NPR Health
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Climate for Health
OCTOBER 28, 2024
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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Environmental Health News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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.
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
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NPR Health
OCTOBER 31, 2024
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.
News Medical Health Sciences
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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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The Hindu
OCTOBER 26, 2024
Global efforts to understand and manage long Covid post-pandemic, with varied symptoms and limited treatment guidelines worldwide.
NPR Health
OCTOBER 26, 2024
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.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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.
The Hill
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Global tuberculosis cases reached an all-time high in 2023, with nearly 11 million people estimated to have become sick with the disease last year. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2024 , roughly 10.8 million people "fell ill" with the bacterial infection in 2023. "The continued rise reflects the ongoing after-effects of disruptions to TB services during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020 and 2021).
The Hindu
OCTOBER 29, 2024
While most vaccines generate memory B-cells, not all of them turn into long-lasting plasma cells, and herein lies the rub
NPR Health
OCTOBER 27, 2024
'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.
News Medical Health Sciences
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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
The Hill
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Children whose parents keep them off sugar during their first two years of life have lower rates of diabetes and high blood pressure for the rest of their lives, a new study has found. That protection remains even if the children begin eating more sugar after age 2, according to findings published on Thursday in Science. Processed sugar begins to be harmful to children while they are still fetuses in utero, the scientists found.
Public Health Insider
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
NPR Health
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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.
News Medical Health Sciences
OCTOBER 26, 2024
Scientists have identified previously unreported genes which appear to play a key role in the muscle ageing process.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
It would take far longer than the lifespan of our universe for a typing monkey to randomly produce Shakespeare, a new study reveals.
KFF Health News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — It was hard enough for Stephanie to get methadone treatment when she moved to Florida from Indiana last year. The nearest clinic was almost an hour’s drive away and she couldn’t drive herself. But at least she didn’t have to worry about the cost of care. As a parent with young children who was unable to find a job after moving, Stephanie qualified for Medicaid despite Florida’s tight eligibility rules.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The death rate for Marburg virus is nearly 90%. There are no approved vaccines and treatments. So how did Rwanda achieve what one doctor calls an "unprecedented" success in controlling its outbreak?
Environmental Health News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
“What would a world without police look like?” In 2017, when I was 23 years old, I found myself in a room full of other Black and Brown Buffalonians who were part of a collective discussing this question. We held political education meetings to develop a shared language and political vision so as a collective we could alter policing in Buffalo, NY, and beyond.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
OCTOBER 31, 2024
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
News Medical Health Sciences
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The study identifies links between gut microbiota, genetic variants in IBD, and mental health disorders, offering insights into potential biomarkers for CMDs.
NPR Health
OCTOBER 30, 2024
The discovery of an infected pig at a backyard farm in Oregon raises concerns about bird flu's potential to become a human threat.
The Hindu
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Thirty high TB burden countries accounted for 87% of the world’s TB cases in 2022 and two-thirds of the global total was in eight countries including India
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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.
News Medical Health Sciences
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
NPR Health
OCTOBER 31, 2024
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.
The Hindu
OCTOBER 26, 2024
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).
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Chronic, low-level lead poisoning is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults and cognitive deficits in children, even at levels previously thought to be safe, Low-level lead poisoning is a risk factor for preterm. Annually 5.5 million deaths from cardiovascular disease attributed to low-level lead poisoning; accounts for a loss of 765 million IQ points in children.
The Hill
OCTOBER 26, 2024
( NewsNation ) — Another wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Boar's Head for its nationwide listeria outbreak that's sickened 59 and killed 10. The family of Otis Adams Jr. said the 79-year-old Florida man contracted listeria from Boar's Head Tavern Ham and Yellow American Cheese, according to ABC News reporting. Ham and cheese are two products that had not been named in previous wrongful death suits.
NPR Health
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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.
The Hindu
OCTOBER 26, 2024
Human infections from the outbreak in cattle were first noted as early as April 2024 in Texas.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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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