Public Health Insider
AUGUST 31, 2024
A rabid bat was found in Renton at 415 Rainier Ave N. on August 29, 2024. If you or someone you know had any contact with a bat near this area, seek medical evaluation immediately or contact Public Health - Seattle & King County. The post Rabid bat found in Renton appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.
Public Health Blog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
It was a Monday in a government dental hospital in Hyderabad; patients were eagerly waiting outside for their turn to come. The OP has just begun. I quickly prep myself in my dental chair, ready to examine patients. I was posted in the DEPARTMENT OF ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY for the month; here, we examine patients, address their chief complaints and guide them to their respective departments.
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Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Forget about retinol night creams, researchers believe travel could be the best way to defy premature aging. An interdisciplinary study has applied the theory of entropy to tourism, finding that travel could have positive health benefits, including slowing down the signs of aging.
Smart Data Collective
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Transform your business with generative AI! Learn how to unlock new revenue streams and drive growth through innovative solutions.
Public Health Insider
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Recently, we’ve seen an increase in the number of unpermitted mobile food vendors selling food in King County. We are urging people to avoid vendors operating without a Public Health permit for two reasons: 1) to protect yourself from potential foodborne illness and 2) to help support mobile vendors that are following food safety best practices. The post How to reduce your risk of foodborne illness and support permitted food vendors appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.
Black Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Have you ever wondered why some people are more likely to have heart problems than others? We know that African Americans have a higher risk of major heart issues, but do we know why? Understanding the underlying causes is crucial in addressing and minimizing the disproportionate burden of cardiovascular diseases within the African American community.
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Smart Data Collective
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
AI technology is going to be more important than ever in improving file transfer security as cyberattacks escalate.
Public Health Insider
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Homes are often our places of comfort. Yet many household items can contain toxic chemicals, including cleaning products, personal care products, pesticides, insecticides, and paints. The post How to reduce exposures to toxic chemicals in your home appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.
The New Social Worker
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
I am a school social worker, a canary in the coal mine of public education. I see the collective strain on school staff, but I also envision the way forward.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
We all know the adage, 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks.' As we age, our ability to learn new skills, like mastering a foreign language or picking up a musical instrument, seems to fade. The culprit? A decline in brain plasticity - the brain's capacity to rewire itself and adapt to new challenges. But what if we could rewind the clock on this age-related decline?
Smart Data Collective
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Discover essential strategies to enhance cybersecurity while implementing IoT solutions in your business operations for safer connectivity.
Public Health Insider
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Vaping has surged in popularity among teenagers, posing significant risks to their developing brains. It is crucial for parents, educators, and policymakers to understand these dangers to effectively protect students from the harmful effects of vaping. The post How Vaping Affects Teen Brain Development and School Performance appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.
JPHMP Direct
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Advancing research that can provide answers to the research questions from the PHSSR cross-sector partnership domain will undoubtedly improve how public health agencies and organizations partner with other stakeholders and potentially leverage these partnerships to address gaps in public health services. The post Advancing a Public Health Services & Systems Research Agenda in 2024 first appeared on JPHMP Direct.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Securing the world's water supply is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Researchers are now presenting an alternative method for quantifying the global risk of water scarcity. Results indicate higher risks to water supply than previously expected if accounting for the environmental conditions and governability where rain is produced.
Black Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
“Adulting as a woman is hard, and as a Black woman, it’s even harder,” according to Dr. Cee Nicole, an Obesity Medicine Physician based in Atlanta, GA. Women are more likely to experience hormonal fluctuations, emotional eating, and societal pressures for a specific body image. Men, however, may focus on performance-based stress and societal expectations around strength and endurance.
BU School of Public Health Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
All News Medicaid ACOs May Increase Care Engagement and Quality Among Pregnant and Postpartum Patients A new study found that Medicaid accountable care organizations in Massachusetts were associated with increases in prenatal and postpartum office visits, postpartum depression screenings, and timely postpartum care. September 4, 2024 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Despite recent declines in nationwide maternal mortality, the United States continues to experience a significant maternal health cri
JPHMP Direct
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Over the past two decades, health in Kansas has not kept pace with the US. Reversing this trend will require meaningful changes to the systems that shape the social and structural drivers of health. The post What Happened to Health in Kansas? From Top 10 to the Bottom Half first appeared on JPHMP Direct.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to minimizing the damage from a spinal cord injury through the use of engineered immune cells. Mice given the treatment had improved recovery from injuries, demonstrating potential for developing the therapy for people.
Black Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
One of the biggest derailers in your quest to lose weight and keep it off may be those foods and drinks labeled “diet.” A recent story in Time links diet soda, for example, to increased risk for stroke, coronary heart disease, and heart attack. The other issue is stocking up on faux sugar-laden beverages and frozen or shelf-stable diet treats that might not be the automatic weight loss you thought they’d be.
Gideon
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Zombie snails might sound like fiction, but they’re a chilling reality. Brain-hijacking parasitic worms, Leucochloridium paradoxum , take over snail brains and turn the animals into mind-controlled hosts for its survival. Learn more about this fascinating parasite on the GIDEON infectious diseases blog. The post Zombie Snails: Brain-Hijacking Parasites and Mind Control in Nature appeared first on GIDEON.
HEALTHBEAT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. When pediatrician Eric Ball opened a refrigerator full of childhood vaccines, all the expected shots were there — DTaP, polio, pneumococcal vaccine — except one. “This is where we usually store our Covid vaccines, but we don’t have any right now because they all expired at the end of last year and we had to dispose of them,” said Ball, who is part of a pediatric practice in Orange County, California.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are poorly degradable and are also known as 'forever chemicals'. They adversely affect health and can lead to liver damage, obesity, hormonal disorders, and cancer. A research team has investigated the effects of PFAS on the brain. Using a combination of modern molecular biology methods and the zebrafish model, the researchers revealed the mechanism of action and identified the genes involved.
Evidence Based Living
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
You know the feeling (hopefully!): Something silly sets you off – a movie, a joke, or maybe someone near you slips and falls – and you burst into laughter. It feels good to laugh. And since the 1970s, medical experts have learned that laughter can boost pain tolerance and improve overall well-being.
Becker's Hospital Review - Health Equity
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
"Discover how NYC Health + Hospitals has improved the health of over 25,000 patients by addressing their social needs through a community health workers program
The Official PLOS Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
A commentary on the first articles in our new journal for complex systems research. by Editor-in-Chief Hocine Cherifi The inaugural papers in PLOS Complex Systems mark a significant milestone for the journal. These pioneering studies embody the interdisciplinary spirit essential for understanding and solving the intricate challenges faced by our interconnected world.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria living in dental plaque. The filamentous bacterium doesn't just divide, it splits into multiple cells at once, a rare process called multiple fission.
Evidence Based Living
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
For decades, education researchers have warned about “summer slide,” where students forget some of what they learned over the previous school year during summer vacation. A systematic review of 39 studies published in 1996 found summer learning loss equaled about one month of classroom learning, and students tended to regress more in math skills compared to reading skills.
Black Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Most people have dreams for the future, but what if you were living with a condition so debilitating that you weren’t able to plan beyond your next trip to the hospital? This was the reality for Juliana Voss, whose sickle cell disease (SCD) resulted in up to 8 hospital visits a year. “I was always sick,” she recalled. “It was brutal.” Juliana Voss Until a stem cell transplant changed her life, Juliana’s experience was not unlike that of many of the estimated 100,000 people in the U.S. who are li
PHAB
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Media Contact Keith Coleman, VP of Communications and Public Affairs communications@phaboard.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Accredited health departments demonstrate their commitment to transparency, health equity, and quality improvement. The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) announced the awarding of initial accreditation to Boone County Health Department and reaccreditation to ten public health departments, including Oneida Nation, the Boston Public Health Commission, Dakota County Public H
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
The vision of people with a rare inherited condition that causes them to lose much of their sight early in childhood was 100 times better after they received gene therapy to address the genetic mutation causing it. Some patients even experienced a 10,000-fold improvement in their vision after receiving the highest dose of the therapy, according to researchers.
Black Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Living in the most significant U.S. cities comes with its own set of financial challenges, especially when it comes to rent. As rental prices continue to surge, understanding how much you need to earn to live comfortably in these areas is critical. Let’s dive into the top 10 highest and lowest-rent cities in the U.S. for 2024 and explore what it takes to call these places home.
Care
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Discover how Elcin, one of countless survivors from Türkiye's 2023 earthquake, is rebuilding her life amidst devastation and familial loss.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
A new filtration material might provide a nature-based solution to water contamination by PFAS chemicals. The material, based on natural silk and cellulose, can remove a wide variety of these 'forever' chemicals as well as heavy metals, and its antimicrobial properties can help keep the filters from fouling.
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