45 minutes ago | NY Times

Mr. Jones and a partner built large chains of nursing homes and hospitals. He later turned their company, Humana, into a major force in health insurance.
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Specialist nurses add efficiency, continuity to follow-up after lung cancer resection

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BARCELONA - Nurse-led follow-up programs for patients with resected lung cancer increased efficiency, decreased waiting time for appointments and facilitated continuity of...
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery linked to fewer complications in early lung cancer

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BARCELONA - Lobectomy performed through video-assisted thoracic surgery resulted in significantly fewer in-hospital complications and a shorter hospital stay compared with open...
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When a Child Dies in the PICU: Practice Recommendations From a Qualitative Study of Bereaved Parents*

1 hour ago | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Objectives: Around the world, the PICU is one of the most common sites for hospitalized children to die. Although ensuring the best possible care experience for these children...
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I Never Thought PPD Could Kill Me, But It Almost Did

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Trigger warning: suicide, postpartum depression Happy ten months, my sweet baby boy. When I think about how we've crossed into “double digits,” my mind wanders to think how...
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Researchers find way to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a dangerous bacterium that causes infections in hospital settings and in people with weakened immune systems. It can cause blood infections and...
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The Real Danger of Booze-Making Gut Bacteria

3 hours ago | The Atlantic

The man's troubles began in 2004, when, having moved from China to attend college in Australia, he got really drunk. That would hardly have been a noteworthy event, except that...
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Malawi study confirms lasting impact of life-saving technology

3 hours ago | ScienceDaily

The Malawi Ministry of Health's national adoption of affordable, rugged, neonatal CPAP technology resulted in sustained improvements in the survival of babies with respiratory...
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Researchers find way to kill pathogen resistant to antibiotics

4 hours ago | ScienceDaily | 2 articles

Researchers have demonstrated a new strategy in fighting antibiotics resistance: the use of artificial haem proteins as a Trojan horse to selectively deliver antimicrobials to...
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Transcatheter mitral valve repair system safe, effective at 6 months

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PHILADELPHIA - Six-month data from the CLASP study showed a transcatheter mitral valve repair system for patients with functional mitral regurgitation conferred acceptable...
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Watch what you eat: Study reveals that post-menopausal women who eat a...

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Nearly 1 in 25 US adults uses marijuana EVERY DAY, study finds

As people get older, they are less likely to use marijuana as often, according to University of Nebraska research. Over 11% of young adults with medical conditions use daily... Read more ...

Novel remote study protocol supports BASF's micro-emulsifying plant sterol

A new study that used remote participant recruitment and monitoring, allowing for a more diverse study population than traditional methods supports the efficacy of BASFâs novel... Read more ...

Campaigners demand a sugar tax on ALL foods as report reveals the levy on...

A tax of 24p per litre was introduced in England last year on highly sugary drinks. This sent companies scrambling to alter their products to avoid being hit with the levy. Read more ...

Flavoured e-cigarettes may worsen asthma, warns study amid the US vaping crisis

Australian scientists found certain e-cigarette flavours change how sensitive mice's airways are to dust mites, a common asthma trigger. Black liquorice, for example, triggered... Read more ...

Smoking Moms May Affect Their Daughters' Future Fertility

Mom's who smoke during pregnancy can disrupt the development of an endocrine system of the female fetus in the womb causing increased testosterone levels and masculinization of... Read more ...

Single Dose of Yellow Fever Vaccine Does Not Offer Lifelong Protection to...

Taking a single dose of the yellow fever vaccine does not offer long-lasting protection for most children, reveals a new study. Read more ...

Mother too poor for hospital treatment ravaged by breast cancer after...

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Christina Ombao, 39, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2016. What started as a small lump on her breast has turned into a huge tumour. Read more ...

Say No to Vaping: Flavored E-cigarettes may Worsen Asthma Symptoms

Can vaping affect your asthma? Yes, flavors used in electronic cigarettes can make your asthma symptoms even more worse, suggests a new study. Read more ...

Grocer Ahold Delhaize Bans PFAS Chemicals in Food Packaging & Beauty Products!

Visit us at Mamavation.com for more updates, healthy tips and challenges. Grocery Ahold Delhaize just announced they will be phasing out toxic PFAS chemicals from their own... Read more ...

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