Women’s health now includes conditions that affect them exclusively, differently and … More
Due to a combination of biological advantages—such as protective effects of…
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The MAHA Movement Already Has An Army. It Just Needs To Mobilize It.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz need an army to … More
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, championed by Health and Human…
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Trump’s Proposed Budget Slashes Biomedical Research
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the impact of Trump’s proposed budget cuts on biomedical research and global health, news from the ASCO cancer meeting, Summit Therapeutics’ Maky Zanganeh and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
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How A Rare Mutation Exposed Weaknesses In Sperm Donation Oversight
The donor’s sperm carried a mutation that causes Li-Fraumeni syndrome or LFS, one of the most severe … More
A recent case in Europe has reignited debate over the regulation of sperm donation after a man unknowingly carrying a rare,…
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1 in 4 children suffers from chronic pain − school nurses could be key to helping them manage it
Joint pain, headaches, stomachaches, fibromyalgia – the list sounds like an inventory of ailments that might plague people as they age. Yet these are chronic, painful conditions that frequently affect children.
People often imagine childhood as a time when the body functions at its best,…
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In a First, T cells are Found in the Healthy Human Brain
The brain is shielded from many substances by the blood-brain barrier, but this shield is not impenetrable. There are immune cells in the brain called microglia that can respond to potential invaders in the brain, but there is a lot we don’t know about how…
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How Income Can Affect Your Health And Population Health
Los Angeles, CA – September 21: Hundreds of needy people line up around the block to receive food … More
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Researchers develop innovative model to study sense of smell
Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and colleagues have discovered that one type of stem cell thought to be dormant may play…
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Visa Pause Could Leave U.S. With Fewer New Doctors Amid Shortage
About a quarter of doctors currently in practice were educated in foreign medical schools and the United States faces a growing physician shortage.
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Newly-minted M.D.s are among the thousands of students, trainees, teachers and exchange visitors put in limbo after the Trump State department…
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Eating an array of smaller fish could be nutrient-dense solution to overfishing
To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates opportunities to mix-and-match species to obtain better nutrition from smaller portions of fish.
The right combination of certain species can provide up to 60% more nutrients than…
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