NPR Health
DECEMBER 1, 2024
In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone. For some, it's an answer to the isolation of parenting that many families feel today.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Researchers investigate how changes in hospital policies for SARS-CoV-2 testing and masking have influenced hospital-acquired respiratory viral infections.
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The Hill
DECEMBER 1, 2024
President Biden called for a fight against “stigma” and “misinformation” on World AIDS Day in remarks at the White House. “We stand united in the fight against this epidemic,” Biden said Sunday. “It matters, it matters. … I remember as senator, when this epidemic was raging, the stigma, the misinformation, the government failing to act and acknowledge the dignity of [LGBTQ] lives and the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Plan to dispose of 337 MT of toxic waste yet to be implemented; no plan for 11 lakh tonnes of contaminated soil plus mercury, waste dumps; SC, NGT orders ignored for years as groundwater contamination spreads
Nature Mental Health
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Nature Mental Health, Published online: 02 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s44220-024-00345-8 Using epigenome-wide mediation analyses to investigate DNA methylation as a path between adversity and depression, the authors found 31 cytosine–guanine dinucleotides (CpGs) associated with risk and 39 CpGs associated with protective effects.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 1, 2024
This is the time for State-level action plans for NCD health care, which an emphasis on access to primary health care for marginalised communities and poor urban neighbourhoods
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The Hindu
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Number of Persons Living with HIV in Telangana drops from 2.1 lakh in 2010 to 1.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Obesity and cardiovascular risk factors accelerate brain volume loss, with males experiencing earlier and more significant impacts, highlighting the importance of early interventions to prevent neurodegeneration.
NPJ Vaccine
DECEMBER 1, 2024
npj Vaccines, Published online: 02 December 2024; doi:10.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Irregular sleep patterns significantly increase the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), with higher sleep regularity associated with reduced cardiovascular risks. This large UK Biobank study underscores the need to prioritize sleep regularity in public health and clinical guidelines.
Mercola
DECEMBER 1, 2024
There’s a critical link between magnesium levels and the integrity of your DNA, according to research published in the European Journal of Nutrition. 1 The study, conducted on healthy middle-aged Australians, revealed that low magnesium levels, especially when combined with high homocysteine, significantly increase DNA damage. This finding underscores the vital role magnesium plays in maintaining your genetic health and staving off age-related diseases.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) create T-cell-supportive niches within lung cancer tumors, facilitating T-cell migration, clustering, and activation. This study highlights FRCs' potential as therapeutic targets to boost anti-tumor immunity in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
The Hindu
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Union Health Minister JP Nadda reports significant reductions in AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections in India by 2023.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Scientists reveal gut transit time and pH as key drivers of microbiome and metabolic individuality, paving the way for personalized dietary strategies.
Mercola
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Editor's Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published October 6, 2016. Your mental state, including negative emotions like stress as well as depression, and your diet alters levels of inflammation in your body. Health problems such as obesity, insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes, periodontal disease, stroke and heart disease are all rooted in inflammation, particularly chronic inflammation that festers out of control in your body.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Study unveils how specific cortico-thalamic connectivity patterns influence essential tremor suppression with deep brain stimulation (DBS). It highlights the contralateral thalamus as a pivotal driver of tremor modulation and potential pathways for enhanced intervention strategies.
Nature Mental Health
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Nature Mental Health, Published online: 02 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s44220-024-00346-7 We showed, in multiple population-based birth cohorts, that blood-based DNA methylation partially explains the relationship between childhood adversity and adolescent depressive symptoms. DNA-methylation sites across the epigenome could explain an increased risk of depression but, unexpectedly, other sites also served as markers of resilience against the effects of childhood adversity on depression risk.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Capsule sponge testing, a minimally invasive diagnostic tool, effectively triages gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients, reducing unnecessary endoscopies by 70% and accurately identifying high-risk cases for Barrett’s esophagus and cancer in real-world clinical settings.
Mercola
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Cataracts are a condition that makes the lens of the eye cloudy, causing blurred vision, much like looking through a foggy window or a smudged camera lens. This occurs due to protein buildup in the eye's lens. Without treatment, cataracts gradually worsen, leading to more vision loss and, eventually, blindness. 1 Cataracts usually develop with age, and they're very common among older adults.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
A systematic review suggests unprocessed beef has minimal impact on cardiovascular health markers.
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
DECEMBER 1, 2024
It is never too early to think about your job search, and winter break is a perfect time to think about how you want to organize your search and to begin moving forward.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
This study highlights a significant link between high ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and active psoriasis, independent of BMI and other factors. The findings emphasize UPFs' contribution to proinflammatory pathways in individuals with this chronic skin condition.
Sheffield DPH
DECEMBER 1, 2024
So the consultation has kicked off. It is an enormous machine and moving pretty quickly. The DHSC team leading this deserve enormous credit for just that, never mind what comes of it. We all live in hope. I am (very) often asked what my views are. So for the record I have put them here. I must stress these are my views as a jobbing public health professional and just that.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Study highlights the safety and early bactericidal activity of quabodepistat when combined with delamanid, bedaquiline, or both, offering potential for shorter and more tolerable tuberculosis treatment regimens.
The Hill
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Actress Cheryl Hines, the wife of former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., posted a video promoting her beauty products featuring her husband showering half-naked in the background. In a video posted to social media, the 59-year old "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star showed off her product sales for Black Friday from her company Hines+Young, which she co-founded with her daughter Cathrine Young.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Celebrity tweets about obesity and weight loss attract far more positive engagement than those from medical authorities, underscoring their potential as powerful health messengers.
The Hill
DECEMBER 1, 2024
The morning-after pill is legal across the U.S., even in the states with the strictest abortion bans — but many Americans don't know that, in part due to a mistaken belief that the pill is abortion medication. Nearly a third of American adults are unsure if emergency contraception like the morning-after pill is legal in their state and 5 percent think it is illegal there, according to a 2023 survey from health policy nonprofit KFF.
RAND
DECEMBER 1, 2024
New trade and investment deals with the United States could help Indonesia counter future Chinese influence.
NC Health News
DECEMBER 1, 2024
By Katie Myers, BPR This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist , a nonprofit environmental media organization. The most exciting part of the day at Spruce Pine Montessori School is when the truck arrives to empty the porta-johns. At that point in the afternoon, the kids abandon their toy dinosaurs and monkey bars, throw up their hands, and yell in excitement as they run to watch the truck do its work.
The Hill
DECEMBER 1, 2024
President-elect Trump has finished making selections for the top public health roles in his incoming administration after he issued a flurry of nominations late Friday and tapped a leader for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Wednesday. Trump pledged to shake up health care in the U.S. during his campaign, and his picks to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), th
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