Health
EPA cracks down on toxins threatening those living near chemical plants
Are you one of the estimated 104,000 Americans who lives within six miles of factories that spew organic chemicals into the air?
Apr 9, 2024
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Health
Many factors stop U.S. women from getting mammograms
Health care cost and access are not the only barriers women face in getting lifesaving mammograms, a new government report finds.
Apr 9, 2024
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Medical economics
Study finds that efforts to help low-income Americans by buying up their medical debt aren't going as planned
When it comes to helping Americans manage rising health care costs, one increasingly popular policy stands out for both its simplicity and potential payoff: Buy up vast amounts of medical debt for pennies on the dollar and ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Immunology
Could CAR-T cell therapy improve kidney transplants?
Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) could provide a revolutionary approach to organ transplantation for patients who are hard to match and susceptible to rejection, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered.
Apr 9, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day: WHO
More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is rising, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, calling for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer.
Apr 9, 2024
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Pediatrics
Study bolsters evidence that effects of puberty blockers are reversible
Medications commonly known as puberty blockers were found to delay development of female reproductive organs but allow for restoration of reproductive functioning after the medications were withdrawn, according to a new study ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapies show promise for patients with kidney cancer and solid organ transplant recipients with skin cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center presented encouraging findings from two clinical trials in a plenary session highlighting advances in novel immunotherapy approaches at the American Association ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Health
Opinion: Air pollution, neurodegeneration, neuropsychiatric, and neurodevelopmental disorders
An opinion paper published by University of Montana professor Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas MD, Ph.D. and co-authors, Dr. Alberto Ayala and Dr. Partha Mukherjee discussed ow US citizens are not fully aware of the harmful ...
Apr 5, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Consensus statement calls for urgent action to address chronic kidney disease on the global public health agenda
On April 3, 2024, Nature Reviews Nephrology published an international consensus statement titled "Chronic Kidney Disease and the Global Public Health Agenda: An International Consensus." Authored by a coalition of leading ...
Apr 5, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO announces giant rollout of cholera tests as cases surge
The largest-ever global deployment of cholera rapid diagnostic tests got underway Friday, the World Health Organization and its partners said, boosting the fight against surging infections.
Apr 5, 2024
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