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How To Measure Blood Pressure Accurately And AVOID These Common Mistakes

June 6, 2025 Admin No Comments

Checking your blood pressure (BP) may seem like a straightforward task—wrap the cuff around your arm, press a button, and wait for the numbers to appear. But in reality, accurate blood pressure measurement is a delicate process. Even small mistakes can lead to misleading results, prompting unnecessary worry or, worse, causing a serious condition to…

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Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro may lower oral contraceptive effectiveness., UK’s MHRA warns | The Express Tribune

June 5, 2025 Admin No Comments

Listen to article The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued an alert urging women using weight-loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro to use effective contraception after receiving multiple reports of pregnancies among users, The Guardian reported on June 5, 2025. The alert follows 40 reports of pregnancy in women taking these…

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Abortion guidelines branded horrifying by grieving mum

June 4, 2025 Admin No Comments

Elen Hughes Elen Hughes says if she was investigated while grieving, it “might well have been the end of me” Women’s bodies are still controlled by “Victorian era” laws, a mum has said, after police issued new guidelines which allow officers to search grieving women for abortion drugs. Elen Hughes, from the Llŷn Peninsula in…

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Coffee boosts healthy aging odds for women: 30-year study | The Express Tribune

June 4, 2025 Admin No Comments

Listen to article A recent study from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) explored the relationship between caffeine consumption in midlife and the likelihood of healthy aging (HA) in women during older adulthood. The study, involving 47,513 women with data collected since 1984, found that caffeine intake was modestly associated with better odds of achieving healthy aging. Healthy aging…

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Gilgit-Baltistan reports first case of poliovirus in toddler

June 2, 2025 Admin No Comments

A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi on August 7, 2023. — AFP ISLAMABAD: The Gilgit-Baltistan region on Monday reported its first case of polio in 2025, marking a concerning emergence of the crippling disease in an area previously thought to be polio-free. Officials confirmed today…

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What your blood quietly reveals about your eating habits

May 31, 2025 Admin No Comments

Blood and urine tests have been found to detect the amount of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) a person eats, according to new research. Using machine learning, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified hundreds of metabolites (molecules produced during metabolism) that correlated with processed food intake. The team developed a “biomarker score” that predicts…

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Healthy Returns: RFK Jr.’s Covid vaccine recommendation change could threaten health, access

May 28, 2025 Admin No Comments

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. A wave of outrage is sweeping the scientific and medical world after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to stop recommending routine Covid-19…

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Health expert calls Trump’s medical research cuts “reckless destruction”

May 25, 2025 Admin No Comments

Health expert calls Trump’s medical research cuts “reckless destruction” Health expert calls Trump’s medical research cuts “reckless destruction” 02:25 The National Institutes of Health is the world’s largest source of funding for medical research. It has also undergone huge budget cuts in recent weeks imposed by the Trump administration, which prompts thoughts from Dr. Timothy…

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Top 5 Mistakes Med Students Make During Clinical Rotations and How to Avoid Them | The Express Tribune

May 23, 2025 Admin No Comments

Medical rotations are a crucial part of your education, but they can also be overwhelming. It’s easy to fall into some common traps that hinder your learning and professional growth. Here’s a breakdown of the top five mistakes many med students make during their clinical rotations—and how to avoid them, as highlighted by Medscape and…

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Two new polio cases detected in Pakistan – SUCH TV

May 21, 2025 Admin No Comments

Pakistan has registered two more polio cases in 2025. According to details, polio cases emerged in Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In Lakki Marwat, the virus was detected in a 26-month-old girl residing in Union Council Bakhmal Ahmad Zai, Sarai Naurang tehsil. Symptoms first appeared on April 22, according to sources. In…

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