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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. The spending plan just over 1,000 pages calls for allocating about $32.6 billion in the coming fiscal year and $33.3 billion in the next.

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Into dudes who drum? You might be a female fiddler crab

NPR Health

Afruca tangeri ) lives along the Atlantic coast, from Portugal in southwestern Europe to Angola in western Africa. Male crabs have one small claw and one big claw that they use in their dances to attract a mate.'/> The male European fiddler crab attracts his mate by performing a courtship dance. New research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology says that dance isn't just notable for its visuals it's notable for its vibrations, too.

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NCUIH Urges HHS to Reconsider Proposed Budget Cuts to Indian Health Service and HHS

National Council on Urban Indian Health

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2025) The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), expressing deep concern over the proposed budget cuts to the Indian Health Service (IHS) and HHS as outlined in the Office of Management and Budgets (OMB) Fiscal Year 2026 Discretionary Budget Passback.

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How FDA cuts could make the food and drug supply less safe

NPR Health

While Food and Drug Administration inspectors who make sure food and drugs meet quality standards were spared in recent cuts, key support staffers were dismissed.

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4 Ways to Get Your Neurodivergent Teen Ready for College

Black Health Matters

Preparing a neurodivergent young person for college is about more than choosing the right-sized sheets and pillowcases for their dorm room. When students transition from high school to college, they are expected to know how to manage their entire educational experience independently. According to Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders students may suddenly be expected to seek out the type out of support and accommodations they may have relied on in their primary educational experiences, “Au

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You're probably taking over-the-counter painkillers incorrectly

NPR Health

People often use the wrong painkiller or take too much too quickly, increasing the risk of side effects, say pharmacists. Here are safer and more effective ways to take drugs like Advil and Tylenol.

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VA officials acknowledge the need for privacy for telehealth therapy

NPR Health

The VA looks like it is changing course on a plan that would have threatened the privacy of veterans receiving mental health care via telehealth, according to documents obtained by NPR.

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Health Beyond the Blog: Jaap de Roode’s “Doctors by Nature”

Exploring Health

Jaap de Roode’s new book explores how animals medicate themselves, just like humans do. by Manju Karthikeyan Journalist Maryn McKenna interviewed professor Jaap de Roode, PhD, about his new book, Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves , during this weeks installment of Health Storytelling. De Roode, a biologist at Emory University, developed a passion for working with animals at a young age, inspired by watching his mother work as a zoo tour guide in the Nethe

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At this special school in Chennai, dogs help students build social skills

The Hindu

Saraswati Kendra uses animal-assisted therapy to help its students facing challenges such as learning disabilities and autism develop behavioural skills. Psychologists at the school say the Dr.

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Generative AI's diagnostic capabilities comparable to non-specialist doctors

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A research team conducted a meta-analysis of the diagnostic capabilities of generative AI in the field of medicine using 83 research papers.

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Doyen of Indian angioplasty Matthew Samuel Kalarickal no more

The Hindu

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Does Inflammation Lead to Depression?

Evidence Based Living

For decades, weve heard thatdepressionis related to imbalances of neurotransmitters in the brain, including serotonin, norepinephrine, anddopamine. But a growing body of research suggests depression may also be connected to a more prevalent biological process: inflammation. Inflammation is the bodys natural immune response tostress, infection, and injury, helping the body heal.

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Doctors seek roll-back of the double shift entrance exam model for NEET PG 2025

The Hindu

Doctors seek Union Health Ministry intervention to revise NEET-PG 2025 double shift exam citing transparency and disparity concerns.

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Study highlights underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in research on multiple long-term conditions

News Medical Health Sciences

New research shows that ethnic minorities are underrepresented in studies into multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs), despite being more likely to be affected.

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Understanding irritable bowel syndrome and how to manage it

The Hindu

Risk factors for IBS include having a family member with IBS, a history of stressful or difficult life events, and having had a severe digestive tract infection

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A wearable smart insole can track how you walk, run and stand

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in real time could help users improve posture and provide early warnings for conditions from plantar fasciitis to Parkinson's disease.

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2D Echo technician impersonated a doctor, MBBS doctor functioned as clinical cardiologist at health centre in Telangana’s Suryapet

The Hindu

Telangana Medical Council uncovers ethical violations at Sarath Cardiac Center in Suryapet where technician posed as doctor and MBBS doctor functioned as clinical cardiologist, sparking concerns about private healthcare practices in district.

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Patients urged to check packs of blood pressure medicine lercanidipine after labelling error

News Medical Health Sciences

Patients who take the common blood pressure medicine Lercanidipine HCI 20 mg tablets (lercanidipine hydrochloride) from the manufacturer Recordati Pharmaceuticals Limited, should, as a precautionary measure, urgently check if they have the batch number MD4L07 with an expiry date of 01/2028 on any packs they have at home.

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Transforming Higher Education, Emphasizing Public Health: Spotlight on Dr. Lillian Smith

JPHMP Direct

In this podcast with JPHMP intern Karsen DeWeese, Dr. Lillian Smith discusses her thoughts on transforming higher education with an emphasis on public health. The post Transforming Higher Education, Emphasizing Public Health: Spotlight on Dr. Lillian Smith first appeared on JPHMP Direct.

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Zinc found in glassware may impair embryo development in IVF

News Medical Health Sciences

The research team discovered that glassware used to manipulate and culture fertilized eggs in the fields of assisted reproductive technology (ART), livestock farming, and basic research contains toxic substances that interfere with the development of fertilized eggs (embryos).

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Scientists probe the mystery of Titan's missing deltas

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research finds that despite large rivers and seas of liquid methane, Saturn's moon Titan seems mostly devoid of river deltas, raising new questions about the surface dynamics on this alien world.

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Covid worsened shortages of doctors and nurses. Five years on, rural hospitals still struggle.

News Medical Health Sciences

Even by rural hospital standards, Keokuk County Hospital and Clinics in southeastern Iowa is small.

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions to increase the uptake of vaccines recommended during pregnancy

NPJ Vaccine

npj Vaccines, Published online: 19 April 2025; doi:10.

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Economic downturns linked to shorter life expectancy for less-educated Americans

News Medical Health Sciences

Fifty years of economic change have taken a heavy toll on some Americans, especially those with less education who not only have been left behind but are sicker and living shorter lives, according to new research.

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Newborn screening crucial for early detection of primary immunodeficiency, say experts

The Hindu

Newborn screening tests can detect around 80% of certain primary immunodeficiencies (PI or PIDs) before symptoms appear, enabling early management and potentially improving outcomes

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Bruker introduces nVista 2P miniature microscope

News Medical Health Sciences

Bruker Corporationtoday announced the launch of thenVista2Pminiature, two-photon microscope, a groundbreaking addition to the Inscopix product line for functional imaging of freely behaving animals.

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Unlocking the genetic basis of adaptive evolution: study reveals complex chromosomal rearrangements in a stick insect

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from one part of a chromosome to another, independently in populations of stick insects on different mountains.

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Opioid control policies linked to drop in domestic violence

News Medical Health Sciences

A new study led by the University of South Florida reveals opioid control policies may offer broader public health benefits, including reducing instances of domestic violence.

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The urgent need to bridge gaps to make dialysis more accessible and affordable for patients

The Hindu

Diabetes, hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown origin are the main causes for the rise in the number of persons requiring dialysis.

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Patient survey reveals cautious support for AI in mammography screening

News Medical Health Sciences

The results of a large survey from a diverse patient population revealed cautious support for artificial intelligence (AI) implementation in screening mammography, according to a study published today in Radiology: Imaging Cancer, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

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Are twins allergic to the same things?

The Hindu

Allergies, whether spring sneezes due to pollen or trouble breathing triggered by a certain food, are caused by a combination of someones genes and the environment they live in

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Using AI to understand how the brain processes language during real-life conversations

News Medical Health Sciences

We investigated how our brains process language during real-life conversations. Specifically, we wanted to understand which brain regions become active when we're speaking and listening, and how these patterns relate to the specific words and context of the conversation.

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Electric trains are quieter, more reliable than diesel. New study finds they’re healthier, too.

Berkeley Public Health

More than 75 years of transformational research and hands-on social impact for a better world.

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Medicare claims for genetic cancer tests face growing rejection rates

News Medical Health Sciences

Both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer and the rate of claim denials for such testing increased between 2016 and 2021, despite implementation of a recent Medicare national coverage determination that established coverage standards for NGS testing.

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