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Christus Health partners with local churches for 5th year to give East Texas families 900 turkeys for Thanksgiving
The sound of ‘Happy Thanksgiving!’ came from a person inside an inflatable turkey costume made completely out of balloons and laughter drifted across the lawn between the Oak Grove Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and Fairview Baptist Church in Tyler as volunteers gave hundreds of smoked turkeys to a long line of vehicles on Friday morning. Volunteers gave out 900 fully…
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A skin-permeable polymer for non-invasive transdermal insulin delivery
Cell lines and animals The HaCat, mouse hepatoma (AML-12), mouse embryonic fibroblast (3T3-L1) and mouse skeletal muscle (MSMC) cell lines were obtained from the Cell Bank of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The cells expressing green fluorescent protein (HaCatGFP cells) were established by lentivirus transfection of GFP plasmids into HaCat cells according to the manufacturer’s protocol (Shanghai Genechem). All of…
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Landmark prostate cancer screening trial launches in the UK
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: The first men have been invited to take part in Prostate Cancer UK’s TRANSFORM trial, kicking off the biggest prostate cancer screening study in a generation. The £42m trial is being co-led by UCL, Imperial, Queen…
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A health center closure in New England town reveals toll of federal cuts on rural communities | News, Sports, Jobs
Dr. Melissa Buddensee, left, meets with patient Susan Bushby at Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Franconia, N.H., in the final days before the clinic closes for good. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) An exam table is moved onto a trailer on the final day of operation at Ammonoosuc Community Health Services as the clinic closes for good,…
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In animal tests, this needle-free insulin acted as fast as injections
A material that slips through skin might someday make needle-free insulin possible for people with diabetes. In mice and mini pigs, attaching the permeating polymer to insulin and applying the resulting compound like a cream normalized blood glucose levels almost as quickly as injecting insulin, researchers report November 19 in Nature. This approach, called transdermal delivery, could allow people to…
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Building Hawai‘i’s Health Care Future
Hawaiʻi’s health care system is short thousands of workers, and while progress has been made to fill shortages, more work is required. According to the Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Workforce Survey, the health care system is short 4,669 non-physician workers and more than 700 physicians — a gap that threatens to widen as the demand for care increases. “The…
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Here is how VCU plays an unparalleled role in training Virginia’s health care workforce
By Olivia Trani As Virginia faces a life-threatening challenge – the daunting shortage of health care professionals – Virginia Commonwealth University is confronting it head-on. At its comprehensive and renowned health sciences campus, VCU is training the next generation of caregivers, researchers and health leaders in numerous fields. With 75 health-related degrees and certificate programs spanning six schools and colleges,…
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US cancer registries, constrained by Trump policies, to recognize only ‘male’ or ‘female’ patients
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: The top authorities of U.S. cancer statistics will soon have to classify the sex of patients strictly as male, female, or unknown, a change scientists and advocates say will harm the health of transgender people, one…
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Pharmacists pick up 1257 mistakes in prescriptions in a week
An audit at 68 pharmacies found 26 percent of mistakes by prescribers – like doctors, midwives and dentists – had a high risk of patient harm. Photo: RNZ 1145 reports submitted with 1247 “issues” identified Dose issues most common (25.93 percent), followed by quantities, missing details and inappropriate medications 26 percent of problems “high risk of harm” to patients Pharmacists…
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The health care system we almost had (and still can)
Most of our current financial worries — whether federal, state, or even at the personal and family level — are driven by the fact that our health care system is a wasteful, complicated mess. But it didn’t need to be this way. In fact, a promising model was emerging before WWII but was snuffed out when the federal government threw…
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