NPR Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
DIslodged by COVID early in the pandemic, tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease that takes the most lives each year. And the number of cases set a new record. What's going on?
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Although travel restrictions and social measures during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a dramatic global drop in seasonal influenza cases, certain influenza lineages in specific regions kept the virus circulating and evolving, according to a new study.
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NPR Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The former president's pending return to the White House could alter the very nature of Medicare, the nearly 60-year-old federal health care program.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
It's common knowledge that our brains -- and, specifically, our brain cells -- store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory function, opening new pathways for understanding how memory works and creating the potential to enhance learning and to treat memory-related afflictions.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Victims of the opioid crisis, health advocates, and policy experts have called on state and local governments to clearly report how they’re using the funds they are receiving from settlements with opioid companies.
KFF Health News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota. Scrambling to tamp down the spread of the devastating disease, public health officials are blasting messages to South Dakotans on billboards and television, urging people to get tested. Holt works in Aberdeen, a city of about 28,000 surrounded by a sea of prairie, as a physician and the chief medical officer for the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service, one of 12 regiona
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Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Researchers have developed an innovative technique to search for black hole light echoes. Their novel method, which will make it easier for the mass and the spin of black holes to be measured, represents a major step forward, since it operates independently of many of the other ways in which scientists have probed these parameters in the past.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
An analysis of brains at various stages of Alzheimer's found that neurons called inhibitory neurons are the first to be affected by the disease.
The Hill
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to remove from the market a common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines because it doesn’t work. The move brings FDA one step closer to getting products containing oral phenylephrine pulled from stores. FDA officials said an agency review of the available data found oral phenylephrine is not effective as a nasal decongestant when taken in liquid or pill form, more than a year after an agency advisory panel came to th
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
A deeper dive into Wednesday's post-election interview with former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his skepticism of public health expertise.
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Vitamin D may lower ICU and intubation rates in COVID-19 patients, with significant benefits observed in older and severe cases, according to recent research.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Hospitals have been forced to innovate with new ways of hydrating patients and giving them medications, after a key factory that produces IV fluids flooded during Hurricane Helene.
Maternal Health Task Force
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Pressure to meet targets to improve health outcomes for women and their babies can have unintended negative consequences. Rose, one of two nurse-midwives on duty in a hospital labour ward in Southern Tanzania, slumps down into a chair and lets out a sigh. The desk she sits at is covered with loose sheets of paper and register books. This is the documentation she is expected to complete about the birthing women under her care.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Using a computer model that reveals how plants grow thicker over time, biologists have uncovered how cells are activated to produce wood tissue. Understanding the genetic and molecular signals behind this growth, they hope to advance forestry practices and carbon dioxide storage in trees.
Science Daily - Public Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
One of the top worries about telehealth is that it will drive up the use of tests and scans that patients don't need, wasting money and resources. In fact, a new study shows, low-value care didn't rise faster at primary care practices that used telehealth the most.
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
National Task Force submits safety recommendations for hospitals following Supreme Court ruling, emphasizing protection for medical staff.
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
A study reveals that 30 minutes of daily vigorous exercise may counteract some aging effects of sitting, highlighting the need to reduce sedentary behavior.
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The use of the drug leads to weight loss, and some benefits to the heart and kidney have also been noted, according to doctors. Semaglutide is available in oral (Rybelsus) and injectable (Ozempic/Wegovy) forms.
The Hill
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Federal officials said Thursday that farmworkers exposed to bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they are not showing any symptoms, especially if they were not wearing the proper personal protective equipment. The recommendation follows the release of a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing some dairy workers have been unknowingly infected with the virus.
Association of Health Care Journalists
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Using data to make a difference in behavioral health Moderator: Brandee Izquierdo, Ph.D. , director, behavioral health programs, The Pew Charitable Trusts Kristen Mizzi Angelone , project director, suicide risk reduction, The Pew Charitable Trusts Alexandra Duncan, Ph.D., MPH , projectdirector, substance use prevention and treatment, The Pew Charitable Trusts Frances McGaffey , associate manager, substance use prevention and treatment, The Pew Charitable Trusts View slides Listen to session Mor
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the international Plastics Treaty, researchers urge decision-makers to stop viewing plastics pollution as merely a waste management problem.
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota.
Science Daily - Public Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
One of the first studies to investigate the prevalence of unrecognized cognitive impairment among patients seen at Federally Qualified Health Centers, has found that it is ubiquitous, especially among minoritized older adults. These facilities provide primary care and preventive services regardless of ability to pay or health insurance status to more than 30 million patients, including a growing number of older adults.
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Alterations in AM function following the exposure to berry-flavored e-cigarettes that lead to poor immune responses to pathogens and reduced host survival.
Association of Health Care Journalists
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Two years of 988: Successes and lessons learned Moderator: Eli Cahan , contributor, Rolling Stone and ABC News Tia Dole, Ph.D. , chief 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline officer, Vibrant Emotional Health Julie Wertheimer , project director, mental health and justice partnerships, The Pew Charitable Trusts View slides Listen to session More coverage Approximately 2 million people with serious mental health issues are jailed each year, often for misdemeanor crimes.
Science Daily - Public Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Seriously ill patients and family members face intense emotional suffering, and researchers, say clinicians must engage in 'compassionate communication' as part of the treatment process. They have identified so-called 'never words' that should not be said under any circumstances; offer methods for clinicians to identify their own never words; and provide more helpful language to use instead.
Association of Health Care Journalists
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Each patient is their own universe: Building cultural competence Moderator: Renuka Rayasam , senior correspondent, KFF Health News Linda Lausell Bryant, Ph.D. , clinical professor and associate dean for academic affairs, NYU Silver School of Social Work Hector Colon-Rivera, M.D., MBA, MRO, FAPA , medical director, Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc.
Science Daily - Public Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
A virulent new strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that causes severe disease could be spreading widely across Asia -- posing significant challenges to global public health.
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Investigation shows how bacterial adhesins contribute to colon cancer mutations, suggesting new avenues for therapeutic intervention in colorectal cancer.
Science Daily - Public Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
People who work the nightshift or odd hours and eat at irregular times are more prone to weight gain and diabetes, likely due to eating patterns not timed with natural daylight and when people typically eat. But is it possible to stave off the ill effects of eating at these 'unusual' times despite it not being biologically preferable? A study says 'yes', and sheds light on how the body knows when to eat.
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Elevated IL-10 in diabetes causes capillary obstruction, linked to cognitive deficits. Blocking IL-10 receptors shows promise for improving brain function.
Association of Health Care Journalists
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Sounding the alarm: Physicians’ role in talking to patients about firearm access and suicide risk Moderator: Cara Anthony , Midwest correspondent, KFF Health News Jill Harkavy-Friedman, Ph.D. , senior vice president of research, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Lois Lee, M.D., MPH , Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School View slides Listen to session More coverage Gun violence — with firearm suicide outranking homicide — continues to be the No. 1 cause of death for child
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
This research uncovers the complex relationship between blood pressure treatment and mental health, advocating for personalized care to enhance quality of life.
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Removing the brain from millets -- dehusking -- could squander away the benefits of eating them, say the authors who studied five small Indian millets: foxtail, little, kodo, barnyard, and proso
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