SEOUL, April 29 — A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday gave a seven-year jail term to former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including obstructing investigators trying to execute an arrest warrant since his short-lived 2024 martial law declaration.The Seoul High Court delivered the ruling in a televised hearing, the first decision by a special court division set up to handle cases linked to Yoon’s martial law bid in December 2024. — Reut
SEOUL, April 29 — A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday gave a seven-year jail term to former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including obstructing investigators trying to execute an arrest warrant since his short-lived 2024 martial law declaration.
The Seoul High Court delivered the ruling in a televised hearing, the first decision by a special court division set up to handle cases linked to Yoon’s martial law bid in December 2024. — Reuters
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Many of us take dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other products to boost our health. Since many supplements contain natural ingredients, it’s easy to assume they are always safe. But just because something is "natural" doesn’t mean it’s without risk—especially when combined with medications.
Do you take prescription or over-the-counter medications? If so, it’s important to know that supplem
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Many of us take dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other products to boost our health. Since many supplements contain natural ingredients, it’s easy to assume they are always safe. But just because something is "natural" doesn’t mean it’s without risk—especially when combined with medications.
Do you take prescription or over-the-counter medications? If so, it’s important to know that supplements might change how those medications work.
How supplements can affect your medications
Some supplements can affect the way your body processes medications. This can lead to unexpected or even dangerous results.
Certain supplements can cause medications to break
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Ever wonder why urine is yellow or why skin looks yellow in people with jaundice? Scientists have known for more than a century that urobilin is the chemical responsible for that yellow color. But the enzyme responsible for making urobilin was a mystery…until recently. Researchers at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) found the answer in an unexpected place: the gut microbiome. Their findings can help us bet
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Ever wonder why urine is yellow or why skin looks yellow in people with jaundice? Scientists have known for more than a century that urobilin is the chemical responsible for that yellow color. But the enzyme responsible for making urobilin was a mystery…until recently. Researchers at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) found the answer in an unexpected place: the gut microbiome. Their findings can help us better understand certain health conditions, how our bodies work, and why some babies get jaundice.
Why does urine look yellow?
When your body replaces old red blood cells, it creates bilirubin. This substance
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December and January are peak months for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. While anyone can get RSV, severe infections are more common in young children and older adults. Fortunately, new vaccine approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mean there are more options to avoid getting sick this winter.
In the spring of 2024, FDA licensed a new RSV vaccine, called MRESVIA, for adults 60 years of
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December and January are peak months for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. While anyone can get RSV, severe infections are more common in young children and older adults. Fortunately, new vaccine approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mean there are more options to avoid getting sick this winter.
In the spring of 2024, FDA licensed a new RSV vaccine, called MRESVIA, for adults 60 years of age and older. There are now three RSV vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for older adults—the other two are ABRYSVO and AREXVY.
Different RSV immunizations are
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1. Could a new molecule prevent blood clots without increasing the risk of bleeding?
Blood clots can form when substances in the blood clump together. If they block blood vessels, they can prevent blood from flowing to important organs. Blood thinners help prevent clots from forming and growing larger, but they can also cause bleeding. Researchers wanted to see whether a new compound, called MPI 8, could hel
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1. Could a new molecule prevent blood clots without increasing the risk of bleeding?
Blood clots can form when substances in the blood clump together. If they block blood vessels, they can prevent blood from flowing to important organs. Blood thinners help prevent clots from forming and growing larger, but they can also cause bleeding. Researchers wanted to see whether a new compound, called MPI 8, could help prevent blood clots without bleeding. While the research was done in mice, with further study, MPI 8 could one day also be used to treat patients.
Learn more about this and other blood clot research
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Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful, often debilitating rash that affects roughly 1 million people each year.
Fortunately, the current shingles vaccine, known by the brand name Shingrix, is highly effective at preventing shingles and its side effects.
What is shingles?
Shingles is a painful rash or blisters on the skin. It is caused by the same virus—herpes varicella zoster—that causes chickenpox,
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Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful, often debilitating rash that affects roughly 1 million people each year.
Fortunately, the current shingles vaccine, known by the brand name Shingrix, is highly effective at preventing shingles and its side effects.
What is shingles?
Shingles is a painful rash or blisters on the skin. It is caused by the same virus—herpes varicella zoster—that causes chickenpox, which is highly contagious. Chickenpox usually affects kids under age 15 and creates an itchy, uncomfortable rash that turns into blisters. While shingles itself is not contagious, you can also catch chickenpox from someone who has
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People with serious or terminal illnesses have to make difficult choices. It can be hard to understand all the information they get from their doctors. It can also be an emotional rollercoaster for them and their loved ones. What if there was someone to help them make decisions?
That’s where Kristin Nannetti, MSN, RN, CCRN, CHPN, CNL, comes in. As the Palliative Care Coordinator for VHC Health, her job
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People with serious or terminal illnesses have to make difficult choices. It can be hard to understand all the information they get from their doctors. It can also be an emotional rollercoaster for them and their loved ones. What if there was someone to help them make decisions?
That’s where Kristin Nannetti, MSN, RN, CCRN, CHPN, CNL, comes in. As the Palliative Care Coordinator for VHC Health, her job is to guide patients and their families through all the different areas of care for serious illnesses. She talked with NIH MedlinePlus Magazine about palliative care and how it can give
Gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting’s coach said the Taiwanese Olympic champion would target Asian Games gold after stepping up in weight and winning bronze in her first event since the Paris Olympics.
Taiwans gold medallist Lin Yu-ting, in the women’s boxing 57kg at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, waves during a parade in Taipei on August 16, 2024. Photo by Walid Berrazeg/AFP.
Lin, who won gold at 57kg at the 2024 Games, was cleared last month by World Boxing to resume competition at the Asian E
Gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting’s coach said the Taiwanese Olympic champion would target Asian Games gold after stepping up in weight and winning bronze in her first event since the Paris Olympics.
Taiwans gold medallist Lin Yu-ting, in the women’s boxing 57kg at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, waves during a parade in Taipei on August 16, 2024. Photo by Walid Berrazeg/AFP.
Lin, who won gold at 57kg at the 2024 Games, was cleared last month by World Boxing to resume competition at the Asian Elite Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, after passing a gender test.
She reached the semi-final of the 60kg class but lost to North Korea’s Won Un Gyong.
Her coach, Tseng Tzu-chiang, told AFP that Lin would aim for a second Asian Games gold in Japan later this year after her comeback “breakthrough” this week, having won the 57kg class in Hangzhou in 2023.
“Changing weight class is inherently a challenge. Having new competitors is a great way to challenge yourself,” Tseng told AFP in a phone interview from Ulaanbaatar.
“It’s definitely a fantastic opportunity because we’ve never encountered any opponents in this weight class before.
“It’s a breakthrough.”
The medical committee of World Boxing, the governing body recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), last month finally cleared the 30-year-old Lin to return to the ring.
“It’s a new weight class and she hasn’t been able to compete on the stage for a long time,” said Tseng.
“Of course, the gender test is also a challenge and now that we’ve passed that hurdle, we’ll focus on doing our best in the Asian Games.”
Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were embroiled in a gender-eligibility row at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where they won golds in separate weight classes.
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting (left) and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins gold medals at the Paris Olympics in August 2024. Photos: Lin Yu-ting and Imane Khelif, via Instagram.
Both had been barred from the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) 2023 world championships for failing eligibility tests.
The IOC allowed them to compete in Paris, saying they had been victims of “a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA”.
World Boxing subsequently introduced a policy that fighters who want to participate in the women’s category need to take a one-off genetic test.
Lin was tested last year, but World Boxing did not reveal the results. She missed the world championships in September after reportedly failing to get a response from World Boxing.
Taiwan’s boxing association began an appeal process, submitting medical documents to World Boxing that were analysed by its medical committee.
In March she was finally cleared to compete “in the female category at World Boxing competitions,” said its secretary general, Tom Dielen, in a statement.
Tseng said it had been a drawn-out process.
“We spent a lot of effort communicating and coordinating with World Boxing and the IOC to define the gender test policy, which took a lot of time,” he said.
“When we found out we could compete, there were less than two weeks left (before the tournament). We were prepared but our overall condition wasn’t perfect.”
Lin will next compete at the World Boxing Cup in Guiyang, China, in June, Tseng added, before training in South Korea in preparation for September’s Asian Games.