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Select's editorial team works independently to review financial products and write articles we think our readers will find useful. We earn a commission from affiliate partners on many offers, but not all offers on Select are from affiliate partners. Choosing when to collect your Social Security benefits can have a large impact on your standard of living in retirement, especially if you didn't save enough on your own. According to the Social Security Administration, Social Security benefits represent 30% of retirement income for the elderly. Deciding when to collect is a complicated task — you'll have to consider factors like your spouse, your other sources of retirement income, your health status and the cost of Medicare deductions.  Online tools, however, exist to make that task a little bit easier. There are a number of free and paid services out there to help people figure out when to collect their benefits. "Because SSA maintains a neutral stance on the cl...

In the best of times, developing a new building that provides affordable housing in a major U.S. city can feel like performing in the circus — keeping 20 plates spinning at once, fending off lions, pulling rabbits out of hats. But these developers' juggling ability has been tested like never before in the past two years as the housing market has buckled under the weight of pandemic-driven shifts in lifestyle, supply chain disruptions and shortages, and inflation rising at the fastest rate in 40 years. Developing affordable housing in 2022 means keeping dozens of plates spinning at once. For luxury developers and market-rate homebuilders, this ha...

Tissue plasminogen activators: let's talk about fibrinolytic drugs They stimulate the formation of plasmin, an enzyme that protects the body from the formation of blockages in blood vessels by destroying certain structures in the blood such as fibrin (a protein used in blood clotting) and thrombi (solid masses of fibrin, platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells that can form in blood vessels). The human body does not produce plasmin directly, but an inactive precursor, plasminogen, which is activated by various substances The dosage of plasminogen activators in the human body is essential to control fibrinolysis, which is the process of dissolving the fibrin lattice (the protein responsible for coagulation) formed as a result of blood clotting: fibrinolysis ensures that blood clots do not form after a h...

Forster and Mayo Private Hospitals now have four doctors specialising in the ear, nose and throat medical fields (ENT). So the good news is, you don't travel far to see a specialist if you need assistance. Dr Thomas Nguyen consults and operates out of Forster Private Hospital, along with Dr Shruti Jayachandra. In his 13 years as a doctor, he has worked in ENT for 10 years. "I like working with my hands and always knew I wanted to pursue surgery," says Dr Nguyen. "ENT enables me to see a wide range of patients from newborn babies to the elderly. "The most rewarding aspect of the job is when a patient returns for follow up, and they are better after their treatment," says Dr Nguyen. "The most rewarding scenario is when a child with sleep apnoea returns and their parents report that after airway clearing surgery with an adenotonsillectomy, they are a different child." Dr Shruti Jayachandra has been a doctor for 11 years, including six years of ENT t...

February 25, 2022 Black history is American history. We pay tribute to the accolades of African Americans and honor the important contributions made to our shared national tapestry. These contributions include those to the industry of medicine. Members from the College of Human Medicine community recently spoke about Black History Month and what those contributions mean to them.  [embedded content] Also in honor of Black History Month, students in the college's  Student National Medical Association (SNMA) chapter  interviewed Black physicians, faculty and administrators at the College of Human Medicine.  These features were originally shared on the chapter's Instagram page.  Renoulte Allen, EdD Specialty/area of study:  Student voice and its impact on curriculum and instruction Role:  Assistant Director of Academic Achievement at MSU College of Human Medicine Hometown:  Inks...

As the Shasta County Board of Supervisors prepares to consider a 10-point COVID-19 declaration brought by a group of physicians opposed to vaccine mandates, another group of doctors supports a different approach. In a letter sent to the supervisors on Wednesday, executives representing Redding's two main hospitals, major nonprofit medical center and other health facilities voiced support for COVID-19 vaccinations. In the letter, the group also urged medical providers to avoid recommending "unproven" coronavirus medications and treatments. The letter health executives sent to the supervisors was signed by top officials from Dignity Health/Mercy Medical Center, Shasta Regional Medical Center, Shasta Community Health Center, Hill Country Health and Wellness Center and the Redding Rancheria, which operates a health care network in Shasta and Trinity counties. Subscription sale:  Get 6 months of unlimited access for just $1. Subscribe today! The health executives'...

From the start of the coronavirus pandemic, America has noted and honored the sacrifices made by first responders and medical professionals on the front lines. We've all seen searing nightly news footage of PPE-clad EMTs answering emergency calls, of doctors and nurses struggling to provide humane care in understaffed emergency departments and intensive care units. Another group of front-line professionals receives far less attention yet is no less essential — and has made no smaller sacrifice in this fight. Social workers have been finding shelter for homeless covid patients, providing treatment for people with addiction disorders made more challenging by pandemic-related social isolation, and comforting bereaved family members who have lost loved ones to the twin epidemics of covid and opioids. So it's no surprise that many social workers are burning out and leaving their roles. One article published by a Kentucky television station chronicles the departure of more than 600 s...

Vadodara: The state government has appointed 15 government nominees in MSUniversity's highest body – the senate. The circular regarding the appointments was released late on Tuesday night. The 'sankalan samiti' of BJP-RSS members which was at loggerheads with its rival saffron group that enjoys majority in senate and syndicate bodies of the university has had an upper-hand in these appointments. A majority of the nominated members are those whose names were proposed by the 'sankalan samiti' and BJP's city unit. The 'sankalan samiti' backed candidates who were defeated during the recently held senate elections have made a backdoor entry into the senate as government nominees. The government nominees include Dr Chetan Somani, Dr Kalpesh Naik, Dr Sunil Kahar, Dr Kamlesh Vala, Kashyap Parikh, Dr Swati Akshay Parnami, Dr Shanno Pandey, Jignesh Soni, Ishan Purohit, Jignesh Shah, Jignesh Joshi, Navin Jetavat, Mitesh Patel, Vilas Deshmukh and Dr Bharat Modi. Som...

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As medicine evolves with lightning speed, our medical community, built on a tradition of excellence, is taking a leading role in delivering transformative care. Local doctors are constantly shaping innovations that go on to become common practice and exploring new ideas about where care should be heading. The results—improved lives and outcomes, cutting-edge targeted treatments, and patient-centric care strategies—benefit us all. This year, as we celebrate the 25th edition of our Top Doctors list, we talked with professionals who have been on this list for decades and others newer to the ranks about the changes they've seen and what's coming next in their fields. Read on to discover more than 800 local top doctors from 46 specialties who have been selected through a process involving extensive research and peer review. See the complete list of doctors selected to this year's Top Doctors. Fighting Brain Cancer There's much that is sobering about...