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☆ Exercise Is Medicine aims to get your doctor to assess your physical activity
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Has your doctor quizzed you about your level of physical activity? If so, you can thank Exercise is Medicine, a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine. Created in 2007, the initiative encourages health care providers to assess patients’ physical activity during visits, plus include regular exercise when designing care plans. Health care providers can impact patient health by routinely assessing physical activity at every interaction. EIM now includes Exercise is Medicine on Campus, for example, a program that helps colleges and universities promote and assess physical activity among students, faculty and staff.

Persons: CNN —, Jacob Wackerhausen, Elizabeth Joy, EIM, Joy, it’s, ” Joy, ”, Amy Campbell, GVSU, Campbell, ” Campbell, There’s, you’ve, “ Rather, Gerren Liles, “ It’s, “, Melanie Radzicki McManus Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, American College of Sports Medicine, American, of Lifestyle Medicine, Intermountain, Lore Health, Health, Grand Valley State University, EIM, CARE, Cancer, New Locations: Salt Lake City, Grand, Grand Rapids , Michigan, they’ll, EIM, New York, New York City, Liles

☆ ‘Pregnant people’: The case for using gender-neutral language
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The use of phrases such as “pregnant people” or “penis owners” in cultural or political discourse is sometimes met with confusion, or even anger. And it’s the most inclusive, streamlined way to refer to everyone who, regardless of their gender identity, has certain anatomy or biological abilities. Using gender-inclusive language can create an environment of acceptance, experts say. READ MORE: Gender identity: The difference between gender, sex and other need-to-knowsHere’s what experts have to say about these linguistic changes and concerns that have been raised. Gender-inclusive language may seem to be just words, but research has shown that acceptance can be lifesaving for transgender and nonbinary people, Miller said, both for medical and psychological reasons.

Persons: “, Jack Drescher, Alberto Mier, they’re, ”, Keygan Miller, Miller, Dr, Dennis Baron, ” Miller, can’t, —, hasn’t, “ it’s, ” Baron, Drescher, uteruses, ” Drescher, haven’t, ’ ” Baron, it’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, Group, of Psychiatry, Columbia University, American Psychological Association, University of California, Los Angeles ’ Williams Institute, UCLA, University of Illinois, American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, National Institutes of Health Locations: New York City, United States, Los Angeles, Urbana, Champaign, “

☆ Patience wears thin at ABC News as frustrated staffers wonder when Disney will make leadership changes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

After the meeting concluded, a person familiar with the situation told CNN that Godwin was simply at a prescheduled doctor’s appointment. Regardless, the rampant speculation her absence spurred spoke to the apprehension of staffers, who are thirsty for change and whose patience is wearing thin. Bob Iger is known to pay special attention to ABC News and OConnell wouldn’t have been appointed had Disney brass not felt it necessary. “She knew it was bad, but I don’t think she knew how bad it was,” a network insider told CNN. It’s now up to OConnell to dig ABC News out of the ditch and infuse it with its old swagger.

Persons: Kim Godwin, Godwin, Debra OConnell, Greg Doherty, Bob Iger, OConnell, Akin, Chris Licht’s, It’s Organizations: New York CNN, ABC, CNN, Disney, ABC News Locations: New York, Burbank

☆ Pushing back at a culture of relentless ‘toxic positivity’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

For mental health advocate and author Dave Tarnowski, society’s penchant to push what he calls “toxic positivity” felt like brainwashing. Tarnowski turned that positivity on its head when he launched his Disappointing Affirmations Instagram account in July 2022. "Disappointing Affirmations: Unfollow your dreams!" CNN: You refer to these disappointing affirmations as “making light by shining light.” What do you mean by that? CNN: What are some of the reactions you’ve had from your audience to your disappointing affirmations?

Persons: CNN —, ”, Dave Tarnowski, Tarnowski, —, Affirmations, “ Will, you’ll, I’ve, That’s, I’m, I’d, that’s, you’re, you’ve, that’s affirmations, Nietzsche, Terry Ward Organizations: CNN Locations: ” Florida, Tampa

☆ Hong Kong transgender activist gets new male ID after yearslong legal battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

On Monday, Tse finally picked up a new ID card that registered his gender as male at Hong Kong’s immigration office. The 33-year-old activist, who holds both British and Hong Kong passports, identifies as a man and has lived as a man for years. His British passport identifies him as male but Hong Kong authorities refused to make that change for the city’s identity card, which is compulsory for all residents. So in 2017, Tse took legal action against the Hong Kong government, which fought the case all the way. LGBTQ activists in Hong Kong have long questioned why they must keep fighting through the courts to gain recognition and equality, but they have nonetheless seen repeated successes.

Persons: Henry Tse, Tse, –, ” Tse, Hong, ”, Xi Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, British, Hong, Appeal, CNN, Kong’s Immigration Department, Reuters Locations: Hong Kong, Hong, East Asia, Kong’s, Tse’s, China, Taiwan, Asia, Japan

☆ Opinion | Maximizing Profits at the Patients’ Expense
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Patients Hit With Big Bills While Insurers Reap Fees” (front page, April 7):Chris Hamby’s investigation uncovers the hard truth for patients who receive care from providers outside their insurance network. While most of us try to save out-of-pocket costs by using in-network health professionals and hospitals, it’s not always possible. Health price transparency is improving, but it’s outrageous that even two years after the No Surprises Act passed, everyone except the patient knows the price of a procedure or doctor’s visit in advance, leaving patients unpleasantly surprised. The writer is senior director of Health Care Campaigns for U.S. PIRG. To the Editor:This is just the latest example of the schemes deployed by insurers to maximize profits by cutting reimbursements to physicians and shifting medically necessary health care costs onto patients.

Persons: Chris Hamby’s, it’s, unpleasantly, Patricia Kelmar Alexandria Organizations: Bills, Health, U.S Locations: Va

☆ Male infertility contributes to about 40% of cases of infertility. What to do about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

I think the possibility that the man could have fertility issues can be more than just a clinical concern. That isn’t the case, which is why it’s crucial to broaden our focus and address male infertility. Within this context, male infertility plays a significant role, contributing to around 40% of cases of infertility. Treating male infertilityTreating your male fertility issues can start right now. Don’t stay silentTackling male infertility requires care that extends beyond the confines of medical treatment.

Persons: Jamin, That’s, “, you’re, what’s Organizations: Orlando Health, University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine, CNN, Consulting Locations: Alabama, United States

☆ Advertising restrictions can have harmful effects on women’s health. Here’s what one company is doing about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

And on social media sites like Instagram, ads for Frida products related to fertility and breast health have long been censored and removed. A February 2023 report published by Canada’s Alberta Women’s Health Foundation found that taboos around women’s health issues hurt women by reducing awareness of conditions like menstruation symptoms and loss of bladder control. According to Bird, the return on investment when it comes to funding women’s health is tremendous, “but the funding alone can’t do it. The science alone can’t do it.”“You actually have to be able to disseminate information about women’s health … at a level that can be understood. “You’re seeing that kind of decision-making around the advertisements being on social media, but in the general public, we talk about women’s bodies and women’s lives,” said Bird.

Persons: New York CNN —, Frida, Chelsea Hirschhorn, there’s, ”, “, ” Hirschhorn, Hirschhorn, Jackie Rotman, Meta, it’s, Critics, Chloe Bird, Bird, Sara Murray Jordan Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, CVS, Target, Walmart, ABC, Meta, Intimacy Justice, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Canada’s, Canada’s Alberta Women’s Health Foundation, Center for Health Equity Research, Tufts Medical Center, Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Locations: New York, Instagram, Canada’s Alberta

☆ Prince William and George cheer on Aston Villa in first outing since Kate’s cancer announcement
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Prince William and Prince George were spotted watching their soccer team Aston Villa together on Thursday evening - their first sighting since the Princess of Wales’ cancer diagnosis. Royal-watchers were thrilled to see Prince William at the game on Thursday evening. Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty ImagesCatherine revealed in a powerful video message on March 22 that she had started treatment after being diagnosed with cancer. Specifically, they are eyeing up the D-Day 80th anniversary ceremony in Normandy, France on June 6 or his birthday parade through central London a week later. One trip the King did manage to get sign-off from doctor’s on was an escape to Scotland for a very special occasion.

Persons: CNN — Prince William, Prince George, Princess, Wales, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Catherine Ivill, Catherine, King Charles III, he’ll, Duke, Duchess, Prince Edward, Sophie, Victoria Jones, Edward, Charles, Andrew Bailey, Sarah John, Yui Mok, King, Camilla Organizations: CNN’s Royal, CNN, Aston Villa, Lille, Europa Conference League, Kensington Palace, Entente, France's Gendarmerie Garde, Guard, Getty, London, Bank of England Locations: British, Villa, Birmingham, Windsor ., Kensington, Edinburgh, Buckingham, London, Paris, Normandy, France, doctor’s, Scotland, Birkhall, Balmoral

☆ CPAP replacement works well for the overweight, not obese, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —An implant for obstructive sleep apnea — a serious sleep malady in which breathing stops for 10 seconds to two minutes many times an hour each night — works best in people who are overweight but not severely obese, a new study found. “There’s a huge unmet need of patients that are suffering with obstructive sleep apnea and not able to tolerate CPAP,” Landsness said. nicolesy/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesAbout a third of patients have difficulty using a CPAP and may ultimately abandon the device, Landsness said. Obstructive sleep apnea is also connected to type 2 diabetes, asthma, obesity, kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, thyroid disease and mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. “As an alternative treatment for sleep apnea, this hypoglossal nerve stimulation surgery could revolutionize some people’s lives,” he said.

Persons: Eric Landsness, St . Louis, ” Landsness, ”, Kristen Knutson, “, Landsness, CPAP, Brandon Peters, Mathews, ” Peters, Raj Dasgupta, Dasgupta, “ I’ve Organizations: CNN, Washington University School of Medicine, Medicare, BMI, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Huntington Health, Mayo Clinic, telltale Locations: St ., Chicago, Seattle, Pasadena , California

☆ LGBT adults in the US are twice as likely to experience disrespect or unfair treatment at the doctor’s office, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Less than 20% of adults who do not identify as LGBT say they have experienced any of these same interactions. Consequences resulting from these negative health care experiences are also more than twice as common among LGBT adults. About a quarter of LGBT adults say they’ve had a recent health care experience that caused their health to get worse, compared with less than 10% of other adults, the survey found. LGBT adults are consistently more likely than non-LGBT adults to experience discrimination in their daily lives at least a few times a year across demographics. But among LGBT adults, negative experiences are more likely among those who are younger, women and have lower income.

Persons: they’ve, ” Drew Altman, KFF, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Organizations: CNN, Health, CNN Health Locations: KFF, U.S, United States

☆ Harmful restrictive dieting: 3 questions you need to ask yourself
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —There are plenty of reasons why many health professionals don’t want you on a restrictive diet. But how do you know when a diet is restrictive or when you are just making choices with health or longevity in mind? In those cases that aren’t as clear-cut, here are three questions to ask yourself about your diet, Rollin and Mokari said. Feeling as if you can’t control yourself around particular foods might be a sign that you are being too restrictive in your diet, Rollin said. And that can be physically restrictive by not allowing yourself to eat the food or mentally restrictive by shaming yourself while eating it and afterward, she said.

Persons: Jennifer Rollin, Rollin, Natalie Mokari, Mokari, ”, “, ” Rollin, Rollin said, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Association for, Diversity Locations: Rockville , Maryland, Charlotte , North Carolina, ”

☆ Supreme Court abortion case brings 19th century chastity law to the forefront
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Comstock Act, as the law is known, is not central to the current Supreme Court case. Their interest in the law’s relevance to Tuesday’s case speaks to how the Comstock Act has taken a more prominent role in the efforts to further limit abortion. Among other arguments, the case’s plaintiffs, anti-abortion doctors and medical associations, have invoked the Comstock Act to argue the FDA acted unlawfully by not considering the 19th century criminal prohibition on mailing abortion drugs. But much attention will be paid to any commentary about the statute, even if just in a dissent, when the Supreme Court issues its ruling in the case in the coming months. The political ramifications of the Supreme Court’s ultimate decision in the current FDA case is also at the forefront of how they approach the subject.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Comstock, Alito, Roe, Wade, Thomas, Wade –, ”, Skye Perryman, –, Elizabeth Prelogar, Biden, ” Prelogar, Julia Kaye, Joe Biden, Roger Severino, Severino, Trump, misoprostol, Donald Trump, Michelle Shen, Alayna Treene Organizations: CNN, Forward Foundation, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Department, DOJ, Republican, Heritage Foundation, Heritage Foundation’s, Department of Health, Human Services, House, Trump Locations: Roe

There are more heavily trafficked routes across the Baltimore Harbor than the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The Harbor Tunnel carries double the daily traffic of the Key Bridge and the Fort McHenry Tunnel much more than that. The six men who are missing were part of this tradition of working Baltimore: members of a construction crew, working overnight hours filling potholes on the bridge. One day in 1977, Mr. Metzger said, his father, a truck driver, was coming back home from his route and happened upon the bridge’s ribbon cutting. And the Key Bridge is gone.”

Persons: Francis Scott Key, “, ”, Kurt L, Mr, Schmoke, Rafael Alvarez, Dali, Jim Lo Scalzo, Curtis Bay, Alvarez, Baltimoreans, James Metzger, Metzger, Metzger’s Organizations: Fort, University of Baltimore, Chesapeake, Washington , D.C, Bethlehem Steel Plant, Amazon Locations: Baltimore, Fort McHenry, Baltimore’s, Maryland, Washington ,, New York City, Shutterstock

☆ Why your doctor’s office is spamming you with appointment reminders
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Prepare to be hounded with appointment reminders by phone. But now, medical practices are flooding patients with reminders of upcoming appointments — and warnings of cancellation penalties. The financial pressure for medical practices to keep patients from ghosting them is a major factor. But the notifications are getting worse because new software systems enabled medical providers to send automated messages to patients. The more reminders providers send, Kharraz said, the more patients tune them out.

Persons: ”, Oliver Kharraz, ” ZocDoc, Kharraz, “, Ron Holder, “ We’ve, Emily Kagan Trenchard, Northwell, ZocDoc Organizations: New, New York CNN, Medical Group Management Locations: New York

☆ Why the National Guard Can’t Ease All Fears About Riding the Subway
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Kathy Hochul announced, to immediate controversy, that she would deploy 1,000 members of the National Guard and the State Police to patrol New York City’s subway system in an effort to help people feel safer. “I could show you all the statistics in the world and say ‘you should feel safe’ because the numbers are better,” Ms. Hochul said. Crime in the transit system fell in 2023 compared with the previous year even as ridership increased. “But you’re the mom on the subway with your baby in the stroller, you’re the parent putting your kid on the subway to go high school, you’re that senior citizen going to a doctor’s appointment ” she continued. But the governor has made clear that shifting perceptions about the prevalence of disorder is not her only objective.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, ’ ’, Ms, Hochul, ”, Joe Scarborough Organizations: Gov, National Guard, State Police Locations: York, Brooklyn, Rockaway, New York

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital for threatening to resign in support of the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations. But in some major hospitals like the Seoul National University Hospital, they account for about 30%-40% of the total doctors, assisting senior doctors during surgeries and dealing with inpatients while training. Their walkouts have subsequently caused numerous canceled surgeries and other treatments at their hospitals and burdened South Korea’s medical service. But doctors say newly recruited students would also try to work in the capital region and in high-paying fields like plastic surgery and dermatology. Critics say doctors — one of the best-paid professions in South Korea — are only worrying about the possibility of a lower income in the future.

Persons: JaeSeung, Park, Cho KyooHong Organizations: Seoul National University Hospital, Health Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, South

☆ Here’s why the Fed cares about the cost of your haircut and your doctor’s visit
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Overall, consumer prices rose 0.3% in January 2024 from December 2023, according to the latest Consumer Price Index. The Labor Department releases its Consumer Price Index for February on Tuesday. The drivers of services inflation have been threefold: Vehicle insurance, hospital insurance, and financial services. The US Labor Department releases its Consumer Price Index for February. The US Commerce Department releases February figures on retail sales in addition to January data on business inventories.

Persons: don’t abate, Price, it’s, Bell, Saira Malik, They’ve, I’ve, Biden, Joe Biden, I’m, ”, Biden’s, Read, Guess Organizations: Washington CNN, Federal Reserve, Labor Department, Oracle, Asana, Vail Resorts, US Labor Department, US Treasury Department, National Statistics, Adobe, Dollar, Sporting Goods, Getty, US Commerce Department, The New York Fed, Manufacturing Index, University of Michigan Locations: Nuveen, Thursday’s State, America

☆ Opinion: America isn’t cool anymore. Just ask the French
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Opinion Euny Hong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

I asked her excitedly in French, “What do you think about the abortion rights thing?”“C’est fou, hein?” she said. She continued, “Trump, he wants to reverse abortion rights. Unbelievable.”“Oh!” I said, “I meant about how France is writing abortion rights into the Constitution.”“Oh that?” she said, less excitedly. On the other hand, French women were allowed to open their own checking accounts in 1965 — horrific until you realize that their American counterparts were not granted that right until 1974. But compared to today’s America, France looks like the version of a feminist utopia that could only be dreamed of by Greta Gerwig’s Barbie universe.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Laurence Rossignol, Le Monde, Rossignol, fou, hein, ”, “ Trump, “, Alexis De Tocqueville, America “, Barack Obama, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, —, Congrès, I’ve, ” Claude Malhuret, she’d, Gabriel Attal, Greta Gerwig’s Organizations: CNN, CNN — America, US, Democracy, Communist, Minnesota, American, Equality, Fraternity Locations: Paris, America, France, French, Spain, Communist China, Versailles

☆ Why Some Colombians Call Their Mothers ‘Your Mercy’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Julie Turkewitz | Nathalia Angarita | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

After Altair Jaspe moved from Venezuela to the Colombian capital, Bogotá, she was taken aback by the way she was addressed when she walked into any shop, cafe or doctor’s office. In a city that was once part of the Spanish empire, she was no longer “señora,” as she would have been called in Caracas, or perhaps, in her younger years, “muchacha” or “chama.” (Venezuelan terms for “girl” or “young woman.”)Instead, all around her, she was awarded an honorific that felt more fitting for a woman in cape and crown: Your mercy. Would your mercy like a coffee? Will your mercy be taking the appointment at 3 p.m.? Excuse me, your mercy, people told her as they passed in a doorway or elevator.

Persons: Altair Jaspe, “ Locations: Venezuela, Bogotá, Caracas

Without ever clicking a mouse or touching a screen, Mark selected this command on his computer simply using signals from his brain. “I figured I had two choices: I could wallow in self-pity, or I could pick myself up by the bootstraps and do what I could to help,” Mark said. Synchron’s brain implant, the one Mark has, is called a Stentrode and consists of a stent with electrode sensors that can detect electrical brain activity. That external transmitter sits right above the internal transmitter and carries the signal from Mark’s brain to the computer almost instantaneously. Earlier this month, Musk also said Neuralink’s first human trial participant can control a computer mouse with their brain.

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☆ A Doctor’s Lifelong Quest to Solve One of Pediatric Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Emily Baumgaertner | Ariana Drehsler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This one was from the heart of a 20-year-old jujitsu fighter who was last seen at the gym and was found dead in his bed two days later. The blood vessel tissue on the slide looked abnormal. Dr. Burns turned to the examiner: “I think this was likely one of mine.”Dr. Burns is an expert in a rare childhood illness called Kawasaki disease, which is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children worldwide. It is also one of pediatric medicine’s greatest mysteries: No one knows what causes it. And Dr. Burns, who leads the investigations at the University of California San Diego’s Kawasaki Disease Research Center, has devoted her life to solving that mystery.

Persons: Dr, Jane Burns, Burns Organizations: CSI, University of California San, Kawasaki Disease Research Locations: San Diego County

☆ One Family’s Road to Building a House Despite the Obstacles
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Heather Senison | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Lebehn, originally from Pohnpei, an island in Micronesia, got a job as a chef at the local casino; Ms. Martin found work in a doctor’s office. They had moved from Myrtle Beach, S.C., where they met at a dance at the House of Blues in 2001. Ms. Martin wanted a village to help raise their expanding family. First they rented apartments on the reservation, but those quarters were getting uncomfortably tight as their four children grew older. “Once you get to that age you need your own space, considering two of the children were 6 feet tall,” said Ms. Martin, 45.

Persons: Randa Martin, Richard Lebehn, Saint, Martin, Lebehn, ” Organizations: Saint Regis, of Blues Locations: Saint Regis Mohawk, Pohnpei, Micronesia, Myrtle Beach, S.C

☆ In Alabama, patients are praying for a change of heart on access to IVF
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Meg Tirrell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“It’s just frustrating, and it’s sad, and it’s heartbreaking,” Hardin said Thursday, the same day her clinic, Alabama Fertility Specialists, said it was temporarily stopping in vitro fertilization, or IVF, treatments because of legal risk. “I am a huge follower of Jesus,” said Hardin, who leads a group at her church for people who’ve had fertility issues. Those embryos are kept frozen in storage until they’re transferred in hopes of leading to a new pregnancy, or donated or discarded. The legal limbo has drawn the members of Hardin’s church group to lean on each other even more, she said. In July, she and her husband started the process for IVF, going through egg retrieval and freezing embryos, before she had hip surgery for a genetic condition.

Persons: Paula Jean Hardin, Wes, Hardin, “ It’s, ” Hardin, Jay Mitchell, Tom Parker, ”, Jesus, who’ve, “, –, ” Lauren Pleitz, ” Pleitz, Pleitz, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” CNN’s Isabel Rosales, Amanda Musa Organizations: CNN, Alabama Fertility, University of Alabama, Center for Reproductive, CNN Health Locations: Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham

☆ A woman with unexplained bleeding felt dismissed by her gynecologist. She swapped doctors and was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

“That's pretty much when my journey started with cancer.”AdvertisementIn 2021, at the age of 34, 14 years after her abnormal bleeding first started, Grant-Noonan was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer. Eliminating cervical cancer with vaccinesRates of cervical cancer are dropping thanks to the roll-out of vaccines in pre-teens against the human papillomavirus that causes the majority of cases, with the World Health Organization aiming to eliminate the disease by the end of the century. AdvertisementGrant-Noonan had two false negative pap smears before being diagnosed with cervical cancer. Avi-Grant-NoonanSpreading awareness of cervical cancer gives Grant-Noonan a sense of purposeOnce she was diagnosed, Grant-Noonan saw a gynecological oncologist within two weeks. Educating people about cervical cancer and how to prevent it through her involvement with Cervivor , a nonprofit network of cervical cancer survivors, has given Grant-Noonan a sense of purpose, she said.

Persons: —, Avi Grant, Noonan, Grant, “, ” Grant, ”, Noonan —, it's, weren’t, they’ve, wasn't, Noonan Grant, brachytherapy Organizations: Service, Business, World Health Organization, Disease Control, Cancer Locations: Honduras, Miami, Florida

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