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Rosie O’Donnell Gives Health Update on Madonna Following Hospitalization

July 5, 2023binomo

Rosie O’Donnell has given fans a health update on Madonna, following the singer’s recent hospitalization. Over on Instagram, the comedian shared a picture of himself and Madonna from their 1992 film A League of Their Own. In the comments, a follower wrote, “God bless her I hope she’s ok.” O’Donnell replied, “She’s good,” with a red heart emoji. One other fan asked for an update, to which O’Donnell responded, “She is recovering at home — she is very strong in general.”

Madonna’s manager, Guy Oseary, first revealed the news of Madonna’s health issues. “On Saturday, June 24, Madonna developed

Study points to better care for babies born to opioid users

June 27, 2023binomo

Babies born to opioid users have shorter hospital stays and need less medication when their care emphasized parental involvement, skin-to-skin contact and a quiet environment, researchers reported Sunday.

Newborns were ready to go home about a week earlier compared to those getting standard care. Fewer received opioid medications to reduce withdrawal symptoms such as tremors and hard-to-soothe crying, about 20% compared to 52% of the standard-care babies.

Babies born to opioid users, including mothers in treatment with medications such as methadone, can develop withdrawal symptoms after exposure in the womb.

Typically, hospitals use a scoring system to decide which babies

Chris Hemsworth Says Claim He Was Retiring for Health Reasons ‘Just Isn’t the Case’

June 15, 2023binomo

The actor says reports of his acting break amid his health news made it seem “like I was potentially retiring because of this thing, which just isn’t the case”

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Chris Hemsworth has no plans of retirement despite reports that his acting break was connected to his recent health discoveries.

The Australian Extraction 2 actor, 39, told Entertainment Weekly in a new cover story that the reason for his brief hiatus from work was because he was “exhausted, and I wanted to be home with my family.”

Hemsworth — who shares India, 11, and twins Sasha and

Missouri governor signs bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, some adults

June 7, 2023binomo

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be banned from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor.

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Beginning Aug. 28, Missouri health care providers won’t be able to prescribe those gender-affirming treatments for teens and children. Most adults will still have access to transgender health care under the law, but Medicaid won’t cover it.

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Gender-affirming surgeries for inmates and prisoners will be outlawed.

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The law is set to expire in 2027 as part of a Republican compromise with Senate Democrats.

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Utah student at ‘world class’ boarding school died of sepsis after complaints were ignored: lawyer

April 25, 2023binomo

A 17-year-old student at a “therapeutic boarding school” in Utah died of sepsis after school staff ignored her health complaints, according to recent autopsy results and a lawsuit filed on behalf of the deceased student and her family.

Taylor Goodridge died of peritonitis, an infection of abdominal tissue, followed by sepsis, which caused her organs to fail, in December 2022 at Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah.

“It’s something that’s easily treated with antibiotics, especially with a healthy 17-year-old,” attorney Alan W. Mortensen of Mortensen and Miline told Fox News Digital. “The first signs of peritonitis were vomiting and stomach cramps,

Health Recovery Solutions Announces HRS Analytics at HIMSS23

April 19, 2023binomo

Published: Apr. 19, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago

Health Recovery Solutions Joins Samsung’s Exhibition Booth at HIMSS and Launches New Analytics Suite for Operational Efficiency and Improved Patient Outcomes

HOBOKEN, N.J, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), the four-time KLAS award winner in remote patient monitoring (RPM), today announced the launch of HRS Analytics at HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. The new analytics suite will help healthcare executives and clinicians drive further value from their remote monitoring and care management programs with insights regarding workforce deployment, operational efficiencies,

True origins ‘may never be revealed’ as new variant cases soar in India

April 15, 2023binomo

We may never know the true origins of Covid-19, a Chinese doctor who helped lead the country’s pandemic response has said as cases of the new variant soar in India.

Dr. George Fu Gao told The Telegraph he is “not optimistic” the origin of the virus will ever be known.

“It’s too sensitive; too politicized,” he said, adding: “We must focus on science.”

Dr Goa made the comments Rhodes Policy Summit on pandemic preparedness in London on Friday, also attended by former prime minister Tony Blair.

The Dr was the leader of the Chinese Center for Disease Control when the

12% of water fixtures at PSD schools exceed state lead standards in early testing

April 5, 2023binomo

Communications sent to parents can be alarming.

There’s lead in the water at your child’s school, read the emails.

Poudre School District has notified students, staff and families at 16 schools that lead levels exceeding state health and safety guidelines have been found in one or more fixtures that can be used for drinking water. Eighteen schools have been checked and received results so far.

As a result, those fixtures have been shut off until they can be tested and, if necessary, filtered, repaired or replaced to reduce the levels of lead in the water they supply.

The samples must