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- Mar- 2023 -21 MarchHealth
Tennessee House OKs narrow abortion exemption bill
Tennessee’s GOP-dominant House on Monday advanced legislation that would add a narrow exemption to the state’s strict abortion ban, despite…
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Scientists devise new way to measure skin barrier function
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The skin is the primary physical barrier against harmful substances in the environment. But there is…
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Fruit and veg supply issues associated with raised blood pressure, study shows
Trends in fruit supply and vegetable supply by World Bank region from 1975 to 2015. Credit: BMJ Nutrition, Prevention &…
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Food program breaks the link between food insecurity and obesity in children
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Food FARMacias could be one part of the solution to the nation’s growing food insecurity problem,…
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Cases and transmission of highly contagious fungal infections see dramatic increase between 2019 and 2021
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study of national surveillance data found that cases of Candida auris, a highly contagious fungal…
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Updated: AAV treatment recommendations
The 2022 EULAR algorithm for treatment of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). Dashed lines indicate supplementary action…
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Medication adherence tool predicts hospital admissions and readmissions of type 2 diabetes patients
The SPUR tool, developed by Kingston University and healthcare technology company Observia, can help patients living with Type 2 Diabetes…
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Few people seem to find real joy in JOMO
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most people who ranked high in “joy of missing out” or JOMO also reported high levels…
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Unrealistic vaping views? Nearly 50 percent of parents confident they’d know if their child vapes
What parents say about strategies to reduce teen vaping. Credit: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at…
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Lighting up tumors could help surgeons remove them more precisely
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new technique that combines highly detailed, real-time images of inside the body with a type…
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