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Long COVID patients push to see federal research refocused on treatments

NPR Health

The federal government has allocated $1.15 billion so far on long COVID research, without bringing any new treatments to market. Patients and scientists say it's time to push harder for breakthroughs.

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A message of commitment to our communities from Public Health

Public Health Insider

Public Health - Seattle & King County stands ready to support the health, well-being, and rights of our communities no matter what changes happen in the coming months and years. The post A message of commitment to our communities from Public Health appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.

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You can reduce your risk of dementia. Here's how to get started

NPR Health

About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress.

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Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Provide an Early Opportunity for Addressing Affordability Issues

CHIRblog

Enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) have significantly reduced health insurance premiums and expanded coverage for millions of Americans, particularly low- and middle-income individuals, but these subsidies are set to expire in 2025. If Congress doesn't act to make them permanent, premiums will rise, leading to coverage losses and greater financial hardship for millions.

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U.N. report: 85,000 cases of femicide in 2023. And that's likely an undercount

NPR Health

These are women murdered by an intimate partner, a family member, a rapist, a stranger randomly assaulting females. Laws do not always offer protection and justice. What needs to be done?

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USDA Funding Supports Northeast Native Americans

US Department of Agriculture

The Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust (PPLT) is a Tribally led nonprofit organization committed to reconnecting and empowering various Indigenous peoples throughout the Northeast. The Land Trust acts as a catalyst for change, addressing critical issues related to land reclamation and food insecurity for the Pocasset Wampanoag tribe and other marginalized communities.

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Study finds bone density loss associated with levothyroxine

News Medical Health Sciences

Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone loss, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

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Plastic waste is everywhere. Countries have one more chance to agree on a solution

NPR Health

Negotiations over a U.N. treaty to cut plastics have been bogged down. Environmental groups blame the oil and gas industry.

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The silent struggles of men’s mental health and suicide prevention

News Medical Health Sciences

Globally, the month of November is associated with campaigns to raise awareness and encourage conversation around men's health, particularly on topics such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.

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Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG rebuke Band Aid charity song. We ask Kenyans to weigh in

NPR Health

The singers have criticized "They Don't Know It's Christmas" for perpetuating "damaging stereotypes" of Africans as a charity case. Bob Geldof defends the song. We went to Kibera for comments.

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Taking health into consideration, is garbage incineration the way forward to tackle waste?

The Hindu

Investigative report on Delhi's WTE incinerators and Chennai's Climate Action Plan highlights health and environmental risks.

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The holidays are stressful. Restore your calm with these 5 quick tricks

NPR Health

Keep these science-backed stress busters in your back pocket this holiday season. Whip 'em out the next time you're at a table full of bickering in-laws or your flight gets canceled!

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Physical activity essential at all stages of adult life

News Medical Health Sciences

The research reveals that physical activity is key to lowering mortality risk, with stronger effects in older adults compared to other health factors over time.

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Uranus's swaying moons will help spacecraft seek out hidden oceans

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new computer model can be used to detect and measure interior oceans on the ice covered moons of Uranus. The model works by analyzing orbital wobbles that would be visible from a passing spacecraft. The research gives engineers and scientists a slide-rule to help them design NASA's upcoming Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission.

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How neural and hormonal gut-brain communication shapes metabolism and health

News Medical Health Sciences

Interoception research reveals how gut-brain communication via neural, hormonal, and microbial pathways regulates metabolism, hunger, and overall health, offering insights for therapeutic innovations.

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New study reveals the explosive secret of the squirting cucumber

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A team has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the squirting cucumber squirt? The findings were achieved through a combination of experiments, high-speed videography, image analysis, and advanced mathematical modelling.

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Atlas maps plasma proteins to transform disease diagnosis and treatment

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers have developed the most comprehensive atlas linking plasma proteins to diseases and traits in over 53,000 individuals, offering groundbreaking insights for precision medicine. This resource uncovers 168,100 protein-disease associations and identifies new therapeutic targets.

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Prehistoric hunter-gatherers heard the elks painted on rocks 'talking'

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers performed acoustic impulse response measurements in front of 37 rock painting site and found that the same vertical rock surfaces that have the painted elks, humans and boats, are also effective sound reflectors.

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Transwomen in India face discrimination, stigma, contributing to their mental health struggles: study

The Hindu

A new study has found that entrenched inter-personal and structural stigma, including amongst law enforcement and healthcare professionals, deeply impacts the mental health of transwomen

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Novel supernova observations grant astronomers a peek into the cosmic past

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An international team of researchers has made new observations of an unusual supernova, finding the most metal-poor stellar explosion ever observed.

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After Helene, clinician teams brought critical care to isolated WNC communities

NC Health News

By Jaymie Baxley After the remnants of Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on western North Carolina’s health care infrastructure, the N.C. Office of Emergency Medical Services deployed nine multidisciplinary teams of clinicians to waterlogged communities where residents were cut off from providers. It was a complex undertaking that required the state to set up mobile treatment centers, medical support shelters and pop-up emergency departments in places with limited — or no — access to clean water an

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Most energetic cosmic-ray electrons and positrons ever observed

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have recently identified electrons and positrons with the highest energies ever recorded on Earth. They provide evidence of cosmic processes emitting colossal amounts of energy, the origins of which are as yet unknown.

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Women who suffer pregnancy complications have fewer children

Science Daily - Public Health

Women who suffer severe complications during their first pregnancy or delivery are less inclined to have more babies, a study reports. Given the recent steady decline in birth rate in Sweden, the researchers propose monitoring in antenatal care to address the problem.

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Bats' amazing plan B for when they can't hear

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

When bats can't hear, new research finds that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable compensation strategy.

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Online health care reviews turned negative following COVID pandemic

Science Daily - Public Health

Researchers showed online reviews of health facilities took a negative turn after COVID and remain that way.

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Focaccia: A Neolithic culinary tradition dating back 9,000 years ago

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study indicates that during the Late Neolithic, between 7000 and 5000 BCE, the fully agricultural communities in the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East, developed a complex culinary tradition that included the baking of large loaves of bread and 'focaccias' with different flavors on special trays known to archaeologists as husking trays.

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Researchers develop tools to examine neighborhood economic effects on spinal cord injury outcomes

Science Daily - Public Health

A new study emphasizes that neighborhood conditions significantly shape recovery opportunities for individuals with SCI and advocates for environmental interventions to reduce health inequities.

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Black students are punished more often

Berkeley Public Health

A paper lays out the case that Black students across the country in K-12 education are experiencing scholastic punishment far more often than their peers.

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Coffee reshapes Brazilian diets: sugar up, milk down, and health risks highlighted

News Medical Health Sciences

Coffee consumption in Brazil influences dietary choices, increasing sugar and sweetener intake while reducing milk and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, with notable gender differences and public health implications.

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Sub-Saharan Africa leads global HIV decline

Science Daily - Public Health

A new study reveals significant progress in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, alongside a stark warning that current trends indicate the world is not on track to meet the ambitious UNAIDS 2030 targets.

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Study points to a strategy for inhibiting hyper-progression of melanoma

News Medical Health Sciences

Duke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire, driving hyper-progression of melanoma cells instead of unleashing the immune system to fight them.

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New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

With help from AI, scientists developed a method that generates satellite imagery from the future to depict how a region would look after a potential flooding event.

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New study offers insights into reliable Alzheimer's diagnosis

News Medical Health Sciences

A research group at LMU University Hospital has investigated how Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed more reliably in the future.

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Avatar therapy could help patients manage hallucinations

Association of Health Care Journalists

People who have schizophrenia or other conditions involving psychosis (a disconnect from reality) frequently report auditory hallucinations or hearing voices. These voices often bully the person or urge them to harm themself. Even with antipsychotic medications and psychotherapy, some individuals still hear the voices. Over the past decade or so, researchers in the United Kingdom have been studying a novel digital treatment to help people confront their hallucinations: avatar therapy.