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WATCH: What causes cancer? Learn how cancer can arise from changes in DNA 🧬. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer
Read the 🔑 points from a state-of-the-art paper on major global coronary artery calcium guidelines, such as, despite similarities, the individual global guidelines vary considerably and vary in complexity: https://bit.ly/3e3HR4B #ASCVD
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is updating the definition of ‘healthy’ as a claim on food labeling. Will it amount to a hill of beans? https://www.acsh.org/news/2022/10/05/how-do-you-define-healthy-food-16592
Quitting smoking and if you don’t smoke, staying away from tobacco smoke lowers your chance of getting cancer in many places throughout your body—not just your lungs. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/basic_info/prevention.htm
Although head lice are a year-round problem, cases usually peak during back-to-school time and will affect millions of children.
Check out this video to learn about FDA-approved treatments, and visit https://bit.ly/3EiN9DT for additional information.
#ChildrensHealthMonth
#SpinaBifida is a major birth defect of a person’s spine. With ongoing, specialty medical care, people with spina bifida can achieve their personal goals. Learn more about living with spina bifida: https://bit.ly/3yr6y11.
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program now offers credit for payments that didn’t previously qualify, but this waiver ends on 10/31/22. See if you qualify and learn more about applying. https://bit.ly/3SYKUKe
No one wants to experience a crisis, yet if you must go through a disaster, it is critical to learn from it.
https://hubs.la/Q01p0N9Y0
Today, we take a moment to honor Special Agent Michael G. Garbo, who lost his life in the line of duty on October 4, 2021. Find out more about this fallen hero on his DEA #WallofHonor page: https://museum.dea.gov/wall-honor/michael-g-garbo @DEAPHOENIXDiv #NeverToBeForgotten
#NIH invites applications for an advanced training program in artificial intelligence for precision nutrition. https://bit.ly/3Ca564M
Elevate your status in the field of #cardiology & demonstrate your commitment to providing excellent patient care w/ ACC’s 🆕 Certified Cardiovascular Knowledge Examination (CCKE). The exam will be administered Dec. 4 – 5, 2022. Apply before 🕓 runs out: https://bit.ly/3Bor6ud
A global roadmap to #DefeatMeningitis aims to:
✅ eliminate bacterial #meningitis epidemics
✅ reduce cases of vaccine-preventable bacterial meningitis by 50% & deaths by 70%
✅ reduce disability & improve the quality of life after meningitis
https://bit.ly/3C4OZ8y
Women at increased risk for #BreastCancer, including a strong family history: talk to your doctor about when to get a mammogram. Learn more about risk factors: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/risk_factors.htm #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #BCAM
The Engage with Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (E-QIPS) repository is designed to highlight accomplishments and growth, encourage collaboration and elevate urological care. Submit your completed or in-progress project to the E-QIPS repository 🔗 https://bit.ly/3SHYAcO
📢 Distinguished Award Nomination Deadline Extended to Friday!
Don’t miss your chance to nominate a deserving colleague. We’re looking for the innovators, educators & mentors transforming CV care. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Qzq56z #TheFaceofCardiology
The STAR pilot program will apply to efficacy supplements across all therapeutic areas and review disciplines that meet specific criteria.
Under PDUFA VII, FDA is creating the Split Real Time Application Review (STAR) pilot program, which aims to shorten the time from date of complete submission to action date, to allow earlier patient access to therapies that address an unmet medical need: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/development-resources/split-real-time-application-review-star
#DYK that just 2mg of fentanyl is considered potentially lethal & that amount could fit on the tip of a pencil? Join DEA’s efforts to remember the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning, submit a photo of a loved one lost to fentanyl. #JustKNOW
Learn more https://www.dea.gov/fentanylawareness
Happening tomorrow! Join us for a community-based event @ Main Street Connect, an accessible, inclusive apartment complex & community center in Rockville, MD. Tune in @ 6p ET. This event will be livestreamed on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3eI0WZR
Register: https://bit.ly/3Lv7BTC
The experience of having a mental health condition is unique, and your family members might be unsure of how to support you. 🤔
This Mental Illness Awareness Week (#MIAW), learn more about navigating family dynamics and mental health: http://mhanational.org/MIAW
Explore how @MSUMDragons incorporates addiction medicine training into their curriculum and creates a pathway for board certification of new addiction-medicine subspecialists. http://spr.ly/6018MnLFK #ChangeMedEd
In a sea of lanterns, we create a wave of hope. ❤️🤍💛 At @lightthenight, we bring light to the darkness of blood cancer - celebrating survivors, supporting friends & family, & remembering those we have lost. Join us for a #LightTheNight near you 👉 https://bit.ly/3CtiWki
All food that reaches U.S. consumers must meet the same safety standards, including fresh fruits & fresh vegetables, which account for 55% and 32% of food imports respectively.
#FDAVoices https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices/fda-outlines-work-underway-ensure-safety-imported-produce
Meningitis epidemics can strike fast with serious health, economic and social consequences.
Let's #DefeatMeningitis! https://bit.ly/3C4OZ8y
Calling all #streamers, #creators, and #YouTubers! We're more likely to get things done when we do them together. Dedicate your #stream to raise awareness for #BreastCancerAwarnessMonth: https://tiltify.com/american-cancer-society/grab-your-girls-f64643ea-ebab-4050-b601-0055b9880764
Join us for the FDA Grand Rounds on Oct. 13 to learn about the FDA’s efforts used to identify and quantitate product quality attributes in therapeutic proteins.
Register now. https://bit.ly/3SgknHU
An emergency can happen at any time and often without warning. Preparing for emergencies can be a family activity! Involve your little ones with these #ReadyWrigley preparedness checklists: https://bit.ly/2C0GRHS.
“This is an extremely fragile moment for the world” - @MSuzman
Solving global crises will require addressing the underlying causes of the world’s biggest challenges. #Goalkeepers2030 https://cnn.it/3RDbSWs
The RDEA Pilot Program is a joint program of CDER & CBER and is designed to advance rare disease drug development programs by providing a mechanism for sponsors to collaborate with FDA throughout the efficacy endpoint development process.
As part of PDUFA VII commitments, FDA is establishing a Rare Disease Endpoint Advancement (RDEA) Pilot Program to support novel efficacy endpoint development for drugs that treat rare diseases: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/development-resources/rare-disease-endpoint-advancement-pilot-program
#VaccinesWork to #DefeatMeningitis
Vaccines can be given against meningococcus and pneumococcus bacteria and Haemophilus influenza - all common causes of the disease https://bit.ly/3visCI2
2⃣ #NIH is proud to have funded the work of K. Barry Sharpless @scrippsresearch & @CarolynBertozzi @Stanford, who share the prize with Morten Meldal @ChemKUniversity. https://bit.ly/3ygZNzy
1⃣ Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 #NobelPrize in Chemistry for their research laying the foundation for click chemistry & using it in living organisms.
In 2022, millions of people from #Ukraine 🇺🇦 have crossed international borders.
Our 🆕 #OpenWHO course helps health workers in host countries provide safe and quality care to people recently displaced by the war.
More:
📌 https://bit.ly/3QOsiM1
📢 Last Chance to Join Global Experts in Dubai!
Time is running out to join us at #ACCMiddleEast 2022 Together w/ @emiratescardiac. Register today to join us in our vision of a 🌎 where innovation & knowledge optimize CV care & outcomes. https://bit.ly/3OLxkZf #ACCIntl
We’re looking forward to the upcoming @UICC #WCC2022 & seeing our partners from around the🌎to exchange ideas & latest innovations on #Equity & sustainability in cancer care for everyone, everywhere! Check out @theNCI supported sessions - https://bit.ly/3ST4APp
#DYK breast cancer may occur in men? Male #BreastCancer may occur at any age, but it usually occurs between 60 and 70 years of age. https://www.cancer.gov/types/breast/patient/male-breast-treatment-pdq #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
To learn more about #BladderCancer treatment, research, and clinical trials, see this summary, too. https://www.cancer.gov/types/bladder #InterceptCancer
#STATOFTHEDAY 4 out of 5 people with ongoing symptoms of #COVID lasting 3 months or longer are experiencing a least some limitations in day-to-day activities. https://bit.ly/3EjtWSI #LongCOVID
Coughs and sniffles 🤧 are never fun, especially when it’s affecting our little ones.
Before you reach for cough and cold medicines, talk to your child’s pediatrician as some medicines can have serious side effects: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/should-you-give-kids-medicine-coughs-and-colds
#ChildrensHealthMonth
Physicians who experienced child care stress had 111% greater odds of reporting anxiety & depression due to #COVID19. Discover the impact of child care stress on physician #burnout. http://spr.ly/6010MdGds
For the estimated 1.9 million people facing a cancer diagnosis in 2022, NCCN Foundation delivers patient information through patient guidelines, free patient webinars, free print copies, language translations and cancer research innovation. Donate now: https://nccnfoundation.givingfuel.com/2022-fall-appeal
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres "Emergencies are an unfortunate fact of life. We might be able to prevent some, but we can’t prevent them all. But by investing in strong health systems at the local level, we can mitigate the impact emergencies have and save many lives"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres "In particular, it shows why cost-effective investments in disease surveillance and primary health care are so important"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres Ebola in 🇺🇬
Outbreaks in 🇵🇰
Cholera around the 🌍
The ongoing #COVID19 pandemic
The 🌍 monkeypox outbreak
The annual threat of influenza
Contaminated 💊
All illustrate why it’s so urgent that all countries invest in strengthening their defences against outbreaks"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres Ebola in 🇺🇬
Outbreaks in 🇵🇰
Cholera around the 🌍
The ongoing #COVID19 pandemic
The 🌍 monkeypox outbreak
The annual threat of influenza
Contaminated 💊
All illustrate why it’s so urgent that all countries invest in strengthening their defences against outbreaks"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres "While the contaminated products have so far only been detected in The #Gambia, they may have been distributed to other countries. WHO recommends all countries detect and remove these products from circulation to prevent further harm to patients"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres "The four medicines are cough and cold syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited, in India. WHO is conducting further investigation with the company and regulatory authorities in India"-@DrTedros https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1577649953106583552?s=20&t=GkNn51xF032YKD7WiYBmOA
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres "The four medicines are cough and cold syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited, in India. WHO is conducting further investigation with the company and regulatory authorities in India"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres "WHO has today issued a medical product alert for four contaminated medicines identified in #Gambia that have been potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children. The loss of these young lives is beyond heartbreaking for their families"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres "WHO has today issued a medical product alert for four contaminated medicines identified in #Gambia that have been potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children. The loss of these young lives is beyond heartbreaking for their families"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres "#Cholera is deadly, but it’s also preventable and treatable. With the right planning and action, we can reverse this trend"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @MinofHealthUG @DrMikeRyan @UN @antonioguterres "#Cholera thrives on poverty and conflict, but is now being turbo-charged by #climatechange. Extreme climate events like floods, cyclones and droughts further reduce access to clean water and create the ideal environment for cholera to spread"-@DrTedros