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☆ A cancer researcher shares 2 supplements she takes for healthy aging — and how to decide if they work for you
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A new study suggests getting enough vitamin D and calcium is important for preventing cancers. AdvertisementDietician and cancer prevention expert Cynthia Thomson knows you can't always diet or supplement your way out of getting cancer. Significantly less breast and colon cancer in supplement-takersManufacturers often sell calcium and vitamin D in a single, combined supplement for bone health. Despite the potential heart risks, Thomson still takes her vitamin D and calcium supplements every day. AdvertisementThomson knows that supplements will never erase a person's cancer risk.

Persons: —, Cynthia Thomson, Thomson, who'd, Karen Desjardin, It's, it's, she's, Getty Images Thomson Organizations: Service, University of Arizona, Internal, Getty Images

☆ I got a dangerous surgery at 16 to stop excessive facial blushing, and it ruined my life. Decades later, I can't feel emotions.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Gary Nunn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At 16, he got an endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy to correct his excessive facial blushing. He's now 40 and still suffering the side effects from the surgery; he can't feel emotions. I couldn't do the things I wanted to do: feel comfortable approaching a girl, speak in front of the class, do drama. AdvertisementThe surgery is most often sought to mitigate excessive sweating (usually of the palms), but sometimes it's used for facial blushing. The side effects have lasted decadesThe surgery took less than an hour, and it has changed my whole life.

Persons: He's, —, John Larsen, it'd, wasn't, I'd, It'd, There's, who've, It's, I'm, I've Organizations: Service, ETS

☆ The 25 highest-paying jobs in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Business Insider looked at average annual wage data of jobs in Texas. Cardiologists had an average pay of $413,510, indicating it's the highest-paying job in Texas. Radiologists and ophthalmologists are two other jobs with high salaries in Texas based on averages. Business Insider looked at jobs with pay data available for Texas. Below are the 25 highest-paying jobs in Texas, based on available Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and the estimated number of people holding these jobs in the state.

Persons: Cardiologists, —, ophthalmologists Organizations: Service, pediatricians, Business, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Statistics Locations: Texas, New York

☆ Obesity Drugs Put These Stocks on a Crash Diet—Now They’re Rebounding
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( David Wainer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Makers of medical devices were prepared for doom and gloom following a study of obesity drugs and cardiovascular health—but the bearish scenario hasn’t panned out. Photo: Catherine Ivill/Getty ImagesThere is a bit of cognitive dissonance in healthcare investing right now. After reviewing the highly anticipated results from a study of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster obesity treatment Wegovy released over the weekend, cardiologists at a major medical meeting and the pharma crowd on Wall Street were broadly upbeat. “Today’s confirmatory results lay the groundwork for the coming paradigm shift of metabolic treatment,” gushed Evan Seigerman, an analyst at BMO Capital Markets.

Persons: Catherine Ivill, Novo, Wegovy, ” gushed Evan Seigerman Organizations: pharma, BMO Capital Markets

☆ Novo Nordisk shares rise as Wegovy shows heart benefits beyond weight loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Maggie Fick | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) shares rose 3% on Monday as the market reacted to data the drugmaker presented over the weekend showing that the heart protective benefits of its popular obesity drug Wegovy are not solely due to weight loss. Wegovy is part of a class of drugs that mimic a gut hormone that helps regulate blood sugar and appetite. U.S. companies across sectors such as food and beverage makers have addressed investor concerns on the potential impact to their businesses from the growing popularity of the promising weight-loss drugs. Novo was first to market with its highly effective weight loss drugs. At the close of markets on Friday, Novo's shares were up 47.5% this year.

Persons: Markus Manns, Jefferies, Wegovy, Novo, Eli Lilly's, Lilly, Novo's, Maggie Fick, Boleslaw Lasocki, Medha Singh, Louise Heavens Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Novo, Union Investment, Reuters, Pfizer, Jefferies, U.S, Thomson Locations: United, Germany, Novo, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Here's what Wall Street is saying about obesity drug Wegovy following Novo Nordisk's key study
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wegovy contains semaglutide, the same active ingredient in Novo's type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic. A rising tide for Eli Lilly? Though the study was specifically about Wegovy, Wall Street sees a positive readthrough for similar medications from other providers, particularly Eli Lilly 's Zepbound. Similarly, UBS analyst Trung Huynh called the weekend data a "best-case" scenario for Eli Lilly. And the positive outcomes for both in the Wegovy study can be viewed as encouraging for how Zepbound should perform, the analyst added.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Mark Purcell, Richard Vosser, Peter Verdult, Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly's, Lilly, Andrew Baum, Trung Huynh, That's, it's, Zepbound, Huynh, Citi's Baum, James Shin isn't, Michael Bloom, Christina Cheddar Berk, Angelica Peebles Organizations: Novo Nordisk, American Heart Association, cardiologists, JPMorgan, Citi, ., UBS, North American, Tandem Diabetes Care, Deutsche Bank

☆ New Gene Editing Treatment Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol in Small Study
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Gina Kolata | More About Gina Kolata | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The handful of patients had severe heart disease that had caused chest pain and heart attacks. After trying available cholesterol-lowering medications, they could not get their cholesterol as low as cardiologists recommended. So they volunteered for an experimental cholesterol-lowering treatment using gene editing that was unlike anything tried in patients before. Each had a genetic abnormality, familial hypercholesterolemia, that affects around one million people in the United States. In the United States alone, more than 800,000 people have heart attacks each year.

Organizations: Verve Therapeutics, American Heart Association Locations: Boston, United States

☆ Jake Kleinmahon: One of Louisiana's only pediatric cardiologists has left the state over anti-LGBTQ legislation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Nicquel Terry Ellis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

courtesy Jake KleinmahonBut this past spring the Republican-led state legislature passed a series of controversial bills that targeted the LGBTQ community. Many of the laws enacted have been met with legal challenges from advocacy groups and LGBTQ families. In Louisiana, Kleinmahon said he lobbied against the laws, calling state lawmakers and writing letters to the state’s senate education committee. “It really showed that they just don’t care,” Kleinmahon told CNN. courtesy Katherine SasserThe challenge of movingBut relocating across the country hasn’t been an easy decision, LGBTQ families told CNN.

Persons: Jake Kleinmahon, Tom, ”, Kleinmahon, “, ” Kleinmahon, John Bel Edwards, Edwards, Terry Schilling, Schilling, ” Schilling, Tony Rothert, Rothert, ” Rothert, Cathryn Oakley, hasn’t, Oakley, ” Oakley, ” Katherine Sasser, Sasser, ” Sasser, Katherine Sasser Organizations: CNN, Tulane University, “, Mardi Gras, Republican, Human Rights, ” Louisiana Democratic Gov, HB, American Civil Liberties Union of, Columbia, University of Missouri Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, Missouri, Denver, Long, , New York

☆ The 30 highest-paying jobs in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The average annual wage for all occupations in Florida was $55,980, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The 30 best-paying jobs in the state all pay well, but the estimated number of employees for each vary greatly. While the average annual wage for Florida was $55,980 in May 2022, the 30 jobs with the highest averages in the state were over double that. This job is also the best-paying job nationally, per average annual wage data, with a national average of $421,330. Below are the jobs that pay the best in Florida, according to average annual wage estimates.

Persons: Cardiologists, didn't Organizations: of Labor Statistics, Service Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon

☆ Hollywood's love affair with private credit could be a recipe for disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Private credit goes Hollywood. A town that loves a good story has a leading role in the biggest one on Wall Street. So in that vein, private credit filling the gap left by banks reconsidering their lending decisions is great. Ratings agency Moody's has already raised the alarm, suggesting defaults among borrowers in private credit will rise. But I think it's fair to say that industry isn't as cut and dried as others private credit might be lending to.

Persons: Dan DeFrancesco, fanny, —, we've, Maks, it's, Insider's Reed Alexander, Rebecca Ungarino, Reed, Rebecca, Moody's, Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin, Bryan Griffin, James, Jim, Crown, Henry Crown, Junius Myer Schine, David Sinclair, Jeffrey Cane, Hallam Bullock Organizations: Credit Suisse, Wall, Investment, Hollywood, Creators, The Vanderbilt, UBS, JPMorgan, Fidelity, Wall Street, LinkedIn Locations: Hollywood, Swiss, Aspen , Colorado, Silicon, Jersey Shore, New York, London

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Digital nomad regrets, a longevity researcher’s morning routine, and sun activity
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In case you missed it: This is the last week of 10 Things in Tech. The EV company only has six gigafactories across the world: Fremont, California; Sparks, Nevada; Berlin; Shanghai; Austin, Texas; and Buffalo, New York. Each location is outfitted with solar panels, and Musk claims 100 gigafactories could supply the world with all of its energy. My colleague Graham Rapier takes us into the world of Tesla's gigafactories and breaks down what their futures could look like. In a world of remote work, they're trying to pay people the least amount of money to get work done (think freelancers and contractors).

Persons: I'm, Siu, let's, Elon Musk, Graham Rapier, gigafactories, Tyler Le, Allbirds, M0.0nshot, Gigi Chow, Elon Musk's, Walter Isaacson, it's, David Sinclair, Lewis Joly, cardiologists, Eid Mubarak, Diamond Naga Siu, Alistair Barr, Hallam Bullock Organizations: it's, EV, Employers, Paris Air, Storm Shadow, Interactive Entertainment, Tencent Locations: Tech, Fremont , California, Sparks , Nevada, Berlin, Shanghai, Austin , Texas, Buffalo , New York, Silicon, San Francisco, Croatia, Dubrovnik, Harvard, Le Bourget, Paris, France, Ukraine, New York, Florida, Barcelona, Spain, San Diego, Silicon Valley, London

☆ Here's the highest-paying job in every state
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

We looked at the best-paying job for each state and Washington, DC, based on available averages. For our analysis, Insider only looked at jobs with at least 1,000 employees in the state and for which BLS published a specific average annual wage estimate. Insider omitted jobs without an employee estimate, without a specific average annual wage amount, or without any average annual wage data at all from our analysis. The following map shows the highest-paying occupation for every state and Washington, DC, based on our methodology. Most of the 22 states where this is the highest-paying job pay more than that, with a few paying over $300,000 on average.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, Physicians Locations: New York, Florida, California, Washington, DC, Tennessee, Louisiana, cardiologists, DC , New Jersey, North Carolina, Dakota, Vermont, North Dakota

It’s called “For a 30-Year-Old Virgin, It’s Now or Never.”The candles were lit. As we looked over the menu, he mentioned that he didn’t know what a poached egg was. And I didn’t want to die a virgin. Given how things turned out, am I upset that I lost my virginity in a rush to a guy who didn’t matter? Being a 30-year-old virgin is not normal.

Persons: I’ve, I’m Anna Martin, ” Clare Almand, hadn’t, Here’s Clare, It’s, “ I’ve, ”, gaunt, Missy Elliott’s, bloomer, it’s, pining, OkCupid, cardiologists, oregano, who’s Organizations: New York Times Locations: Los Angeles, Culver City, Brussels

☆ Top diets for heart health, according to American Heart Association
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But which diet best meets the dietary guidelines of the American Heart Association? In a new scientific statement, leading experts in nutrition ranked 10 popular diets on their ability to meet the AHA’s evidence-based dietary guidance for heart health, published in 2021. “The American Heart Association says no one should drink alcohol if they haven’t started,” Gardner said. Aimed at doctorsWhile people concerned with heart health can and should use the new AHA ranking of the 10 diets, the scientific statement was written for physicians, Gardner said. Top diets for heart health are predominately plant-based, the AHA statement says.

☆ Here are the highest-paying jobs in America
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Lawyers, nurse anesthetists, and emergency medicine physicians are all high-paying jobs. The average annual salary for cardiologists far exceeded other jobs, with an average of $421,330. Cardiologists had an average pay of $421,330, while the national annual average for all occupations was $61,900. These two jobs had average pay of about $160,000 — $163,310 and $163,770 respectively. Below are the 30 highest-paying jobs, along with each occupation's total employment estimate and average annual pay.

☆ Workplace discrimination linked to increased risk of high blood pressure, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Kyla Russell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

High blood pressure damages arteries and makes them less elastic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each participant said they did not have high blood pressure at the start of the study, and most said they were not smokers and consumed little or no alcohol. According to the analysis, 319 of the participants reported developing high blood pressure by the end of the eight years. People who experienced intermediate levels of workplace discrimination at the beginning of the study were 22% more likely than those who reported low levels of workplace discrimination to report high blood pressure after eight years. Compared with participants who experienced low workplace discrimination at the beginning of the study, people with high levels of workplace discrimination were 54% more likely to report high blood pressure after eight years.

☆ Credit Suisse says this biotech stock can surge 100%, citing an opportunity in obesity-related hypertension
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mineralys Therapeutics is on track to succeed within the obesity-related hypertension market, which could translate into major gains for the stock, Credit Suisse said. But Law said data from Mineralys' trial on its oral drug lorundrostat is already showing superior results for obese patients. Law is also optimistic that the drug can perform well in the hypertension market, particularly among obese patients. Though results look strong, potassium levels still appear to be high with lorundrostat, Law said. The stock could get a near-term boost from a potential partnership that comes after the official second-phase results, he said.

☆ Alternatives to Popular Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Cut Heart-Attack Risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Betsy Mckay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Cardiologists said they welcome new options to help patients who can’t benefit enough from statins. New options are emerging for people who are at risk of heart attacks and strokes but can’t take or benefit fully from widely used cholesterol drugs. Despite decades of progress against high cholesterol, as many as 30% of people prescribed the popular cholesterol-lowering pills known as statins don’t take them or have to limit their doses because they can’t tolerate the muscle pain that sometimes comes as a side effect. Others remain at risk of cardiovascular disease even when they are on full doses.

☆ In a health system in crisis, Britain's heart care suffers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Alistair Smout | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Britain's cardiology departments are a microcosm of the problems that have spread through the system. In November, around 8,000 people like Cogan had been waiting more than a year for heart treatment, up from a couple of dozen pre-pandemic. Reuters GraphicsTeams were still trying to restore cardiac services to pre-pandemic levels, NHS England said. Pandemic disruptions to diagnosis and treatment, in addition to delays in emergency care, had an outsized impact on cardiological care, she said. On one visit to his local Colchester hospital, staff could not find a working ECG machine to read his heart's electrical activity when he felt a twinge.

☆ How AI is detecting heart attack risk and aiming to outsmart America’s No. 1 killer
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Kerima Greene | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Cleerly founder and CEO James Min, a cardiologist, started the company to find a better way to assess heart health, by applying AI to the problem. Heart disease is the nation's No. CNBC: What are indirect markers of heart disease? Min: Many emergency department visits for heart attacks are preventable if risk factors for heart disease are identified in advance. Using millions of annotated CCTA images, Cleerly algorithms quantify and characterize atherosclerosis and its features.

Both are legacy issues from Monsanto, which Bayer acquired for more than $60 billion in 2018. Another activist, Elliott, took a 1.1 billion euro stake in Bayer in 2019 but has kept a low profile. The next-generation blood thinner is one of four new drug hopefuls that Bayer said on Tuesday had combined peak sales potential of more than 12 billion euros. That included an improved outlook for kidney drug Kerendia, with potential annual sales now seen at more than 3 billion euros. ($1 = 0.9313 euros)Reporting by Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hamlin’s collapse spurs new wave of vaccine misinformation
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

While the Bills have not said whether Hamlin was vaccinated, about 95% of NFL players have received a Covid-19 vaccine, according to the league. The blog proves no relationship between the incidents and Covid-19 vaccines; it also includes in its count reported deaths from cancer and emergencies of unknown causes. It' snot surprising that misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines surged following Hamlin's cardia arrest, given how much vaccine misinformation has spread since the pandemic began, said Jeanine Guidry, a Virginia Commonwealth University professor who researches health misinformation and vaccine hesitancy. High-profile public events like Hamlin’s collapse often create new waves of misinformation as people grasp for explanations. For people concerned about vaccine safety, Hamlin’s sudden collapse served to affirm and justify their beliefs, Guidry said.

A potential cause of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's jarring collapse and cardiac arrest — witnessed in real time by millions of viewers watching "Monday Night Football" — was immediately recognized by heart experts who also happened to be watching the game. In a statement, the Buffalo Bills has only said that Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest, when the heart stops beating properly, and is now in critical condition. While there are several potential causes for Hamlin's cardiac arrest, cardiologists suggested that a rare phenomenon called "commotio cordis" was to blame. It is in this exact moment, experts say, that a blow to the chest in the exact right place can launch an otherwise healthy person into cardiac arrest. But there are several other reasons a person may go into cardiac arrest.

☆ The 30 highest-paying jobs in America
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some US professions have workers earning a lot more than the annual average salary of $58,260. The 30 highest-paying occupations all earned an average of six figures annually, all above $150,000. Cardiologists had the highest average annual salary among the detailed occupations, with an average of $353,970. All 30 of these occupations also make more than the overall average for all occupations in May 2021 of $58,260. Below are the 30 highest-paying jobs in the US, along with the estimated number of people employed in each occupation as of May 2021.

☆ Long Covid's financial devastation: $8,000 in credit card debt, ruined retirement plans
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

More than a third of respondents said their income had gone down as a result of long Covid. "Long Covid is as much part of the pandemic as is the acute phase, during which the government went to great lengths to treat people and save lives," said Oved Amitay, president of the Long Covid Alliance, an advocacy group. Of the long Covid patients she has seen, only 2 out of 50 who have applied for SSDI have been approved so far, she said. Sharon Sunders long Covid patient"They may not have the resources to go through the process," Verduzco-Gutierrez said. 'There's a tidal wave of us coming'Sunders wishes the Biden administration would do more to help those financially struggling with long Covid.

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