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Social Media Giant's Efforts to Stymie Antivax Content Had Mixed Results
(MedPage Today) -- While Facebook's policy on removing repeat offenders who post COVID-19 vaccine misinformation may have reduced the number of posts in anti-vaccine pages/groups, it has not led to a sustained reduction in engagement with anti...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 15, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The federal government is planting $1 billion worth of trees as part of Joe Biden ' s Inflation Reduction Act
Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help them plant and maintain trees under a federal program that is intended to reduce extreme heat, benefit health and improve access to nature. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will…#tomvilsack #cedarrapids #iowa #puertorico #virginislands #houston #tarponsprings #florida #hutchinson #kansas
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda: Fewer Children Under Five Years Are Dying - New Survey
[Observer] The recently released 2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) indicates a significant reduction in child and infant mortality rates.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news
Government Shutdown Won ' t Kill Clean Energy Boom
The U.S. clean energy industry is no stranger to being subject to the whims of Congress. What’s different this time around is that budget negotiations are less threatening to the industry than ever. A shutdown, if one occurs, could hardly reverse the momentum the industry has built up over the…#rhodiumgroup #mit #treasury #kenrivlin #allenovery
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philips launches new mobile C-arm system
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Trial Shows Keytruda With Chemotherapy Superior to Chemo Alone
Results of a new phase 3 clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology indicate that a chemoimmunotherapy regimen combining chemotherapy with immunotherapy drugs improves patient survival more than chemotherapy alone for pleural mesothelioma.
Study researchers used pembrolizumab (Keytruda) alongside platinum and pemetrexed chemotherapy. Christina S. Baik, MD, MPH, reviewed the phase 3 trial results during the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 2023 Best of ASCO Seattle annual meeting.
The overall response rate for patients receiving Keytruda with chemotherapy was 63% compared to 40% for th...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - September 13, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Chemotherapy/Chemo drugs Immunotherapy Mesothelioma Treatment Source Type: news
Absci lays off 15% of workforce, revises 2023 financial outlook
The reduction affects 30 positions.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Too Many Mothers Are Dying in Childbirth. Here ’s How They Can Be Saved
With recent reports of difficult pregnancies and births from celebrities like Beyonce, Serena Williams, and Alyson Felix, and the death of Olympian Tori Bowie during childbirth, the long-overlooked dangers of maternal and child mortality have become increasingly prominent.
In a new report published by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the global health philanthropic group highlights lagging progress in achieving United Nations (UN) goals for lowering mother and child deaths, along with innovative ways of addressing the problems with relatively inexpensive and easy to implement solutions that the group projects co...
Source: TIME: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier
When breast cancer is diagnosed in the earliest stages, the survival rate is nearly 100%. However, for tumors detected in later stages, that rate drops to around 25%. In hopes of improving the overall survival rate for breast cancer patients, MIT …
Source: NSF News - September 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Many heart attack, stroke patients revert to bad habits, experts say
Many heart attack and stroke survivors revert to bad habits, even though their bodies gave them a stern warning about the need to take risk-reduction measures, cardiologists and other medical professionals say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reductions in sexual mixing ended mpox outbreak in England, while vaccination has prevented resurgences in 2023
The rapid outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in 2022 likely resulted from high levels of sexual mixing among some gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), with the initial downturn in cases probably due to a reduction in sexual contacts among these men, according to new research led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Behavioural Science and Evaluation. The HPRU is a partnership between the University of Bristol and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
Source: University of Bristol news - September 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute; Press Release Source Type: news
The Inflation Reduction Act Will Lead To Fewer New Medicines
But, make no mistake – the IRA will have a major impact on biopharma R&D and, as a result, fewer important medicines will be available.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John LaMattina, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma standard Source Type: news
Mortality Rates Falling After PCI for STEMI Mortality Rates Falling After PCI for STEMI
In Denmark, 1-year mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention for STEMI was reduced by about 30% from 2003 to 2018; most of the reduction was seen within the first 30 days after the procedure.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Global Crypto Gaming Market Expected to Grow to $206 Billion by 2025
Crypto gaming tokens have enjoyed their fair share of ups and downs over the past few years. Owing to the sluggish market conditions lately, they have not been faring that well. According to data from CoinMarketCap, the aggregate valuation of tokens in this space has dropped by 1.6% to $7.1…#coinmarketcap #usdollar #drop #k33 #k33research #crabada #harvard #mit #cynicalhate #dexscreener
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HRSA: Meeting of the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment (CHAC) will hold a hybrid public meeting on October 24-25, 2023. Agenda items include discussions related to HIV and Hepatitis C co-infection, payment models for addressing social determinants of health, incorporating stigma reduction in HIV care and treatment, as well as other special presentations.Registration is required.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 11, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
