NPR Health
JANUARY 10, 2025
A large area of greater Los Angeles had unhealthy air Friday, due to particulate matter from large wildfires. Here are tips for breathing cleaner air indoors if it's smoky outside.
KFF Health News
JANUARY 10, 2025
The rapidly spreading wildfires that have transformed much of Los Angeles County into a raging hellscape are not only upending the lives of tens of thousands of residents and business owners, but also stressing the region’s hospitals, health clinics, first responders, and nursing homes. At least one medical clinic burned down. Senior patients were evacuated by ambulance from nursing facilities as embers swirled around them and their providers.
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NPR Health
JANUARY 10, 2025
Our guts are home to trillions of microbes that influence our health. A new study finds the key to a healthy microbiome is the variety of plant-based food in your diet, even if you eat meat.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
TrialTranslator uses machine learning to assess cancer RCT generalizability, revealing survival gaps for high-risk patients and enhancing research accuracy.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 10, 2025
A whitish, grey patch that sometimes appears in the night sky alongside the northern lights has now been explained.
The Hindu
JANUARY 10, 2025
The Indian government replaced a system the Medical Council of India, which was regulating medical education and practice for over eight decades due to allegations of inefficiency and corruption. NITI Aayog was a strong proponent of this change, and even the judiciary advocated the need to improve medical education.
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NPR Health
JANUARY 10, 2025
Air quality in Los Angeles has been poor, posing breathing challenges for people with certain health conditions.
The Hill
JANUARY 10, 2025
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to vote in favor of releasing an interim staff report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBM). Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with Reps. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) and Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), wrote to the FTC in light of an upcoming Jan. 14 open commission meeting to consider issuing a second interim staff report on PBMs.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
Elderberry juice rich in anthocyanins boosts glucose regulation and fat metabolism, with significant effects on gut microbiota in overweight adults.
RAND
JANUARY 10, 2025
As Los Angeles battles ongoing wildfires, tens of thousands face displacement. Recovery begins now, but long-term healing will take years, requiring community support and resources for rebuilding and emotional care. Here are some key steps and resources to help.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
This study reveals strong links between calcium intake and reduced colorectal cancer risk, highlighting dietary factors influencing cancer incidence in women.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 10, 2025
A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition of magma could drive tremors during volcanic eruptions. The findings highlight the potential of volcanic ash analysis as a monitoring and forecasting tool.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
Pittcon 2025 in Boston will connect industry experts to combat the synthetic psychedelic threat, enhancing testing protocols and public health initiatives.
NPR Health
JANUARY 10, 2025
Air quality in Los Angeles has been poor, posing breathing challenges for people with certain health conditions.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
The rapidly spreading wildfires that have transformed much of Los Angeles County into a raging hellscape are not only upending the lives of tens of thousands of residents and business owners, but also stressing the region's hospitals, health clinics, first responders, and nursing homes.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 10, 2025
The way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking on water, but researchers have now discovered a different reality.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
Humans and mice exposed to long-wavelength red light had lower rates of blood clots that can cause heart attacks, lung damage and strokes, according to research led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC surgeon-scientists and published today in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
HEALTHBEAT
JANUARY 10, 2025
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. Dr. Heather Irobunda, an OB-GYN in the Bronx, has committed to caring for the community that raised her. But in nearly five years as a physician at North Central Bronx Hospital, a NYC Health + Hospitals facility, difficult working conditions have tested her dedication.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
Cervical cancer remains a major health threat for women globally, with the highest incidence in developing nations.
KFF Health News
JANUARY 10, 2025
Los incendios forestales que se propagan rápidamente y han transformado gran parte del condado de Los Ángeles en un infierno en llamas no solo están alterando las vidas de decenas de miles de residentes y dueños de negocios. También están poniendo a prueba a los hospitales, clínicas de salud, socorristas y hogares de adultos mayores de la región.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
Many women experience problems due to a weakened or damaged pelvic floor. These ailments are most common in pregnant women, women who have recently given birth, and menopausal women. However, pelvic floor disorders can affect all women.
Black Health Matters
JANUARY 10, 2025
Climate crises are ravaging the nation, causing and amplifying severe health challenges. The Los Angeles County area is amid the most strenuous wildfires to face the state. However, displacement does not discriminate by social class or tax bracket. Celebrities like Jhene Aiko, John Legend, Tina Knowles, and Bozoma Boz Saint John have lost their homes.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
Research shows 60% of missense mutations destabilize proteins, linking protein folding to genetic diseases, including cataracts and neurological disorders.
JPHMP Direct
JANUARY 10, 2025
As we reflect on another impactful year in public health, theJournal of Public Health Management & Practice (JPHMP) would like to recognize two articles that our editors and editorial board felt were of exceptional quality and importance to public health. The post JPHMPs Top Articles of 2024: Honoring Excellence in Research and Practice first appeared on JPHMP Direct.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
Depression can affect anyone. It is common, and in many cases severe. These days, there are good treatments available, typically involving a combination of psychotherapy and medication.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 10, 2025
An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, a key component of the central nervous system, evolved in ecdysozoan animals, a group that includes insects, nematodes, and priapulid worms. Their findings provide valuable insights into the origins of these structures in the basal Cambrian period.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
The group of bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella, E.coli and others, is present at low levels as part of a healthy human gut microbiome.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 10, 2025
Humans and mice exposed to long-wavelength red light had lower rates of blood clots that can cause heart attacks, lung damage and strokes, according to research led by surgeon-scientists.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
More than half of 23-year-olds in a European study show restrictive, emotional or uncontrolled eating behaviors, according to new research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London.
RAND
JANUARY 10, 2025
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the rebel group now in charge in Syria, has sought international help to dismantle Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons program. Remarkably, it is HTSa nonstate actor with a history of violencethat is highlighting the importance of global norms against such weapons.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
A new tablet combining albendazole and ivermectin is safe and more effective than albendazole alone in treating Trichuris trichiura and other soil-transmitted helminths (STH), according to a clinical trial conducted by the STOP consortium and led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.
Your Local Epidemiologist
JANUARY 10, 2025
It’s a new year! One in two adults aims to be healthier, which is fantastic! But it’s helpful to decipher between what’s backed by science versus what’s backed by marketing and false hope. Here’s what can (and cannot) help you detox for the New Year. But first, what does detox really mean? Detoxification (detox) is a traditional medical practice in which a clinician removes life-threatening toxins, such as those caused by accidentally digesting a lethal dose of medi
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 10, 2025
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Singapore General Hospital have discovered that T cells-white blood cells that can destroy harmful pathogens-can completely prevent viral infection, to an extent previously thought only possible due to neutralising antibodies.
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
JANUARY 10, 2025
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