Daniel Cummings pledges NDP health care equity 2023
Daniel Cummings, New Democratic Party (NDP) Parliamentary Representative for West Kingstown, has urged supporters to vote in the General Elections to defeat the Unity Labour Party (ULP). Cummings told the crowd that he did not go to the event to talk about over 20 years of terrible healthcare, the inconvenience of having to scramble to…
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World Hypertension Day: 5 blood pressure-lowering drinks 2023
Young and old are increasingly concerned about blood pressure. Stress and poor lifestyle choices can cause hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and others. People are less active and eating more unhealthy foods heavy in salt, sugar, and trans fats. Increased junk food consumption and lack of cooking time may be the causes. Controlling blood pressure starts…
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Creative health innovation 2023
I published A Social Glue with Dr. Clive Parkinson during the epidemic. This was a polemic and a call to action, born of the issues we faced and motivated by the great possibility and energy we felt surrounding creative health. A Social Glue rightly highlighted Greater Manchester as a creative health vanguard, but it also…
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Psychologist outlines juvenile anxiety causes 2023
Mental health awareness week this year focuses on anxiety. Youth anxiety is growing, according to experts. Several studies have shown that teenagers and young people nowadays are at higher risk of anxiety than prior generations. Mass addiction Youths worry about social acceptance. This implies that weekend drinking gatherings often become regular events. Alcohol and smoking…
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Smartphone-using Kids May Have Mental Health Issues 2023
A global assessment of 40 nations, including India, found worrying effects for young toddlers given cellphones or tablets. The study implies that smartphone-exposed youngsters are more likely to develop mental health issues as young adults. Sapien Labs, a US non-profit, collected data from 27,969 18-to-24-year-olds, including 4,000 from India, on May 15. It reads Young…
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As the epidemic ends, state leaders honor healthcare workers 2023
As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down, state officials in Illinois honored the healthcare workers who fought the virus during the pandemic. In March of 2020, Governor J.B. Pritzker issued his first pandemic disaster declaration. The measures included stay-at-home orders, the closure of businesses and institutions, and the requirement of masks and vaccinations for some employees.…
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Health officials call 10% of Norfolk residents “pre-diabetic.” 2023
In Norfolk and Waveney, an estimated 110,000 adults are living with prediabetes, according to statistics released by local health officials. This is a condition in which blood sugar levels are elevated, putting the individual at “extreme risk” of developing type 2 diabetes if no action is taken. The data was published in advance of Diabetes…
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USAID-IHP teaches 50 Kebbi health professionals on maternal, child death surveillance and response 2023
USAID-IHP is training 50 Kebbi state health workers on the Federal Government’s new MPCDSR guidelines. For six days, the USAID-IHP, Mometum-Safe surgery in family planning and obstetrics, Federal Ministry of Health, and Kebbi state protected pregnant women, their unborn children, and children under five. The Abuja country office’s IHP Technical Lead Maternal and Newborn,Health, Family…
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Nurses: The key to Our Future 2023
Overworked and underpaid! This describes most Indian nurses. India has nearly three million nurses. It seems excessive. These results are troubling given the country’s billionth population and rising illness rates and medical needs. On May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday, International Nurses’ Day honors nurses’ efforts. Nurses are vital to healthcare. They’ve helped reduce health inequalities…
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Gowon Urges Health Investments 2023
General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.), Nigeria’s former president, says continuous investments in the dynamic health sector would help meet Nigerians’ medical demands. On Friday, Gowon made the claim during the 50th-anniversary celebration of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital in Benin City, Edo State, which he had visited as president of state on May 12, 1973.…
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