The wandering albatross has the largest wing-span of any bird and they are famed for following ships. There are thought to about 25,000 of them globally.
THE INDEPENDENT – Scientists have discovered a “blueprint” for long life by decoding the genome, gut health and lifestyle of the world’s oldest person who died last year at 117.
Maria Branyas Morera, an American-Catalan Caucasian woman, was born in March 1907 in San Francisco, US, and died in August 2024.
While centenarians are becoming more common thanks to advances in health care, supercentenarians aged over 110 are still extremely rare.
Morera exceeded the average life expectancy...
The generic drug manufacturer was linked to the death of eight people last year, and was responsible for an outsized share of recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve properly and could harm people. Other news includes drug reimbursements, Medicare price negotiations, and more.ProPublica: FDA Found Problems At Indian Drug Factory Linked To U.S. DeathsThe Food and Drug Administration has found problems at an Indian factory that makes generic drugs for American patients, including one...
After the decriminalization and legalization in Oregon and Colorado, psychedelic mushroom exposures reported to poison control centers ticked up in these states and nationally.
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – A study published in Menopause provides a comprehensive overview of the most common conditions diagnosed in clinical practice among women in the U.S. Upper Midwest during their critical midlife transition.
Overall, eight conditions increased by 45% or more between the ages of 40 and 59, and several conditions were more common in Black women and women living in more socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods.
Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D., the study's first author and...
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Commonwealth Care Alliance provides health care to nearly 50,000 elderly, disabled, and low-income individuals.
Also in the news: Veradigm, Cigna, Cone Health, Jefferson Health, and Hippocratic AI.
The Boston Globe: Commonwealth Care Alliance: State Preps In Case Of Insurer Collapse
State officials said this week they are preparing in case Commonwealth Care Alliance collapses, in an effort to protect the health care of the struggling insurer’s nearly 50,000 elderly, disabled, and low-income members.
In...