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NC Senate budget plan filled with health care policy initiatives

NC Health News

By Grace Vitaglione and Rose Hoban The North Carolina Senates proposed budget for the next two fiscal years is packed with policy around new health care initiatives, including repealing North Carolinas hospital capacity regulation laws, trimming vacant state job openings and increasing rates for child care subsidies. billion in the next.

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Infant Health Starts Before Conception

Exploring Health

The Role of Nutrition in Fetal Development and Beyond Development from fetus to child to adult depends on maternal nutrition and health long before conception. This is a time period of enormous potential, but also enormous vulnerability, says Melissa Young, PhD, associate professor of global health at Emory University.

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Toxic Legacy — How Lead Exposure Silently Fueled America's Mental Health Crisis

Mercola

Lead exposure has been silently fueling a mental health crisis in the United States. Characterized by impaired brain function, increased impulsivity and heightened anxiety, lead exposure disrupts the very foundation of mental well-being.

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Vitamin D and Prenatal-Newborn Health

Mercola

Vitamin D, often referred to as the "sunshine vitamin," is a nutrient that plays a key role in numerous physiological processes. This has led to widespread vitamin D deficiency, a condition with significant health implications, especially for pregnant and lactating women.

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Racism and Codeswitching Are Aging Our Brains

Black Health Matters

Racism is not just dangerous for your mental and emotional health; it can age your brain. A new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association found that “repeated exposure to racial discrimination has been associated with a greater incidence of brain health disorders.”

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Reimagining public health as well-being

Monday Morning

IN BRIEF: Today, I am writing about the importance of thinking about public health in terms of well-being, which includes physical, mental, spiritual health and the opportunity for every person to thrive. With attention to mental and physical health, well-being is a more comprehensive word. and more than 5.2

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Telehealth and Medical Education

Exploring Health

Teaching Medical Students to Use Telehealth Can Reduce Rural Health Inequities Telehealth use has skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic. This term refers to the issue of rural residents not being able to access healthcare improvements that are present in urban areas. Medical students have yet to be taught how to use it.