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InstagramThe following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. After a hospital patient posted a video urging followers to “stop drinking chia seed water,” physician Mahyar “Max” Maddahali, MD, explained that chia seeds can have interactions with certain medications. What’s the best thing your doctor could say to you? […]See the Story
Chia Seed Medication Interactions; A Star Is Born; Doc Says to #MaskUp
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Hitting Psoriatic Arthritis Early With Apremilast Helps Some Patients, Trial Finds
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Cancer · United StatesPatients with cancer want information and advice early in the disease course about how to deal with the financial stressors of their costly care. (Northwestern University) The FDA expanded approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to include combination therapy with pemetrexed and cisplatin for previously untreated advanced/metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma, Merck announced. Patients who are overweight or […]See the Story
Earlier Info on Financial Stress; Obesity and Second Cancers; Carcinogenic Condoms?
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Los Angeles County · Los Angeles CountyWhile two people in Los Angeles County recently were infected with “raccoon roundworm,” the infection is rare and doesn’t pose a widespread threat, experts said. The parasite that causes the disease, Baylisascaris procyonis, lives in the intestines of raccoons. While it doesn’t make them sick, eggs can be excreted in the animals’ feces and people […]See the Story
What to Know About ‘Raccoon Roundworm’
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Tennessee · TennesseeA Tennessee family is suing physician Carrie Madej, DO, and two other doctors for allegedly treating their 80-year-old father’s COVID symptoms with hydrogen peroxide, leading to his death. (WSMV4) An independent cardiology practice in Oregon filed a $15 million antitrust and defamation lawsuit against Salem Health, alleging it used intimidation and misinformation in its effort […]See the Story
Docs Accused of Treating Fatal COVID With Peroxide; Cardiologists’ Defamation Suit
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California, United States · CaliforniaCalifornia has the lowest maternal mortality rate in the nation, but the state announced an ambitious plan to further halve maternal mortality by the end of 2026. The initiative, called Strong Start & Beyond, was released September 17 by the Office of the California Surgeon General, Diana E. Ramos, MD, MPH, MBA, along with the […]See the Story
California Pledges to Halve Maternal Mortality By Late 2026
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