HEALTH

In recent years, there has been evidence indicating that nanoplastics are capable of entering breast milk, the placenta and blood plasma, as well as accumulating inside cells. However, there was a lack of analysis that pointed to this link in humans. This changed this week after the publication of an article in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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2 years ago Read more at EL PAÍS USA

Ppmoa Pines Medical Group announced the closure of the clinic this week. In a post on Facebook, the directors say they 'would like to advise you of some changes that are occurring within our practice" The current financial climate for the government funding of General Practice in NZ is in a very perilous state.
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2 years ago Read more at SunLive

Professor Mark Elwood analysed New Zealand's cancer outcomes in an editorial in the New Zealand Medical Journal. Between 2014 and 2018, deaths in New Zealand from cancer were 17 percent higher among women and 5 percent higher in men, compared with Australia. The biggest factor in long-term survival with cancer was speed of diagnosis.
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2 years ago Read more at RNZ

Studies have found that many families’ economic situations varied over time – they were doing fine with money in some months and struggling during others. But prior studies haven’t always captured the complexities and challenges that struggling families face. For example, researchers studying links between economic hardship and youth behavioural development have historically looked at family income on a yearly basis. However bills come due weekly or monthly.
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2 years ago Read more at New Zealand Herald

On International Women's Day, UConn Health celebrated with its Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) the inaugural Women’s Health Clinical, Health Disparities, Basic Science Research Poster Symposium Copy Link President Biden’s State of the Union address shined light on the critical need for more women’s health research. The initiative is led by First Lady Jill Biden.
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2 years ago Read more at University of Connecticut

The Maryland House already passed a similar version of the legislation. Each chamber would need to vote to approve the other’s before the legislation can be sent to Gov. Wes Moore. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

UnitedHealth Group said it would take weeks longer to restore a digital network that funnels hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance payments every day. But providers that have been borrowing money to cover expenses and employee payrolls expressed skepticism at that estimate.
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times

The ATBI program is under development at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at Fort Detrick, Md. USAMMDA develops, delivers, and fields critical drugs, vaccines, biologics, and medical support equipment to protect and preserve the lives of Warfighters across the globe. Traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder are not always immediately apparent at the front lines.
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2 years ago Read more at United States Army

Negotiations soured in 2023 after Prisma Health accused UnitedHealthcare of failing to recognize the “extraordinary inflationary cost” the system is incurring. UHC argued a 24-percent price hike demanded by Prisman was “outlandish” and said its final proposal on Dec. 27 was never answered. On Feb. 29, UHC said they delivered a new proposal.
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2 years ago Read more at Fox Carolina

Palestinians face protracted health disaster as physical injuries, mental health issues and malnutrition are widespread in Gaza. major health groups have no firm plans to address it Children at a temporary shelter in Rafah, in southern Gaza Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/Alamy The situation in Gaza is rapidly devolving into the worst humanitarian crisis in modern memory. More than three-quarters of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents, half of whom are children, are internally displaced,
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2 years ago Read more at New Scientist