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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/online-doctor-reviews-need-to-go/ I suppose I understand why online patient reviews of physicians exist. Patients have told me they provide helpful information when searching for a new physician. Physicians have told me they provide insight into what patients are thinking. They can give patients a sense of agency in a medical system that so often strips it from […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/ultra-processed-foods-are-bad-for-bone-health-even-in-younger-adults/ Share on PinterestA new study suggests that people who eat more ultra-processed foods have poorer bone health. Sibila and Pavel/Stocksy Eating higher amounts of ultra-processed foods is associated with lower bone mineral density, even in younger adults under 65. Researchers also found that high ultra-processed food intake increases the risk of hip fractures. Experts say […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/jehovahs-witnesses-transfusion-policy-now-allows-storage-use-of-ones-own-blood/ Leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses are modifying their prohibition on receiving blood transfusions on religious grounds, now allowing members to decide whether to allow their own blood to be drawn and stored in advance for such things as a scheduled surgery with a risk of significant blood loss. But the organization is retaining its wider prohibition […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/i-spent-five-months-in-a-mother-and-baby-mental-health-unit-heres-what-i-want-mums-to-know/ Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yve15lvgko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-03-21 21:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post I spent five months in a mother and baby mental health unit – here’s what I want mums to know first […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/quiz-time-whose-son-wont-get-antibiotics-unless-on-his-deathbed/ The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/glaucoma-checks-in-primary-care-wastewater-to-screen-for-colorectal-cancer/ TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include brain architecture and diet, use of wastewater to screen […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/you-can-now-buy-a-diy-quantum-computer/ Two engineers work on one of Qilimanjaro’s quantum computers Qilimanjaro Quantum computers once seemed like fanciful machines of the future. Now, a DIY kit means that anyone with enough money and engineering skills can have one of their own. Barcelona-based quantum computing company Qilimanjaro created EduQit by taking a “flatpack furniture” approach – gathering all […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/gene-therapy-supply-runs-out-company-warns-of-treatment-delays/ Etranacogene dezaparvovec (Hemgenix), the only commercially available gene therapy for hemophilia B, is temporarily unavailable, according to maker CSL Behring. In a letter addressed to the hemophilia B community, the company said it is experiencing a “temporary global stockout” of the one-time gene therapy that will result in treatment delays for some patients in countries […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/to-limit-antibiotic-overprescribing-take-a-page-from-the-opioid-epidemic/ In 2012, approximately 255 million opioid prescriptions were written in the U.S. At the time, prescribers may have thought these drugs were safe and effective, but in reality, opioids were sending many patients down a spiral of abuse and addiction from which they would not recover. While opioids can be beneficial, it seems obvious in […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/menopause-before-age-40-linked-to-higher-risk/ Share on PinterestPremature menopause has been linked to a higher risk of coronary artery disease. FG Trade/Getty Images Women who go through natural menopause before age 40 face a 40% higher lifetime risk of coronary heart disease. Black women are three times as likely to experience premature menopause as white women. Untreated menopause symptoms like […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/rfk-jr-touts-food-as-medicine-he-often-overstates-the-science-experts-say/ In the Trump administration’s campaign to promote healthy eating, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not stopped at his slogan urging people to “eat real food” to prevent disease. In recent speeches and podcast appearances, Kennedy also has claimed that diet can “cure” schizophrenia and diabetes and allow people to rid themselves of bipolar […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/patients-can-manage-their-own-warfarin-just-fine-study-suggests/ Patient self-management of warfarin is endorsed by U.S. guidelines, but an in-clinic approach remains the norm due to clinician reluctance and other barriers. Among patients who agreed to make their own warfarin dosing decisions based on home monitoring in a small study, 87% successfully transitioned to patient self-management. Over 80% of warfarin dosing decisions were […] […] More