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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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Changes in how cholesterol breaks down in the body may accelerate progression of dementia: Study suggests that some cholesterol medications may impact signaling pathways in the brain, particularly in men
The blood-brain barrier is impermeable to cholesterol, yet high blood cholesterol is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and…
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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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Recipe: Greek Tofu Salad with Tomatoes and Cucumbers
Combining low-fat feta and tofu makes for a lighter, healthier Greek salad. Serve this salad on lettuce leaves garnished with…
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How we can help coral and seabirds survive a warming world
Global warming is not just increasing average temperatures on land, it’s heating up the oceans as well. As marine heat…
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J.D. Power: Telehealth use boosts members’ satisfaction with health plans
Increased telehealth use under the pandemic is encouraging members to engage more with their health plans, according to a new…
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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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Caring for an Aging Nation
Lydia Zuraw, Kaiser Health News and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News USE OUR CONTENT This story can republished for…
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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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Technologies to slow climate change could give 20% population growth in northern Sweden
Construction work is in full swing at Northvolt in Skellefteå, where large-scale battery production for electric vehicles is set to…
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Historic Black town in Maryland seeks justice for stormwater discharge
A Maryland power plant has been releasing stormwater for years into a small Patuxent River town founded in the late…
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After Harris County was left out of latest round of Hurricane Harvey relief funds, George P. Bush asks feds for $750 million
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How the Texas Legislature could change the state’s power grid this session
Most Texans will likely have higher charges on their power bills for years to come to cover gas utilities’, electric…
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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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A COVID-fighter’s guide to T cells: New review shows how T cells target more than 1,400 sites on SARS-CoV-2
In a new paper, scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) bring together research findings from COVID-19 researchers around…
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Climate Ruling Could Force Big Change at Shell
To comply with a Dutch court order to cut carbon emissions, Royal Dutch Shell RDS.A -0.82% PLC may have to…
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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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Ultrasensitive blood test detects viral protein, confirms mRNA vaccine activates robust immune response
The carefully orchestrated dance between the immune system and the viral proteins that induce immunity against COVID-19 may be more…
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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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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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Versatile coronavirus antibody may be starting point for broader-acting vaccines: A special type of antibody is produced in patients who’ve had COVID-19 as well as less-serious coronaviruses that cause colds
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most people in the United States already had been sick with a coronavirus, albeit a…
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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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Key early steps in gene expression captured in real time: Capturing how RNA polymerase enzymes kick off transcription
On scales too small for our eyes to see, the business of life happens through the making of proteins, which…
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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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Fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria has a glowing new weapon
In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics, there is a new tool to give human medicine the…
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Microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut health
As the owner of a human body, you’re carrying trillions of microbes with you everywhere you go. These microscopic organisms…
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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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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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Founders of Flatiron Health, Hims & Hers back $20M seed round in startup targeting chronic pain
A digital health startup has launched a new platform to provide opioid-free pain relief with the aim of reaching the 50…
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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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Oman plans to build world’s largest green hydrogen plant
Oman is planning to build one of the largest green hydrogen plants in the world in a move to make…
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Miami’s new ‘chief heat officer’ urges US to fight the ‘silent killer’ of climate crisis
As the first official appointed in the U.S. to focus on heatwaves, Miami’s chief heat officer is warning about the…
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CMS delays requirement for drugmakers to offer multiple best prices for Medicaid value-based deals
The Biden administration has delayed for six months the implementation of a Trump-era rule aimed at incentivizing the use of…
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When cancer cells ‘put all their eggs in one basket’
Normal cells usually have multiple solutions for fixing problems. For example, when DNA becomes damaged, healthy white blood cells can…
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Group set to receive $1M for new Allegan nature preserve
ALLEGAN — A conservation group announced it expects to receive $1 million from a settlement over Kalamazoo River pollution —…
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Blue Shield of California, Gemini Health see $20M in savings through drug cost reduction partnership
Blue Shield of California has seen more than $20 million in drug cost savings through its partnership with Gemini Health…
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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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EPA proposes expanding Colorado’s bad-air zone to add northern Weld County
Federal government officials have proposed expanding the area along Colorado’s Front Range where air quality violates national health standards for…
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Industry Voices—In a time of need, hospitals must be able to transform
America’s hospitals may be seeing the end of one of the most grueling phases in recent history. Throughout the COVID-19…
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Sometimes, even 3-year-olds just want to fit in with the group: As young children develop they start to go along with the crowd, not just follow the leader
What makes preschoolers eat their veggies? Raise their hand? Wait their turn? “Because I say so” is a common refrain…
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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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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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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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