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Officials seek to dismantle appeals board for Montanans denied public assistance

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration is reviving efforts to do away with a panel that hears appeals from people who were denied public assistance to afford basics such as food and health care.

6 Feb 2025

Biden rule cleared hurdles to lifesaving HIV drug, but in Georgia barriers remain

Latonia Wilkins knows she needs to be on PrEP due to her non-monogamous lifestyle. But the 52-year-old Atlanta mother has faced repeated challenges getting the lifesaving drug that can prevent new HIV infections.

6 Feb 2025

$Only a small fraction of people with mental health or substance-use disorders receive effective care$

Only a small fraction of people with mental health or substance-use disorders receive effective care

New research estimates that globally, only 6.9 per cent of people with mental health or substance-use disorders receive effective treatment for their disorders.

6 Feb 2025

Public health strategies urged to combat early-onset type 2 diabetes in China

A new study led by researchers from Peking University, published in Health Data Science, reveals a sharp rise in the burden of early-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) among adolescents and young adults in China from 1990 to 2021.

6 Feb 2025

Ethnicity and mental health impact brain health in rural older adults

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on November 27, 2024, in Volume 17, Issue 1, titled "Neurocognitive disparities: investigating ethnicity and mental health in rural aging adults."

6 Feb 2025

New European scheme sets quality standards for breast cancer care

The first official version of the European quality assurance scheme for breast cancer services is now available on the European Commission web hub.

5 Feb 2025

Racial disparities found in migraine diagnosis for children and teens

Children and young people who are Black or Hispanic are less likely to be diagnosed with migraine than those who are white when being seen for headache in a pediatric emergency department, according to a study published in the February 5, 2025, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

5 Feb 2025

California housing officials recommend state protect renters from extreme heat

Citing the hundreds of lives lost to extreme heat each year, California state housing officials are urging lawmakers to set residential cooling standards long opposed by landlords and builders who fear such a measure would force them to make big-ticket upgrades.

5 Feb 2025

Wash, dry, enroll: Finding Medicaid help at the laundromat

At a SuperSuds Laundromat just south of Washington, D.C., a steady stream of customers loaded clothes into washers and dryers on a recent Sunday morning, passing the time on their phones or watching television.

5 Feb 2025

Trump’s already gone back on his promise to leave abortion to states

Abortion foes worried before his election that President Donald Trump had moved on, now that Roe v. Wade is overturned and abortion policy, as he said on the campaign trail, "has been returned to the states."

5 Feb 2025

Can cognitive-behavioral therapy components be tailored to optimize ADHD treatment?

A meta-analysis of 43 trials identifies key CBT components, including third-wave therapy and organizational strategies, as effective for managing ADHD symptoms.

5 Feb 2025

EU healthcare systems face growing threat from carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), including carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli, pose a major risk to patients and healthcare systems in the EU/EEA.

4 Feb 2025

Traffic delays increase fast food visits and unhealthy eating habits

Ever notice how much more tempting it is to pick up fast food for dinner after being stuck in traffic? It's not just you. New University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research shows that traffic delays significantly increase visits to fast food restaurants, leading to unhealthier eating for millions each year.

4 Feb 2025

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Officials seek to dismantle appeals board for Montanans denied public assistance

Biden rule cleared hurdles to lifesaving HIV drug, but in Georgia barriers remain

Only a small fraction of people with mental health or substance-use disorders receive effective care

Public health strategies urged to combat early-onset type 2 diabetes in China

Ethnicity and mental health impact brain health in rural older adults

New European scheme sets quality standards for breast cancer care

Racial disparities found in migraine diagnosis for children and teens

California housing officials recommend state protect renters from extreme heat

Wash, dry, enroll: Finding Medicaid help at the laundromat

Trump’s already gone back on his promise to leave abortion to states

Can cognitive-behavioral therapy components be tailored to optimize ADHD treatment?

EU healthcare systems face growing threat from carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales

Traffic delays increase fast food visits and unhealthy eating habits

Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D slow biological aging in older adults

For California farmworkers, telehealth visits with Mexican doctors fill a gap

Air pollution linked to increased hospital admissions for respiratory infections

Dartmouth study links missing birth support to higher stress levels

Stress management program shows beneficial effects on the emotional health of seniors

Survey finds half of U.S. adults misunderstand low-dose aspirin guidelines

Prostate cancer incidence rises in California following screening guideline change

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