NPR Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
Public Health Insider
JANUARY 3, 2025
If youve been following the news in recent weeks, you may have seen stories about outbreaks of norovirus a highly contagious virus that causes rapid onset of vomiting and diarrhea. Its present year-round, but most outbreaks occur during November to April, when people are more regularly in close quarters indoors. The post New year, new norovirus outbreaks: Let’s add ‘hand washing’ to the resolution list!
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NPR Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
If you've resolved to quit drinking for the month, a little technological assistance may be the key to sticking to your goal.
The Hindu
JANUARY 3, 2025
HMPV can cause upper and lower respiratory disease in people of all ages, especially among young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems
NPR Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. (Image credit: David J.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
The study indicates that e-cigarettes might reduce smoking-related respiratory symptoms, yet further research is essential to understand long-term effects.
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The Hindu
JANUARY 3, 2025
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that causes mild infections similar to that caused by a common cold; children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems are more susceptible to contracting it
NPR Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about new information involving the connection between alcohol and cancer.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 3, 2025
Scientists recently discovered that the giant 'conveyer belt' currents that push star-forged material out of our galaxy and pull it back in can also transport carbon atoms. That means that a good deal of the carbon here on Earth, including the carbon in our bodies, likely left the galaxy at some point!
The Hindu
JANUARY 3, 2025
A pharmaceutical company was recently found guilty of violating the code for pharmaceutical practices. What does this code say? How are healthcare professionals and drug companies regulated under it?
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 3, 2025
Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. Researchers drew this conclusion after studying proteins from blood samples taken from over 42,000 adults recruited to the UK Biobank.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
Australian researchers develop novel test to diagnose debilitating condition affecting one in nine Australian women and girls.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 3, 2025
Bioengineers have developed a new construction kit for building custom sense-and-respond circuits in human cells. The research could revolutionize therapies for complex conditions like autoimmune disease and cancer.
Science Daily - Public Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
In April 2021, a provision in the 21st Century Cures act took effect which required that all medical test results be released to a patient's electronic medical record as soon as they become available. As a result of this newer law, many patients are seeing and reading their test results even before their doctor has. The problem is that many medical reports aren't written with patients in mind.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 3, 2025
Each year, most species of bacteria in a Wisconsin lake rapidly evolved, apparently in response to dramatically changing seasons, and then evolved back.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
Research indicates smoking may improve cognitive control in HIV-positive individuals by lowering brain inflammation, highlighting nicotine's potential benefits.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 3, 2025
A new study presents what is believed to be the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race. These 517-million-year-old predator-prey interactions occurred in the ocean covering what is now South Australia between a small, shelled animal distantly related to brachiopods and an unknown marine animal capable of piercing its shell.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
Under Rhiannon White's leadership, Clue is transforming menstrual health tracking into a powerful tool for research and improved reproductive health outcomes.
KFF Health News
JANUARY 3, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. More than three years have passed since federal health officials arrived in central Appalachia to assess an alarming outbreak of HIV spread mostly between people who inject opioids or methamphetamine. Infectious disease experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a list of recommendations following their visit, including one to launch syringe service programs to stop the spread at its source.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
A genetic fault long believed to drive the development of esophageal cancer may in fact play a protective role early in the disease, according to new research published in Nature Cancer.
The Hindu
JANUARY 3, 2025
U.S. Surgeon General advises alcohol labels to warn consumers of cancer risks, leading to stock declines for beverage makers.
RAND
JANUARY 3, 2025
Recent vehicle attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas underscore persistent terrorist threats in the United States. Both incidents, though likely unrelated, were premeditated and suggest political motives, raising public anxiety about safety and security.
Association of Health Care Journalists
JANUARY 3, 2025
The troubled U.S. kidney transplant system is about to get an overhaul. Or at least, half of it is. On July 1, 2025, a mandatory new payment structure for kidney transplants kicks in. The idea behind the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model is to determine whether financial incentives for hospitals lead to more transplants, fewer inequities, and lower Medicare expenditures.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, near a storefront advertising "free" cellphones, J.R. sat in an empty back stairwell and showed a reporter how he tries to avoid overdosing when he smokes crack cocaine.
Smart Data Collective
JANUARY 3, 2025
Big data has had a huge impact on our lives. It is why the market for big data is currently worth over $327 billion. Some of the businesses that rely most on big data are Amazon sellers. While Amazon itself relies heavily on big data, its merchants can find it especially useful.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
Twigstats reveals ancient migrations in Europe, enhancing genomic analysis and uncovering genetic shifts from 500 BCE to 1000 CE with unprecedented precision.
HEALTHBEAT
JANUARY 3, 2025
More than three years have passed since federal health officials arrived in central Appalachia to assess an alarming outbreak of HIV spread mostly between people who inject opioids or methamphetamine. Infectious disease experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a list of recommendations following their visit, including one to launch syringe service programs to stop the spread at its source.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
Black Health Matters
JANUARY 3, 2025
Many of us daydream about hot cocoa and cozy sweaters during winter. But let’s be honest: this season can also sneak the dreaded winter blues into our lives. The winter blues involve feeling down or sluggish as the days get shorter and colder. If you’ve noticed these feelings creeping in, you’re not alone. Now that you’ve got a name for those emotions, it’s time to spot the symptoms.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
As 2024 draws to a close, the new year ushers in the opportunity to set new goals for the year ahead. While weight-loss and fitness are staples of New Year resolutions they are commonly known to be the unsustainable resolutions that don't continue past January.
The Hindu
JANUARY 3, 2025
Even after the COVID-19 pandemic, which taught us that ensuring good health is important, the Indian government allocates less than 2% of its GDP for health, points out J.A.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
About 1 in 3 adults in the United States have prediabetes, a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.
Science Daily - Public Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
A study found public-private partnerships to develop, produce and distribute COVID-19 diagnostic tests saved approximately 1.4 million lives and prevented an estimated 7 million patient hospitalizations in the U.S. during the pandemic.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2025
Tumor cells circulating in the blood are the "germ cells" of breast cancer metastases. They are very rare and could not be propagated in the culture dish until now, which made research into therapy resistance difficult.
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