BMI stands for body mass index, explains Dr. Benedict Ifedi, MD, a family medicine doctor at Memorial Hermann. Dr. Glickman ...

Insulin is a hormone that allows glucose in the blood to enter cells, providing them with the energy to function. A lack of adequate insulin plays a key role in the development of diabetes ...

Nurses put shoes through their paces. Long shifts of standing in operating rooms, running through the emergency department, crouching, lifting, pushing — nurses, doctors and other medical ...

As many as 36 staff nurses serving in 18 federal and provincial hospitals across the country lost their jobs in three months, as funds from the USAID, which was used to hire those health workers, were ...

The quickest way to lower your blood sugar is to take fast-acting insulin. However, if your readings stay high, it’s important to seek immediate medical support. High blood sugar levels ...

Nurses are to be balloted over whether they would be willing to consider taking strike action in a dispute over pay with Manx Care. In November, members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN ...

Insulin overdose symptoms can include confusion, fatigue, irritability, shaking, and other signs of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). If you accidentally take too much or your blood sugar is low for ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Weeks into the Providence nurses strike, the hospital system has warned employees they will no longer have access to health care by the end of the month. In a message ...

Ozempic enhances insulin production, which is helpful for people with type 2 diabetes, because they don’t make enough insulin naturally or don’t use insulin effectively, says Lydia C.