NPR Health
APRIL 8, 2025
The CDC teams that supported local sexual assault prevention groups were 'wiped out' in RFK Jr.'s overhaul of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Hill
APRIL 11, 2025
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is urging states to not use Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care for minors, specifically gender reassignment surgeries or hormone treatments. As a doctor and now CMS Administrator, my top priority is protecting children and upholding the law, Mehmet Oz, the recently confirmed agency head , said in a statement Friday.
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Public Health Blog
APRIL 7, 2025
Tell us what you thought of this episode – send us a text!Career plateaus in public health are common experiences that leave professionals feeling stuck and unmotivated, but with reflection and strategic action, they can become springboards for renewed passion and growth.
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
APRIL 7, 2025
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 08 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s43017-025-00652-3 Crop yield losses to insect pests pose a risk to food security. This Review assesses global trends of crop pest prevalence associated with global environmental change, identifies the underlying ecological mechanisms and proposes strategies for effective, sustainable management of pests to support future food security.
NPR Health
APRIL 11, 2025
The new research will study the physical and mental health effects of gender transition. It comes on the heels of the administration cutting hundreds of research grants for LGBTQ+ health.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 7, 2025
The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus -- just the right size to disrupt cells and even alter DNA. Researchers find them almost everywhere they've looked, from Antarctic snow to human blood. In a new study, scientists have delineated the molecular process that causes these small pieces to break off in such large quantities.
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JPHMP Direct
APRIL 9, 2025
As systems address public health service delivery, workforce retention, funding priorities, and efficiency, PHAB offers tools to assess shared resource solutions. Visit our Service and Resource Sharing webpages to learn more about this approach and how PHAB can support you today. The post Approaching Public Health Sustainability Shared Service and Resource Methods first appeared on JPHMP Direct.
NPR Health
APRIL 5, 2025
Health agency staffers describe a week of chaos and continued uncertainty about who still has a job and how the work will get done. To many it's the opposite of 'government efficiency.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 9, 2025
Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people's health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers created plastics from plant starch instead of petroleum. An initial study shows how animals consuming particles from this alternative material developed health problems such as liver damage and gut microbiome imbalances.
The Hill
APRIL 7, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the health impacts of fluoride in drinking water taking what could be an initial step toward new national limits or a ban on the substance. An EPA press release said Monday that the agency would expeditiously review new scientific information on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water and that doing so will inform any potential moves to restrict fluoride under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 9, 2025
Australian scientists developed a novel antiviral that targets the SARS-CoV-2 PLpro enzyme, showing strong preclinical efficacy in reducing both acute and long COVID symptoms in mice.
NPR Health
APRIL 10, 2025
Mount Spurr, which scientists say is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months, is about 80 miles west of Anchorage. But ash clouds could reach the state's biggest city.
Public Health Insider
APRIL 11, 2025
Public Health Seattle & King County was notified on April 4, 2025, of a positive measles case in a King County adult. There is minimal to no risk of measles to the general public from this new case. The post Measles case identified in a King County adult appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.
APHL
APRIL 9, 2025
By Jacquelyn Faulkner , senior specialist, Infectious Diseases, APHL This is part of a series about topics presented during APHL ID Lab Con 2025 , a forum to discuss the latest developments on the detection and characterization of infectious diseases of public health concern. What do cows, birds and cats have in common? Theyre all susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses, the most well-known of which is influenza A (H5N1).
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
APRIL 10, 2025
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 11 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s43017-025-00667-w Global sea level rose 0.59cm in 2024 relative to 2023, reaching a total increase of 10.5cm over the 31-year satellite record of sea level. Regionally, over 40% of the ocean reached its highest annual sea level value in 2024.
NPR Health
APRIL 7, 2025
Many AI products claim to deliver mental health therapy, but with little quality control. But new research suggests with the right training, AI can be effective at helping people.
JPHMP Direct
APRIL 9, 2025
In this episode of JPHMP Direct Talk, intern Karsen DeWeese speaks with Suhanee Mitragotri, a senior at Harvard College and co-founder of the Naloxone Education Initiative, about the role that harm reduction programs like hers have in public health. The post The Naloxone Initiative: Educating High Schoolers to Save Lives first appeared on JPHMP Direct.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 9, 2025
Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problems, according to a new study.
Public Health Newswire
APRIL 8, 2025
APHA forum kicks off week of events
NPR Health
APRIL 7, 2025
Prominent anti-vaccine activists lined up on social media to denounce the move.
Bamboo News
APRIL 9, 2025
Did you know the U.S. spends twice as much per person on healthcare as other wealthy nations, yet we still lag behind in terms of outcomes like life expectancy and infant mortality? Bamboo Healths Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Smith, recently had the pleasure of sharing insights with the Forbes Technology Council on how to solve healthcares toughest fragmentation challenges.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
Specialized hospital services that aid people with opioid use disorder regardless of why they are admitted can boost the number of patients who begin treatment with FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder and increase the likelihood they remain engaged in that care once discharged, according to a new study.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 9, 2025
Evidence shows that hunter-gatherers were crossing at least 100 kilometers (km) of open water to reach the Mediterranean island of Malta 8,500 years ago, a thousand years before the arrival of the first farmers.
NPR Health
APRIL 7, 2025
Colon cancer is on the rise in younger people in the U.S. New research shows regular exercise can help survivors live longer in some cases even longer than people who didn't have cancer.
Gideon
APRIL 9, 2025
In 1976, scientists discovered a thread-like virus near the Ebola River in the Congo that could kill up to 90% of its victims. Here, we explore how breakthrough treatments may finally give humanity a fighting chance against the Ebola virus, one of nature’s most lethal pathogens. Learn more on the GIDEON infectious diseases blog. The post Outsmarting Ebola: Breakthroughs, challenges, and the path forward appeared first on GIDEON.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 10, 2025
Consumption of holy water from Ethiopia has recently led to several cases of cholera in Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) with a multidrug-resistant Vibrio cholerae strain, according to a study published in Eurosurveillance.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 11, 2025
Astronomers are investigating the longest and most energetic bursts of X-rays seen from a newly awakened black hole. Watching this strange behavior unfold in real time offers a unique opportunity to learn more about these powerful events and the mysterious behavior of massive black holes.
NPR Health
APRIL 10, 2025
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has blamed the addition of fluoride a common, naturally occurring mineral for a host of health issues. The CDC says the policy has reduced cavities by some 25%.
The Hindu
APRIL 10, 2025
Eating disorders are mental health conditions characterised by unhealthy eating patterns that can have severe physical and emotional consequences, ranging from excessive eating to restrictive eating habits
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 10, 2025
A review by Oxford researchers explores how psychedelics like psilocybin and LSD may help disrupt compulsive eating behaviors in subsets of obese individuals. The paper outlines proposed neurobiological, epigenetic, and gut-brain mechanisms while emphasizing the need for human trials.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 7, 2025
A web platform uses a chatbot to enable any chemist -- including undergraduate chemistry majors -- to configure and execute complex quantum mechanical simulations through chatting.
NPR Health
APRIL 10, 2025
Federal funding cuts, though temporarily blocked by a judge, have upended vaccination outreach across the country, including in Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, and Washington state.
The Hindu
APRIL 9, 2025
The pilot project will initially connect AIIMS New Delhi and AIIMS Bilaspur, serving as a proof of concept for broader implementation across the entire network of AIIMS hospitals.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
Researchers explore the role of a high-fat diet in promoting the formation of premetastatic niches and platelet activation.
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