Andy Meyers

CEO of Healthday, the largest syndicated health news feed and leading health and medical content provider.

[Andy Meyers @HealthdayMeyers]

@MetroNorth WTF. Why would you even think of reducing coverage in the first place???? Not like you decided it wasn’t peak fares. Tuesday is the busiest day of the week to start with. Please explain the logic here.

[Andy Meyers @HealthdayMeyers]

@MetroNorth time to add more cars to the trains. SRO. WTF???

[HealthDay News @wiseinvestinh]

High-dose radiation therapy may stall tumor growth in patients with advanced lung cancer who are not fully responding to drug therapies, a preliminary study suggests.
@ASTRO_org @sloan_kettering
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COVID-19 pandemic restrictions pretty much quashed the last #flu season, with influenza cases falling to never-before-seen lows in the US.
So little flu circulated that some scientists suspect that one major strain of influenza might have gone extinct.

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Folks suffering from hearing loss have had to fork out thousands of dollars for a device that could only be adjusted by a professional.
Affordable over-the-counter hearing aids could soon bring relief to millions, under a landmark proposal by the @US_FDA.

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Many female family doctors face sexual harassment, but most remain satisfied with their careers, a new study finds.
56% said it was difficult to advance in their careers, and 39% said their work conditions were similar to their male colleagues.

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[CDC @CDCgov]

1 in 500 U.S. children has experienced #COVID19-associated orphanhood, and children from racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected. COVID-19 vaccines can help prevent caregiver death. Learn more about this CDC-led study: https://t.co/7MRTcYddu5.

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One of the strictest #CovidVaccine mandates in the US has been approved in LA.
The city council voted in favor of a measure that requires proof of full vaccination for all customers and staff at restaurants, gyms, museums and other locations.

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[HealthDay News @wiseinvestinh]

You might think that #wildfires in the western US would only affect folks in places like California or Oregon.
But a new study estimates that 3/4 of US smoke-related deaths and visits to the emergency room for asthma happen east of the Rocky Mountains.

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Johnson & Johnson announced that it has asked @US_FDA to approve emergency use of its #COVID19 booster shot.
The request to authorize an extra vaccine dose for people who've previously received Johnson & Johnson's single-shot vaccine was filed Tuesday.
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[Dr Gemma Lewis @GemmaLewis13]

NEW 👇📈 👇: findings from the ANTLER clinical trial of antidepressants 💊 to prevent relapse in people receiving long-term treatment in primary care in @NEJM

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@GlynLewis9 @MarstonLouise @UCLPsychiatry @UCLBrainScience @UCLMentalHealth

[HealthDay News @wiseinvestinh]

"Our findings add to evidence that for many patients, long-term treatment is appropriate, but we also found that many people were able to effectively stop taking their medication when it was tapered over two months" - @GemmaLewis13
@NEJM
#mentalhealth
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"Our results indicate that there is an optimal blood sugar level that may start to minimize the risk of having another stroke, a heart attack or other vascular problems, and it's right in the 6.8% to 7% range." - Dr. Moon-Ku Han
#diabetes #HeartHealth
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[HealthDay News @wiseinvestinh]

To learn more about this research, go to https://t.co/ezPjQROPkp
#biking #sports #spinalinjury #healthday #safety

[Andy Meyers @HealthdayMeyers]

@HealthDayTweets nice!

[HealthDay News @wiseinvestinh]

Happy New Year from all of us at HealthDay!

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WATCH NOW: Our latest #HDLive is on what could happen when the COVID-19 pandemic meets flu season.

Mabel Jong from our liveblog team speaks with Dr. Nadia Eltaki, director of clinical operations at @sibleyonline @HopkinsMedicine.

https://t.co/XrjTQz42Z4

[Andy Meyers @HealthdayMeyers]

Check out our latest HD Live! There's a lot of talk about vaccines out there. Here's the latest from some of the industry's experts

[HealthDay News @wiseinvestinh]

WATCH NOW: Our latest #HDLive on how the US needs to prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Our experts are @AmeshAA from @JHSPH_CHS and @VaccineAdvisor from @VUmedicine and associate director for immunization education with @ImmunizeOrg.

https://t.co/vwcDtEedrw

[HealthDay News @wiseinvestinh]

WATCH NOW: Our latest #HDLive discussion is on getting college students back on campus safely.

Our experts are Professor David Paltiel from @YaleSPH & Dr. Natasha Martin, an infectious disease modeler from @UCSanDiego leading the #ReturnToLearn program.

https://t.co/l6Cv5QAeaR

[Andy Meyers @HealthdayMeyers]

TODAY: Join us at 3 p.m. ET on the liveblog for our next #HDLive discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.

Mabel Jong from our HealthDay team will speak with Dr. Don Mordecai, National Mental Health and Wellness Lead at @aboutKP

https://t.co/3zPO9QrkSv