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Daily medication taken by millions found to increase risk of dementia by 33%

  A commonly used medication may be linked to a higher risk of dementia, according to researchers studying the long-term effects of proton pump inhibitors, also known as PPIs. The medications – including Omeprazole, Lansoprazole, and Pantoprazole – are widely prescribed to treat acid reflux and heartburn. Doctors typically recommend taking PPIs once a day for a limited period. Long-term use, however, has previously been associated with a growing list of potential side effects – including a possible increased risk of dementia. A 2023 study found that people who used PPIs over an extended period were 33 percent more likely to develop dementia, according to LadBible. American scientists analyzed data from 5,712 adults between the ages of 45 and 64 who did not have dementia at the beginning of the study. Nearly 1,500 participants – about 26 percent – were taking PPIs. Omeprazole side effects After accounting for factors including age, race, sex, and existing health conditions, research...
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Mom woke up from routine surgery to discover all four limbs had been amputated

 

Lucinda Mullins was scheduled to undergo routine surgery, but the ordeal ended up being far more dramatic than expected. When she woke up, she had lost all four limbs.

The incident took place in December 2023, when Mullins, from Kentucky, went to the hospital for routine kidney stone surgery. But as the operation began, she suffered septic shock, a life-threatening condition. In order to save her life, doctors were forced to amputate her legs, as well as her hands and forearms.

In an interview with the Daily Mail in 2024, however, she said the dramatic turn of events isn’t a “sad story.”

“This has a happy ending. I’m alive. I get to be with my children and my husband,” she said, according to VT.

“I was okay with it”

When she found out her limbs had been amputated, she wasn’t as upset as one might expect.

“Surprisingly, I wasn’t upset, I didn’t question it. I wasn’t angry,” she said.

“I know there will be hard times ahead, but just knowing I could see my kids again and that I had the support of my family, I think that gave me peace to be okay with it.

“I said, shoot it to me straight. I want to know it all. He explained what they had to do to save my life, that I was going to have surgery the next day to lose my legs.

“And I was at peace. I was okay with it. There was just this presence of God around me that told me this is all going to be okay.

“I was alive, and I got to see my family again and my friends. And if that was a sacrifice that I had to make, you know, I was fine with it.

“That was the only way to save my life, and I never questioned it. I just felt that God chose me for this to happen and he was going to use me in a big way. We’re not done with our story yet.”

Had four limbs amputated

Even though her life drastically changed, Mullins was determined to get back to her job as a certified medical assistant at the local family practice Bates, Miller & Sims.

After the amputations, she continued to keep a positive outlook on life and enjoy the time she gets to spend with her family. Through a GoFundMe fundraiser, the family managed to fund a 7,000-square-foot accessible smart home in just 10 days.

Earlier this summer, Mullins also updated the fundraiser page to announce that she had helped get Senate Bill 97 passed.

“This will give people with private insurance an opportunity to have more than one prosthetic device,” she explained, while thanking donors, supporters, legislators, and the governor.

Today, she lives in Waynesburg with her husband, DJ, and their two sons, Teegan and Easton.

“Easton’s more of a mama’s boy. He doesn’t leave her side,” DJ told the outlet, adding: “He helps feed her, brushes her hair, he’s got to sleep right beside her. He’s keeping a close eye on her for sure.

“The older one, he’s had a lot of questions, of course, which we all have. But he’s done well with it.”

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