Review IDs Link for Insecticide Exposure, Lower Sperm Concentration
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 -- Insecticide exposure is associated with lower sperm concentration, according to a systematic review published online Nov. 15 in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Laura B. Ellis, M.P.H., from George Washington University in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Scientists in Russia struggle in a world transformed by its war with Ukraine
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Sarah Crespi
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Olga Dobrovidova
Yuri Kovalev remembers how some of his older colleagues took offense when he moved to the United States in 2003 to take a postdoc position at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. He could have stayed in Russia where he got his Ph.D., at the Lebedev Physical Institute, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious science centers. Why ...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 9, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Adolescents who have a sense of purpose are happier and healthier. How can we help?
This report highlights the kinds of activities and resources that could help support all young people in discovering their direction and how they want to contribute to the world,” Fuligni said.During adolescence, young people are navigating peer and family relationships, developing their identities, and defining what their values are. Resources that assist them on this journey and help them discover a sense of purpose can bolster their mental health, contribute to resilience, reduce unhealthy behaviors, and provide direction and motivation, the report shows. Such support is especially crucial today, with youth still navi...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 1, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology
Each year, the Minnies award winners reflect the current challenges, issues, and advances in radiology. And 2023 is no exception.Notably, AI was even more prevalent this year among the Minnies winners than in the past. The technology figured prominently in five Minnies categories, including Hottest Clinical Procedure. And for the first time since 2018, physician burnout did not win the Minnies award for Biggest Threat to Radiology. Workforce shortages were deemed by our Expert Panel to be the biggest threat in 2023.In addition to a few previous winners adding to their Minnies trophy collection, several of this year's winne...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 31, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley, Kate Madden Yee, Will Morton, Amerigo Allegretto, and Liz Carey Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
Britney Spears' New Memoir: Please Read Responsibly
(MedPage Today) -- In this video interview, Jessi Gold, MD, MS, assistant professor and director of wellness, engagement, and outreach in the department of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, discusses how we can... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Historic dam removal poses challenge of restoring both river and landscape
Standing on an outcrop of volcanic rock, Joshua Chenoweth looks across the languid waters of California’s Iron Gate Reservoir and imagines the transformation in store for the landscape. In early 2024, operators will open the floodgates on the 49-meter-high dam that blocks the Klamath River, allowing the more than 50 million tons of water it impounds to begin to drain. Once it’s gone, heavy equipment will dismantle the structure. All that will remain of the 11-kilometer-long reservoir that filled the valley for 60 years will be steep-sided slopes coated in gray mud, split once again by a free-flowing river.
Within...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 19, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
What ’ s At Stake With the Kaiser Permanente Heath Care Strike
More than 75,000 unionized Kaiser Permanente health care workers walked off the job on Oct. 4 in the largest health care industry strike in U.S. history. Picketing began early this morning in Washington, D.C., and Virginia, with employees following suit at Kaiser facilities in Colorado, California, Oregon, and Washington after a fruitless final attempt overnight to settle a contract with chief executives at the non-profit health system. The strike will last a maximum of three days before the coalition will send members back to work amid further negotiation, though D.C. workers are striking for one day only.
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Source: TIME: Health - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Scientists test 'grandma hypothesis' and reveal these two places on the body are germ-filled
Scientists at George Washington University in Washington D.C. theorized these spots would be a haven for bacteria, because they do not get washed as often as other parts of the body. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
With Demand for Mental-Health Care Soaring on Campus, Faculty and Students Are Stepping Up to Help
After the pandemic shut down Duke University’s campus in 2020, public-policy professor Nick Carnes worried about how his students would fare both educationally and emotionally. Wanting to help in whatever way he could, he added a simple message to his email signature.
“A note to students,” he wrote. “Please let me or another Duke professor know if you’re having any problems with your safety, well-being, or access to educational or other resources, or if you need to talk about anything right now, and/or if you know of another student who is having trouble. When in doubt, please reach out.&rd...
Source: TIME: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Washington University Stops Offering Gender Medications to Minors
The university cited “unacceptable” legal liability under a new Missouri law. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Virginia Hughes Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Law and Legislation Washington University Transgender Source Type: news
McConnell ’ s Bid to Downplay Freezes Undermined by History of Politicians Lying About Their Health
After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze during a press conference this month, the Kentucky Republican’s second such episode this summer, his office released a note from the Capitol physician intended to calm those worried about his ability to continue at his job.
Dr. Brian Monahan told McConnell in the letter that there was “no evidence that you have a seizure disorder or that you experienced a stroke, TIA or movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease.” Monahan suggested the episodes may be related to the Leader’s concussion in March or to dehydration.
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Source: TIME: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mini Racker Tags: Uncategorized Congress Source Type: news
Laurence Tribe Rails Against Fox News ‘Hack’ Jonathan Turley: ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About’
Harvard University Professor Emeritus Laurence Tribe had some harsh words for George Washington University Law professor and Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley. On CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront, Wednesday, host Erin Burnett played a Fox News clip of Turley condemning the idea that former…#harvarduniversity #jonathanturley #erinburnettoutfront #erinburnett #turley #donaldtrump #civilwar #trump #tribe #andrewjohnson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Long COVID Recovery Remains Rare. Doctors Are Struggling to Understand Why
Since August 2020, David Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation at New York’s Mount Sinai Health System, has helped treat more than 3,000 people with Long COVID. These patients, in his experience, fit into one of three groups.
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A small number, no more than 10%, have stubborn symptoms that don’t get better, no matter what Putrino and his team try. A big chunk see some improvement, but remain sick. And about 15% to 20% report full recovery—an elusive benchmark that Putrino greets with cautious optimism.
“I call it ‘fully recovered for n...
Source: TIME: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Why do cats love tuna so much? Scientists may finally know
Apart from Garfield’s legendary love of lasagna, perhaps no food is more associated with cats than tuna. The dish is a staple of everything from
The New Yorker
cartoons
to
Meow Mix jingles
—and more than 6% of all wild-caught fish goes into cat food. Yet tuna (or any seafood for that matter) is an odd favorite for an animal that evolved in the desert. Now, researchers say they have found a biological explanation for this curious craving.
In a study published this month in
Chemical Senses
, scientists report that
cat taste buds contain the receptors needed to detect umam...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 25, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
How a Small Gender Clinic Landed in a Political Storm
Washington University ’s youth gender clinic in St. Louis, like others around the world, was overwhelmed by new patients and struggled to provide them with mental health care. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Azeen Ghorayshi Tags: Teenagers and Adolescence Mental Health and Disorders Youth Transgender Children and Childhood Psychiatry and Psychiatrists Medicine and Health Hormones your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
