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Smoking ups risk of surgical intervention for thyroid eye disease | Latest news for Doctors, Nurses and Pharmacists

Smoking ups risk of surgical intervention for thyroid eye disease

Smokers with thyroid eye disease are more likely to undergo surgery for their condition compared with their counterparts who do not smoke, a study has found. The study used data from the US Intelligent Research in Sight Registry and included all adults with Graves’ disease. Researchers assessed the effect of smoking on the likelihood of a surgical intervention for thyroid eye disease, including orbital decompression, strabismus surgery, and eyelid recession surgery. A total of 87,923 patients (median age 59 years, 81 percent women) were included in […]

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Hoskin, Warner propose largest mental health investment in tribe’s history | News

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing new legislation that would commit over $100 million for addiction treatment facilities, new treatment programs, a scholarship endowment, and other initiatives using settlement funds from the tribe’s opioid and e-cigarette settlements. Hoskin and Warner’s proposal amends the historic Public Health and Wellness Act. The 2021 law, first amended in 2022, already dedicated 7% of third-party health insurance collections to physical and mental wellness programs and locked down $15 million in opioid settlement funds […]

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Stop smoking with help from Fox | News

Fox Army Health Center’s Tobacco Cessation Program starts Jan. 10 and is free to all Tricare beneficiaries and defense civilians. The program incorporates motivation, behavior modification, strategies for coping with cravings, peer support, and medication safety education into each session. There will be a pre-program screening and orientation visit, and the program includes five classes every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and blood pressure evaluations at each session. The program provides free tobacco cessation medication, if indicated. There will be interval telephone follow-up for one […]

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