually […]
Gregory Breed doesn’t remember exactly when he began suffering from symptoms of a chronic prostate infection. The 62-year-old estimates they began when he was in his mid-20s. By his early 30s, he was taking painkillers for lower back pain, a common outcome of the disease. Over the years, his doctors put him on course after […]