NPR Health
JANUARY 8, 2025
Research shows that 5-minute walking breaks every half hour offset the harm of too much sitting. But that is easier said than done. These 5 tips can help you maintain movement throughout your day.
The Hill
JANUARY 8, 2025
Shareholders of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) are calling on the company's board of directors to release a report on how its policy of limiting or delaying access to health care may be impacting the company's brand and the economy overall. The proposal by shareholders asked that the UHG board of directors produce a report looking into "how company practices impact access to healthcare and patient outcomes, including analyses of how often prior authorization requirements or denials of coverage lead to
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News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 8, 2025
A study indicates that longer Paxlovid treatments could improve long COVID symptoms in some patients, highlighting the need for tailored antiviral strategies.
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
JANUARY 8, 2025
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 09 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s43017-024-00624-z Rapid transitions between extreme wet and extreme dry conditions hydroclimate whiplash have marked environmental and societal impacts. This Review outlines observed and projected changes in hydroclimate whiplash, suggesting that subseasonal and interannual volatility will increase markedly with ongoing warming.
NPR Health
JANUARY 6, 2025
Health officials in Louisiana say a person there hasdied after catching bird flu. This marks the first reported death in the U.S. from the virus during the current outbreak.
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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Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 6, 2025
Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive development of children. Scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution records preserved in Arctic ice cores to identify periods of lead pollution throughout the Roman Empire, and now new research expands on this finding to identify how this pollution may have affected the European population.
NPR Health
JANUARY 5, 2025
A recent study shows getting walking more may help prevent depressive symptoms. Tracking your steps may help you stay motivated, researchers say.
The Hindu
JANUARY 6, 2025
Hyderabad pediatrician addresses concerns about Human Metapneumovirus outbreak in China, emphasizing prevention and symptomatic care.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 6, 2025
Severe pneumonia caused by human metapneumovirus in an immunocompetent adult highlights diagnostic challenges and underscores the need for rapid molecular diagnostics to improve outcomes.
Environmental Health News
JANUARY 6, 2025
El crecimiento de las ciudades, que lleva parejo un crecimiento de la red de alcantarillado, llevara a extrapolar que la poblacin de ratas urbanas en el mundo ha aumentado entre un 15 y un 20% en la ltima dcada.
NPR Health
JANUARY 7, 2025
In zebrafish, ketamine causes changes a brain circuit involved in "giving up." That may help explain how the drug helps people with depression.
The Hindu
JANUARY 7, 2025
The NRHMs impact on Indias healthcare system has been transformative, striving to reduce inequalities between the rich and poor, urban and rural, and providing millions of Indians access to better quality healthcare
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 8, 2025
The melding of visual information (microscopic and X-ray images, CT and MRI scans, for example) with text (exam notes, communications between physicians of varying specialties) is a key component of cancer care.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 9, 2025
Hydroclimate whiplash -- rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather -- has already increased globally due to climate change, with further large increases expected as warming continues, according to a team of researchers.
NPR Health
JANUARY 9, 2025
A new study suggests a link between high levels of fluoride and lowered IQ. It's heating up arguments over fluoridating drinking water, which dentists say is critical for protecting teeth.
The Hindu
JANUARY 5, 2025
The two cases that tested positive for HMPV, the first to be detected in the country after China reported a surge in the virus, are babies who had a history of bronchopneumonia
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 8, 2025
New challenges in HIV prevention and care are emerging due to climate change, according to a review published earlier this month in Current Opinions in Infectious Disease.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 8, 2025
Evolutionary biologists are investigating the extent to which ants learn from past experiences. After being attacked by ants from a particular nest, ants behave more aggressively towards others from that same nest.
NPR Health
JANUARY 7, 2025
The war in Sudan has taken a toll on the medical profession. Health workers have fled the country, and those seeking to complete their medical education are finding it an increasingly impossible task.
The Hindu
JANUARY 9, 2025
The loss of vultures is not just an environmental tragedy; it has far-reaching consequences for public health, agriculture, and biodiversity.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 9, 2025
How cellular cleanup systems could hold the key to slowing aging and halting neurodegeneration.
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.
NPR Health
JANUARY 9, 2025
Research shows including students with and without disabilities in the same classroom can benefit everyone. Two students with Down syndrome show what can be gained when that happens.
The Hindu
JANUARY 8, 2025
A Bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S.V.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 5, 2025
Researchers report the first confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu in horses, highlighting their role as potential reservoirs for viral reassortment. This groundbreaking study urges increased surveillance to prevent novel influenza epidemics.
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.
NPR Health
JANUARY 8, 2025
The annual winter respiratory virus season is in full force. The number of people catching the flu is skyrocketing, while COVID-19, RSV and other respiratory viral illnesses are also rising. (Image credit: Nam Y.
The Hindu
JANUARY 6, 2025
The Ministry also added that the current data from ICMR indicated no unusual surge in Influenza-Like Illness or Severe Acute Respiratory Illness cases in India
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 9, 2025
A consortium including scientists from the Tropical Institute at LMU University Hospital has demonstrated the effectiveness of a new antibiotic.
The Hill
JANUARY 4, 2025
Concern about a " quad-demic " is growing in much of the country as the nation's hospitals see a surge in respiratory viruses. In Southern California, most hospitals never ended their mask mandates after the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, more mandates are returning. Medical experts predicted the surge in cases due to the holiday season, with millions of Americans mixing and mingling at airports and family gatherings.
NPR Health
JANUARY 9, 2025
The World Health Organization leader worked with Carter for 20 years to fight the world's "neglected" diseases. After attending Carter's funeral, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared memories.
The Hindu
JANUARY 7, 2025
HMPV is responsible for approximately 3% of respiratory infections, with estimates suggesting that it causes 10-12% of respiratory illnesses in children
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 6, 2025
When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs.
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