NPR Health
DECEMBER 31, 2024
NPR's health reporters followed the emerging science on what keeps our brains and our minds healthy. Here are highlights of the studies that piqued our readers' interest the most.
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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US Department of Agriculture
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Blanca Acevedo is the director of Grants Administration at Malcolm X College, part of the City College of Chicago. She plays an important role in creating and enhancing academic opportunities for low-income and Latino students pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). In 2023, she was honored as a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) E.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The cost of reversing the effects of climate change -- restoring melted polar sea ice, for example -- quickly climbs nearly fourfold soon after a tipping point is crossed, according to new work. Much work has been done to explore the environmental costs tied to climate change. But this new study marks the first time researchers have quantified the costs of controlling tipping points before and after they unfold.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 23, 2024
It ordered that every medical facility in the capital will put up a board saying: Free out-patient and in-patient medical treatment is available for victims/ survivors of sexual assault, rape, gang rape, acid attacks, etc.
The Hill
DECEMBER 27, 2024
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans think that profits made by health insurance companies had either a great deal or moderate amount of responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, a new poll found. Thompson was shot and killed last week outside a midtown Manhattan hotel where UnitedHealth Group was holding its annual investor conference.
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News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 2, 2024
As part of the COVID-19 International Research Team, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pittsburgh and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a novel cause of cytokine storm -; the extreme inflammatory response associated with increased risk of death in COVID-19 infection.
Environmental Health News
DECEMBER 4, 2024
El verano ártico sin hielo, un hito alarmante del cambio climático, podría ser una realidad mucho antes de lo esperado, marcando un giro inquietante en la historia del planeta.
Nature Mental Health
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Nature Mental Health, Published online: 02 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s44220-024-00345-8 Using epigenome-wide mediation analyses to investigate DNA methylation as a path between adversity and depression, the authors found 31 cytosine–guanine dinucleotides (CpGs) associated with risk and 39 CpGs associated with protective effects.
KFF Health News
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Bird flu cases have more than doubled in the country within a few weeks, but researchers can’t determine why the spike is happening because surveillance for human infections has been patchy for seven months. Just this week, California reported its 15th infection in dairy workers and Washington state reported seven probable cases in poultry workers.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Each week some revelation about bird flu seems to flutter through the news cycle. Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe.
Climate for Health
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Joining ecoAmerica from Seattle, Washington, I am thrilled to begin working with the Climate for Health program as an APHA and Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fellow.
US Department of Agriculture
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
The Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust (PPLT) is a Tribally led nonprofit organization committed to reconnecting and empowering various Indigenous peoples throughout the Northeast. The Land Trust acts as a catalyst for change, addressing critical issues related to land reclamation and food insecurity for the Pocasset Wampanoag tribe and other marginalized communities.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Researchers have developed an AI powered model that -- in 10 seconds -- can determine during surgery if any part of a cancerous brain tumor that could be removed remains.The technology, called FastGlioma, outperformed conventional methods for identifying what remains of a tumor by a wide margin. Researchers say it has the potential to change the field of neurosurgery by immediately improving comprehensive management of patients with diffuse gliomas.
The Hindu
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Five Chennai patients have not reported any bleeding episodes for over a year after testing the new treatment in a trial conducted by CMC, Vellore; one-time gene therapy could replace frequent injections of clotting factor
The Hill
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Norovirus cases are surging across the country this winter, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. There were 91 outbreaks reported by state health departments during the week of Dec. 5, up from 69 in the last week of November, according to the CDC. The highest number for the same period over the last several years was 65 outbreaks.
NC Health News
DECEMBER 24, 2024
By Grace Vitaglione John David Large, 42, is a caregiver for his father, John Meade Large, a veteran with esophageal cancer in Buncombe County. The 75-year-old served in the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1971. Hes undergone radiation and is now on home hospice care. Large does the cooking, cleaning and shopping and takes care of his fathers medications so his mother can stay with his father.
News Medical Health Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Researchers investigate how changes in hospital policies for SARS-CoV-2 testing and masking have influenced hospital-acquired respiratory viral infections.
Environmental Health News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Nearly 70 petrochemical companies across the nation, including 30 in Texas, are sending millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year due to weak or nonexistent regulations, according to a report published by the watchdog group Environmental Integrity Project. The report analyzed wastewater discharges from petrochemical companies that produce plastics across the U.S., finding that a majority of the facilities had violated Clean Water Act permits and few were punished.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 27, 2024
The FDA has classified its recall of eggs sold under Costco's Kirkland brand as a Class I recall, a designation reserved for instances of the highest potential health risk including death.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 25, 2024
Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 20, 2024
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing? Here are six questions scientists are trying to answer.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 21, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn't authorized for food, including edibles, because it doesn't meet safety standards.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it will put time limits on anesthesia care starting next year. Doctors and elected officials, including in New York and Connecticut, are asking it to change course.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Several sources confirm the Taliban pronouncement, part of ongoing efforts to curtail education for girls and women. Women studying these subjects say they were barred from classes this week.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
The federal government has allocated $1.15 billion so far on long COVID research, without bringing any new treatments to market. Patients and scientists say it's time to push harder for breakthroughs.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
Over 12 million cases of dengue fever were reported in 2024, the most ever. A study suggests climate change has likely played a significant role in the disease's expansion.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Many U.S. hospitals are conserving critical intravenous fluids to cope with a supply shortage caused by Hurricane Helene. They're changing protocols for administering drugs and hydration through IVs.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
The cases appeared in California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York between July 31 and Oct. 24, the CDC said. Nine out of the 11 infected individuals were hospitalized.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Among the names being floated to head the Department of Health and Human Services are RFK Jr. and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Both are vaccine skeptics, which worries pediatricians.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Among the latest health hacks to go viral on TikTok is the idea of a short, post-dinner "fart walk" to aid digestion. Turns out, the science on this trend is solid, and so are the health benefits.
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds. (Image credit: Michael M.
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