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☆ Pregnant woman learns she has cancer through routine prenatal blood testing. She’s not alone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

She was shocked when the test results came back. Test results can come back as “atypical” for many reasons, such as noncancerous growths like uterine fibroids. Instead, she enrolled in a study at the National Institutes of Health that involved examining women who received abnormal prenatal DNA-sequencing test results like hers. Sequencing results showing a particularly “chaotic” pattern across multiple chromosomes were observed in 47 of the 51 participants with cancer. Their treatment should not be delayed because they are pregnant,” Bianchi said.

Persons: Dr, Naseem Khorram’s, nephrologist, Khorram, ”, “, ‘, Hodgkin, ” Khorram, She’s, Diana Bianchi, Eunice Kennedy, Bianchi, you’ve, ” Bianchi, Britta Weigelt, ” Weigelt, “ I’m, Weigelt, Emeline, gynecologic, NYU Langone’s, Aviki, Sarah Kim, Sanjay Gupta, ” Kim Organizations: CNN, National Institutes of Health, New England, of Medicine, National, of Child Health, Human, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYU, NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer, American Cancer Society, Get CNN, CNN Health Locations: Los Angeles, Long, United States

44 health care workers saw multiple cases of preteen children who had been shot in the head or chest in Gaza. 2 did not Merril Tydings Flight, emergency and critical care nurse, 44 years old, Santa Fe, N.M. “ These people were starving. ” Abeerah Muhammad Emergency and critical care nurse, 33 years old, Dallas, Texas “ Everyone we met showed us pictures of themselves before October. ” Merril Tydings Flight, emergency and critical care nurse, 44 years old, Santa Fe, N.M. “ It is very simple. ” 53 health care workers saw many children suffering from easily preventable infections, some of whom died from them.

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☆ Ozempic reduces risk of serious illness and death in people with diabetes and kidney disease, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Diabetes is a key risk factor for kidney disease, which is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and worldwide; about 1 in 3 people with diabetes also has chronic kidney disease, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But new research shows that weekly injections of semaglutide cut the risk of severe outcomes from diabetic kidney disease by about 24%. The new study found even broader related benefits of semaglutide treatment among people with diabetic kidney disease. “Kidney disease attributed to diabetes, or diabetic kidney disease, is one of the most common and deadly complications of diabetes. Yet, unfortunately, there’s very low awareness around it,” said Dr. Katherine Tuttle, chair of the Diabetic Kidney Disease Collaborative for the American Society of Nephrology.

Persons: ”, Vlado Perkovic, “ Semaglutide, Martin Holst Lange, Katherine Tuttle, ” It’s, Tuttle, semaglutide, It’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, White, ” Tuttle Organizations: CNN, Diabetes, US Centers for Disease Control, New England, of Medicine, European Renal Association Congress, University of New, University of New South Wales Sydney, Novo Nordisk, American Society of Nephrology, Providence Inland Northwest Health, Health Sciences, University of Washington, CNN Health Locations: United States, University of New South, Danish, American

☆ Is your ‘emotional support water bottle’ causing overhydration?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Always having a sip of water by your side can be great for remembering to stay hydrated, but sometimes forming an attachment to a water bottle can lead to a fixation on hydration that could have serious health consequences if taken too far, according to medical experts. “But there are situations in which people are obsessed with drinking water. Drinking water when thirsty can activate dopamine-related pathways, giving people a pleasurable response, Bober said. But without moderation, an overreliance on the feel-good chemical hit could be the factor that leads to an increase in water intake and overhydration. The emotional support water bottle has its perks, but even drinking water needs to be in moderation — and the reusable bottle should be cleaned regularly, Bober said.

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☆ 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

☆ A man on a Delta flight was accused of groping the woman beside him. He blamed bad eyesight saying he was aiming for her thigh.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Georgia doctor was charged with abusive sexual contact aboard a Delta flight. The woman said he touched her crotch, and the outside of her genitals through her pants. He said he tried to squeeze her thigh but got her crotch as he didn't have his glasses on. "At some point I saw her and reached out and grabbed her right upper thigh with my left hand. Cho told Portland police that he worked in Georgia and was travelling to Portland to propose to his girlfriend.

Persons: didn't, Jake Namjik Cho, Cho Organizations: Morning, Delta Airlines, Portland International, Portland police, Police, Portland, FBI Locations: Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia, Maine, Portland, Fayetteville , Atlanta

☆ The Foods That Keep You Hydrated
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-28 | by ( Hannah Seo | More About Hannah Seo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With dangerous levels of heat blanketing several regions of the United States, hydration is more important than ever. If you’re not taking in enough fluid to produce adequate sweat on a hot day, you may be more vulnerable to heat stroke. So taking in liquids is crucial, but hydration can go beyond simply drinking water. The popular belief that we all need to be drinking eight cups a day to be truly hydrated persists, though it has been debunked again and again. For example, “just because your urine is dark, that doesn’t prove that you’re dehydrated.”Being hydrated simply means consuming enough fluids to the point where you’re not thirsty, Dr. Negoianu said, and that amount varies for everyone.

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