Meet the Pharmacist Responsible for Giving Half of His County’s Monkeypox Vaccine

Clint Hopkins and his husband, Joel Hockman, own Pucci’s Pharmacy in Sacramento, but you might not always find them there. Since the monkeypox outbreak began in the U.S., the pair and their team of health professionals are just as likely to be at a bar, private party, or their local LGBTQ center administering monkeypox vaccines.

“We’re in a bit of a unique situation, bec…

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How People With Diabetes Can Lower Stroke Risk

After spending nearly two decades trying to manage her Type 2 diabetes, Agnes Czuchlewski landed in the emergency room in 2015, with news that she’d just experienced a heart attack. She also learned that she had metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that includes diabetes but also brings higher risk of heart disease and stroke.

“Because I needed to lose quite a bit of we…

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FDA Approves Most Potent Weight Loss Drug Yet

Weight loss drugs have dominated the headlines over the past year, and now there’s a new medication that may be the most effective one yet.

On Nov. 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved tirzepatide (which will be sold under the brand name Zepbound), to treat overweight and obesity. Made by Eli Lilly and Co., the drug is already approved for type 2 diabetes, as Mounjaro…

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Sexual Health Care Needs to be Brought to Places Where People Have Sex. Monkeypox Proves It

On Saturday, June 29, 2019, a group of over 200 queer and trans folks were gathered in New York City, celebrating the city’s big World Pride weekend. They had all come to a party called NYC Inferno known for sexual activity. At around midnight, they were gathered in the front of the venue, rapt as an artist led them in an interactive performance. Within moments, everyone was singing the r…

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The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse- What Time Is It-

On Monday, Aug. 21, the contiguous U.S. will experience a total solar eclipse for the first time since 1979. The eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes directly between the sun and the Earth, will cross the country from the West Coast to the East Coast, leaving portions of 14 states momentarily immersed in darkness. Even those states that don’t see a total eclipse will experience a pa…

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‘Protest Is a Profound Public Health Intervention.’ Why So Many Doctors Are Supporting Protests in the Middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic

When massive protests broke out across the country in response to the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and numerous black Americans before them, Dr. Rhea Boyd saw the demonstrations not just as a necessary risk during a pandemic. The California-based pediatrician considered them lifesaving.

“If people were to understand that racism, and all of the social and political…

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Rich People Are Threatening Cities’ Water Supplies

From Phoenix to Tehran to Mumbai, water shortages are becoming an ever greater concern for city officials. And when the wells run dry, we tend to blame two things: climate change for increasing droughts, and population growth, for putting more pressure on local resources.

But a study published Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability argues that we’re overlooking another …

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Angelina Jolie Interviews Malone Mukwende of Mind the Gap

When Malone Mukwende, 21, started medical school in London, he identified a fundamental problem: almost all the images and data used in its teaching were based on studies of white patientsคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. But medical symptoms can present very differently on Black and brown skin, le…

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Don’t Use Sugar Substitutes for Weight Loss

Artificial sweeteners may not help people lose weight, the World Health Organization said in new guidelines that warned against products like diet sodas.

The WHO’s advice is based on a scientific review that found products containing aspartame and stevia—often marketed as diet foods—likely don’t help reduce body fat in the long term.

“People should redu…

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