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Smoldering multiple myeloma: What it is, how it progresses and the latest research
Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer caused by a buildup of abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow. As the abnormal plasma cells accumulate, they crowd out healthy cells and cause symptoms such as bone pain and tiredness.
In 1980, Drs. Robert Kyle and Philip Greipp, Mayo Clinic hematologists, coined the term "smoldering multiple myeloma...Read more

On Nutrition: Behind the news on whole dairy foods
One of my first jobs as a registered dietitian was with the School Food Service Program in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I helped educate schools on nutrition guidelines and traveled around the state to evaluate school feeding programs according to USDA regulations.
That was before 2012 when Congress passed legislation to eliminate whole and reduced-...Read more

Fate of Black maternal health programs is unclear amid federal cuts
Eboni Tomasek expected to take home her newborn the day after he was born in a San Jose hospital. But, without explanation, hospital staff said they needed to stay a second night. Then a third. A nurse said her son had jaundice. Then said that he didn’t. She wondered if they had confused her with another African American mother. In any event, ...Read more
Raynaud's Phenomenon Causes Color Changes In The Hands
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm pretty certain that I have Raynaud's disease. I develop white, burning and tingling hands if I don't keep warm, even with heavy gloves on. I notice it on the golf course during the wintertime if I'm not bundled up. My doctor up here in Canada agreed with my self-diagnosis but offered little in the way of a treatment or ...Read more
Type 2 diabetes news and views
More than half of folks with Type 2 diabetes say they're obsessively worried about developing diabetes-related complications, according to an International Diabetes Foundation survey. Well, two new studies may offer you an incentive to take optimal care of yourself and your diabetes and avoid the risk of heart, liver, kidney and brain ...Read more

Blood pressure-lowering medication shows promise in new trial results
People with high blood pressure that is uncontrolled or poorly treated with most medications may benefit from a new drug that is showing promise in clinical trial results, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study found that lorundostat, the drug made by Pennsylvania-based Mineralys Therapeutics,...Read more

Unvaccinated adult in downstate Marion was Illinois' first measles case of the year
Illinois’ first measles case of the year was in an unvaccinated adult in downstate Marion, according to the state health department.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced the first measles case Wednesday — news that comes amid a swell of measles cases across the country. The health department provided the additional details ...Read more

Second Kentucky measles case confirmed by state health officials
Kentucky has reported its second case of the measles this year, state officials confirmed Thursday in a press release.
In March, a child traveling through the state was diagnosed with the disease at a health care facility in Kentucky.
The child is not a resident of the U.S., but because they received a diagnosis in the commonwealth, it will be...Read more
Health investigation into NC State's Poe Hall ends due to federal government cuts
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The health investigation into Poe Hall at North Carolina State University has ended due to federal workforce cuts by the Trump administration, Chancellor Randy Woodson announced Wednesday.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health had been conducting a health hazard evaluation, an evaluation of a workplace ...Read more

UMN disease research center to launch vaccine integrity project
The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy is launching an initiative to examine how non-governmental entities can help protect vaccine policy, information and utilization in the U.S.
Called the Vaccine Integrity Project, the initiative’s steering committee will gather feedback from professionals across ...Read more

Children's hospital in Atlanta suspends gender-affirming care for transgender kids
ATLANTA — Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is no longer offering gender-affirming care to transgender children as the Trump administration turns up pressure on institutions to stop the practice.
Parents of transgender children receiving care at Children’s started receiving messages last week letting them know the nonprofit health system ...Read more

The ranks of Obamacare 'fixers' axed in Trump's reduction of health agency workforce
They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like a newborn incorrectly left off a policy or discovering that a rogue broker had signed them up or switched their plan without consent.
Specially trained caseworkers help resolve such issues, which might otherwise cause consumers...Read more

Mayo Clinic Q & A: 7 strategies to build resiliency
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'll admit I tend toward negative self-talk, and I'm frequently stressed out about work, family and health concerns. I know other people have problems too, but I feel like they handle it better. What can I do to help myself and be a role model for my children?
ANSWER: Resilient people are made, not born. There isn't a gene or ...Read more

California halts medical parole, sends several critically ill patients back to prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has halted a court-ordered medical parole program, opting instead to send its most incapacitated prisoners back to state lockups or release them early.
The unilateral termination is drawing protests from attorneys representing prisoners and the author of the state’s medical parole legislation, who say it ...Read more

Medi-Cal under threat: Who's covered and what could be cut?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as many people as New York and more than three times as many as Texas — the two states with the largest number of Medicaid participants ...Read more
Taking Measures To Prevent Skin From Thinning As One Ages
DEAR DR. ROACH: I thought you could help with a stubborn problem. I am a healthy and active 78-year-old woman who, I admit, likes to look younger than my age. The problem is my skin, especially on my hands and arms; I get these bruises that look unsightly and take a while to resolve. I hear it is from age-related thin skin. My friends of this ...Read more
Taking a weight-loss drug? Ramp up your nutrition
About one out of every eight adults in the U.S. has taken a GLP-1 medication, such as Trulicity, Ozempic, Rybelsus or Mounjaro -- and half of them are still on the meds. They use them to lose weight, manage the risk of heart disease, and/or control Type 2 diabetes. GLP-1s do all that by mimicking a hormone that your small intestine makes to ...Read more
FDA warning hits Minnesota-made infusion pumps for missing regulatory checks
Medical device maker ICU Medical changed designs of infusion pumps made in Minnesota without properly clearing important regulatory checks after a recent recall, according to a Food and Drug Administration warning letter this month.
The FDA noted that California-based ICU Medical, a multibillion-dollar device company, has clearance dating to ...Read more

Measles misinformation is on the rise -- and Americans are hearing it, survey finds
While the most serious measles epidemic in a decade has led to the deaths of two children and spread to 27 states with no signs of letting up, beliefs about the safety of the measles vaccine and the threat of the disease are sharply polarized, fed by the anti-vaccine views of the country’s seniormost health official.
About two-thirds of ...Read more

Environmental Nutrition: Alcohol and healthy eating
Q: Can alcohol fit into a healthy eating plan?
A: Alcohol can be part of a healthy eating pattern when consumed appropriately. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, moderate drinking is defined as up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men. A standard drink is typically 5 ounces of wine, 12 ounces of ...Read more
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