Be Well: Actress Bellamy Young Shares Experience with Hepatic Encephalopathy
Actress and singer Bellamy Young joined 'beWell' to bring awareness to hepatic encephalopathy, which is an advanced liver dysfunction. She talked about the personal impact the syndrome had on her family and how other people can take advantage of resources that she came across while caring for her father.
A Montana judge on Monday sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate.
Alzheimer’s mainly affects the elderly, who are eligible for Medicare, but people under 65 — even, rarely, as young as their 30s — also can get diagnosed. They are more likely to have commercial coverage.
Some doctors say the drug should be held for three weeks before sedation to accommodate the delayed emptying of the stomach, which can cause patients to inhale food and liquid into their lungs.
