Weight management advice often centers on numbers—count every calorie, track every bite, and maintain a strict deficit. While calorie awareness has value, focusing only on numbers can overlook what truly shapes long-term health. A…
Category: 8. Health
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Home care: The Dutch model that challenges bureaucracy
Bureaucracy once swallowed Dutch home care. Buurtzorg flipped the script by trusting nurses and focusing on purpose.
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One stem cell generates 14 million tumor-killing NK cells in major cancer breakthrough
Researchers in China have created a more efficient strategy for producing natural killer (NK) cells for use in cancer immunotherapy.
NK cells play a critical role in the body’s early defense against viruses and cancer, along with other immune…
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C-reactive protein links to ventricular repolarization in coronary artery disease, study finds
A new study reveals that the predictive power of key inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein, shifts fundamentally depending on whether a patient suffers from cirrhosis or acute/chronic coronary disease.
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Scientists uncover nanoplastics in brain tissue and question their role in neurological disease
Scientists are detecting nanoplastics in human brain tissue and exploring how these particles may influence the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, but major questions about exposure, causation, and prevention remain unresolved.
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Allergic conjunctivitis linked to increased risk for keratoconus
For patients aged 5 to 25 years, allergic conjunctivitis is associated with an increased risk for keratoconus and increased corneal diagnostic procedures, according to a study published in the February issue of Contact Lens and Anterior Eye.
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After 'code brown,' how long before the pool is safe again? Water quality experts explain
There’s little worse as a pool lifeguard than hearing the words “code brown” come through your radio. For swimmers on a hot day, there’s also little worse than being told to immediately get out of the water because there’s poo floating in the pool.
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End of enhanced Obamacare subsidies puts tribal health lifeline at risk
Leonard Bighorn said his mother tried for two years to get help for severe stomach pain through the limited health services available near her home on the Fort Peck Reservation in northeastern Montana.
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Baby food recalled nationwide over mold toxin concern
A baby food product sold across most of the United States is being pulled from store shelves after tests found higher-than-expected levels of a toxin linked to mold, federal officials said.
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Go Red. Shop With Heart: How The American Heart Association’s New Campaign May Be The Breakthrough Women’s Heart Health Needs
The American Heart Association’s Go Red. Shop With Heart campaign is using retail, influencers and community to transform women’s heart health awareness.
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