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“I want to see women step into equal power and influence at every level of society, from their homes to their workplaces to our government and economy. But there is no path to that future if women are…
Category: 5. Health
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Most Americans Share Values Of Fairness, Connection And Opportunity
The third annual Heart of America survey reveals common ground on issues including immigration, diversity and a desire for deeper connection and trust.
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Every week brings another headline about how divided…
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The brain preserves maps of missing hands for years
The brain holds space for a missing limb, even years after it’s gone.
For three women who underwent planned hand amputations, brain scans revealed remarkably durable maps of hand areas, lasting for five years in one case. The…
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Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
The share of doctors who belong to unions is rising quickly at a time when organized labor is losing ground with other professions. The Conversation U.S. asked Patrick Aguilar, a Washington University in St. Louis pulmonologist and…
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Metabolic Health Unicorn Knownwell Is Rapidly Expanding, Announcing Latest Clinic In Atlanta
Metabolic and obesity related care will become a huge portion of healthcare spending in the coming decade.
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Primary care and metabolic health focused company Knownwell announced today that it will be opening its newest clinic in Atlanta,…
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Doctors Are Burning Out. Can AI Really Help?
Burnout is rising, but doctors aren’t just asking for automation — they want tools that actually understand their work.
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The hospital pager beeps. The patient backlog grows. And somewhere between charting, coding and clicking through…
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Don’t toss cannabis leaves. Scientists just found rare compounds inside
Analytical chemists from Stellenbosch University (SU) have provided the first evidence of a rare class of phenolics, called flavoalkaloids, in Cannabis leaves.
Phenolic compounds, especially flavonoids, are well-known and sought after in the…
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Metformin’s secret brain pathway revealed after 60 years
Although metformin has been the go-to medication to manage type 2 diabetes for more than 60 years, researchers still do not have a complete picture of how it works. Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and international collaborators have…
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The foods that delay dementia and heart disease. Backed by a 15-year study
A healthy diet can slow down the accumulation of chronic diseases in older adults, while inflammatory diets accelerate it. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in Nature Aging.
Researchers have investigated how four…
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Simple blood test could spot Alzheimer’s years before symptoms
In a landmark study of Hispanic and Latino adults, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between self-reported cognitive decline and blood-based biomarkers, which could pave the way for a…
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