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Cone merger cancelled, future consolidation seems inevitable – NC Health News
Even though the Sentara deal fell through, there are larger economic forces at work in health care that may eventually…
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CMS wants to further evaluate Georgia ACA waiver that replaces HealthCare.gov
The Biden administration is taking another look at a waiver that lets Georgia rely on the private sector instead of…
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Recipe: Frozen Tropical Fruit Pops
You’re never too old for frozen treats! These tropical fruit pops pack more than just a frozen puree mixture of…
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Are Salt Substitutes a Healthy Way to Lower Your Sodium Intake?
It’s hard not to acquire a taste for salt when it’s hidden in so many foods (especially the processed foods popular in America). So…
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This scorecard will tell you the environmental impact of your new H&M T-shirt
If you browse for a shirt on H&M’s website, you might now see a new scorecard—a little like a nutrition…
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Schools spent millions on high-tech air purifiers. But are they actually making things worse?
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a…
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Chutes & Ladders—Obama-era CMS vet joins Babylon Health; UnityPoint Health names Sioux City regional head
Welcome to this week’s Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or the bad—from your…
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Why Is My Period Late?
There’s nothing like a late period to add some extra stress to your life. The most obvious culprit — pregnancy…
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Where should Pittsburgh environmental groups focus to combat the city’s racist legacies?
When Betty Foster-Pinkley’s mom passed away in 2010, she took over responsibility for the family house in the East Hills. …
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How to Get Back to Exercising After Joint Replacement Surgery
Hip and knee replacements can get you back to an active life in no time. Know this, though: You are…
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Opioids like ‘Lean’ Permeate Hip-Hop Culture, but Dangers Are Downplayed
Chaseedaw Giles Nykerrius Williams knows about the close relationship between hip-hop and opioid use. Williams, 27, an independent rapper from…
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E.P.A. to Modify Trump-Era Limits on States’ Ability to Oppose Energy Projects
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday said it planned to revise a Trump-era rule that limited the ability of states…
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Ottawa dollars can save B.C.’s old-growth forests
A coalition of conservationists is urging the B.C. government to use federal funds to end the province’s new war in…
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In California, Nursing Home Owners Can Operate After They’re Denied a License
Aaron Mendelson, KPCC and Elly Yu, KPCC The pandemic has highlighted poor care in America’s nursing homes, where nearly 175,000…
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How to return to normalcy post-pandemic – NC Health News
After more than a year away from activities we once deemed normal, many of us are beginning the process of…
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The Texas Grid Came Close to an Even Bigger Disaster During February Freeze
The Texas electric grid came within five minutes of a complete collapse in mid-February. The problem could have been much worse. A…
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Researchers uncover mechanism related to severe post-COVID-19 disease in children: Prior work in celiac disease leads to a potential treatment
A multidisciplinary team from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), Brigham and Women’s Hospital and other institutions have identified the mechanism…
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Blink Charging Taps Cash Pile in Electric Car Bet
Blink Charging Co. is using cash acquired in a recent stock offering to expand its network of charging stations ahead…
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Inhaled nanobodies protect hamsters from COVID-19, study finds
In a paper published today in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine showed that inhalable…
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Judge orders Uniontown to stop fighting $31M sewer fix
A $31 million project to repair the Black Belt city of Uniontown’s failing sewer system is poised to move forward…
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Cancer-causing chemical found in 78 sunscreen products
An independent testing lab has detected the chemical benzene, a known human carcinogen, in 78 sunscreen products and is now…
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Mathematical model developed to prevent botulism
For years, food producers who make lightly preserved, ready-to-eat food have had to follow a set of guidelines to stop…
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Brazil’s Xingu River Basin feels the heat from Bolsonaro’s fiery rhetoric
An area six times larger than New York City has been destroyed by loggers, land grabbers and illegal miners from…
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‘It Is Wrong’: DeKalb Residents Fight Industrial Facility Near Their Neighborhood | 90.1 FM WABE
Residents of south DeKalb County are trying to stop an industrial development next to their neighborhoods. They say the project…
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How more inclusive lab meetings lead to better science
A new paper, published recently in PLOS Computational Biology by a team including UMass Amherst researchers, seeks to help scientists…
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Massive LNG export projects along the Louisiana coast could capture 1 million tons of carbon
A company proposing four liquefied natural gas export terminals in south Louisiana plans to capture climate-changing greenhouse gases from at…
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New research finds virus passed to wild salmon via fish farms
The transmission of a virus tied to kidney and liver damage in endangered Chinook salmon is being fuelled by the…
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Global microbiome study discovers thousands of new species, maps urban antimicrobial resistance and reveals new drug candidates
About 12,000 bacteria and viruses collected in a sampling from public transit systems and hospitals around the world from 2015…
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A Court Ruled Shell Is Liable for Its Contributions to Climate Change. What Happens Now?
In a ruling designed to have far-reaching effects on the world’s largest oil companies, a Dutch court has held Royal…
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Think like a virus to understand why the pandemic isn’t over yet – and what the US needs to do to help other countries
Kill every human on the planet. This is the first assignment I give students in my public health classes, filled…
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‘Cataclysmic day’ for oil companies sparks climate hope
A “cataclysmic day” for three major oil companies in which investors rebelled over climate fears and a court ordered fossil…
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Aging: Clinical trial on potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle
Aging published “Potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention: a pilot randomized clinical trial” which reported…
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Nature funding must triple by 2030 to protect land and climate
Investment of about $8 trillion is needed by 2050 to help meet climate goals and stem the loss of plant…
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ENERGY TRANSITIONS: What Exxon, Chevron climate shake-ups mean for oil
Climate change activists scored historic victories at the two biggest U.S. oil producers yesterday, winning shareholder votes to shake up…
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Parasites as fountains of youth: Study finds infected ants live much longer: Life expectancy of tapeworm-infected worker ants is significantly higher than that of their uninfected nest-mates and resembles that of ant queens
Ant workers that are infected with a tapeworm live much longer than their uninfected nest-mates. Parasitic infections are usually harmful…
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Artificial neurons recognize biosignals in real time
Current neural network algorithms produce impressive results that help solve an incredible number of problems. However, the electronic devices used…
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Return of the Public Option
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. You can also listen on on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts…
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Climate Activists Defeat Exxon in Push for Clean Energy
HOUSTON — Big Oil was dealt a stunning defeat on Wednesday when shareholders of Exxon Mobil elected at least two…
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Industry Voices—Delay in codifying ‘reasonable and necessary’ undermines healthcare enforcement
In a rule issued in the waning days of the last administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sought…
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New study confirms noble false widow spiders bites can result in hospitalization
NUI Galway study confirms that the Noble False Widow spider does have public health implications. Research team have established a…
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Suficiente para arruinar el descanso: le cobran $10,322 por un estudio del sueño
Michelle Andrews Los ronquidos de José Mendoza eran malos, pero para su esposa Nancy era peor cuando dejaba de respirar.…
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Could these ultra-low-cost batteries be the lithium-free energy storage to power the renewable grid?
The cost of the lithium-ion batteries that power smartphones and electric cars has dropped by 97% since the technology first…
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‘Rescue mutations’ that suppress harmful DNA changes could shed light on genetic disorders
New insights into the ability of DNA to overcome harmful genetic changes have been discovered by scientists at the Wellcome…
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Jennifer Granholm sells holdings in electric bus maker after Republican criticisms
Secretary Jennifer Granholm had been a board member for Proterra, but resigned before being confirmed to head the Department of…
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SARS-CoV-2: Estimating infectiousness: New study on viral load
What started as the preliminary analysis of routine laboratory data has since evolved into the largest-ever study of viral load…
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A new data map will help track systemic health disparities across the country
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a disproportionately devastating toll on communities of color and exposed existing healthcare disparities. But efforts…
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How ‘non-professional’ cells can trigger immune response: Worm cells sense changes in metabolism to activate defensive measures against pathogens
Included in the vast fallout stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are paying closer attention to microbial infections and how…
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Asthma in toddlers linked to in-utero exposure to air pollution, study finds
Infants whose mothers were exposed to higher levels of tiny air pollution particles during pregnancy are much more likely to…
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Survey finds vaccine hesitancy among rural healthcare workers
The Biden administration has turned to healthcare workers to take the lead in convincing reluctant Americans to get the COVID-19…
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Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to increased ischemic stroke risk later in life
Adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as likely to have an ischemic stroke later in…
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