NPR Health
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it will put time limits on anesthesia care starting next year. Doctors and elected officials, including in New York and Connecticut, are asking it to change course.
Environmental Health News
DECEMBER 5, 2024
La Mesa Nacional Frente a la Minería Metálica, una red de ambientalistas salvadoreña, dijo este lunes estar preocupada por el interés que muestra el presidente Nayib Bukele en la minería, prohibida en el país desde 2017.
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NPR Health
DECEMBER 5, 2024
A new study finds people who eat a small, daily serving of dark chocolate have a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. People who ate milk chocolate did not have a lower risk. Here's why.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The new technique is intended for people with spinal cord injuries where the connection between their brain and spinal cord has not been totally severed, and who still have some movement in their legs, scientists said
NPR Health
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Special educators are more likely to experience violence or aggression from students. That can make hiring a challenge, at a time when schools nationwide are struggling to fill these positions.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Research has revealed that several groups of meat-eating dinosaur stalked the Bexhill-on-Sea region of coastal East Sussex 135 million years ago.
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The Hindu
DECEMBER 5, 2024
In Haryanas Mahendragarh, stone cutting and crushing in the Aravali mountain range impacts health and agricultural output.Ashok Kumarreports on the sufferings of the people who live in close proximity to the crushing machines.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Caroline Crampton developed excessive health anxiety after being treated for cancer as a teen. In A Body Made of Glass she chronicles her experience with hypochondria and the history of the condition.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
This research highlights the indirect role of fructose in cancer, revealing how liver metabolism enhances tumor growth through lipid-mediated mechanisms.
The Hill
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced new legislation Thursday that would ban the sale of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) throughout the state. Senate Bill 3, if passed, will override a 2019 Texas law that permits the commercialization of hemp products with small doses of nonintoxicating Delta 9 THC to promote the state’s agriculture industry. “Dangerously, retailers exploited the agriculture law to sell life-threatening, unregulated forms of THC to the public and made them easily accessible,” Patric
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Earlier research showed that primary care clinicians using AI-ECG tools identified more unknown cases of a weak heart pump, also called low ejection fraction, than without AI. New study findings published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health suggest that this type of screening is also cost-effective in the long term, especially in outpatient settings.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 5, 2024
TB is stigmatised due to the fear of contagiousness, association with poverty, and unhealthy behaviour. This leads to both social and self-stigma, which leads to mental health challenges.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Aging induces iron deficiency, reducing stem cell function and tumor growth while enhancing ferroptosis resistance, revealing new cancer prevention strategies.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 5, 2024
According to the Tamil Nadu Cancer Registry Project report, 2019, Cancer Institute, one in 105 persons (0 to 74 years) in Chennai are at risk of lung cancer. Coimbatore (6.5), Tiruvallur (6.4) and Kancheepuram (6.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Research indicates that a carbohydrate-reduced, high-protein diet improves lipid metabolism and reduces liver fat in type 2 diabetes without weight loss.
National Network of Public Health Institutes
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) is inviting applications from qualified trainers and facilitators to participate in the Advancing Infection Prevention and Control: A Public Health Approach to Bridging Gaps and Addressing Inequalities webinar series. This initiative seeks to enhance the capacity of the public health workforce to address infection prevention and control (IPC) challenges, focusing on health disparities and gaps in clinical care.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
This study assesses chikungunya's health and economic impacts, revealing significant burdens on health systems and a global cost of approximately $49.9 billion.
The Hill
DECEMBER 5, 2024
A report from Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee says they are convinced foreign adversaries are behind anomalous health incidents (AHI), faulting the intelligence community for stonewalling their efforts to investigate the mysterious ailments. Its an assertion that earned swift pushback from the intelligence community, who contested that conclusion and called accusations regarding their cooperation with Congress unfounded.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Genome editing with various CRISPR-Cas molecule complexes has progressed rapidly in recent years.
US Department of Agriculture
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently launched the Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data Viewer , an interactive tool that allows users to explore long-term trends in greenhouse gas emissions and sinks within agriculture and forestry sectors.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
A basic function of cells is that they act in response to their environments. It makes sense, then, that a goal of scientists is to control that process, making cells respond how they want to what they want.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Experts point to a host of factors including less-than-optimal reintegration programmes; pressures on families and the lack of financial outlays to meet the scale of the problem
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Physicians at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences in Oklahoma City are leading a national clinical trial to help women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-related infertility who want to become pregnant.
US Department of Agriculture
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently launched the Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data Viewer , an interactive tool that allows users to explore long-term trends in greenhouse gas emissions and sinks within agriculture and forestry sectors.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
A new study by an Oxford University researcher finds that owning a home in early adult life adds approximately four months to the lives of male Americans born in the early twentieth century.
US Department of Agriculture
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Blanca Acevedo is the director of Grants Administration at Malcolm X College, part of the City College of Chicago. She plays an important role in creating and enhancing academic opportunities for low-income and Latino students pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). In 2023, she was honored as a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) E.
National Council on Urban Indian Health
DECEMBER 5, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. (December 5, 2024) The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and the Alzheimers Association recently announced a new partnership aimed at promoting brain health and increasing support for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people living in urban settings affected by Alzheimers and other dementia.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Obesity affects a staggering 40 percent of adults and 20 percent of children in the United States. While some new popular therapies are helping to tackle the epidemic of obesity, there is still so much that researchers do not understand about the brain-body connection that regulates appetite.
National Network of Public Health Institutes
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) invites qualified facilitators and trainers to develop and deliver content for the Strategic Leadership in Data Modernization and Informatics (SLIDE) program. SLIDE is a cohort-based initiative designed to enhance the capacity of public health professionals to plan, manage, and implement data modernization initiatives (DMI).
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Better information and regulation are essential to protect consumers from potential harms of tests advertised directly to consumers, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Phreesia
DECEMBER 5, 2024
‘Tis the season for chronic colds, unpredictable winter weather—and overwhelmed parents. Although the holidays are an exciting time for connection, practices and parents alike often find themselves bracing for an influx of sick days, time off work and holiday planning—all while attempting to manage their routine healthcare. How can pediatric and family medicine groups help navigate cold weather care for patients?
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) collaborated with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to characterize the chemical makeup of 81 common household items. Researchers also evaluated the potential risk to users.
PHAB
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Media Contact Keith Coleman, VP of Communications and Public Affairs communications@phaboard.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Accredited health departments demonstrate their commitment to transparency, health equity, and quality improvement. December 5, 2024— Alexandria, VA—Today, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) awarded initial accreditation to 3 public health departments and reaccreditation to 17 others.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Redlining-;a mid-20th-century federal government practice of denying home loans in African American and other minority neighborhoods-;has long been associated with poor health outcomes, including disparate overall mortality rates among racial and ethnic groups.
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