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Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
Nurse Rod Salaysay plays guitar for patient Richard Hoang in the recovery unit of UC San Diego Health in San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 30, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Javier Arciga Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele. In the recovery unit of UC San Diego…
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Nanoplastics with environmental coatings can sneak past the skin’s defenses
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: Plastic is ubiquitous in the modern world, and it’s notorious for taking a long time to completely break down in the environment – if it ever does. But even without breaking down completely, plastic can shed…
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Trump’s $150 Ozempic? Oz cautions it’s not a done deal, but patients and doctors say it could be a gamechanger | National and World News
(CNN) — Janet McCaskill was on vacation in Arizona with her husband and best friend when she heard that President Donald Trump had suggested he might be able to bring the cost of popular weight-loss drugs down to $150 a month. “The thought of it going to $150 a month is dramatic,” said McCaskill, a grandmother from North Carolina who’s…
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Memorial Health Fund awards $324K to eight York County nonprofits
$324K in Memorial Health Fund grants will help York County nonprofits improve wellness, housing, and recovery resources. YORK COUNTY, Pa. — From helping students manage mental health challenges to supporting residents overcoming addiction, eight York County nonprofits are sharing more than $324,000 in new funding from the Memorial Health Fund. The Memorial Health Fund, a supporting organization of the York…
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Including antibiotics… A study reveals common medications change gut bacteria for years
SadaNews – A large study conducted in Estonia has shown that the gut microbiome, the ecosystem of microorganisms living in the intestines, can change significantly as a result of antibiotic use, according to a new research published in the journals of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM Journals), as reported by Fox News. Not only antibiotics, but other medications such…
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New monoclonal antibody prevents malaria infection in early clinical trial
Dr. Kirsten Lyke with study volunteer who was exposed to infective mosquitoes carrying malaria parasite. Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Malaria remains one of the leading causes of death among children in sub-Saharan Africa, claiming more than 600,000 lives each year worldwide with limited efficacy in currently available treatments and vaccines. Now a new early-stage clinical trial found…
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Nanoparticles offer new hope for treating alcohol-related liver disease
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: Across the world, more than 1.5 billion people suffer from chronic liver disease. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that it kills more than 52,000 people a year in the United States alone…
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Simon Mills: Herbal remedies in mainstream healthcare
Simon Mills is a world leading expert in herbal medicine with nearly five decades of clinical and academic experience behind him. He’s advised governments, trained doctors and led the movement to bring herbal remedies into mainstream healthcare. Simon doesn’t see herbal medicine as a replacement for conventional medicine, rather to fill in the gaps. He speaks with Susie Ferguson about how…
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Transgender Australians turn to unsupervised DIY hormone replacement therapy due to access barriers
Some seek treatment with oestrogen or testosterone, which feminise or masculinise their appearance to line up with their identity. Evidence suggests the treatment can significantly improve mental health, but it can also irreversibly affect fertility, hair growth or the voice. Olivia Donaghy of Gender Health Australia. A Seahorse Collective spokesperson said that “all DIY HRT experiences in our collective have…
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How the auditory cortex syncs with behavior to help the brain become a better listener
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When we are engaged in a task, our brain’s auditory system changes how it works. One of the main auditory centers of the brain, the auditory cortex, is filled with neural activity that is not sound-driven—rather, this activity times the task, each neuron ticking at a different moment during task performance. Researchers at Hebrew University have…
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