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The Role Of Nurses In Detecting Elder Abuse And Neglect
Going through aging comes with many happy and positive moments. However, some seniors living alone and those in elderly care homes face different challenges that can impact their physical and mental health. Many have to deal with loneliness, anxiety, depression and...
What Causes A Low Libido?
Human desire fluctuates due to a complex combination of physiologic, psychological, and environmental variables. But occasionally, people may struggle with a decreased libido, a condition that might elicit worries and inquiries about its underlying reasons. This...
How The Police Are Waging A War Against Cybercrime
The problem of cybercrime has been increasing exponentially in recent years as the internet has become more and more integrated into our everyday lives. While the police have been quick to adapt to new technologies and approaches to fight traditional crime, they have...
Making Dollars & Sense of the Global Economy in 2023
Forecasting economic performance for the upcoming year involves analyzing a range of economic indicators to assess the potential performance of the global economy. First, let's move on to the obvious question – What is GDP? Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a crucial...
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California Health Workers May Face Rude Awakening With $25 Minimum Wage Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly a half-million health workers who stand to benefit from California’s nation-leading $25 minimum wage law could be in for a rude awakening if hospitals and other health care providers follow through on potential cuts to hours and benefits. A...
Conservative Justices Stir Trouble for Republican Politicians on Abortion
Abortion opponents have maneuvered in courthouses for years to end access to reproductive health care. In Arizona last week, a win for the anti-abortion camp caused political blowback for Republican candidates in the state and beyond. The reaction echoed the response...
MPs to vote on smoking ban for those born after 2009
Getty ImagesBy Jennifer McKiernan & Helen CattBBC PoliticsPlans to stop young people born since 2009 ever smoking are to be debated and voted on later.Rishi Sunak's bill aims to create the UK's first smoke-free generation in a major public health intervention.The...
Arm skin patch could warn of organ rejection
NHSBTBy Michelle RobertsDigital health editorSome people having a lung transplant on the NHS will receive a skin patch graft from their donor too as a way of spotting organ rejection sooner. Rejection could show as a rash on the donated skin patch, say experts,...
Young nose cells may help children fight off Covid
Getty ImagesBy Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterChildren are less likely than adults to develop severe Covid, because cells in their nose are better at fighting off the virus, a study suggests.Lab tests show ageing adult nose cells contain 100 times more virus in the...
Swap Funds or Add Services? Use of Opioid Settlement Cash Sparks Strong Disagreements
State and local governments are receiving billions of dollars in opioid settlements to address the drug crisis that has ravaged America for decades. But instead of spending the money on new addiction treatment and prevention services they couldn’t afford before, some...
When Rogue Brokers Switch People’s ACA Policies, Tax Surprises Can Follow
Tax season is never fun. But some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn’t even know they had. While the concern about unscrupulous...
Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds
Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how tens of millions of Americans struggled to retain coverage in the government insurance program for low-income...
California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge Rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued the state of California and 25 years after a federal court first ordered accommodations, a judge found that state prison and parole officials still are not doing enough to help deaf and blind...
As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the US
MONROE, N.C. — Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte, has not been happy with her tap water for a while. “Our water has been cloudy and bubbly and looks milky,” said Barrett, who blames fluoride, a...
Paxman: Parkinson’s makes you wish you’d not been born
PA MediaBy Jeremy CulleyBBC NewsJeremy Paxman said Parkinson's "makes you wish you hadn't been born" as he delivered a list of recommendations about the disease to Downing Street. The TV presenter, who was diagnosed in 2021, marked World Parkinson's Day by presenting...
NHS spring Covid booster jab bookings to open
Getty ImagesBy Michelle RobertsDigital health editorFrom Monday, the NHS will take bookings from people in England wanting a free spring Covid booster vaccine. Those eligible, including everyone aged 75 or older or with a weak immune system, can book via the NHS...