Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is a medical treatment to replace hormone levels that decrease because of age or illness. By supplementing major hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, HRT assists in controlling vital bodily functions and enhancing general well-being.
How HRT Works
Hormones are chemical messengers that control metabolism, mood, sleep, and energy. When their levels decrease, symptoms such as fatigue, mood swings, and mental decline can follow. HRT brings levels back up to balance and eliminates symptoms.
Major Hormones in HRT
Estrogen: Necessary for bone density, heart function, and mental ability.
Progesterone: Cooperates with estrogen to control menstrual…
Delta 8 THC, a derivative of hemp, has gained significant popularity for its psychoactive effects and relatively mild potency compared to Delta 9 THC. While federal regulations allow the sale of Delta 8 products due to the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp derivatives containing less than 0.3% Delta 9 THC, its legality varies significantly at the state level.
Federal Legal Standing
Delta 8 is federally legal because it is derived from hemp and meets the THC threshold defined by the Farm Bill. However, the lack of specific regulations at the federal level creates a gray area, especially concerning quality…
Rachana Pradhan, Reporter, KFF Health News:
Absolutely, John. And I will say that, in particular, talking to clinicians, like physicians and nurse practitioners and other medical clinicians who treat patients in these hospitals, really were the ones that shared incredible stories with us.
One in particular involved a nurse midwife who spoke with me who used to work, doing deliveries at a Catholic hospital in Maryland, she encountered a woman who showed up at this hospital because her water had broken before her fetus was viable, so the baby would not survive outside of the womb.
And what she told…
The family of an Edmonton man who suffered a stroke was “very frustrated” with the province after he was taken to a motel instead of a long-term care facility when he was released from hospital.
After six months at the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he recovered from a stroke that left him partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair, Blair Canniff, 62, was taken to a Travelodge Motel in Leduc, his stepdaughter told CTV News Edmonton.
“It’s very, very, very frustrating,” Jeela Manniapik said on Tuesday. “And when AHS released Blair from the care of the hospital to Contentment Social Services,…
The future of healthcare is what staff at Boston Senior Medicine thought they were signing up for, but now they have gone without paychecks and worried patients aren’t getting the care they need.
The Canton-based home-health business aims to bring primary care directly to the homes of senior patients.
“We can really help people, we can go right into their homes and we can bring primary care to them. This is a game changer,” said Randy Veraguas, a former Boston Senior Medicine employee.
At least, that’s what Veraguas thought when he joined the business in 2020 to head its marketing…
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Scholars from the University of Toronto and Dalhousie University have created a set of online courses on Black health and anti-Black racism in the Canadian health-care system, which will be available to learners across Canada – a momentous step in helping advance equitable care for Black Canadians.
The Black Health Primer was created in response to gaps in education and training on Black health and anti-Black racism in medicine and public health, say its creators Onye Nnoroman assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Temperance Faculty of Medicine, Sume Ndumbe-Eyohan assistant professor at Dalla Lana and…
Lawmakers are pressing the Pentagon to improve medical care in Japan for US military personnel, families and Defense Department civilians amid ongoing concerns that the lack of access to care is forcing service members and federal civilian employees to leave the country.
The move follows efforts initiated last October by US Indo-Pacific Command and the Defense Health Agency to improve emergency medical services for Americans covered by a Status of Forces Agreement with Japan.
In a letter to the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs and director of the Defense Health Agency, the bipartisan group that includes the chairwoman…