Are you a caregiver for an adult? How has it changed you?
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Many who care for family members and loved ones at home say it can be very stressful but also rich in meaning. Share your story and insights.
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National COVID-19 vaccination rate less than 20 percent: CDC survey
The Hill
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Just 17.9 percent of U.S. adults have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, and 34.7 percent have received an influenza vaccine during the 2024-25 respiratory disease season, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report, published Thursday, notes that 35 percent of adults are open to receiving an influenza vaccine, 41 percent are willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine and 40 percent are open to getting a vaccine for RSV.
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He was stuck in a hospital for 8 months. How states can fail people with disabilities
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
In Georgia and other states, the federal government oversees the treatment of people with mental illness and developmental disabilities, because the states have been unable to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the subsequent Olmstead ruling.
More antibiotics, less cure
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Hospitals are seeing increasing instances of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), declared by the UN as one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity.
Integrated HIV, TB and Malaria Care Supports Mothers-to-Be and Newborns in Kenya
The Global Fund
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Catherine Nyiva’s first pregnancy was difficult. She didn’t know what to expect. “I was very scared,” she says. “At the clinic, we did not have time to talk to nurses one on one, to express our fears, to ask questions.” Eventually, Catherine delivered a healthy baby girl. But it took a long time to rid herself of the anxiety that attended pregnancy and childbirth.
Researchers identify previously unknown compound in drinking water
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Researchers have reported the discovery of a previously unknown compound in chloraminated drinking water. Inorganic chloramines are commonly used to disinfect drinking water to safeguard public health from diseases like cholera and typhoid fever.
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Fewer than 7% of global hotspots for whale-ship collisions have protection measures in place
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
A new study has quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened by shipping: blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales. Researchers report that global shipping traffic overlaps with about 92% of these whale species' ranges. Only about 7% of areas at highest risk for whale-ship collisions have any measures in place to protect whales from this threat.
Small brain-penetrating molecule offers hope for treating aggressive brain tumors
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Gliocidin selectively kills glioblastoma cells by inhibiting nucleotide synthesis, showing potential as a therapeutic option in combination with temozolomide.
3.2 million km/h galaxy smash-up
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
A massive collision of galaxies sparked by one travelling at a scarcely-believable 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h) has been seen in unprecedented detail by one of Earth's most powerful telescopes. The dramatic impact was observed in Stephan's Quintet, a nearby galaxy group made up of five galaxies first sighted almost 150 years ago. It sparked an immensely powerful shock akin to a 'sonic boom from a jet fighter' -- the likes of which are among the most striking phenomena in the Universe.
Declining air quality in India - a primer on how to survive living with poor AQI
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The Centre in its recent order to States, and Union Territories warned that air pollution is a significant contributor to acute health conditions.
Females sleep less, awaken more frequently than males
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
A new animal study shows that males and females have profoundly different sleep patterns. The findings shed light on what may drive differences in humans and have broad implications for preclinical research that, for decades, has focused primarily on males.
AI models redefine TIL scoring in breast cancer but face challenges in real-world validation
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
AI models analyzing tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes show promise in predicting outcomes for triple-negative breast cancer, but external validation reveals critical performance gaps.
The human heart may have a hidden ability to repair itself
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
After severe heart failure, the ability of the heart to heal by forming new cells is very low. However, after receiving treatment with a supportive heart pump, the capacity of a damaged heart to repair itself with new muscle cells becomes significantly higher, even higher than in a healthy heart.
Hear this! Transforming health care with speech-to-text technology
Science Daily - Public Health
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Researchers study the importance of enunciation when using speech-to-text software in medical situations.
Climate-driven hazards increases risk for millions of coastal residents, study finds
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
A new study estimates that a 1-meter sea level rise by 2100 would affect over 14 million people and $1 trillion worth of property along the Southeast Atlantic coast.
Ukraine Is Now a Proxy War for Asian Powers
RAND
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
East Asian countries are increasingly involved in the Ukraine conflict, raising concerns of a proxy war. North Korea supports Russia with troops and weapons, while China aids economically. Japan and South Korea back Ukraine with nonlethal aid, reflecting broader geopolitical stakes.
Astronomers take the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
While astronomers have taken about two dozen zoomed-in images of stars in our galaxy, unveiling their properties, countless other stars dwell within other galaxies, so far away that observing even one of them in detail has been extremely challenging. Up until now.
DeKalb health needs: Better access to providers and healthy food, report finds
HEALTHBEAT
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. DeKalb County residents want more options for physical activity and healthy food and better access to health care providers, according to the latest Community Health Needs Assessment. DeKalb Public Health CEO Dr. Sandra Valenciano presented the findings at a quarterly meeting of DeKalb Public Health’s board Thursday.
Chemists create world's thinnest 'spaghetti'
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The world's thinnest spaghetti, about 200 times thinner than a human hair, has been created.
The Pivot with Shawna Howard
UNC Epidemiology Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Shawna (at far left) stands with other Gilings School students who planned Black Maternal Health Week, plus an event panelist. Shawna Howard wants to bridge gaps using digital health tools. What’s your role in public health? I am a birth and postpartum doula and a 2024 Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate of the maternal and child health department.
Mapping human biology: Human Cell Atlas leads a new era in precision medicine
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The Human Cell Atlas project maps human cells to understand biology, address global health disparities, and advance personalized medicine through ethical and inclusive research practices.
New imaging method enables detailed RNA analysis of the whole brain
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking microscopy method that enables detailed three-dimensional (3D) RNA analysis at cellular resolution in whole intact mouse brains. The new method, called TRISCO, has the potential to transform our understanding of brain function, both in normal conditions and in disease, according to the new study.
BiomedParse transforms biomedical image analysis with groundbreaking precision and scalability
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
BiomedParse, a revolutionary biomedical model, unifies image segmentation, detection, and recognition across nine modalities, outperforming traditional methods and enabling scalable, precise analysis of complex biomedical images.
Why mobile mental health care works for clients and social workers
HEALTHBEAT
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Natasha Appleweis leaves her Flatbush, Brooklyn, apartment weekly to meet her intimate team of colleagues in an unmarked Brownsville office. Appleweis is a behavioral health specialist on one of New York City’s mobile treatment teams. Inside the renovated loft, the meeting space is filled with bottled water, feminine hygiene products, and other supplies.
Predicting mood episodes with sleep data: A breakthrough for mental health care
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Researchers developed a machine-learning model that uses only sleep-wake patterns to predict mood episodes in patients with mood disorders, achieving high accuracy. This approach simplifies real-world mental health monitoring using data from wearables or smartphones.
Federal agencies urged to integrate Indigenous tribes in Everglades restoration
Environmental Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Efforts to restore the Everglades can be enhanced by incorporating Indigenous tribes’ ecological knowledge, a new report says. Amy Green reports for Inside Climate News. In short: The National Academies recommend deeper collaboration with Florida's Miccosukee and Seminole tribes in the $21 billion Everglades restoration project, emphasizing their role as environmental stewards.
Breakthrough discovery could lead to novel malaria vaccines and therapies
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Malaria, particularly in its severe forms, remains a global health and economic burden. It causes the deaths of more than 600,000 people every year – most of them African children under five.
Finding a passion for rural public health
Berkeley Public Health
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Rural Health Innovation Scholar Julian Levine is an emerging rural public health leader in West Virginia.
First 'blueprint' of human skeletal development offers new insights into bone formation
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The first 'blueprint' of human skeletal development reveals how the skeleton forms, shedding light on the process of arthritis, and highlighting cells involved in conditions that affect skull and bone growth.
Trapped in the medical billing maze
NC Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger When Mary Katherine Snow of Cornelius was diagnosed with leukemia in 2017, she was prepared to fight for her life. But she didn’t expect that in addition to fighting cancer, she would also have to fight a cascade of medical billing errors that tanked her credit score, required hours of back-and-forth with her hospital and her health insurer, and piled on stress at a time when she could least afford it.
SCimilarity revolutionizes single-cell data analysis with rapid cross-tissue comparisons
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Researchers developed SCimilarity, a groundbreaking metric-learning framework, to rapidly analyze and compare single-cell data across tissues, diseases, and experimental conditions. This tool enables scalable discovery of shared cellular states and biological insights across the Human Cell Atlas.
Saliva microbes differ in pregnant women with stress and mental health symptoms
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Research links oral cavity microbes to maternal mental health, revealing potential interventions during pregnancy to enhance psychological well-being.
Declining air quality in India - a primer on how to survive living with poor AQI
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The Centre in its recent order to States, and Union Territories warned that air pollution is a significant contributor to acute health conditions.
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