world health news 2019
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California is on the brink of drought – again. Is it ready?
California is at the edge of another protracted drought, just a few years after one of the worst dry spells…
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Advocate Aurora has a new investment arm and just placed its first healthcare bets
Illinois- and Wisconsin-based Advocate Aurora health system has a new investment arm and recently made some of its first bets…
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Nonprofit hospitals spend less on charity care than for-profits, study finds
Nonprofit hospitals spent less on charity care for the uninsured compared to for-profit and government hospitals, a new study found. The…
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California Counties a Hodgepodge of Highs and Lows in Vaccinating Vulnerable Seniors
Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News Even as California prepares to expand vaccine eligibility on April 15 to all residents age…
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How the new climate normal will change our weather reports
It’s a standard refrain in local weather reports, especially as climate change makes temperatures climb higher: How much hotter than…
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Events of 2020 Moved Medical Students to Political Activism
Inam Sakinah and her classmates will forever be known as the students who started medical school during the 2020 covid-19…
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Doctor Survived Cambodia’s Killing Fields, but Not Covid
Linath Lim’s life was shaped by starvation. She was not yet 13 when the Khmer Rouge seized power in Cambodia…
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Piney Point wastewater may fuel harmful algae bloom along Florida coast, experts say
Video: Piney Point containment wall breach in Manatee County, Florida Congressman Vern Buchanan got an aerial tour of the Piney…
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Kick the Fracking Industry Out of Indian Country
Last week, in Haaland’s first television interview, conducted by CBS, she spoke of the way Indian Country has been taken…
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Talks collapse on Ethiopia’s Nile dam | DW | 06.04.2021
The latest round of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) appeared to have broken…
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Genetic link between face and brain shape
An interdisciplinary team led by KU Leuven and Stanford has identified 76 overlapping genetic locations that shape both our face…
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U.S. excess deaths rose nearly 23 percent in 2020, study finds
Extended surges in the South and West in the summer and early winter of 2020 resulted in regional increases in…
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First air quality profile of two sub-Saharan African cities finds troubling news: Pollution up to five times over international guidelines
Ambient air pollution is a global public health crisis, causing more than 4.9 million premature deaths per year around the…
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Their houses were built on a landfill; finally New Orleans asks their interest in buyouts
Jesse Perkins fears for his granddaughter each time she plays in the backyard. Patches barren of grass mean more than…
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Source of Zika neurodevelopmental defects
A study led by Edward Wojcik, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at LSU Health New Orleans School…
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The Quest for a Floating Utopia | Hakai Magazine
Article body copy Here, it seems, is where utopia will begin: in a dusty, oversized garage. The place has…
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Radical attack on live cells: Stimulation of tiny areas on cellular surfaces with free radicals using a microfluidic probe
Is there a way to chemically manipulate small, confined areas on cellular surfaces? Scientists have developed a microfluidic probe to…
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Climate scientists, what keeps you up at night? | DW | 06.04.2021
What really makes this reporter’s stomach churn thinking about climate change? Thawing permafrost. A scenario where it all melts, releasing copious amounts…
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‘Brain glue’ helps repair circuitry in severe TBI: Reparative hydrogel mimics the composition and mechanics of the brain
At a cost of $38 billion a year, an estimated 5.3 million people are living with a permanent disability related…
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California’s Pacific Gas & Electric charged in 2019 wildfire
A California prosecutor has filed 33 criminal counts against troubled Pacific Gas & Electric for a 2019 fire officials blamed…
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Deep learning networks prefer the human voice — just like us
The digital revolution is built on a foundation of invisible 1s and 0s called bits. As decades pass, and more…
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Maddening itch of liver disease comes from a surprising source: Itching sensation originates in the skin cells themselves, after signaling from an excess of lipid
A devastating itching of the skin driven by severe liver disease turns out to have a surprising cause. Its discovery…
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10 Things I Learned After Cutting My Workouts to 10 Minutes a Day
I’d consider my test run a total win, especially at a time when looking forward to anything is an impossible…
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America Has Long Favored Cars Over Trains and Buses. Can Biden Change That?
If America is dominated by car culture and the call of the open road, there is a big reason for…
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A quick morning reflection could make you a better leader — even if you’re not the boss
Starting your day by thinking about what kind of leader you want to be can make you more effective at…
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Here’s How One Bar Party Led to 46 COVID-19 Cases and a School Closure
A single party at a bar led to a COVID-19 outbreak that included 46 cases, one hospitalization, and the closing…
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MVP Health Care, UVM Health Network partner to launch Medicare Advantage plan
MVP Health Care and the University of Vermont Health Network are launching a joint Medicare Advantage plan. MVP, a nonprofit…
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Leptin puts the brakes on eating via novel neurocircuit: Energy balance includes modulation of dopamine reward signaling
Since the discovery of leptin in the 1990s, researchers have wondered, how does leptin, a hormone made by body fat,…
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Olaplex Just Launched a Buzzy New Deep Conditioning Mask
Today, Olaplex, the hair-care wizards behind the line of coveted, salon-grade products for home use—like their award-winning, cult-favorite No. 3…
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3M will pay Bemidji $12.5 million to help treat water
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — The city of Bemidji has reached a settlement with 3M to help pay for treating contamination…
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CommonSpirit Health teams up with startup Tia to open women’s health clinics
Women’s health startup Tia launched in 2017 with a focus on creating a modern medical home for women by integrating…
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Trusting Your Gut Is Hard—These 2 Tricks Make It Easier
Trusting yourself isn’t always easy. It’s more like excellent advice that people give, but no one really teaches. You might…
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As sea levels rise, buying a coastal home is risky. What if you rented one from the government?
A house sitting on low-lying land on the coast in Southern California can cost millions of dollars—but over the course…
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Para este enfermero de cuidados paliativos, la vacuna de covid llegó demasiado tarde
Antonio Espinoza amaba a los Dodgers de Los Angeles. Los quería tanto que para su velatorio lo vistieron con su…
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COVID-19: Tsunami of chronic health conditions expected, research and health care disrupted
A tsunami of chronic health conditions as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, especially cardiometabolic disease, may produce an enormous…
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Govt requested to rethink position on Glyphosate use after honey rejection
Apiculture New Zealand has asked the Agriculture Minister to support a national discussion on Glyphosate use, saying international consumers are…
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White House Climate Advisor Sees A Path To Clean Energy Through Coal Country
For decades now, rhetoric around action on climate change has been about things like saving the planet, or saving polar…
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The US is worried about its critical minerals supply chains – essential for electric vehicles, wind power and the nation’s defense
When U.S. companies build military weapons systems, electric vehicle batteries, satellites and wind turbines, they rely heavily on a few…
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The wage gap that threatens Biden’s climate plan
Biden himself gets that, said Jason Walsh, executive director of the BlueGreen Alliance, an organization of labor unions and environmental…
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How Genetic Testing Can Make Your Cancer Treatment More Effective
Drugs to treat cancer typically focus on the tumor’s location in your body. They bombard the cancer along with the healthy cells…
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Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles revolutionizes medical diagnostics: Color changes of gold nanoparticles under the skin reveal concentration changes of substances in the body
The idea of implantable sensors that continuously transmit information on vital values and concentrations of substances or drugs in the…
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Biden faces tough choice over a battery plant in Georgia
One of the factories slated to help meet that demand is a $2.6 billion plant in Commerce, Ga., being built…
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Ways to Help Your Child Make Friends in School
Kids seem to have busier schedules than ever before, as we shuffle them off from one activity or sports practice to another.…
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Our Last, Best Chance to Save Atlantic Salmon • The Revelator
Atlantic salmon have a challenging life history — and those that hail from U.S. waters have seen things get increasingly…
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Recipe: 8-Layer Taco Salad
Here’s a great quick-and-easy appetizer or dinner option that can be scooped up with baked tortilla chips or layered onto…
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Vermont to Give Minority Residents Vaccine Priority
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News [UPDATED at 5 p.m. ET] States have tried with limited success to get covid vaccines…
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Pipeline Company Issues Broad Subpoena to News Site That Covered Protests Against It
Last week, members of the nonprofit news organization Unicorn Riot received a subpoena from the pipeline giant Energy Transfer seeking a…
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Missouri ‘Voted for This Lie,’ Says State Rep Trying to Block Medicaid Expansion
It is hard to qualify for Medicaid as an adult in Missouri. Single adults aren’t eligible for coverage through the…
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In Mauritius, Locals United to Keep an Oil Spill at Bay
Night had fallen on Mahebourg, a bustling trade town on the southeast coast of Mauritius, when what would come to…
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Colleges and Universities Plan for Normal-ish Campus Life in the Fall
Mark Kreidler Dr. Sarah Van Orman treads carefully around the word “normal” when she describes what the fall 2021 term…
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