Palmerston North Hospital’s gastroenterology service is leaving the last doctors

Palmerston North Hospital's gastroenterology service is leaving the last doctors

Palmerston North Hospital. (file photo) Image: The last remaining doctors in the gastroenterology department at Palmerston North Hospital are leaving Concerns have been expressed about a postcode lottery for patient care Health NZ says it is filling gaps in the department by drawing on staff from across the country, and recruiting new specialists. Doctors at … Read more

Fitness trainer shares exact plan to lose 2 kilos in April without visiting the gym: Lists home exercises with dumbbells

Not going to the gym is no excuse to stop training at home. (not open)

Maintaining good health takes being active, including exercising regularly. However, not everyone has the opportunity to get a gym membership that will help them. To help them, Divy Chheda, a fitness trainer with nine years of experience who goes by @doitrightbydiv on social media, took to Instagram on March 30 and shared a comprehensive plan … Read more

How Louis Theroux Stays Fit at 55 With Fast Bodyweight Workouts

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Louis Theroux witnessed first-hand the radicalization of fitness culture—from the world of bodybuilding Strange week To his latest gym-loving personalities Inside the menosphere Documentary But at 55, his own routine is much simpler. Instead of lifting heavy, Theroux now relies on short, bodyweight workouts to stay in shape — prioritizing consistency over intensity. Body weight … Read more

CVS plans to open only 5 pharmacies in Chicago

CVS plans to open only 5 pharmacies in Chicago

CVS Health plans to open five new locations in Chicago this year — but don’t expect to see chips, candy or nail polish for sale. The new locations — on the South, West and Southwest Sides — will offer only pharmacy services, unlike the larger stores the company is known for. The sites represent a … Read more

Court bans former chiropractor from treating patients

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A Winnipeg man who continued to provide chiropractic services after his license was revoked has been banned from practicing until 2029 by a court. Former chiropractor Peter Rutherford has agreed to stop practicing and retire in October 2024 after admitting to the Manitoba Chiropractors Association that he was guilty of misconduct related to improper record … Read more

The first graduates from the Indo-Canadian nursing program are expected to begin work in the fall

The first graduates from the Indo-Canadian nursing program are expected to begin work in the fall

A report looks at three groups of healthcare workers, nurse specialists, pharmacists and paramedics to examine how they can help provide primary care. When Dichen Palmo found out about the bilateral nursing program between Canada and India, she said she felt like God had given her a second chance. The Tibetan lives in India, where … Read more

PepGen announces excellent results from the low-dose (5 mg/kg) MAD cohort in the ongoing phase FREEDOM2 study, showing favorable safety, efficacy and vHOT data.

PepGen announces excellent results from the low-dose (5 mg/kg) MAD cohort in the ongoing phase FREEDOM2 study, showing favorable safety, efficacy and vHOT data.

– PGN-EDODM1 was generally well tolerated with all adverse events being mild or moderate and no serious adverse events reported – – Dissociation correction observed with PGN-EDODM1 (n=6) versus 6.8% with placebo (n=2); 7.3%; With the exception of one outpatient, the treatment group showed a mean improvement of 22.9% (n = 5). – A significant … Read more

The popular sweetener found in protein bars has been linked to stroke, a risk of blood clots

The popular sweetener found in protein bars has been linked to stroke, a risk of blood clots

The health food industry has rushed over the past decade to include so-called sugar alcohols in everything from protein bars to zero-sugar energy drinks to guilt-free desserts—and with some justification. Unlike previous generations of artificial sweeteners, sugar alcohols are naturally occurring, low-calorie alternatives that the human body can metabolize without incurring various potentially deadly and … Read more

Praxis Precision Medicine Announces FDA Acceptance and Priority Review of New Drug Application for Relutrigine in Patients with SCN2A and SCN8A DEEs

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Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. FDA has set a PDUFA target date of September 27, 2026 BOSTON, March 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Praxis Precision MedicineInc. (NASDAQ: PRAX), a fully integrated, central nervous system (CNS) precision neuroscience biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for priority review its New … Read more