சுண்டல் ஊற வைத்த நீரைக் குடிப்பதால் பெறும் நன்மைகள் குறித்து தெரியுமா?சுண்டல் ஊற வைத்த நீரைக் குடிப்பதால் பெறும் நன்மைகள் குறித்து தெரியுமா?

கொண்டைக்கடலை என்னும் சுண்டலில் புரோட்டீன் மற்றும் பிற அத்தியாவசிய சத்துக்கள் அதிகம் உள்ளன. இதனை அடிக்கடி உணவில் சேர்த்தால் உடல் ஆரோக்கியமாக இருக்கும். சுண்டலை பலவாறு சாப்பிடலாம். அதில் ஊற வைத்து பச்சையாக சாப்பிடுவது, குழம்பாக தயாரித்து சாப்பிடுவது, முளைக்கட்ட வைத்து சாப்பிடுவது போன்றவை குறிப்பிடத்தக்கவை. இதுவரை நாம் சுண்டலை சாப்பிடுவதால் பெறும் நன்மைகளைக் குறித்து தான்

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Beyond going neutral: Addressing healthcare's supply chain poses the next big environmental challengeBeyond going neutral: Addressing healthcare's supply chain poses the next big environmental challengeBeyond going neutral: Addressing healthcare's supply chain poses the next big environmental challenge

Beyond going neutral: Addressing healthcare's supply chain poses the next big environmental challenge

The next step in reducing healthcare's climate footprint should focus on limiting the greenhouse gas contributions from its supply chain, experts say.

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Supreme Court doesn't block Texas abortion law, sets hearingSupreme Court doesn't block Texas abortion law, sets hearingSupreme Court doesn't block Texas abortion law, sets hearing

Supreme Court doesn't block Texas abortion law, sets hearing

The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case in early November.

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Another health plan targets dual-eligibles through Medicare Advantage-as-a-serviceAnother health plan targets dual-eligibles through Medicare Advantage-as-a-serviceAnother health plan targets dual-eligibles through Medicare Advantage-as-a-service

Another health plan targets dual-eligibles through Medicare Advantage-as-a-service

The launch of Belong Health and Aria Medicare signals growing interest for quick solutions to join the lucrative Medicare Advantage market.

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Even with more transparency, hospitals still charge wildly different amounts for the same procedureEven with more transparency, hospitals still charge wildly different amounts for the same procedureEven with more transparency, hospitals still charge wildly different amounts for the same procedure

Even with more transparency, hospitals still charge wildly different amounts for the same procedure

Published hospital prices show wide variations for the same care, demonstrating to advocates that price transparency can help consumers shop for the best prices.

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23andMe to acquire telemedicine platform company Lemonaid Health for $400M in cash, stock23andMe to acquire telemedicine platform company Lemonaid Health for $400M in cash, stock23andMe to acquire telemedicine platform company Lemonaid Health for $400M in cash, stock

23andMe to acquire telemedicine platform company Lemonaid Health for $400M in cash, stock

Under the terms of the deal, 23andMe will acquire Lemonaid for $100 million in cash and $300 million in common stock. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.

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5 things about Babylon's $460M merger 5 things about Babylon's $460M merger 5 things about Babylon's $460M merger

5 things about Babylon's $460M merger

The AI-powered telehealth software joined Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. in the latest special purpose acquisition corporation merger.

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Cerner to lay off 150 workers next monthCerner to lay off 150 workers next monthCerner to lay off 150 workers next month

Cerner to lay off 150 workers next month

New Cerner CEO Dr. David Feinberg, who took the helm as company CEO on Oct. 1, sent an email to staff Thursday informing them about the upcoming layoffs, a Cerner spokesperson confirmed to Modern Healthcare.

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OSHA to states: Protect workers from COVID or forfeit authorityOSHA to states: Protect workers from COVID or forfeit authorityOSHA to states: Protect workers from COVID or forfeit authority

OSHA to states: Protect workers from COVID or forfeit authority

OSHA officials have threatened to take over three states’ workplace safety programs because they failed to adopt emergency COVID-19 rules to protect healthcare workers.

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What is the 'delta plus' variant of the coronavirus?What is the 'delta plus' variant of the coronavirus?What is the 'delta plus' variant of the coronavirus?

What is the 'delta plus' variant of the coronavirus?

Scientists are monitoring the delta-related variant — known as AY.4.2. — to see if it might spread more easily or be more deadly than previous versions of the coronavirus.

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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kidsPfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kidsPfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids

Kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to that age group.

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தூங்குவதற்கு முன் கிரீன் டீ குடிக்கலாமா? அப்படி குடிச்சா என்ன நடக்கும் தெரியுமா? தூங்குவதற்கு முன் கிரீன் டீ குடிக்கலாமா? அப்படி குடிச்சா என்ன நடக்கும் தெரியுமா?

மக்களிடையே கிரீன் டீ மிகவும் பிரபலமைந்து வருகிறது. தங்கள் உடல் எடையை குறைக்கவும் இன்னும் பல ஆரோக்கிய நன்மைகளை பெறவும் கிரீன் டீயை அருந்துகிறார்கள். கிரீன் டீ இரத்த ஓட்டத்தை மேம்படுத்தவும், கொலஸ்ட்ராலைக் குறைக்கவும் உதவுகிறது. பல ஆய்வுகளின் படி, கிரீன் டீ உயர் இரத்த அழுத்தம் முதல் இதய செயலிழப்பு வரை இதயம் தொடர்பான பல்வேறு

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நிபுணர்கள் சொல்லும் இந்த வழியில் முட்டை சாப்பிடுவதுதான் உங்களுக்கு நல்லதாம்...! நிபுணர்கள் சொல்லும் இந்த வழியில் முட்டை சாப்பிடுவதுதான் உங்களுக்கு நல்லதாம்...!

ஊட்டச்சத்து நிபுணர்கள் முட்டைகளை நமது வழக்கமான உணவின் ஒரு பகுதியாக மாற்ற வேண்டும் என்று பரிந்துரைக்கின்றனர். ஆனால் நீங்கள் விரும்பும் விதத்தில் அவற்றை தயார் செய்து சாப்பிடுவது, உங்களுக்கு நல்ல ஊட்டச்சத்தை அளிக்கும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கலாம். எப்படி மற்றும் எவ்வளவு புரதத்தை உங்களுக்கு வழங்குகிறது என்ற அடிப்படையில் நீங்கள் முட்டைகளைத் தயாரிக்கும் விதம் மிகவும் முக்கியமானது. முட்டையில்

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Massachusetts hospital workers lose bid on vaccine mandateMassachusetts hospital workers lose bid on vaccine mandateMassachusetts hospital workers lose bid on vaccine mandate

Massachusetts hospital workers lose bid on vaccine mandate

A federal judge denied a request by several employees at the largest hospital system in Massachusetts for an injunction to block the company from placing them on unpaid leave for violating the system's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

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CMS official questions future of Medicare Advantage paymentsCMS official questions future of Medicare Advantage paymentsCMS official questions future of Medicare Advantage payments

CMS official questions future of Medicare Advantage payments

As enrollment in Medicare Advantage grows, there will be hard questions about how plans are paid for their services, said Jonathan Blum, a top CMS official.

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Beaumont Health suspends 370 workers over COVID-19 vaccine mandateBeaumont Health suspends 370 workers over COVID-19 vaccine mandateBeaumont Health suspends 370 workers over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Beaumont Health suspends 370 workers over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Just over 1 percent of Beaumont Health System's workforce, or 370 of its roughly 33,000 workers, were suspended this week for not receiving the COVID vaccine, the system says.

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Return of high-acuity surgeries helped boost Tenet Healthcare's Q3Return of high-acuity surgeries helped boost Tenet Healthcare's Q3Return of high-acuity surgeries helped boost Tenet Healthcare's Q3

Return of high-acuity surgeries helped boost Tenet Healthcare's Q3

Tenet Healthcare generated about $450 million in net income to shareholders in the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from an almost $200 million net loss in the prior-year period.

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Oak Street Health buys virtual specialty-care firm RubiconMD for $130MOak Street Health buys virtual specialty-care firm RubiconMD for $130MOak Street Health buys virtual specialty-care firm RubiconMD for $130M

Oak Street Health buys virtual specialty-care firm RubiconMD for $130M

Oak Street Health plans to integrate RubiconMD's services so that its clinics can provide virtual specialty consults, manage patient care and streamline referrals.

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Tennessee claimed more than $1B in improper uncompensated care, audit findsTennessee claimed more than $1B in improper uncompensated care, audit findsTennessee claimed more than $1B in improper uncompensated care, audit finds

Tennessee claimed more than $1B in improper uncompensated care, audit finds

Tennessee claimed $2 billion in certified public expenditures from 2009 to 2014. Only $909.4 million was allowable and supported, federal auditors said.

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UnitedHealth to repay providers shortchanged for COVID vaccine administrationUnitedHealth to repay providers shortchanged for COVID vaccine administrationUnitedHealth to repay providers shortchanged for COVID vaccine administration

UnitedHealth to repay providers shortchanged for COVID vaccine administration

Federal investigators confirmed the nation's largest insurer paid "millions" of providers 40% less than the Medicare rate for inoculating patients.

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Amita Health, Chicago's biggest health system, is splitting upAmita Health, Chicago's biggest health system, is splitting upAmita Health, Chicago's biggest health system, is splitting up

Amita Health, Chicago's biggest health system, is splitting up

Amita Health was formed in 2015 as a joint venture of national chains Ascension and AdventHealth. Now the organizations are divvying up the chain’s 19 hospitals.

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Expert panel takes up complicated COVID-19 booster questionsExpert panel takes up complicated COVID-19 booster questionsExpert panel takes up complicated COVID-19 booster questions

Expert panel takes up complicated COVID-19 booster questions

The advisers to the CDC are slated to discuss who should get extra doses of the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines — and the bigger question of getting a different brand for the booster than people's original vaccination.

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What big tech doesn't have when it comes to healthcareWhat big tech doesn't have when it comes to healthcareWhat big tech doesn't have when it comes to healthcare

What big tech doesn't have when it comes to healthcare

Transformation is long overdue in healthcare, which is one of the last bastions to fully embrace the digital age. But at the end of the day, healthcare comes down to people serving other people.

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Iowa's privatized Medicaid illegally denies careIowa's privatized Medicaid illegally denies careIowa's privatized Medicaid illegally denies care

Iowa's privatized Medicaid illegally denies care

Auditor Rob Sand released a report from his investigation that examined cases from 2013 through 2019. He said his investigators found a massive increase in illegal denials of care by managed care organizations under privatized Medicaid.

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Princeton hospital joining West Virginia University Health SystemPrinceton hospital joining West Virginia University Health SystemPrinceton hospital joining West Virginia University Health System

Princeton hospital joining West Virginia University Health System

Princeton Community Hospital is joining the West Virginia University Health System.

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UNC Hospitals' patients at risk for identity theftUNC Hospitals' patients at risk for identity theftUNC Hospitals' patients at risk for identity theft

UNC Hospitals' patients at risk for identity theft

A former employee at UNC Hospitals was using patients' demographic and financial information to illegally obtain goods and services.

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Worn-out nurses stressing hospital budgetsWorn-out nurses stressing hospital budgetsWorn-out nurses stressing hospital budgets

Worn-out nurses stressing hospital budgets

While some hospitals have offered retention bonuses or increased pay for permanent staff members, nurses say it doesn't compare to the financial bonanza of traveling.

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The Yelp of COVID: Crowdsourcing pandemic safety tips for consumersThe Yelp of COVID: Crowdsourcing pandemic safety tips for consumersThe Yelp of COVID: Crowdsourcing pandemic safety tips for consumers

The Yelp of COVID: Crowdsourcing pandemic safety tips for consumers

The lack of government action in some communities is forcing everyday people to fill the void, according to Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, an international not-for-profit organization designed to disrupt online misinformation.

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அடிக்கடி காயம் ஏற்படுதா? இல்ல எந்த அடியும் படாம காயம் ஏற்படுதா? அப்ப இது காரணமா இருக்கலாமாம்!அடிக்கடி காயம் ஏற்படுதா? இல்ல எந்த அடியும் படாம காயம் ஏற்படுதா? அப்ப இது காரணமா இருக்கலாமாம்!

மக்களுக்கு காயம் ஏற்படுவது பொதுவானது. காயங்கள் பொதுவாக திசு காயத்தின் விளைவாகும். இது சருமத்தின் நிறமாற்றத்திற்கு வழிவகுக்கிறது. காயத்தைத் தொடர்ந்து தோலின் கீழ் இரத்தப்போக்கு ஏற்படும் போது இது உருவாகிறது மற்றும் இரத்த நாளங்களுக்கு சேதத்தை ஏற்படுகிறது. காயத்தின் நிறம் கருப்பு மற்றும் நீலம் முதல் பழுப்பு அல்லது ஊதா வரை இருக்கலாம் மற்றும் காயமடைந்த பகுதியை

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Beyond the Byline: CommonSpirit Health charts path forward without Lloyd DeanBeyond the Byline: CommonSpirit Health charts path forward without Lloyd DeanBeyond the Byline: CommonSpirit Health charts path forward without Lloyd Dean

Beyond the Byline: CommonSpirit Health charts path forward without Lloyd Dean

Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Finance Reporter Tara Bannow talk about Lloyd Dean's retirement and CommonSpirit Health.

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வேகவைத்த எலுமிச்சை நீரை குடிப்பதால்... உங்களுக்கு என்னென்ன நன்மைகள் கிடைக்கும் தெரியுமா? வேகவைத்த எலுமிச்சை நீரை குடிப்பதால்... உங்களுக்கு என்னென்ன நன்மைகள் கிடைக்கும் தெரியுமா?

புத்துணர்ச்சியூட்டும் எலுமிச்சை நீர் பல காரணங்களுக்காக உலகம் முழுவதும் மக்களால் அருந்தப்படுகிறது. இது மிகவும் பிரபலமான பானங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். எலுமிச்சை நீர் சுவையாகவும் நீரேற்றமாகவும் இருப்பது மட்டுமல்லாமல் உங்கள் ஆரோக்கியத்திற்கும் நன்மை பயக்கும். ஆரோக்கிய நோக்கங்களுக்காக எலுமிச்சை தண்ணீர் குடிப்பது கடந்த சில தசாப்தங்களாக ஒரு நிகழ்வாக மாறியுள்ளது. நீங்கள் பொருட்களைப் பரிசோதிப்பதன் மூலம் பத்துக்கும் மேற்பட்ட

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கொரிய பெண்கள் உலகின் அழகான மற்றும் ஒல்லியான பெண்களாக இருப்பதற்கு பின் இருக்கும் ரகசியம் என்ன தெரியுமா? கொரிய பெண்கள் உலகின் அழகான மற்றும் ஒல்லியான பெண்களாக இருப்பதற்கு பின் இருக்கும் ரகசியம் என்ன தெரியுமா?

உலக புகழ்பெற்ற கொரியத் திரைப்படங்கள், இசை வீடியோக்கள், தொலைக்காட்சித் தொடர்கள் என அனைத்திலும் அனைவரும் கச்சிதமான உடலமைப்புடன் ஆரோக்கியமாக இருப்பதைக் காணலாம். நடிகர்கள் இன்றி சாதாரண மக்கள் கூட அங்கு கச்சிதமான உடலமைப்புடன்தான் இருக்கின்றனர். கொரிய தெருக்களில் நீங்கள் பார்த்தால் கிட்டதட்ட பெரும்பாலானோர் ஒல்லியாகவும், கச்சிதமான உடலுடனும்தான் இருப்பார்கள். அது இளைஞர்களாக இருந்தாலும் சரி, நடுத்தர

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White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11

White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11

Within hours of formal approval, expected in November, millions of doses will begin going out to providers across the country, along with the smaller needles needed for injecting young children.

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Federal appeals court won't stop health worker COVID mandateFederal appeals court won't stop health worker COVID mandateFederal appeals court won't stop health worker COVID mandate

Federal appeals court won't stop health worker COVID mandate

Most healthcare workers have complied but several dozen have opted to quit over the mandate, and Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston already curtailed some admissions because of a shortage of nurses.

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‘Proof will be in the execution': CMS plan focuses on accountable care‘Proof will be in the execution': CMS plan focuses on accountable care‘Proof will be in the execution': CMS plan focuses on accountable care

‘Proof will be in the execution': CMS plan focuses on accountable care

The agency plans for every Medicare beneficiary and most Medicaid beneficiaries to be in an accountable care relationship by 2030.

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FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines and backs boosters for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shotsFDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines and backs boosters for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shotsFDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines and backs boosters for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots

FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines and backs boosters for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots

U.S. regulators said anyone eligible for a booster shot can get a brand different from the one they received initially.

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M&A activity for in-home care providers inches upward in third quarterM&A activity for in-home care providers inches upward in third quarterM&A activity for in-home care providers inches upward in third quarter

M&A activity for in-home care providers inches upward in third quarter

The number of mergers and acquisitions among home health, hospice and home care companies during the third quarter was the second highest it's been in three years.

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Like most other kids with COVID, Dante and Michael DeMaino seemed to have no serious symptoms.

Infected in mid-February, both lost their senses of taste and smell. Dante, 9, had a low-grade fever for a day or so. Michael, 13, had a "tickle in his throat," said their mother, Michele DeMaino, of Danvers, Massachusetts.

At a follow-up appointment, "the pediatrician checked their hearts, their lungs, and everything sounded perfect," DeMaino said.

Then, in late March, Dante developed another fever. After examining him, Dante's doctor said his illness was likely "nothing to worry about" but told DeMaino to take him to the emergency room if his fever climbed above 104.

Two days later, Dante remained feverish, with a headache, and began throwing up. His mother took him to the ER, where his fever spiked to 104.5. In the hospital, Dante's eyes became puffy, his eyelids turned red, his hands began to swell and a bright red rash spread across his body.

Hospital staffers diagnosed Dante with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a rare but life-threatening complication of COVID-19 in which a hyperactive immune system attacks a child's body. Symptoms — fever, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, bloodshot eyes, rash and dizziness — typically appear two to six weeks after what is usually a mild or even asymptomatic infection.

More than 5,200 of the 6.2 million U.S. children diagnosed with COVID have developed MIS-C. About 80% of MIS-C patients are treated in intensive care units, 20% require mechanical ventilation, and 46 have died.

Throughout the pandemic, MIS-C has followed a predictable pattern, sending waves of children to the hospital about a month after a COVID surge. Pediatric intensive care units — which treated thousands of young patients during the late-summer delta surge — are now struggling to save the latest round of extremely sick children.

The South has been hit especially hard. At the Medical University of South Carolina Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital, for example, doctors in September treated 37 children with COVID and nine with MIS-C — the highest monthly totals since the pandemic began.

Doctors have no way to prevent MIS-C, because they still don't know exactly what causes it, said Dr. Michael Chang, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. All doctors can do is urge parents to vaccinate eligible children and surround younger children with vaccinated people.

Given the massive scale of the pandemic, scientists around the world are now searching for answers.

Although most children who develop MIS-C were previously healthy, 80% develop heart complications. Dante's coronary arteries became dilated, making it harder for his heart to pump blood and deliver nutrients to his organs. If not treated quickly, a child could go into shock. Some patients develop heart rhythm abnormalities or aneurysms, in which artery walls balloon out and threaten to burst.

"It was traumatic," DeMaino said. "I stayed with him at the hospital the whole time."

Such stories raise important questions about what causes MIS-C.

"It's the same virus and the same family, so why does one child get MIS-C and the other doesn't?" asked Dr. Natasha Halasa of the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation.

Doctors have gotten better at diagnosing and treating MIS-C; the mortality rate has fallen from 2.4% to 0.7% since the beginning of the pandemic. Adults also can develop a post-COVID inflammatory syndrome, called MIS-A; it's even rarer than MIS-C, with a mortality rate seven times as high as that seen in children.

Although MIS-C is new, doctors can treat it with decades-old therapies used for Kawasaki disease, a pediatric syndrome that also causes systemic inflammation. Although scientists have never identified the cause of Kawasaki disease, many suspect it develops after an infection.

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and other institutions are looking for clues in children's genes.

In a July study, the researchers identified rare genetic variants in three of 18 children studied. Significantly, the genes are all involved in "removing the brakes" from the immune system, which could contribute to the hyperinflammation seen in MIS-C, said Dr. Janet Chou, chief of clinical immunology at Boston Children's, who led the study.

Chou acknowledges that her study — which found genetic variants in just 17% of patients — doesn't solve the puzzle. And it raises new questions: If these children are genetically susceptible to immune problems, why didn't they become seriously ill from earlier childhood infections?

Some researchers say the increased rates of MIS-C among racial and ethnic minorities around the world — in the United States, France and the United Kingdom — must be driven by genetics.

Others note that rates of MIS-C mirror the higher COVID rates in these communities, which have been driven by socioeconomic factors such as high-risk working and living conditions.

"I don't know why some kids get this and some don't," said Dr. Dusan Bogunovic, a researcher at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai who has studied antibody responses in MIS-C. "Is it due to genetics or environmental exposure? The truth may lie somewhere in between."

A Hidden Enemy and a Leaky Gut

Most children with MIS-C test negative for COVID, suggesting that the body has already cleared the novel coronavirus from the nose and upper airways.

That led doctors to assume MIS-C was a "postinfectious" disease, developing after "the virus has completely gone away," said Dr. Hamid Bassiri, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist and co-director of the immune dysregulation program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Now, however, "there is emerging evidence that perhaps that is not the case," Bassiri said.

Even if the virus has disappeared from a child's nose, it could be lurking — and shedding — elsewhere in the body, Chou said. That might explain why symptoms occur so long after a child's initial infection.

Dr. Lael Yonker noticed that children with MIS-C are far more likely to develop gastrointestinal symptoms — such as stomach pain, diarrhea and vomiting — than the breathing problems often seen in acute COVID.

In some children with MIS-C, abdominal pain has been so severe that doctors misdiagnosed them with appendicitis; some actually underwent surgery before their doctors realized the true source of their pain.

Yonker, a pediatric pulmonologist at Boston's MassGeneral Hospital for Children, recently found evidence that the source of those symptoms could be the coronavirus, which can survive in the gut for weeks after it disappears from the nasal passages, Yonker said.

In a May study in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Yonker and her colleagues showed that more than half of patients with MIS-C had genetic material — called RNA — from the coronavirus in their stool.

The body breaks down viral RNA very quickly, Chou said, so it's unlikely that genetic material from a COVID infection would still be found in a child's stool one month later. If it is, it's most likely because the coronavirus has set up shop inside an organ, such as the gut.

While the coronavirus may thrive in our gut, it's a terrible houseguest.

In some children, the virus irritates the intestinal lining, creating microscopic gaps that allow viral particles to escape into the bloodstream, Yonker said.

Blood tests in children with MIS-C found that they had a high level of the coronavirus spike antigen — an important protein that allows the virus to enter human cells. Scientists have devoted more time to studying the spike antigen than any other part of the virus; it's the target of COVID vaccines, as well as antibodies made naturally during infection.

"We don't see live virus replicating in the blood," Yonker said. "But spike proteins are breaking off and leaking into the blood."

Viral particles in the blood could cause problems far beyond upset stomachs, Yonker said. It's possible they stimulate the immune system into overdrive.

In her study, Yonker describes treating a critically ill 17-month-old boy who grew sicker despite standard treatments. She received regulatory permission to treat him with an experimental drug, larazotide, designed to heal leaky guts. It worked.

Yonker prescribed larazotide for four other children, including Dante, who also received a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. He got better.

But most kids with MIS-C get better, even without experimental drugs. Without a comparison group, there's no way to know if larazotide really works. That's why Yonker is enrolling 20 children in a small randomized clinical trial of larazotide, which will provide stronger evidence.

Rogue Soldiers

Dr. Moshe Arditi has also drawn connections between children's symptoms and what might be causing them.

Although the first doctors to treat MIS-C compared it to Kawasaki disease — which also causes red eyes, rashes and high fevers — Arditi notes that MIS-C more closely resembles toxic shock syndrome, a life-threatening condition caused by particular types of strep or staph bacteria releasing toxins into the blood. Both syndromes cause high fever, gastrointestinal distress, heart muscle dysfunction, plummeting blood pressure and neurological symptoms, such as headache and confusion.

Toxic shock can occur after childbirth or a wound infection, although the best-known cases occurred in the 1970s and '80s in women who used a type of tampon no longer in use.

Toxins released by these bacteria can trigger a massive overreaction from key immune system fighters called T cells, which coordinate the immune system's response, said Arditi, director of the pediatric infectious diseases division at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

T cells are tremendously powerful, so the body normally activates them in precise and controlled ways, Bassiri said. One of the most important lessons T cells need to learn is to target specific bad guys and leave civilians alone. In fact, a healthy immune system normally destroys many T cells that can't distinguish between germs and healthy tissue in order to prevent autoimmune disease.

In a typical response to a foreign substance — known as an antigen — the immune system activates only about 0.01% of all T cells, Arditi said.

Toxins produced by certain viruses and the bacteria that cause toxic shock, however, contain "superantigens," which bypass the body's normal safeguards and attach directly to T cells. That allows superantigens to activate 20% to 30% of T cells at once, generating a dangerous swarm of white blood cells and inflammatory proteins called cytokines, Arditi said.

This massive inflammatory response causes damage throughout the body, from the heart to the blood vessels to the kidneys.

Although multiple studies have found that children with MIS-C have fewer total T cells than normal, Arditi's team has found an explosive increase in a subtype of T cells capable of interacting with a superantigen.

Several independent research groups — including researchers at Yale School of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health and France's University of Lyon — have confirmed Arditi's findings, suggesting that something, most likely a superantigen, caused a huge increase in this T cell subtype.

Although Arditi has proposed that parts of the coronavirus spike protein could act like a superantigen, other scientists say the superantigen could come from other microbes, such as bacteria.

"People are now urgently looking for the source of the superantigen," said Dr. Carrie Lucas, an assistant professor of immunobiology at Yale, whose team has identified changes in immune cells and proteins in the blood of children with MIS-C.

Uncertain Futures

One month after Dante left the hospital, doctors examined his heart with an echocardiogram to see if he had lingering damage.

To his mother's relief, his heart had returned to normal.

Today, Dante is an energetic 10-year-old who has resumed playing hockey and baseball, swimming and rollerblading.

"He's back to all these activities," said DeMaino, noting that Dante's doctors rechecked his heart six months after his illness and will check again after a year.

Like Dante, most other kids who survive MIS-C appear to recover fully, according to a March study in JAMA.

Such rapid recoveries suggest that MIS-C-related cardiovascular problems result from "severe inflammation and acute stress" rather than underlying heart disease, according to the authors of the study, called Overcoming COVID-19.

Although children who survive Kawasaki disease have a higher risk of long-term heart problems, doctors don't know how MIS-C survivors will fare.

The NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched several long-term trials to study young COVID patients and survivors. Researchers will study children's immune systems to uncover clues to the cause of MIS-C, check their hearts for signs of long-term damage and monitor their health over time.

DeMaino said she remains far more worried about Dante's health than he is.

"He doesn't have a care in the world," she said. "I was worried about the latest cardiology appointment, but he said, 'Mom, I don't have any problems breathing. I feel totally fine.'"

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'இந்த' சத்து உணவுகள அதிகமா சாப்பிடுவதால் உங்களுக்கு என்ன பிரச்சனை ஏற்படும் தெரியுமா? 'இந்த' சத்து உணவுகள அதிகமா சாப்பிடுவதால் உங்களுக்கு என்ன பிரச்சனை ஏற்படும் தெரியுமா?

எடையைக் குறைக்க முயற்சிக்கும்போது நம் உணவில் முதலில் அதிகரிக்கும் விஷயம் புரதம். புரோட்டீன் நீண்ட காலத்திற்கு நம்மை முழுமையாக வைத்திருக்கும், தசைகளை உருவாக்க உதவுகிறது மற்றும் தீவிரமான உடற்பயிற்சியின் பின்னர் செல்களை சரிசெய்து மீட்டெடுக்க உதவுகிறது. இதுமட்டுமின்றி, புரதம் உங்கள் சருமத்தை பாதுகாக்கவும், சருமத்தை அழகாக்கவும் உதவுகிறது. புரதம் உங்கள் முடியை வலுவாக்குகிறது, உங்கள் எலும்புகளை வலுவாக்குகிறது

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இத்தன நாள் நீங்க பழங்களை இப்படி சாப்பிடுறது தவறாம்... பழங்களை எப்போ எப்படி சாப்பிடணும் தெரியுமா? இத்தன நாள் நீங்க பழங்களை இப்படி சாப்பிடுறது தவறாம்... பழங்களை எப்போ எப்படி சாப்பிடணும் தெரியுமா?

பழங்கள் சாப்பிடுவது ஆரோக்கியமானது என்பது நாம் அனைவரும் அறிந்த ஒன்றே. நம் உடல் ஆரோக்கியத்திற்கும், பல்வேறு உடல் நல பிரச்சனைகளில் இருந்தும் நம்மை காத்துக்கொள்ள பழங்கள் சாப்பிடுவது ஆரோக்கியமானது. பழங்கள் ஒரு சீரான உணவில் உள்ளார்ந்த பங்கு வகிக்கின்றன. ஏனெனில் அவை உடலுக்கு பரந்த அளவிலான ஊட்டச்சத்துக்கள் மற்றும் ஆக்ஸிஜனேற்றிகளை வழங்குகின்றன. பெரும்பாலான உணவியல் நிபுணர்கள் பல்வேறு

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லெமன் காபி உடல் எடையை வேகமாக குறைக்க உதவுமா? உண்மை என்ன?லெமன் காபி உடல் எடையை வேகமாக குறைக்க உதவுமா? உண்மை என்ன?

வீட்டில் இருந்து வேலை செய்து உடல் பருமனாகிவிட்டதா? உடல் எடையைக் குறைக்க வேண்டுமா? அதிகப்படியான உடல் எடையைக் குறைப்பதற்கு உடற்பயிற்சிகளுடன் சரியான உணவுகளைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்து சாப்பிட வேண்டும். பெரும்பாலான மக்கள் எடை இழப்பு விஷயத்தில் குறுக்குவழிகளைத் தேடுகிறார்கள். இதனால் சீரக நீர், மஞ்சள் நீர், தேன் கலந்து எலுமிச்சை நீர் என்று ஏராளமான பானங்கள் உடல் எடையை

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'இந்த' சத்து உணவுகள அதிகமா சாப்பிடுவதால் உங்களுக்கு என்ன பிரச்சனை ஏற்படும் தெரியுமா? 'இந்த' சத்து உணவுகள அதிகமா சாப்பிடுவதால் உங்களுக்கு என்ன பிரச்சனை ஏற்படும் தெரியுமா?

எடையைக் குறைக்க முயற்சிக்கும்போது நம் உணவில் முதலில் அதிகரிக்கும் விஷயம் புரதம். புரோட்டீன் நீண்ட காலத்திற்கு நம்மை முழுமையாக வைத்திருக்கும், தசைகளை உருவாக்க உதவுகிறது மற்றும் தீவிரமான உடற்பயிற்சியின் பின்னர் செல்களை சரிசெய்து மீட்டெடுக்க உதவுகிறது. இதுமட்டுமின்றி, புரதம் உங்கள் சருமத்தை பாதுகாக்கவும், சருமத்தை அழகாக்கவும் உதவுகிறது. புரதம் உங்கள் முடியை வலுவாக்குகிறது, உங்கள் எலும்புகளை வலுவாக்குகிறது

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உங்க இதயம் வேலை செய்வதை நிறுத்தப்போவதன் அறிகுறிகள் என்ன தெரியுமா?இது ஹார்ட் அட்டாக் மாதிரி இருக்காது! உங்க இதயம் வேலை செய்வதை நிறுத்தப்போவதன் அறிகுறிகள் என்ன தெரியுமா?இது ஹார்ட் அட்டாக் மாதிரி இருக்காது!

உலகளவில் அதிகளவு மரணத்திற்கு இருதய நோய்கள் முக்கிய காரணமாகும். இது உண்மையில் இதயம் மற்றும் இரத்த நாளங்களின் கோளாறுகளின் குழுவாக குறிப்பிடப்படுகிறது. அசாதாரண இதய தாளங்கள், மார்ஃபான் நோய்க்குறி, பிறவி இதய நோய், மாரடைப்பு மற்றும் இதய செயலிழப்பு ஆகியவை இந்த வகையின் கீழ் வரும் சில நிலைமைகள். பெரும்பாலான மக்கள் இந்த இருதய நிலைமைகள்

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நீங்கள் தவறான கண்ணாடியை அணிந்திருக்கிறீர்கள் என்பதை உணர்த்தும் அறிகுறிகள்!நீங்கள் தவறான கண்ணாடியை அணிந்திருக்கிறீர்கள் என்பதை உணர்த்தும் அறிகுறிகள்!

கண்களில் ஏற்படும் ஒளி விலகல் பிழைகளை நீக்கி, தெளிவான பாா்வையைப் பெற வேண்டும் என்பதற்காக நாம் மூக்குக் கண்ணாடிகளை அணிகிறோம். ஆனால் தவறாக பாிந்துரை செய்யப்படும் மூக்குக் கண்ணாடிகளை அணிந்தால், அவை நமது கண்களுக்கு தீங்கு இழைத்துவிடும். தவறாக பாிந்துரை செய்யப்படும் கண்ணாடிகளை நீண்ட நேரம் அணிந்திருந்தால், அது கண்களில் அழுத்தத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும். கண்களில் எாிச்சலை அல்லது

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Pediatric groups declare 'national mental health emergency'Pediatric groups declare 'national mental health emergency'Pediatric groups declare 'national mental health emergency'

Pediatric groups declare 'national mental health emergency'

Three of the nation's leading pediatric healthcare organizations have declared a national emergency in children's mental health during COVID-19.

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Provider Relief Fund reporting will continue after the public health emergencyProvider Relief Fund reporting will continue after the public health emergencyProvider Relief Fund reporting will continue after the public health emergency

Provider Relief Fund reporting will continue after the public health emergency

As the COVID-19 public health emergency's expiration date looms, Health Resources and Services Administration is taking steps to keep collecting information from providers on relief fund spending.

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Why healthcare price growth lags during inflationWhy healthcare price growth lags during inflationWhy healthcare price growth lags during inflation

Why healthcare price growth lags during inflation

Healthcare prices grew at a slower rate in September than economywide prices, and healthcare spending comprised a smaller share of the overall economy than a year earlier.

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Revised vertical merger guidelines not expected to sway proposed dealsRevised vertical merger guidelines not expected to sway proposed dealsRevised vertical merger guidelines not expected to sway proposed deals

Revised vertical merger guidelines not expected to sway proposed deals

Whether or not the Federal Trade Commission enforces stricter vertical merger guidelines, they aren't the law, attorneys said.

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COVID-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccineCOVID-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccineCOVID-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccine

COVID-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccine

Over the past several months, hospitals and doctors in virus hot spots have reported a sharp increase in the number of severely ill pregnant women.

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Income test for Medicare dental under debate; gets pushbackIncome test for Medicare dental under debate; gets pushbackIncome test for Medicare dental under debate; gets pushback

Income test for Medicare dental under debate; gets pushback

Democrats are trying to design a dental benefit for Medicare and one idea calls for limiting it based on income. The so-called “means test” is drawing internal opposition from many Democratic lawmakers, as well as advocacy groups for older people.

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Independent pharmacies in New York tussle with insurers over COVID-19 test paymentsIndependent pharmacies in New York tussle with insurers over COVID-19 test paymentsIndependent pharmacies in New York tussle with insurers over COVID-19 test payments

Independent pharmacies in New York tussle with insurers over COVID-19 test payments

The New York association representing health plans said improper billing is partly to blame.

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Is it time to change how the U.S. pays rural hospitals?Is it time to change how the U.S. pays rural hospitals?Is it time to change how the U.S. pays rural hospitals?

Is it time to change how the U.S. pays rural hospitals?

As COVID-19 ravages rural hospital finances, attention has turned to the so-called global budget model, which could provide more stability to smaller providers and improve the community health.

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U.S. expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shotsU.S. expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shotsU.S. expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots

U.S. expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots

Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to provide flexibility.

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Q&A: ‘Maybe we should step back from (needing heroes) and create good systems’Q&A: ‘Maybe we should step back from (needing heroes) and create good systems’Q&A: ‘Maybe we should step back from (needing heroes) and create good systems’

Q&A: ‘Maybe we should step back from (needing heroes) and create good systems’

Anne Marie Benedicto, vice president of the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, discusses some of the industry’s systemic issues that are driving caregiver burnout and raising the risk for medical errors.

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Why Colin Powell was vulnerable to COVIDWhy Colin Powell was vulnerable to COVIDWhy Colin Powell was vulnerable to COVID

Why Colin Powell was vulnerable to COVID

Despite getting vaccinated against COVID-19, Colin Powell remained vulnerable to the virus because of his advanced age and history of cancer, highlighting the continued risk to many Americans until more of the population is immunized.

Powell, a four-star general who became the first Black secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died Monday from complications of COVID-19. Powell, 84, had been treated over the past few years for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that impairs the body's ability to fight infections -- and to respond well to vaccines.

The COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against hospitalization and death, and the unvaccinated are about 11 times more likely to die from the coronavirus. But they are not perfect, and experts stress that widespread vaccination is critical to give an added layer of protection to the most vulnerable.

"The more people that are vaccinated, the less we have viral spreading in the community, the less chances of people like him getting infected to begin with," said Dr. Mangala Narasimhan, chief of critical care at Northwell Health in New York.

Moreover, people with weakened immune systems because of illnesses like cancer -- or cancer treatments -- don't always get the same level of protection from vaccinations as healthier people. Several studies have found as few as 45% of people with multiple myeloma may develop protective levels of coronavirus-fighting antibodies after getting the vaccine.

Age also is a risk, especially months after someone is first vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tracked dips in protection, especially among older Americans who were among the first people vaccinated last winter. The reduced protection is the result of either waning immunity or the extra-contagious delta variant.

Dr. Ed Lifshitz, medical director of the Communicable Disease Service at New Jersey's Health Department, took issue with those who might point to Powell's death to argue against getting vaccinated.

"My answer is really just the opposite," he said. "The way that you help those who are most vulnerable is by not letting the virus get to them in the first place, and the best way to do that is to go out there and get vaccinated."

The U.S. government has authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines for people with weakened immune systems to try to improve their response.

And last month U.S. health authorities urged booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine for everyone 65 and older once they are at least six months past their initial vaccination, along with other people at high risk. Boosters also are being considered for recipients of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

It was not clear if Powell had received an extra dose.

Kathy Giusti, founder of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, recalled meeting Powell when he spoke to the advocacy group about his diagnosis in 2019, and he "connected with every patient, caregiver and doctor in the room."

In a statement, she said that in addition to vaccinations, cancer patients should consider other precautions such as sticking with masks and avoiding crowds.

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Federal judge rejects bid to block Oregon vaccine mandateFederal judge rejects bid to block Oregon vaccine mandateFederal judge rejects bid to block Oregon vaccine mandate

Federal judge rejects bid to block Oregon vaccine mandate

At least 10 vaccine mandate challenges have been filed in state and federal court since September. The complaints stem from healthcare workers that include registered nurses, medical residents and physicians.

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New Mexico clears way for hospitals to ration care if neededNew Mexico clears way for hospitals to ration care if neededNew Mexico clears way for hospitals to ration care if needed

New Mexico clears way for hospitals to ration care if needed

Hospitals can suspend procedures that aren't medically necessary if they don't have capacity, he said, explaining that some patients could see delays in care depending on which hospitals have to invoke crisis standards of care and for how long. Individual providers will be deciding what procedures are necessary

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சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகளே! உங்க இரத்த சர்க்கரை அளவை குறைக்க 'இந்த' ஒரு பொருள் போதுமாம் தெரியுமா?சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகளே! உங்க இரத்த சர்க்கரை அளவை குறைக்க 'இந்த' ஒரு பொருள் போதுமாம் தெரியுமா?

அஸ்வகந்தா அல்லது இந்திய ஜின்ஸெங் (வித்தானியா சோம்னிஃபெரா) என்பது பல மருத்துவ நன்மைகளைக் கொண்ட ஒரு அத்தியாவசிய மருத்துவ தாவரமாகும். சர்வதேச மூலக்கூறு அறிவியல் இதழில் வெளியிடப்பட்ட ஒரு ஆய்வின்படி, அஸ்வகந்தா வேர் மற்றும் இலையில் சுமார் 530 மற்றும் 520 மிகி/100 கிராம் மொத்த ஃபிளாவனாய்டுகள் உள்ளன. சக்திவாய்ந்த ஆக்ஸிஜனேற்ற முகவர்கள் எட்டு வார நிர்வாகத்திற்குப்

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Investing in DEI as a strategic priorityInvesting in DEI as a strategic priorityInvesting in DEI as a strategic priority

Investing in DEI as a strategic priority

We have embraced the reality that we cannot achieve our goals for clinical excellence without excelling in our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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Nursing shortage can no longer be ignored; they’re the ‘beating heart’ of healthcareNursing shortage can no longer be ignored; they’re the ‘beating heart’ of healthcareNursing shortage can no longer be ignored; they’re the ‘beating heart’ of healthcare

Nursing shortage can no longer be ignored; they’re the ‘beating heart’ of healthcare

The nurse staffing shortage is a call to arms that must be answered. And that effort must start in the C-suite. 

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At Leadership Symposium, healthcare’s C-suite leaders say they’re fed up with status quoAt Leadership Symposium, healthcare’s C-suite leaders say they’re fed up with status quoAt Leadership Symposium, healthcare’s C-suite leaders say they’re fed up with status quo

At Leadership Symposium, healthcare’s C-suite leaders say they’re fed up with status quo

At Modern Healthcare’s Leadership Symposium in September, healthcare leaders indicated they’re tired of having the same conversations but seeing little movement on the industry’s cost and access problems. 

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Real healthcare solutions cannot be one-size-fits-allReal healthcare solutions cannot be one-size-fits-allReal healthcare solutions cannot be one-size-fits-all

Real healthcare solutions cannot be one-size-fits-all

In every other sector of our economy, Americans have pricing information so they can shop for the best deals. But not when it comes to healthcare.

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Rural reckoning: COVID-19 highlights long-standing challenges facing rural hospitals. Will it create momentum for change?Rural reckoning: COVID-19 highlights long-standing challenges facing rural hospitals. Will it create momentum for change?Rural reckoning: COVID-19 highlights long-standing challenges facing rural hospitals. Will it create momentum for change?

Rural reckoning: COVID-19 highlights long-standing challenges facing rural hospitals. Will it create momentum for change?

The pandemic has highlighted long-standing problems in rural health that leaves communities sicker, clinicians burned out and hospitals on the brink of closure. Will anything change?

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செரிமானத்தை சீராக்கி குடலை ஆரோக்கியமாக வைத்திருக்க இப்படி சாப்பிட்டால் போதுமாம்... ரொம்ப கஷ்டமில்ல...! செரிமானத்தை சீராக்கி குடலை ஆரோக்கியமாக வைத்திருக்க இப்படி சாப்பிட்டால் போதுமாம்... ரொம்ப கஷ்டமில்ல...!

நீங்கள் ஆரோக்கியமான மற்றும் சீரான உணவை உண்ணலாம், ஆனால் அதற்காக உங்கள் உணவில் இருந்து அனைத்து அத்தியாவசிய ஊட்டச்சத்துக்களையும் நீங்கள் பெற முடியும் என்று அர்த்தமல்ல. சரியாகச் சாப்பிடுவதால் மட்டுமே உடலுக்குத் தேவையான அனைத்து சத்துக்களும் கிடைத்துவிடும் என்று நினைப்பது அறியாமை. செரிமான அமைப்பால் உணவை உறிஞ்சுவது சமமான முக்கிய பங்கு வகிக்கிறது. நீங்கள்

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More work needed to move us closer to affordable, universal coverageMore work needed to move us closer to affordable, universal coverageMore work needed to move us closer to affordable, universal coverage

More work needed to move us closer to affordable, universal coverage

Despite the tremendous progress we’ve made on coverage and access, many Americans still struggle to pay for the care they need.

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It’s time for new approaches to healthcare challenges in rural AmericaIt’s time for new approaches to healthcare challenges in rural AmericaIt’s time for new approaches to healthcare challenges in rural America

It’s time for new approaches to healthcare challenges in rural America

Although many Americans think of the rural-urban divide in terms of “red states” versus “blue states,” the problem of healthcare disparity crosses party lines and affects every state.

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Fighting to expand care access and improve health outcomes for allFighting to expand care access and improve health outcomes for allFighting to expand care access and improve health outcomes for all

Fighting to expand care access and improve health outcomes for all

What I have found over and over again—whether I’m in a restaurant, on a farm or at a town hall—is that people are being crushed by their healthcare costs.

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Gentrification’s effects felt by community residents and their hospitalsGentrification’s effects felt by community residents and their hospitalsGentrification’s effects felt by community residents and their hospitals

Gentrification’s effects felt by community residents and their hospitals

Despite its promise of economic benefit, gentrification can pose some of the same financial challenges for safety-net healthcare providers as it does for longtime residents of those communities.

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M&A ramps up for clinical communications companiesM&A ramps up for clinical communications companiesM&A ramps up for clinical communications companies

M&A ramps up for clinical communications companies

Clinical communications companies are looking for strategic mergers to give their provider customers one-stop shops with broad platforms rather than disparate vendors that address narrow problems.

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இந்த குளிர் காலம் உங்க உடல் எடையை வேகமா குறைக்க உதவுமாம்... எப்படி தெரியுமா? இந்த குளிர் காலம் உங்க உடல் எடையை வேகமா குறைக்க உதவுமாம்... எப்படி தெரியுமா?

எடையை குறைப்பது என்பது மிகவும் சவாலான பணி. இதற்கு நீங்கள் பல முயற்சிகளை செய்ய வேண்டும். உணவு கட்டுப்பாடு, உடற்பயிற்சி ஆகியவற்றின் மூலம் உங்கள் உடல் எடையை குறைக்க முடியும். கொரோனா தொற்றுநோய் மக்களில் பெரும்பாலானவர்களை கூடுதல் எடை அதிகரிக்கச் செய்துள்ளது. உலகம் இயல்பு நிலைக்கு திரும்பும் போது, நாம் அனைவரும் மீண்டும் இயல்பு நிலைக்கு வர

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தெளிவான கண்பார்வை வேண்டுமா? அப்ப இந்த யோகாசனங்களை தினமும் செய்யுங்க...தெளிவான கண்பார்வை வேண்டுமா? அப்ப இந்த யோகாசனங்களை தினமும் செய்யுங்க...

இயற்கையானது நமக்குக் கொடுத்த மிக முக்கிய பாிசு நமது கண் பாா்வைத் திறன் ஆகும். பாா்வைத் திறனை நாம் சாதாரணமாக எடுத்துக் கொள்ளக்கூடாது. முறையான நல்ல பழக்கவழக்கங்களை கைக்கொண்டு கண்களைப் பாதுகாக்க வேண்டும். அதன் மூலமாக நமது கண்கள் நீண்ட நாள்கள் பாதிப்பு அடையாமல் ஆரோக்கியமாக இருக்கும். நமக்கு ஒருவேளை பாா்வைத் திறன் குறைவு,

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COVID hospitalization could cost patients thousands out-of pocket, study findsCOVID hospitalization could cost patients thousands out-of pocket, study findsCOVID hospitalization could cost patients thousands out-of pocket, study finds

COVID hospitalization could cost patients thousands out-of pocket, study finds

The research shines a light on the huge health cost burden facing Americans as most cost-sharing waivers from insurers come to an end.

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Expect a permanent boost to healthcare wages, experts sayExpect a permanent boost to healthcare wages, experts sayExpect a permanent boost to healthcare wages, experts say

Expect a permanent boost to healthcare wages, experts say

Providers are increasing wages and benefits as they struggle to attract and retain clinicians and support staff, and it could drop margins by a percentage point.

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Insurers want CMS to toss rule on "breakthrough" technology coverageInsurers want CMS to toss rule on "breakthrough" technology coverageInsurers want CMS to toss rule on "breakthrough" technology coverage

Insurers want CMS to toss rule on "breakthrough" technology coverage

Insurers are backing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plan to repeal a Trump-era rule allowing Medicare to cover "breakthrough" medical devices. Devicemakers want a new rule in place by June.

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In quiet debut, Alzheimer's drug finds questions, skepticismIn quiet debut, Alzheimer's drug finds questions, skepticismIn quiet debut, Alzheimer's drug finds questions, skepticism

In quiet debut, Alzheimer's drug finds questions, skepticism

The new Alzheimer's treatment rollout has been slowed by questions about its price and how well it works.

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The 'Medicare Advantage-in-a-box' startup that runs on Amazon's cloudThe 'Medicare Advantage-in-a-box' startup that runs on Amazon's cloudThe 'Medicare Advantage-in-a-box' startup that runs on Amazon's cloud

The 'Medicare Advantage-in-a-box' startup that runs on Amazon's cloud

Former Apple and PepsiCo CEO John Sculley serves as chairman of nirvanaHealth's Aria Medicare.

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The Check Up: Anne Marie Benedicto of The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare

Anne Marie Benedicto, vice president at The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, joins the Check Up to discuss providers workplace quality and safety culture.

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Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants

More COVID-19 booster shots may be on the way -- but when it’s your turn, you’ll get an extra dose of the original vaccine, not one updated to better match the extra-contagious delta variant.

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Jefferson Health partners with venture capital firm on digital transformation

The Philadelphia not-for-profit health system will be able to tap into General Catalyst's health assurance network, a group of healthcare technology companies that the firm's invested into.

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Physician assistant's license suspended over COVID actions

Complaints say Scott C. Miller interfered with the care of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, engaged in a threatening public campaign against hospitals and doctors, and also prescribed medications without seeing patients.

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What will it take to boost vaccinations? The scene from Kentucky's back roadsWhat will it take to boost vaccinations? The scene from Kentucky's back roadsWhat will it take to boost vaccinations? The scene from Kentucky's back roads

What will it take to boost vaccinations? The scene from Kentucky's back roads

Kentucky is in the midst of a COVID-19-19 wildfire sparing no part of the state; new case counts topped 4,000 a day for much of September, before easing somewhat this month.

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CVS names Khaldun its first chief health equity officerCVS names Khaldun its first chief health equity officerCVS names Khaldun its first chief health equity officer

CVS names Khaldun its first chief health equity officer

CVS Health is the latest healthcare company to create a senior executive position focused on reducing health disparities and cultural competency.

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சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகளே! உங்க சர்க்கரை அளவை சரியாக நிர்வகிக்க நீங்க என்ன பண்ணனும் தெரியுமா? சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகளே! உங்க சர்க்கரை அளவை சரியாக நிர்வகிக்க நீங்க என்ன பண்ணனும் தெரியுமா?

டைப் 2 நீரிழிவு நோயால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்களுக்கு இரத்த சர்க்கரை அளவு திடீரென அதிகரிப்பது அல்லது குறைவது ஆபத்தானது. எதிர்பாராத நிகழ்வுகளைத் தவிர்ப்பதற்காக அவர்களின் இரத்த சர்க்கரை அளவை தொடர்ந்து கண்காணிப்பது அவர்களுக்கு மிகவும் அவசியமாகிறது. இரத்தத்தில் சர்க்கரையின் அளவு அதிகரிப்பதை பெரும்பாலான மக்கள் கவனித்து, சர்க்கரை அளவை சரியாக நிர்வகிக்க முனைகிறார்கள். இரத்தச் சர்க்கரைக் குறைவு என்பது

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Modern Healthcare launches Digital Health Business and Technology media brandModern Healthcare launches Digital Health Business and Technology media brandModern Healthcare launches Digital Health Business and Technology media brand

Modern Healthcare launches Digital Health Business and Technology media brand

Digital Health Business and Technology will offer news coverage, data and insight, merger and acquisition reports and newsletters for all things digital health.

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5 sectors driving digital health's rapid VC growth5 sectors driving digital health's rapid VC growth5 sectors driving digital health's rapid VC growth

5 sectors driving digital health's rapid VC growth

Digital health companies raised a record amount during the third quarter, driven by massive investments into telehealth, data analytics and mobile health app companies.

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ஆண்கள் இந்த 5 வகை புற்றுநோய்களால்தான் அதிகம் இறக்கிறார்களாம்... அதன் அறிகுறிகள் என்னென்ன தெரியுமா? ஆண்கள் இந்த 5 வகை புற்றுநோய்களால்தான் அதிகம் இறக்கிறார்களாம்... அதன் அறிகுறிகள் என்னென்ன தெரியுமா?

உலகில் மாரடைப்பிற்கு அடுத்ததாக அதிகளவு மக்களின் இறப்பிற்கு காரணமாக இருப்பது புற்றுநோய்தான். சரியான நேரத்தில் கண்டறிந்து சிகிச்சை அளிக்காமல் விட்டால் புற்றுநோய் உயிர்க்கொல்லி நோயாக மாறக்கூடும். ஆரோக்கியமான நடைமுறைகள் மற்றும் வழக்கமான பரிசோதனைகளால் புற்றுநோய் அபாயங்கள் குறைக்கப்படலாம். புற்றுநோய்களில் பல வகைகள் இருந்தாலும் அதில் ஆண்கள் மற்றும் பெண்களை மட்டும் தாக்கும் சில குறிபிட்ட

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உங்க வளர்ச்சிதை மாற்ற விகிதத்தை அதிகரிச்சி உடல் எடையை குறைக்க இந்த வழிகள ஃபாலோ பண்ணா போதுமாம்! உங்க வளர்ச்சிதை மாற்ற விகிதத்தை அதிகரிச்சி உடல் எடையை குறைக்க இந்த வழிகள ஃபாலோ பண்ணா போதுமாம்!

வளர்சிதை மாற்றமானது உடல் எடையை குறைக்க மிகவும் முக்கியமாகும் என்று நாம் அடிக்கடி கேள்விப்பட்டிருக்கிறோம். வேகமான வளர்சிதை மாற்றம் உடல் எடையை குறைக்க உதவுவது மட்டுமல்லாமல் ஒட்டுமொத்தமாக உங்களை ஆரோக்கியமாக வைத்திருக்கவும் உதவுகிறது. நீங்கள் உண்ணும் ஊட்டச்சத்துக்கள், அவை உடலால் உறிஞ்சப்பட்டாலும், நீங்கள் உண்ணும் கலோரிகள் உடற்பயிற்சியின் மூலம் எரிக்கப்படுகின்றன என்றால், இவை அனைத்தும் உங்கள் வளர்சிதை

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Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patientsLawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patientsLawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients

Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients

At least two dozen lawsuits have been filed around the U.S., many in recent weeks, by people seeking to force hospitals to give their COVID-stricken loved ones ivermectin, a drug for parasites that has been promoted by conservative commentators as a treatment despite a lack of conclusive evidence that it helps people with the virus.

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