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.
US Department of Agriculture
DECEMBER 3, 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.
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Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 4, 2024
New research identifies an association between glyphosate exposure in mice and symptoms of neuroinflammation, as well as accelerated Alzheimer's disease-like pathology. This study tracks both the presence and impact of glyphosate's byproducts in the brain long after exposure ends, showing an array of persistent, damaging effects on brain health. The findings suggest the brain may be much more susceptible to the damaging effects of the herbicide than previously thought.
The Hill
DECEMBER 5, 2024
One of the countrys largest insurers said Thursday it was pulling back a change in how it would pay for anesthesia care in certain states, after doctors and politicians loudly protested. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield told providers in New York, Connecticut, Missouri and Colorado that beginning in February, it would use Medicare metrics to determine payment rates for anesthesia, which is based on how long and complex a procedure is.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Several sources confirm the Taliban pronouncement, part of ongoing efforts to curtail education for girls and women. Women studying these subjects say they were barred from classes this week.
Environmental Health News
DECEMBER 4, 2024
El verano ártico sin hielo, un hito alarmante del cambio climático, podría ser una realidad mucho antes de lo esperado, marcando un giro inquietante en la historia del planeta.
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The Hill
DECEMBER 6, 2024
The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street is the latest moment to shine a light on the tensions roiling American life. On social media in particular, some users gloated about the killing a reaction they framed as rooted in their enmity for the health insurance industry. That, in turn, brought rebukes from others who condemned those responses as inhumane, especially in the circumstances.
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.
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.
Preventing Chronic Disease
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Traveler
The Hill
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday to push for more funding for the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) research program on Down syndrome. The DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act, named after Foxx’s late sister who had Down syndrome, has already passed the House and been introduced to the Senate. The Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) worked with Rep.
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.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 2, 2024
As part of the COVID-19 International Research Team, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pittsburgh and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a novel cause of cytokine storm -; the extreme inflammatory response associated with increased risk of death in COVID-19 infection.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The reclassification follows recent amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, which previously removed mandatory BIS certification requirements for certain food products
The Hill
DECEMBER 4, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in New York City on Wednesday morning, according to multiple reports. The company was holding an investor conference at the Hilton hotel in Midtown on Wednesday, and Thompson was reportedly killed on his way to the conference. According to police, officers responding to a 911 call found a 50-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his chest just after 6:45 a.m.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 2, 2024
A new study finds people who take weight-loss drugs also cut back on alcohol consumption. Researchers think the drugs could be a promising new treatment for addiction.
Environmental Health News
DECEMBER 4, 2024
La investigación muestra el impacto de la falta de gestión hídrica en el abastecimiento, la agricultura, la energía hidroeléctrica, la navegación fluvial y los ecosistemas en un fenómeno que afectará a tres de cada cuatro personas en 2050.
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.
The Hill
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s COVID-19 panel issued its final report on Monday ahead of a hearing this week. The report yields five points of bipartisan consensus and seven findings. The report addresses the origins of the virus; U.S. funding for the lab in Wuhan, China, from which the report states the virus almost certainly leaked; mask mandates and lockdowns; Operation Warp Speed's vaccine development, and more.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 4, 2024
At issue is a Tennessee law that bans access to hormones, puberty blockers, and other treatments for trans kids in the state.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A new study sheds light on how long humans in the Americas have had relationships with the ancestors of today's dogs -- and asks an 'existential question': What is a dog?
Environmental Health News
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Ufuoma Ovienmhada joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss environmental injustice at prisons across the U.S. Ovienmhada, a current fellow and a postdoctoral fellow in the school of geography, development, and environment at the University of Arizona, also talks about what prison ecology means, why extreme heat is so much worse and potentially deadly at prisons, and efforts to relieve environmental burdens for people who are incarcerated.
The Hill
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A manhunt is underway in New York for the suspect who shot the CEO of the country’s largest private health insurer Wednesday morning. Police said UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside the New York Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan, where UnitedHealth Group was holding its annual investor conference. Here’s what to know: Police say Thompson was targeted New York police commissioner Jessica Tisch said the shooting was a “brazen, targeted attack.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 4, 2024
At issue is a state law in Tennessee that blocks minors from accessing gender-affirming care in the state.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Severe COVID-19 arises in part from the SARS-CoV-2 virus's impact on mitochondria, tiny oxygen-burning power plants in cells, which can help trigger a cascade of organ- and immune system-damaging events, suggests a study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, along with other members of the COVID-19 International Research Team.
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Genome sequencing identified the PB2-E627K mutation in the British Columbia teenager, which is linked to faster replication in human cells and greater severity of illness, and likely emerged during the infection
The Hill
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Two residences owned by the family of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were targeted Wednesday evening in what police are describing as a swatting incident, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. The Maple Grove Police Department said Thursday it received a report of a bomb threat at approximately 7 p.m. on Wednesday at two residences in the Minneapolis suburb.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The Skate Mind Project is working to bring psychological first aid to the skatepark — promoting stronger relationships within skating culture, and emphasizing parks and shops as community centers.
UK Health Security
DECEMBER 3, 2024
As we release data showing a significant rise in travel-related infections like dengue and malaria, we speak to Colin Johnston, Senior Medical Entomologist at UKHSA, about his team’s work on invasive mosquito surveillance. Read on to find out how we are monitoring our borders for disease-carrying insects. Can you explain what you do? I am part of The Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology (MEZE) team which works closely with local authorities, other government agencies and research institutions
Berkeley Public Health
DECEMBER 6, 2024
If new research proves to be accurate, SSRIswhich increase synaptic serotonin availabilitymay be used to prevent or treat long COVID.
The Hill
DECEMBER 6, 2024
A more potent form of fentanyl is contributing to the thousands of overdose deaths that happen every year, health officials warn. An extremely powerful derivative of fentanyl, called carfentanil, was detected in 513 overdose deaths between 2021 and early 2024, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Carfentanil was designed to tranquilize large animals and is estimated to be 10,000 times stronger than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl.
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.
Environmental Health News
DECEMBER 3, 2024
A strong global plastic treaty would not only protect the environment but reduce worldwide breast cancer rates, according to a new analysis from the Silent Spring Institute. The analysis, published last week in Environmental Science & Technology Letters , comes as countries failed to reach an agreement Sunday to reduce plastic pollution at the fifth UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting in Busan, South Korea.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Anganwadi workers have a vital role in the early identification of children with disabilities and also serving as a referral for children and adults with disabilities
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