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  1. Why sharing your pills can harm your health, Gauteng Health warns

    Gauteng health officials urged residents not to share prescribed medicines, even when symptoms look alike. The Gauteng Department…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Medication #Gautenghealthdepartment #Health #medicine #stevemabona
    newsbeep.com/us/869241/

  2. Nearly 1 in 8 cancers worldwide are traced directly to infectious pathogens—primarily HPV, H. pylori, and Hepatitis B & C.  Many of these are preventable or treatable through vaccines, screening, and targeted antimicrobial care. #science #biology #medicine #vaccines

  3. Nearly 1 in 8 cancers worldwide are traced directly to infectious pathogens—primarily HPV, H. pylori, and Hepatitis B & C.  Many of these are preventable or treatable through vaccines, screening, and targeted antimicrobial care. #science #biology #medicine #vaccines

  4. Nearly 1 in 8 cancers worldwide are traced directly to infectious pathogens—primarily HPV, H. pylori, and Hepatitis B & C.  Many of these are preventable or treatable through vaccines, screening, and targeted antimicrobial care. #science #biology #medicine #vaccines

  5. Nearly 1 in 8 cancers worldwide are traced directly to infectious pathogens—primarily HPV, H. pylori, and Hepatitis B & C.  Many of these are preventable or treatable through vaccines, screening, and targeted antimicrobial care. #science #biology #medicine #vaccines

  6. New weight-loss drug targets belly fat and can give ‘flatter stomach’ in weeks

    Could a new drug that makes fat cells self-destruct be the next big GLP-1? CBL-514 targets fat cells,…
    #NewsBeep #News #Medication #AU #Australia #GLP-1 #Health #medicine #studysays #WeightLoss
    newsbeep.com/au/913879/

  7. New weight-loss drug targets belly fat and can give ‘flatter stomach’ in weeks

    Could a new drug that makes fat cells self-destruct be the next big GLP-1? CBL-514 targets fat cells,…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Medication #GLP-1 #Health #medicine #studysays #weightloss
    newsbeep.com/us/868593/

  8. Ancient sea fossil, Hittite-era seed found at Ankara excavation

    An ancient marine fossil dating back 66 million years and a 4,000-year-old love flower seed (Centaurea tchihatcheffii) uncovered…
    #EuropeSays #Turkiye #Ankara #ARCHEOLOGY #Excavations #fossils #hititekingdom #Medicine
    europesays.com/turkiye/57087/

  9. 1-Oct-2026
    Study: #SexChromosomes drive how bodies deal with #cancer, #heart health and #longevity
    New research shows that X and Y chromosomes drive risk of #diseases, including cancer, independent of hormones. Understanding these mechanisms could drive sex-aware #medicine

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #genome #chromosomes

  10. 1-Oct-2026
    Study: #SexChromosomes drive how bodies deal with #cancer, #heart health and #longevity
    New research shows that X and Y chromosomes drive risk of #diseases, including cancer, independent of hormones. Understanding these mechanisms could drive sex-aware #medicine

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #genome #chromosomes

  11. 1-Oct-2026
    Study: #SexChromosomes drive how bodies deal with #cancer, #heart health and #longevity
    New research shows that X and Y chromosomes drive risk of #diseases, including cancer, independent of hormones. Understanding these mechanisms could drive sex-aware #medicine

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #genome #chromosomes

  12. 1-Oct-2026
    Study: #SexChromosomes drive how bodies deal with #cancer, #heart health and #longevity
    New research shows that X and Y chromosomes drive risk of #diseases, including cancer, independent of hormones. Understanding these mechanisms could drive sex-aware #medicine

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #genome #chromosomes

  13. 1-Oct-2026
    #COVID19 immunity may help protect against other #bat
    #coronaviruses
    Study identifies links between virus host range and immune recognition

    ^^^
    ie we can become more batty ...

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #publicHealth #immuneSystem #vaccination #medicine

  14. 1-Oct-2026
    #COVID19 immunity may help protect against other #bat
    #coronaviruses
    Study identifies links between virus host range and immune recognition

    ^^^
    ie we can become more batty ...

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #publicHealth #immuneSystem #vaccination #medicine

  15. 1-Oct-2026
    #COVID19 immunity may help protect against other #bat
    #coronaviruses
    Study identifies links between virus host range and immune recognition

    ^^^
    ie we can become more batty ...

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #publicHealth #immuneSystem #vaccination #medicine

  16. 1-Oct-2026
    #COVID19 immunity may help protect against other #bat
    #coronaviruses
    Study identifies links between virus host range and immune recognition

    ^^^
    ie we can become more batty ...

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #publicHealth #immuneSystem #vaccination #medicine

  17. Hiccups lasting over 48 hours count as persistent. In Lebanon, they were a 65-year-old smoker's only complaint, and a lung abscess was the cause. #wellness #medicine #casestudy

    medicaldaily.com/ersistent-hic

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  18. Hiccups lasting over 48 hours count as persistent. In Lebanon, they were a 65-year-old smoker's only complaint, and a lung abscess was the cause. #wellness #medicine #casestudy

    medicaldaily.com/ersistent-hic

    Posted into FLIPBOARD EXCHANGE FEED 🗞️ @flipboard-exchange-feed-Econopass

  19. Hiccups lasting over 48 hours count as persistent. In Lebanon, they were a 65-year-old smoker's only complaint, and a lung abscess was the cause. #wellness #medicine #casestudy

    medicaldaily.com/ersistent-hic

    Posted into FLIPBOARD EXCHANGE FEED 🗞️ @flipboard-exchange-feed-Econopass

  20. The Limb Shift
    This podcast isn't just about prosthetics, surgeries, or rehabilitation—though those things matter. It's about identity, resilience, grief, humour, frustration, and the strange, unexpected moments that define life after limb loss...

    Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: greataustralianpods.com/the-li

    #AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Society #Culture #Health #Wellness #Medicine #AlliedHealth #Personal

  21. The Limb Shift
    This podcast isn't just about prosthetics, surgeries, or rehabilitation—though those things matter. It's about identity, resilience, grief, humour, frustration, and the strange, unexpected moments that define life after limb loss...

    Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: greataustralianpods.com/the-li

    #AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Society #Culture #Health #Wellness #Medicine #AlliedHealth #Personal

  22. The Limb Shift
    This podcast isn't just about prosthetics, surgeries, or rehabilitation—though those things matter. It's about identity, resilience, grief, humour, frustration, and the strange, unexpected moments that define life after limb loss...

    Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: greataustralianpods.com/the-li

    #AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Society #Culture #Health #Wellness #Medicine #AlliedHealth #Personal

  23. The Limb Shift
    This podcast isn't just about prosthetics, surgeries, or rehabilitation—though those things matter. It's about identity, resilience, grief, humour, frustration, and the strange, unexpected moments that define life after limb loss...

    Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: greataustralianpods.com/the-li

    #AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Society #Culture #Health #Wellness #Medicine #AlliedHealth #Personal

  24. Not surprising at all considering where period blood comes from, the cradle of life.

    Women's menstrual blood contains stem cells known as menstrual blood-derived stem cells (MenSCs), which have the potential to differentiate into various cell types and be used in regenerative medicine. Incredible power.

    #science #medicine

  25. Not surprising at all considering where period blood comes from, the cradle of life.

    Women's menstrual blood contains stem cells known as menstrual blood-derived stem cells (MenSCs), which have the potential to differentiate into various cell types and be used in regenerative medicine. Incredible power.

    #science #medicine

  26. Not surprising at all considering where period blood comes from, the cradle of life.

    Women's menstrual blood contains stem cells known as menstrual blood-derived stem cells (MenSCs), which have the potential to differentiate into various cell types and be used in regenerative medicine. Incredible power.

    #science #medicine

  27. “Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing the largest and deadliest Ebola disease outbreak in its history….

    [War] conditions make it much harder to stop the outbreak, which continues to spread at an alarming rate.”

    msf.org/what-will-it-take-end-

    #Health #Medicine #Epidemic #Ebola #Congo #Africa

  28. “Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing the largest and deadliest Ebola disease outbreak in its history….

    [War] conditions make it much harder to stop the outbreak, which continues to spread at an alarming rate.”

    msf.org/what-will-it-take-end-

    #Health #Medicine #Epidemic #Ebola #Congo #Africa

  29. “Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing the largest and deadliest Ebola disease outbreak in its history….

    [War] conditions make it much harder to stop the outbreak, which continues to spread at an alarming rate.”

    msf.org/what-will-it-take-end-

    #Health #Medicine #Epidemic #Ebola #Congo #Africa

  30. “Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing the largest and deadliest Ebola disease outbreak in its history….

    [War] conditions make it much harder to stop the outbreak, which continues to spread at an alarming rate.”

    msf.org/what-will-it-take-end-

    #Health #Medicine #Epidemic #Ebola #Congo #Africa

  31. DATE: October 1, 2026 at 10:02AM
    SOURCE: STAT HEALTH TECH

    TITLE: STAT+: A major insurer on how it may replicate Medicare’s chronic-care experiment

    URL: statnews.com/2026/10/01/major-

    You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday.

    Blue Shield of California is one of 17 major health plans that has committed to adopting payment models inspired by the Medicare Innovation Center’s ACCESS Model.

    The insurer’s chief medical officer Ravi Kavasery told me that it’s still figuring out details of what this will look like, including whether it will adopt CMS payment amounts and what organizations it will work with. He said Blue Shield of California, which serves 6 million members, expect to launch similar models in commercial plans in 2027. 

    Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

    URL: statnews.com/2026/10/01/major-

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  32. DATE: October 1, 2026 at 10:02AM
    SOURCE: STAT HEALTH TECH

    TITLE: STAT+: A major insurer on how it may replicate Medicare’s chronic-care experiment

    URL: statnews.com/2026/10/01/major-

    You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday.

    Blue Shield of California is one of 17 major health plans that has committed to adopting payment models inspired by the Medicare Innovation Center’s ACCESS Model.

    The insurer’s chief medical officer Ravi Kavasery told me that it’s still figuring out details of what this will look like, including whether it will adopt CMS payment amounts and what organizations it will work with. He said Blue Shield of California, which serves 6 million members, expect to launch similar models in commercial plans in 2027. 

    Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

    URL: statnews.com/2026/10/01/major-

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    Learn more at statnews.com/category/health-t .

    See also their complete Mastodon account at @STAT .

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  33. DATE: October 1, 2026 at 10:02AM
    SOURCE: STAT HEALTH TECH

    TITLE: STAT+: A major insurer on how it may replicate Medicare’s chronic-care experiment

    URL: statnews.com/2026/10/01/major-

    You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday.

    Blue Shield of California is one of 17 major health plans that has committed to adopting payment models inspired by the Medicare Innovation Center’s ACCESS Model.

    The insurer’s chief medical officer Ravi Kavasery told me that it’s still figuring out details of what this will look like, including whether it will adopt CMS payment amounts and what organizations it will work with. He said Blue Shield of California, which serves 6 million members, expect to launch similar models in commercial plans in 2027. 

    Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

    URL: statnews.com/2026/10/01/major-

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    STAT News reports "from the frontiers of health and medicine".

    Learn more at statnews.com/category/health-t .

    See also their complete Mastodon account at @STAT .

    This robot is NOT affiliated with STAT news and merely rebroadcasts from their site. Responses posted here are not monitored.

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  34. 🥳 A milestone in #medicine: #CharitéBerlin has successfully treated a 19-year-old with the world’s first #CRISPR gene-editing therapy. This is the first time the treatment has been administered in Germany since gaining regulatory approval.

    Prof. Emmanuelle Charpentier, CRISPR discoverer and Nobel laureate, was there when the young patient received the gene therapy. Today, he finally lives a normal life:

    👉 charite.de/en/service/press_re

    #science #betathalassemia #health #rarediseases

  35. 🥳 A milestone in #medicine: #CharitéBerlin has successfully treated a 19-year-old with the world’s first #CRISPR gene-editing therapy. This is the first time the treatment has been administered in Germany since gaining regulatory approval.

    Prof. Emmanuelle Charpentier, CRISPR discoverer and Nobel laureate, was there when the young patient received the gene therapy. Today, he finally lives a normal life:

    👉 charite.de/en/service/press_re

    #science #betathalassemia #health #rarediseases

  36. 🥳 A milestone in #medicine: #CharitéBerlin has successfully treated a 19-year-old with the world’s first #CRISPR gene-editing therapy. This is the first time the treatment has been administered in Germany since gaining regulatory approval.

    Prof. Emmanuelle Charpentier, CRISPR discoverer and Nobel laureate, was there when the young patient received the gene therapy. Today, he finally lives a normal life:

    👉 charite.de/en/service/press_re

    #science #betathalassemia #health #rarediseases

  37. October is finally here! So get ready to ‘#science the shit out of this’ #AmericanCarnage created by the #SuperIdiot in the #WhiteHouse.

    Next week are the #NobelPrize announcements in #Medicine #Physics #Chemistry #Literature and #Peace. (There’s only a pretend ‘Nobel Prize’ in #Economics.)

    Then in #Tennessee we’ll start the 10th annual statewide #STEAM Festival! Most events are in-person and *free*, but some have admission and others are free but virtual. More info at tnsteam.org/about

  38. October is finally here! So get ready to ‘#science the shit out of this’ #AmericanCarnage created by the #SuperIdiot in the #WhiteHouse.

    Next week are the #NobelPrize announcements in #Medicine #Physics #Chemistry #Literature and #Peace. (There’s only a pretend ‘Nobel Prize’ in #Economics.)

    Then in #Tennessee we’ll start the 10th annual statewide #STEAM Festival! Most events are in-person and *free*, but some have admission and others are free but virtual. More info at tnsteam.org/about

  39. October is finally here! So get ready to ‘#science the shit out of this’ #AmericanCarnage created by the #SuperIdiot in the #WhiteHouse.

    Next week are the #NobelPrize announcements in #Medicine #Physics #Chemistry #Literature and #Peace. (There’s only a pretend ‘Nobel Prize’ in #Economics.)

    Then in #Tennessee we’ll start the 10th annual statewide #STEAM Festival! Most events are in-person and *free*, but some have admission and others are free but virtual. More info at tnsteam.org/about

  40. October is finally here! So get ready to ‘#science the shit out of this’ #AmericanCarnage created by the #SuperIdiot in the #WhiteHouse.

    Next week are the #NobelPrize announcements in #Medicine #Physics #Chemistry #Literature and #Peace. (There’s only a pretend ‘Nobel Prize’ in #Economics.)

    Then in #Tennessee we’ll start the 10th annual statewide #STEAM Festival! Most events are in-person and *free*, but some have admission and others are free but virtual. More info at tnsteam.org/about

  41. NEW: Emma Joyce died at 3 years old. The next year, her sister Ava Joan died.

    Then their brother died from the same complication of untreated diabetes that killed Ava Joan.

    Later, a fourth sibling died.

    Their parents believed in prayer, not medicine.
    propublica.org/article/idaho-f

    #News #Idaho #Religion #Law #Medicine #Health #Children #Family