The Hill
APRIL 17, 2025
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for comments he made Wednesday about autism. In a Wednesday press conference on a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kennedy said that autism destroys families. More importantly, it destroys our greatest resource, which [is] our children, he added.
NC Health News
APRIL 17, 2025
By Jennifer Fernandez A bill that would further shorten the practice period for young drivers stalled Wednesday in the Transportation Committee of the N.C. House. Sponsors of House Bill 584 asked to rescind a motion that would have pushed it closer to a final vote in the House of Representatives, citing the need to address committee members concerns at a future meeting.
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The Hill
APRIL 17, 2025
Kevin Hall, a top nutrition researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), said he is retiring early, claiming his work was censored after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Hall, who examined food environments and chronic diseases, said there were bipartisan goals to examine diet-related chronic diseases and highlighted Kennedys goal of tackling ultra-processed foods.
NPR Health
APRIL 17, 2025
Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain.
The Hill
APRIL 17, 2025
A daily pill from drugmaker Eli Lilly has shown similar effectiveness at helping people reduce blood sugar levels and lose weight compared to leading injectable GLP-1 drugs Mounjaro and Ozempic, the company announced. The once-daily pill, called orforglipron, helped patients with Type 2 diabetes during late-stage trials and has shown comparable safety results to the injectables, the drugmaker said.
Exploring Health
APRIL 17, 2025
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. By Alexa Morales A babys early years of life can look different in every family. One thing, however, remains the same: their baby is vulnerable. Malleable and fragile. Delicate. Easily damaged if not cared for appropriately.
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JPHMP Direct
APRIL 17, 2025
A recent survey of state and territorial Chronic Disease Directors reveals modest workforce gains but ongoing struggles with recruitment, training, and fundinghighlighting the need for sustained investment to build and support chronic disease prevention infrastructure. The post What Chronic Disease Leaders Are Telling Us About the Workforce, Funding, and the Future first appeared on JPHMP Direct.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
A new study led by researchers at Yale University suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants- small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night-could increase the risk of pediatric thyroid cancer.
NPR Health
APRIL 17, 2025
A study in JAMA says young women, age 18 to 25, are binge drinking slightly more than men the same age. The good news: Drinking is down for both young men and women compared to earlier generations.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
Exposure to fine particulate matter during fertility treatment windowsespecially in winternegatively impacts pregnancy and live birth rates
PHIG Partners
APRIL 17, 2025
Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services used PHIG funding and technical assistance to host the 2024 Long Beach Public Health Conference for over 400 staff, interns, and guests. The Workforce Director, Wellness Coordinator, and Program Evaluatorhired through PHIG investmentplayed a central role in developing the event with the Region 9 PHIG Hubs technical assistance, including support in securing expert speakers and sharing in-depth learning resources with attendees.
The Hindu
APRIL 17, 2025
Indian-origin doctor Neil K. Anand convicted in U.S.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 17, 2025
How do we learn new things? Neurobiologists using cutting-edge visualization techniques have revealed how changes across our synapses and neurons unfold. The findings depict how information is processed in our brain's circuitry, offering insights for neurological disorders and brain-like AI systems.
The Hindu
APRIL 17, 2025
When you are allergic to a certain food item, and you accidentally consume the same, your immune system reacts to protect you from the invader, leading to anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
Chronotherapy for asthma reveals that afternoon inhaled corticosteroids significantly improve lung function and reduce nighttime symptoms without side effects.
The Hindu
APRIL 17, 2025
Only 25 psychologists available for Indias entire prison population of 5.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 17, 2025
Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons took advantage of famine and societal breakdown caused by an extreme period of drought to inflict crushing blows on weakened Roman defenses in 367 CE. While Rome eventually restored order, some historians argue that the province never fully recovered.
NPJ Vaccine
APRIL 17, 2025
npj Vaccines, Published online: 18 April 2025; doi:10.
Care
APRIL 17, 2025
After surviving a devastating earthquake, a local volunteer joins CARE's emergency response in Myanmar, helping her neighbors rebuild.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health contributed to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report examining autism among children who turned 4 and 8 years old in 2022.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 17, 2025
Research from NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a carbon cycle on ancient Mars.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
A study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital provides solutions to the pressing need to identify factors that influence Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk or resistance while providing an avenue to explore potential biological markers and therapeutic targets.
Berkeley Public Health
APRIL 17, 2025
Richard Schefflers work has often driven the national conversation on health policy with impact on federal and state governments.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
Setting specific goals, especially achievable ones like "Eat 1 more", significantly increased fruit and vegetable intake in both controlled and real-world environments. However, whether the goal was framed around current or future benefits had little impact on consumption.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 17, 2025
A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
The use of generative AI for diagnostics has attracted attention in the medical field and many research papers have been published on this topic.
The Hindu
APRIL 17, 2025
Osmania General Hospital performs successful liver transplant on patient with Marfans syndrome and hepatopulmonary syndrome, showcasing medical breakthrough.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
Sticking to an exercise routine is a challenge many people face. But a University of Mississippi research team is using machine learning to uncover what keeps individuals committed to their workouts.
The Hindu
APRIL 17, 2025
Local governments should prioritise and locate public health facilities in convenient locations that are accessible with public transportation to increase their visibility
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
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.
NPJ Vaccine
APRIL 17, 2025
npj Vaccines, Published online: 18 April 2025; doi:10.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
A study of more than 400 Australian women has found that alcohol consumption at or around the time of conception can damage the growth of the placenta, potentially harming a babys development.
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
APRIL 17, 2025
University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health (SPH) Assistant Professor Jared Huling is a recipient of the prestigious McKnight Presidential Fellow Award, an honor that recognizes mid-career UMN faculty… Continue reading →
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 17, 2025
In an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health, a team led by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a larger-scale public health crisis.
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