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Walking pneumonia is spiking, especially in kids. Here's what to know

NPR Health

If you or your kid has a cough that's been lingering, it could be a case of mycoplasma pneumonia. Cases are rising across the U.S. The good news — it's usually mild and easily treated. Here's how.

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Vote for Climate Champions: “It’s our parental duty”

Climate for Health

October is Children’s Health Month and as the Southeast picks up the pieces after hurricanes Helene and Milton, I, like many other parents, look at my own kids with increasing concern about the ailing world they will inherit.

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Book signing event connects authors and readers

Public Health Newswire

Annual Meeting attendees lined up to meet their favorite public health authors and editors at the APHA Press book signing event.

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Healthcare organizations continue commitment to protect patients and healthcare workers with an update to masking guidelines

Public Health Insider

Healthcare systems in the Puget Sound region have updated their joint guidelines for masking in hospitals and outpatient clinics during respiratory illness season. This means local healthcare facilities may require patients, visitors and employees to wear masks when respiratory illnesses such as flu and COVID-19 are circulating widely in the community.

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Remembering Dr. Richard Cash: How a 'simple' intervention helped save millions of lives

NPR Health

In the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration therapy — hailed as one of the most significant medical advances of the century.

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Stricter toxic chemical rules reduce Californians’ exposures

Environmental Health News

Californians have lower levels of toxic chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and reproductive harm in their bodies than people in the rest of the country, according to a new study. California has the strictest chemical regulations of any state, and its policies are more stringent than federal chemical laws. This study is the first one assessing whether those regulations have resulted in lower levels of toxic exposures.

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Long-term air pollution exposure increases asthma risk in children and adults

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers review existing evidence on the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution in the form of fine particulate matter on the risk of developing asthma.

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Ever felt so stressed you didn’t know what to do next? Try talking to your 'parts'

NPR Health

'Parts work' or Internal Family Systems is a type of talk therapy that’s surged in popularity. Here’s how it works and how it can help with stress.

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Doctors struggle to treat long Covid patients in India; researchers point to inadequate studies

The Hindu

Global efforts to understand and manage long Covid post-pandemic, with varied symptoms and limited treatment guidelines worldwide.

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Around the Annual Meeting on Wednesday

Public Health Newswire

Photos from Wednesday’s activities.

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Large meltwater accumulation revealed inside Greenland Ice Sheet

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study unveils a surprising discovery: a substantial amount of meltwater is temporarily stored within the Greenland Ice Sheet during summer months. For the first time, an international group of researchers was able to quantify meltwater with positioning data. The finding challenges current models of how ice sheets contribute to global sea level rise.

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Pregnant women and babies face 'terrifying' threat from xylazine addiction

NPR Health

In parts of the U.S., more than half of pregnant women facing severe addiction are also exposed toxic to the toxic animal tranquilizer xylazine, a threat to them, their fetuses and newborns.

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Study offers clues to why COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes quickly

The Hindu

While most vaccines generate memory B-cells, not all of them turn into long-lasting plasma cells, and herein lies the rub

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Documentary ‘The Invisible Shield’ sparks conversation about public health’s future

Public Health Newswire

Panelists who appeared in the film talk about how to better raise awareness of the good works of public health.

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Study reveals increased mental health issues among university students during COVID-19

News Medical Health Sciences

PhD in Public Health candidate Elaine Russell and her mentor Kenneth Griffin, professor in the department of Global and Community Health, in George Mason University's College of Public Health, worked with Tolulope Abidogun, also a PhD in Public Health student, and former Global and Community Health professor Lisa Lindley, now of Lehigh University, to analyze data from the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA III) in an effort to understand how univers

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Caregiving can be a tough, lonely mission. One daughter found ways to reconnect

NPR Health

Some 106 million people provide unpaid care for an adult in the U.S. Many feel invisible and profoundly lonely. But some are creating new ways to support each other.

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It's not to be. Universe too short for Shakespeare typing monkeys

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

It would take far longer than the lifespan of our universe for a typing monkey to randomly produce Shakespeare, a new study reveals.

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Public health partners with tribal elders to promote time-tested health strategies

Public Health Newswire

American Indian/Native Alaskans suffer disproportionately from chronic ailments.

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Researchers identify genes linked to muscle aging and sarcopenia

News Medical Health Sciences

Scientists have identified previously unreported genes which appear to play a key role in the muscle ageing process.

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Bird flu has been found in a pig for the first time in the U.S.

NPR Health

The discovery of an infected pig at a backyard farm in Oregon raises concerns about bird flu's potential to become a human threat.

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Restricting sugar consumption in utero and in early childhood significantly reduces risk of midlife chronic disease

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Children who experienced sugar restrictions during their first 1,000 days after conception had up to 35% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes and as much as 20% less risk of hypertension as adults. The researchers used contemporary data from the U.K. Biobank, a database of medical histories and genetic, lifestyle and other disease risk factors, to study the effect of those early-life sugar restrictions on health outcomes of adults conceived in the U.K. just before and after the end of wartim

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Jurisdictions that have declared racism a public health crisis take action

Public Health Newswire

APHA tracking project has tallied over 260 declaration adoptions since 2018.

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New insights on the association between genes, gut microbiota, and mental health

News Medical Health Sciences

The study identifies links between gut microbiota, genetic variants in IBD, and mental health disorders, offering insights into potential biomarkers for CMDs.

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Shortage of IV fluids leads to canceled surgeries

NPR Health

IV fluids used in hospitals remain in short supply, after Hurricane Helene shut down a key North Carolina factory. The closure has hospitals scrambling to stretch supplies and prioritize care. (Image credit: Jae C.

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One of the fastest-spinning stars in the Universe

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research in our Milky Way has revealed a neutron star that rotates around its axis at an extremely high speed. It spins 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest-spinning objects ever observed.

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Closing Session: The Importance of Building Better Partnerships

Public Health Newswire

Public health leaders emphasized the need for stronger collaboration, particularly between health care and public health.

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AI-powered avatars set for mental health trials in India and Ethiopia

News Medical Health Sciences

AI-powered digital avatars are to be trialled for people in India and Ethiopia who hear voices in their heads, as researchers try to adapt mental health treatment so they can be used effectively in low-resource settings.

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988 crisis hotline counselors are sometimes targeted by sexually abusive callers

NPR Health

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now operational nationwide. Some of the phone counselors say they need help dealing with abusive callers who keep them on the line and sexually harass them.

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Study shows natural regrowth of tropical forests has immense potential to address environmental concerns

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study finds that up to 215 million hectares of land (an area larger than Mexico) in humid tropical regions around the world has the potential to naturally regrow. That much forest could store 23.4 gigatons of carbon over 30 years and also have a significant impact on concerns like biodiversity loss and water quality. The study showed that more than half of the area with strong potential for regrowth was in five countries: Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, China, and Colombia.

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Cannabis use grows among sexual minority populations

Public Health Newswire

More people are using marijuana regardless of their state’s legalization status.

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$25-million Pandemic Fund aims to curb ‘zoonotic’ diseases

The Hindu

The Centre will implement the G20 Pandemic Fund, which is aimed at enhancing the country’s “animal health security”, in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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This is what it’s really like to have OCD, according to 4 people living with it

NPR Health

OCD is often misunderstood. Here’s what it’s like, from people who live with it.

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Scientists can reverse brain aging in fruit flies by preventing buildup of a common protein

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Buildup of a protein called filamentous actin, or F-actin, in the brain inhibits the removal of cellular wastes, including DNA, lipids, proteins and organelles. The resulting accumulation of waste diminishes neuronal functions and contributes to cognitive decline. By tweaking a few very specific genes in the neurons of aging fruit flies, the researchers prevented F-actin buildup, maintained cellular recycling and extended the healthy lifespan of fruit flies by approximately 30%.

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Planetary health approach gaining foothold in public health

Public Health Newswire

Indigenous people are taking part in the work in U.S. and beyond.

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