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Getting more light in the day and less at night is good for your health. Here's why

NPR Health

Diet, exercise and sleep are fundamental to our health, but so it our relationship to light. A massive, new study suggests light-driven disruption can take years off our lives.

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Journey of Resilience: A Mother’s Pursuit of Education

Public Health Blog

I stepped off the plane at the crowded airport terminal, clutching my daughter’s hand tightly. My heart raced with anticipation and uncertainty as I looked around at the bustling atmosphere of Detroit Metropolitan Airport. It was 2021, and the world was in the grips of a pandemic, yet here I was, embarking on a new chapter of my life in the United States.

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Food companies sell products that are less healthy in poorer countries, says report

The Hindu

Products sold by companies including Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever were assessed as part of a global index published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative

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Revisiting Federal Price Transparency Proposals as the End of Congress’ Session Nears

CHIRblog

In recent years, federal price transparency rules have required hospitals and health plans to publicly post health care prices in both consumer-friendly formats and machine-readable files. However, challenges persist with data accessibility and usability, limiting its effectiveness for consumers and policymakers. Two bipartisan bills in Congress, the LCMT Act and the PRICE Act 2.0, seek to strengthen and standardize these rules.

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TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That's an 'outrage' says WHO

NPR Health

DIslodged by COVID early in the pandemic, tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease that takes the most lives each year. And the number of cases set a new record. What's going on?

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AI-powered ECG model predicts heart disease risk with precision

News Medical Health Sciences

A new AI-enhanced ECG model, AIRE, accurately predicts mortality and heart disease risk, providing clinicians with actionable, patient-specific insights.

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Memories are not only in the brain, new research finds

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

It's common knowledge that our brains -- and, specifically, our brain cells -- store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory function, opening new pathways for understanding how memory works and creating the potential to enhance learning and to treat memory-related afflictions.

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Anxious at the Portland airport? Beni the Llama is here for you, spreading joy

NPR Health

The gentle animals are part of Portland International Airport's effort to counter travel stress with soothing elements from nature.

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Seasonal influenza adapted and evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic

News Medical Health Sciences

Although travel restrictions and social measures during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a dramatic global drop in seasonal influenza cases, certain influenza lineages in specific regions kept the virus circulating and evolving, according to a new study.

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How Fairfax County’s health department tackled data modernization challenges

Public Health Informatics Institute Newsletters

In this video, Fairfax County Health Department shared how they’ve tackled various data modernization challenges. The post How Fairfax County’s health department tackled data modernization challenges appeared first on PHII.

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Sleepiness during the day may be tied to pre-dementia syndrome

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Older people who are sleepy during the day or lack enthusiasm for activities due to sleep issues may be more likely to develop a syndrome that can lead to dementia, according to a new study.

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We checked up on the states that promise transparency on opioid settlement funds

NPR Health

Victims of the opioid crisis, health advocates, and policy experts have called on state and local governments to clearly report how they’re using the funds they are receiving from settlements with opioid companies.

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Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16

The Hindu

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government would legislate for a ban on social media for people under 16

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Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency

KFF Health News

Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota. Scrambling to tamp down the spread of the devastating disease, public health officials are blasting messages to South Dakotans on billboards and television, urging people to get tested. Holt works in Aberdeen, a city of about 28,000 surrounded by a sea of prairie, as a physician and the chief medical officer for the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service, one of 12 regiona

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Chimpanzees perform better on challenging computer tasks when they have an audience

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

When people have an audience watching them, it can change their performance for better or worse. Now, researchers have found that chimpanzees' performance on computer tasks is influenced by the number of people watching them. The findings suggest that this 'audience effect' predates the development of reputation-based human societies, the researchers say.

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What a big Republican win Tuesday could mean for Obamacare

NPR Health

With the Affordable Care Act once again under fire from Republicans, a leading health care economist explains what a Republican sweep might mean for the health coverage of 45 million Americans.

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AIG hospitals opens centre to tackle high H. Pylori infection rates in India

The Hindu

The bacterial infection, which often begins in childhood, is almost 10 times more prevalent than diabetes in the country and is a major cause of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers and even stomach cancer, according to doctors

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New Alzheimer's guidelines focus on risk, not diagnosis, in healthy adults

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers from the International Working Group recommend categorizing biomarker-positive, cognitively normal individuals as "at risk" for Alzheimer's to avoid unnecessary diagnoses and emphasize preventive care.

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Astrophysicists use echoes of light to illuminate black holes

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have developed an innovative technique to search for black hole light echoes. Their novel method, which will make it easier for the mass and the spin of black holes to be measured, represents a major step forward, since it operates independently of many of the other ways in which scientists have probed these parameters in the past.

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Your instincts on how to fight insomnia are probably wrong

NPR Health

When people can't sleep, they tend to take extreme measures to correct the issue. But that only makes sleep problems worse, say experts. Here are 5 bad habits to avoid when recovering from poor sleep.

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in Cats, South Korea, 2023

Preventing Chronic Disease

HPAI A(H5N1) Virus in Cats, South Korea, 2023

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Social media normalizes unhealthy food choices, shaping youth habits and brand loyalty

News Medical Health Sciences

Social media posts from food and beverage brands targeting youth reached billions, with fast food and sugary drinks dominating impressions and engagement.

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Five minutes of extra exercise a day could lower blood pressure

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research suggests that adding a small amount of physical activity -- such as uphill walking or stair-climbing -- into your day may help to lower blood pressure.

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Here’s a bipartisan sentiment: The election has Americans of both parties stressed

NPR Health

Around 80% of people from both parties say they are very stressed about the future of the nation. When does worry become toxic, and what can we do?

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How is Tamil Nadu bracing for heatwaves?

The Hindu

What is a heatwave condition? Why are Indian cities, towns and villages vulnerable both in the hills and the plains? Will notifying it as a State-specific disaster help? Why is it important to have a focused management plan in place?

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Study identifies 80 genes linked to increased risk of breast cancer

News Medical Health Sciences

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among Western women, with up to 10% of cases attributed to genetic variants.

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How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The benefits from that single day were undeniable and still visible 40 years later.

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Timeline shows what happens to different brain cells as Alzheimer’s progresses

NPR Health

An analysis of brains at various stages of Alzheimer's found that neurons called inhibitory neurons are the first to be affected by the disease.

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ICMR announces ‘First in the World Challenge’ to encourage scientists to find innovative ideas to tackle health issues

The Hindu

The Council said that the scheme proposes to foster novel, out of the box, futuristic ideas, new knowledge generation, discovery / development of breakthrough health technologies

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Could vitamin D help COVID-19 patients? Meta-analysis highlights potential ICU reduction

News Medical Health Sciences

Vitamin D may lower ICU and intubation rates in COVID-19 patients, with significant benefits observed in older and severe cases, according to recent research.

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Deaf male mosquitoes don't mate

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Romance is a complex affair in humans. There's personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the sound of a female's wingbeats. Imagine researchers' surprise when a single change completely killed the mosquitoes' libidos.

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Why dark nights and bright days are good for health

NPR Health

Too much light at night and not enough daylight is taking years off our lives, according to a new study. The research adds to the evidence that light exposure is fundamental to our wellbeing.

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Lassa fever: Understanding the risk, response and global threat

The Hindu

The Lassa virus causes Lassa fever, a zoonotic disease; humans usually contract the virus through contact with food or items contaminated by the the Mastomys rat’s urine or faeces.

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How a ketogenic diet could reduce autoimmune disease severity through host-microbiome interactions

News Medical Health Sciences

This study uncovers the ketogenic diet's effects on the microbiome, revealing its potential to mitigate autoimmune diseases through metabolic pathways.

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