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What Are Bile Salts & Do You Need To Take a Bile Salts Supplement?

AMMD

Some say you are what you eat. I say you are what you digest and absorb. You may eat a terrific diet. Unfortunately, if you are not producing enough bile you may not be digesting food properly. Your body may not be breaking down fats either. This is especially true if you notice pale, floating stools or experience gout and digestive upset after eating fatty meals.

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Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership

NPR Health

Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.

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Want better door-to-clinician times? Take time to save time.

Sound Physicians

Understanding emergency department time is crucial for improving patient care and satisfaction in emergency medicine.

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Crumbling trust in American institutions: A MAHA activist takes on Girl Scout cookies

NPR Health

A controversial study raised the specter that Girl Scout cookies are unsafe. Authorities say they are safe, but the whole saga highlights a breakdown of trust in American institutions.

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Episode 387 – RLR – Delayed Dysphagia

The Clinical Problem Solvers

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Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self

NPR Health

Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.

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More Uncertainty and Less Advice from FDA Means Companies will Need to Even More Carefully Chart their own Course to Achieve their Goals

FDA Law Blog

By Dr. Naomi Lowy, Principal Drug Regulatory Expert Trade and national press have reported that recent changes in FDA staffing levels have already led to slower responses to calls and emails. According to reports, which were published before the most recent reports of HHS staff level reductions and tumultuous changes in leadership, FDA staff were missing minor deadlines.

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Masking the Science Revisited – A Look Back

Evergreen Family Medicine

Dr. John Powell and I wrote this blog in February 2021. COVID was a year old. Our blog was up for scarcely a week when someone complained to regional executives at Common Spirit in Tacoma. Those administrators asked MMC CEO Kelly Morgan to have us remove it. Kelly messaged me with the email thread asking for my help.

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What kind of support is the U.S. offering in the wake of the Myanmar quake?

NPR Health

The White House and former USAID staff have differing views on the nature of the U.S. response to the earthquake that struck Myanmar and neighboring countries.

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Sign Up to be a Donor During National Donate Life Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

April is National Donate Life Month. It’s a great time to talk about organ, eye, and tissue donation. Donations save countless lives each day. Education and discussion help raise the understanding of how donation works and how important it is. Why Donors Matter According to the latest statistics from HRSA , over 100,000 people in the United States alone are on the national transplant waiting list.

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Do you know the red flags for problem gambling?

NPR Health

Preoccupation with betting or casino games may be an early sign of developing an addiction to gambling.

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Is Candida a Sexually Transmitted Disease? The Truth About Transmission

AMMD

If you’ve ever dealt with itching, burning, a strong odor, or soreness “down there”, you're not alone. You may even wonder if you’re dealing with candida or an STD. There’s a lot of misconception around the subject, and I can understand why. Some STDs and STIs have similar symptoms to candida. For example, Trichomoniasis, genital herpes, or HPV may leave burning or itching.

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What 'Adolescence' gets right about teen boys — according to a psychologist

NPR Health

PR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lisa Damour, a clinical psychologist, about how the Netflix show Adolescence depicts the struggles of young boys.

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Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk.

Physicians News Digest

By Brett Kelman Five years ago, the CEO of one of the largest pain clinic companies in the Southeast was sentenced to more than three years in prison after being convicted in a $4 million illegal kickback scheme. But after just four months behind bars, John Estin Davis walked free. President Donald Trump commuted Davis’ sentence in the last days of his first term.

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Measles outbreak in west Texas continues while cuts on health agencies loom

NPR Health

While Texas keeps adding dozens of confirmed measles cases every week, health officials and state representatives are raising the alarm over CDC cuts that could hinder efforts to end the outbreak.

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HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled

NPR Health

Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.

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