NPR Health
DECEMBER 23, 2024
When a good friend's loved one passes away, it can be hard to find the right thing to say. NPR readers share words of comfort they've shared with others or wish they'd heard themselves.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 23, 2024
It ordered that every medical facility in the capital will put up a board saying: Free out-patient and in-patient medical treatment is available for victims/ survivors of sexual assault, rape, gang rape, acid attacks, etc.
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NPR Health
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Caregiving responsibilities can cut young people off from peers and interrupt their emerging life story. And there's been little research or support directed at this group. That's starting to change.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Despite the development of numerous cancer treatment technologies, the common goal of current cancer therapies is to eliminate cancer cells.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Much of the NIH-funded research on long COVID has focused on observing and understanding the disease. Some patients and doctors say the research should pivot toward finding new treatments and drugs.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Bright, twisted light can be produced with technology similar to an Edison light bulb, researchers have shown. The finding adds nuance to fundamental physics while offering a new avenue for robotic vision systems and other applications for light that traces out a helix in space.
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Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Even highly realistic androids can cause unease when their facial expressions lack emotional consistency. Traditionally, a 'patchwork method' has been used for facial movements, but it comes with practical limitations. A team developed a new technology using 'waveform movements' to create real-time, complex expressions without unnatural transitions.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 23, 2024
The tool was developed in collaboration with researchers from Amity University; it predicts sperm retrieval rates and success rates of assisted reproductive technology in men with Y chromosome microdeletion
Science Daily - Public Health
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Hospitals that have adopted the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) 'hospital-at-home' program, which serves as an alternative to admission to brick-and-mortar facilities, are concentrated in large, urban, not-for-profit, and academic hospitals, highlighting need for targeted incentives to expand program to smaller, rural, and non-teaching hospitals.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 23, 2024
AIIMS Delhi developing low-cost antibody-based therapy for multiple myeloma to make advanced treatments more accessible in India.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
A groundbreaking discovery has highlighted lithium-;a drug long used to treat bipolar disorder and depression-;as a potential therapy for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The Hindu
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Governments should focus not on dismantling family planning programmes, but on enabling healthy life expectancies, where adults can live in good health with minimal morbidity and disability and remain productive for up to 75 years
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
A year after becoming available, vaccines to protect against RSV in newborns and older adults are being more widely accepted by the American public, according to a new Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) health survey conducted in November 2024.
Rural Health Information Hub
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Features harm reduction efforts by the Choctaw Nation in rural Oklahoma, funded through an Indian Health Service Community Opioid Intervention Pilot Project grant. Describes the implementation of a multi-pronged approach including street-level naloxone distribution and training, expanded availability of medication-assisted treatment, and support for culturally-relevant recovery services.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
The presence of human waste in sewage overflow or stormwater runoffs that ultimately find their way into rivers and lakes is a major public health hazard.
The New Social Worker
DECEMBER 23, 2024
The New Social Worker published 50 articles in 2024. Our list of Top 6 Articles for 2024 tells us the story of what social workers have been reading here. We look forward to seeing you, our readers, our friends, in 2025.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Giving more blood to anemic patients after a heart attack may save lives, according to a Rutgers Healthled study.
NPJ Vaccine
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
The standard medication levodopa does not always work against tremors in Parkinson's disease, especially in stressful situations.
NPJ Clean Water
DECEMBER 23, 2024
npj Clean Water, Published online: 24 December 2024; doi:10.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a new platform using polymeric nanoparticles to deliver drug pairs to specific cancer types, including skin cancer and breast cancer.
Mercola
DECEMBER 23, 2024
America is facing an escalating epidemic of being overweight and obese, a crisis that is now classified as a significant global health concern. 1 Currently, approximately 30.7% of U.S. adults are classified as overweight, defined by a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 25 and 29.9. 2 Additionally, 42.4% of adults fall into the obese category, with a BMI of 30 or higher.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
When making decisions about nutrition and diet, the focus is often on the potential impacts to the heart or brain; and gut health can frequently end up an afterthought despite a whole industry revolving around probiotics and digestive aids. With its direct link to those two important organs, should gut health be prioritized more?
Mercola
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Lead exposure has been silently fueling a mental health crisis in the United States. This well-documented neurotoxin, once widespread due to industrial practices, continues to affect millions, undermining cognitive and behavioral development from childhood into adulthood. Characterized by impaired brain function, increased impulsivity and heightened anxiety, lead exposure disrupts the very foundation of mental well-being.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
A new gene editing tool that helps cellular machinery skip parts of genes responsible for diseases has been applied to reduce the formation of amyloid-beta plaque precursors in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.
Mercola
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Perfumes have captivated people since ancient times. Today, fragrance has evolved into a massive global industry, with revenue reaching a whopping $50 billion in 2023 and projected to hit $70 billion by 2036. 1 The average adult uses about a dozen scented personal care products each day. 2 Yet, few consider what goes into making these scents a surprising mix of undisclosed synthetic chemicals.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
When leaders of Florida's most populous county met in September to pick a site for what could become the nation's largest trash incinerator, so many people went to the government center to protest that overflow seating spilled into the building's atrium.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Health department proposes year-long project to combat epidemics like jaundice, dengue, and malaria in district.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Maurice Clark huddled in his tent along dusty railroad tracks as two homeless-outreach workers began asking him questions to determine whether he would qualify for free or subsidized housing.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 23, 2024
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed the prices of drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, bacterial infections, and painkillers
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Improving your brain health in the new year can start with a simple step, talking with your neurologist or primary care physician about 12 factors to protect your brain.
EpidemioLogical
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Human and non-human animals need to live in balance and harmony, or were all going to pay the consequences. No, dont (Photo by Elian Houles on Unsplash) Ah, the Nipah virus. After emerging first in Malaysia in 1998, this zoonotic (animal origin) virus has consistently challenged public health systems wherever its reared its ugly head.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 23, 2024
In a recent analysis of data from more than a dozen studies, coffee and tea consumption was linked with lower risks of developing head and neck cancer, including cancers of the mouth and throat.
EpidemioLogical
DECEMBER 23, 2024
The final prequel story of The Epi Chronicles takes us to Puerto Rico after a disaster. Image credit:Me. While the beta readers of The Epi Chronicles are busy at work, Id like to introduce you to one more character in that whole story: Francisco Herrera.
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