Health
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We’re Killing One Of The Ocean’s Most Important Weapons Against Climate Change
Above: Seagrass beds and scarring in the Florida Keys off Islamorada. Credit: Ian Segebarth for HuffPost BISCAYNE BAY, ISLAMORADA AND SARASOTA…
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Industry lobbying left nursing homes vulnerable – NativeNewsPost
The nursing home industry has fought legislative efforts to improve staffing, spending millions in lobbying money to prevent reform. By…
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Vision impairment is associated with mortality
The global population is aging, and so are their eyes. In fact, the number of people with vision impairment and…
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14 Healthy Cookbooks Filled With Quick and Easy Recipes
Registered dietitians will be the first to tell you that nothing makes cooking easier than having an arsenal of healthy…
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A Book Review: “The New Climate War” – Mark Marchand
There is a new type of warrior emerging in the ongoing tussle between the evidence-based science of climate change and…
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33 Kitchen Gadgets That Chefs Actually Use and Love
It can be hard to know which of the best kitchen gadgets are worth your time when there are so…
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New Research Shows Just How Many Fish Are Eating Plastic • The Revelator
A new study reveals that certain kinds of fish are more likely to have ingested plastic — including hundreds of…
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CVS to invest $12.4M in affordable housing in Phoenix
CVS Health is investing $12.4 million to build 60 units of affordable housing in south Phoenix, the healthcare giant announced…
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10 Practical Tips to Help You Manage Sunday Scaries
If you clicked on this article, then you’ve probably heard the term “Sunday scaries” before. You might have even experienced…
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California’s wildfire smoke could be more harmful than vehicle emissions, study says
The thick, grey wildfire smoke that shrouds California each autumn and winter could be more harmful to humans than pollution…
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New York doctor charged with 5 counts of murder for opioid prescribing practices
A New York physician is facing second-degree murder charges linked to his opioid prescription practices, according to Nassau County authorities. George…
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This 4-Move Workout Will Fire Up Your Butt and Legs
If you want a really solid lower body dumbbell workout, making sure you’re including the major movement patterns is key…
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Orion Magazine | The Nature of Plastics
EARLY IN 2004, a buoy was released into the waters off Argentina. Half of the buoy was dark and the…
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Tyto Care banks additional $50M in series D funding to expand telehealth
Modular device and telehealth company Tyto Care has scored an additional $50 million in series D funding in a development…
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Science’s fallen hero
Scientists take a drubbing in popular culture. They’re depicted as oddballs, like the dweebs in the Big Bang Theory, a…
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Journalists Dissect Covid Vaccines and Variants
KHN correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed vaccine production and supply chains on KERA’s “Think” with host Krys Boyd, C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal”…
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Researchers identify brain ion channel as new approach to treating depression
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a drug that works against depression by a…
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Tackling tumors with two types of virus
An international research group led by the University of Basel has developed a promising strategy for therapeutic cancer vaccines. Using…
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Quick to smile – study shows speed of expression offers vital visual cues
The speed at which we produce facial expressions plays an important role in our ability to recognise emotions in others,…
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New model can predict how bacteria develop antibiotic resistance
Using theoretical models of bacterial metabolism and reproduction, scientists can predict the type of resistance that bacteria will develop when…
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The (robotic) doctor will see you now: Study finds patients are receptive to interacting with robots designed to evaluate symptoms in a contact-free way
In the era of social distancing, using robots for some health care interactions is a promising way to reduce in-person…
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New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants: Worrisome new coronavirus variants can evade antibodies that neutralize original virus
New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that three new, fast-spreading variants of the virus…
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Artificial intelligence reveals current drugs that may help combat Alzheimer’s disease: Analysis points to new treatment targets for the disease
New treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are desperately needed, but numerous clinical trials of investigational drugs have failed to generate promising…
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Why we’re so bad at daydreaming, and how to fix it
Did you daydream as a kid, maybe even get in trouble for it? If you find it harder to be…
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Fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke more harmful than pollution from other sources: Researchers call for revisions to air-quality monitoring guidelines to consider the sources of emissions
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the…
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Research identifies impact of teenage screen use
Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at…
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Antibiotic-resistant strains of staph bacteria may be spreading between pigs raised in factory farms: Findings from DNA-sequencing study raise public health concerns
DNA sequencing of bacteria found in pigs and humans in rural eastern North Carolina, an area with concentrated industrial-scale pig-farming,…
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New method facilitates development of antibody-based drugs
In recent years, therapeutic antibodies have transformed the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Now, researchers at Lund University in…
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Controlling adhesions in the abdomen
Scars inside the abdomen, known as adhesions, form after inflammation or surgery. They can cause chronic pain and digestive problems,…
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After old age, intellectual disability is greatest risk factor for death from COVID-19, study finds
Intellectual disability puts individuals at higher risk of dying earlier in life than the general population, for a variety of…
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How does your brain process emotions? Answer could help address loneliness epidemic: Study finds specific brain regions respond opposingly to emotions related to loneliness and wisdom
Research over the last decade has shown that loneliness is an important determinant of health. It is associated with considerable…
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Novel urine test developed to diagnose human kidney transplant rejection
Patients can spend up to six years waiting for a kidney transplant. Even when they do receive a transplant, up…
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California’s Vaccine Appointment Website Has Glitches. No Surprise?
Miranda Green This story also ran on San Diego Union Tribune. It can be republished for free. California rolled out…
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19 Gifts for Your Friend Who Can’t Stop Buying Plants
Plant lovers are very special people: Not only do they have a knack for caring for living things, but they…
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Uncovering hidden forever chemicals: New tool finds and fingerprints previously undetected PFAS compounds in watersheds on Cape Cod
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) found large quantities of previously undetectable…
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19 Kitchen Tools That Make Meal Prep Way Less of a Drag
Home-cooked meals can be inexpensive, delicious, and satisfying—and a drag to make, especially when you have a ton going on.…
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Pain clinic CEO sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in $150M fraud, opioid distribution scheme
The CEO of a Michigan- and Ohio-based group of pain clinics and other providers was sentenced to 15 years in prison…
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New potential for functional recovery after spinal cord injury
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in the central nervous system into…
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FTC was investigating merger of Atrium Navicent, Houston Healthcare before collapse of deal
The Federal Trade Commission was investigating a proposed merger between Atrium Health Navicent and Houston Healthcare System, which was called…
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The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods
Studies of the microbiome in the human gut focus mainly on bacteria. Other microbes that are also present in the…
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Bravo Raw Dog Food Recalled for Salmonella Risk to Pets—and Humans
Bravo Packing Inc. is recalling two types of frozen raw dog food due to possible salmonella and listeria contamination, which…
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Apervita, Diameter Health partner to boost clinical data quality, interoperability
Apervita, a growth-stage healthcare collaboration startup, and Diameter Health, a provider of software for health information exchanges (HIEs), announced a…
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New way to halt excessive inflammation
RCSI researchers have discovered a new way to ‘put the brakes’ on excessive inflammation by regulating a type of white…
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Withings launches new cellular connected devices to take the pain points out of at-home health monitoring
Connected devices like smart scales that help patients monitor their health at home often come with a weight setup. Device…
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Tracking proteins in the heart of cells
In order to stay alive, the cell must provide its various organelles with all the energy elements they need, which…
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Now Making Electric Bikes: Car and Motorcycle Companies
The transportation industry has seen the future, and the future is 1895. That was the year Ogden Bolton Jr. of…
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Beauty is in the brain: AI reads brain data, generates personally attractive images
Researchers have succeeded in making an AI understand our subjective notions of what makes faces attractive. The device demonstrated this…
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The Promises to Coal Country Are Familiar, but Can Biden Deliver?
“I made the choice to be a coal miner,” he said. “I could have probably gone to college and pursued…
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Walking pace among cancer survivors may be important for survival: Surveillance methods and interventions to improve cancer survivors’ walking pace should be investigated
A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has…
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Butterflies are vanishing out West. Scientists say climate change is to blame.
The loss of butterflies across Western forests and prairies, like the similar drop in bumblebees nationwide due to rising temperatures,…
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