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2024


911 Faces Its Own Emergency

911 Faces Its Own Emergency

More than three-quarters of call centers experienced outages in the past year, based on the latest Pulse of 9-1-1 Survey by the National Emergency Number Association and Carbyne, which makes public safety technology products.


Omega-3 fatty acids found to significantly reduce acne in new study

Omega-3 fatty acids found to significantly reduce acne in new study

With ω-3 FA supplementation, reduced sebum synthesis, inflammatory cytokine levels, and follicular acne-inducing bacterium Corynebacterium acnes, as well as improved skin integrity and increased antioxidant function, may be achieved.


Alcohol use significantly associated with mental illness symptoms in college women

Alcohol use significantly associated with mental illness symptoms in college women

The current study hypothesized that lifestyle factors, such as diet quality, alcohol consumption, sleep duration, and tobacco/nicotine use, both independently and jointly, were linked with MI symptoms (e.g., anxiety and depression) in college women.


How to Find a Good, Well-Staffed Nursing Home

How to Find a Good, Well-Staffed Nursing Home

Nursing home industry officials say that there’s no one-size-fits-all ratio and that a study the federal government published last year found quality improved with higher staffing but didn’t recommend a particular level.


Gene editing silences mutant microRNA, restores hearing in adult mice

Gene editing silences mutant microRNA, restores hearing in adult mice

The approach by a research team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reported in Science Translational Medicine, may eventually lead to potential treatments for inherited hearing loss in people.


Relieving the Growing Burden of Medical Debt

Relieving the Growing Burden of Medical Debt

Beginning in 2022, Cook County has leveraged American Rescue Plan dollars — federal emergency funds made available during the coronavirus pandemic — to wipe out over $382 million in medical debt for more than 213,000 residents.


Priority pathogens selected for wastewater surveillance during Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Priority pathogens selected for wastewater surveillance during Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

More work is needed before implementing the strategy during the 2024 Paris games, and the authors recommend leveraging the existing network of 54 sites for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 circulation in wastewater treatment plants across France.


Clozapine improves outcomes in treatment-resistant schizophrenia

Clozapine improves outcomes in treatment-resistant schizophrenia

In these cases, clozapine is the treatment of choice, but its use in real clinical practice is often delayed or insufficient," explains Dr Alba Toll, head of the Psychiatry and Mental Health Research Group at IGTP and one of the principal authors of the study.


Colorado Dropped Medicaid Enrollees as Red States Have, Alarming Advocates for the Poor

Colorado Dropped Medicaid Enrollees as Red States Have, Alarming Advocates for the Poor

Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S. government lifted a pandemic-era restriction on removing people from the health insurance program.


From Dr. Oz to Heart Valves: A Tiny Device Charted a Contentious Path Through the FDA

From Dr. Oz to Heart Valves: A Tiny Device Charted a Contentious Path Through the FDA

In a YouTube video posted by the Columbia University Department of Surgery several years ago, Mehmet Oz discussed the origins of MitraClip and, using a model of the heart, explained how the device is used to treat leaky mitral valves.


Two Rival Hospitals Want To Join Forces. Will Patients Lose?

Two Rival Hospitals Want To Join Forces. Will Patients Lose?

Ballad Health spokesperson Molly Luton said the system’s performance has improved since statistics were collected for its 2023 fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2023, and that ER wait times have shortened.


Experts produce consensus statement on sex and gender disparities in resilience to Alzheimer’s

Experts produce consensus statement on sex and gender disparities in resilience to Alzheimer’s

Assessing how sex and gender interact is crucial to understanding the mechanisms that maintain cognitive function and reduce the accumulation of pathologies in ageing and Alzheimer's disease, i.e. resilience and resistance factors."