Public housing smoking ban can reduce heart attacks and strokes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A paper, "Evaluation of Federally Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policy and Health Outcomes Among Adults Over the ...
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One in 3,000 people at risk of punctured lung from faulty gene—almost 100 times higher than previous estimate
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases ...
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Coding differences in Medicare Advantage plans led to $33 billion in excess revenue to insurers, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of differential coding patterns between Medicare Advantage (MA) and Traditional Medicare (TM) plans estimated ...
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Childhood experiences shape the brain’s white matter with cognitive effects seen years later, study shows
Credit: Oleksandr P from Pexels Mass General Brigham investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity ...
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Short activity breaks and HIIT combo boosts heart health in sedentary adults
Credit: Journal of Applied Physiology (2025). DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00484.2024 Short activity breaks throughout the day together with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) ...
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Equitable access to digital technologies may help improve cardiovascular health, say experts
Credit: AI-generated image The use of technology-based health solutions, such as fitness trackers, smartwatches and mobile health apps, has shown ...
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Hope, caution for Washington state patients ‘first in line’ for new schizophrenia drug
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cobenfy was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in fall 2024 and represents the first ...
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Breakthrough provides potential for precise melanoma treatment
Targeted methylation sequencing in order to validate the 850K methylation data. Credit: Cancer Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2025.217638 A major step ...
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Socioeconomic inequalities drive significant gaps in access to mental health care across the European Union
Credit: Alex Green from Pexels A new study presented today at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2025 reveals significant socioeconomic ...
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Local access to abortion services expanded with mifepristone in community pharmacies, Canadian study finds
Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File Before 2017, abortions were generally performed as procedures in fewer than 100 hospitals and clinics ...
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