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How patients are seeing their doctor is changing, and that could shape access to and quality of care for decades to come. More than 100 million Americans don’t have regular access to primary care, a number that has nearly doubled since 2014. Yet demand for primary care is up, spurred partly by record enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans. KFF Health News senior correspondent Julie Appleby breaks down what is happening — and what it means for patients.
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2 years ago Read more at Kaiser Health News

mice Mice gain weight after exercising vigorously Mary Swift/iStockphoto/Getty Images Mice that exercise vigorously put on weight in the next 24 hours, whereas those that exert themselves moderately or not at all don’t, a study has found. This adds to the growing evidence that animals compensate for extra energy used during exercise by cutting energy expenditure in other ways.
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2 years ago Read more at New Scientist

Foreign Minister Penny Wong defends Labor's decision to resume aid for UNRWA. "The allegations are serious," Mr Sharma tells Sky News host Danica De Giorgio.
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2 years ago Read more at Sky News Australia

Ancient humans quarried flint to make weapons for hunting and butchering elephants up to 2 million years ago in what's now the Upper Galilee region of Israel. The research answers long-standing questions about why there were so many ancient quarries in the region, and found that they were located near water sources likely used by migrating elephant herds.
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2 years ago Read more at Livescience.com

Tardigrades, or water bears, are one of the world’s most indestructible life forms. They can survive being completely dried out, frozen, heated to over 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150C), irradiated several thousand times beyond what a human can withstand. Previous studies have shown that these creatures, measuring less than half a millimeter long, can enter a vegetative state to shield their bodies when exposed to extreme conditions. Scientists have sought to find the exact mechanisms
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo News Australia

Indian Police India recorded an estimated 51 complaints of crimes against women every hour in 2022, as per the National Crimes Records Bureau. The actual number is likely to be much higher because women often hesitate to report crimes against them, in part because of social stigma. In 2020, the ministry of home affairs released detailed guidelines for setting up and running women’s help desks.
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2 years ago Read more at Hindustan Times

Panpsychism winks at us from our species’ inquisitive past and seems to ask, “Aren’t you the same hairless apes that once laughed at a guy for suggesting all matter was ultimately made of vibration? Its core concepts have been advocated for by the likes of Robert Penrose, as well as physicists like Author Eddington and David Bohm, and even William James himself.
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2 years ago Read more at Salon

Insect blood is very different from our own. It lacks hemoglobin and platelets, and uses amoeba-like cells called hemocytes to protect the immune system instead of red blood cells. This rapid action is supposed to give insects, which are vulnerable to dehydration, the greatest chance of survival after sustaining an injury. But until now, scientists did not understand exactly how hemolymph manages to clot so quickly outside of the body.
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2 years ago Read more at Technology Networks

Sky Sports F1 will broadcast the entire Japanese Grand Prix weekend. David Croft will miss races during the 2024 Formula 1 season. Martin Brundle will not join him, as the former driver is not on Sky Sports schedule. Ted Kravitz will also travel to Japan.
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2 years ago Read more at GPblog

A look at singer IU’s lavish houses in expensive neighbourhoods Cheongdam. Lee Ji-eun — who goes by IU — is a force to be reckoned with. She’s also starred in a string of dramas and movies.
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2 years ago Read more at Lifestyle Asia Singapore