Swallowed Razors, Magnets, and More: New Advice for Doctors
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Swallowed Razors, Magnets, and More: New Advice for Doctors

May 22, 2023 – Two new studies suggest that even when a person swallows something as potentially harmful as a razor blade or a magnet, a doctor’s best course of action may be to let nature takes it course.Some adults who show up to the emergency department after swallowing a razor blade, a battery, magnet,… […]

Severe Asthma and Lung Cancer: What’s the Link?
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Severe Asthma and Lung Cancer: What’s the Link?

May 22, 2023 – Did you know that cutting-edge research is highlighting the link between heavily symptomatic asthma and lung cancer? About 25 million Americans have asthma,  a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that makes the inner lining of your lungs swell. Between 5% and 10% of Americans with the disease have severe asthma. Severe asthma is categorized by needing medium-… […]

Nuggets eying sweep of L.A.: ‘Give them no hope’
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Nuggets eying sweep of L.A.: ‘Give them no hope’

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 21, 2023, 07: 47 PM ETCloseOhm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a… […]

New Moms Breastfed Longer During Pandemic
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New Moms Breastfed Longer During Pandemic

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when shelter-in-place orders were ongoing, new moms tended to breastfeed their babies about two weeks longer than usual, new research shows.“Stay-at-home policies enabled parents to continue breastfeeding at home instead of returning to the workplace,” said study co-author Dr. Rita… […]

Geographic Atrophy: Caring for a Loved One Losing Their Sight
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Geographic Atrophy: Caring for a Loved One Losing Their Sight

By Linda Chernek Moore, as told to Keri WigintonWhether you live with someone or not, the role of caregiver can be all-consuming. But like they say before takeoff: Put your oxygen mask on first. In other words, you can’t care for others if you don’t care for yourself.I also caution people about being helicopter caregivers.… […]

Warner Bros Discovery chief booed at Boston University graduation, videos show
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Warner Bros Discovery chief booed at Boston University graduation, videos show

May 21 (Reuters) – Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) Chief Executive David Zaslav was booed by students after taking the stage at Boston University to accept his honorary degree and give the 2023 commencement speech, amid an ongoing strike by film and television writers over pay, videos that surfaced on social media show.The Hollywood Reporter first… […]

My Life With Geographic Atrophy
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My Life With Geographic Atrophy

By Margret Krakauer, as told to Keri Wiginton I’ve recently switched hobbies from painting to writing. One of the first things I wrote for my memoir was: It’s a race between losing my vision and my hearing.I’m 79 and had cataract surgery a decade ago. That’s when my doctor diagnosed me with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).… […]

Morgan Stanley CEO succession underscores Wall Street’s diversity gap
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Morgan Stanley CEO succession underscores Wall Street’s diversity gap

May 21 (Reuters) – The absence of women from the slate of potential Morgan Stanley (MS.N) CEO successors underscores the importance of cultivating and keeping diverse talent, corporate governance experts say.Morgan Stanley co-presidents Ted Pick and Andy Saperstein, and head of investment management Dan Simkowitz, are the front-runners to succeed James Gorman, who said on… […]

Fed’s Kashkari open to holding rates steady in June, WSJ reports
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Fed’s Kashkari open to holding rates steady in June, WSJ reports

May 21 (Reuters) – Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said that he could support holding interest rates steady at the central bank’s next meeting in June to give officials more time to assess the effects of past rate increases and the inflation outlook, the Wall Street Journal said on Sunday.”I’m open to the idea that… […]

Animal health body urges bird flu vaccination to avoid pandemic
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Animal health body urges bird flu vaccination to avoid pandemic

Bird flu has killed hundreds of million of birds, mammalsWOAH chief says vaccinating birds could help control virusCountries have shown reluctance to adopt bird vaccinationVaccination should focus on free-range birds – WOAH chiefPARIS, May 21 (Reuters) – Governments should consider vaccinating poultry against bird flu, which has killed hundreds of millions of birds and infected… […]