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Ohio launches mobile opioid treatment medication units
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WSYX) — The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health and numerous community partners unveiled the state’s first Mobile Medication Units (MMU) dedicated to providing opioid addiction treatment to underserved areas. While overdose deaths in Ohio are on the decline, 4,452 people died from overdose in 2023, according to the state’s most recent data sets, the highest rate of those…
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Study reveals how a microglial mutation increases risk for Alzheimer’s 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: Dominika Pilat, PhD, and Ana Griciuc, PhD, of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital are the lead and senior authors of a paper published in Neuron, “The Gain-of-Function TREM2-T96K Mutation Increases Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease by Impairing…
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Health Literacy Is a Priority at St. Jude
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/Linkedin St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital shared a post on LinkedIn: “Health Literacy Month is an opportunity to examine how medical professionals can make complex information more accessible to patients and families. At St. Jude, health literacy is a priority. Making information accessible to patients and families to keep them better informed and improve outcomes is…
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Scents and sensibility: Aromatherapy is being used to reduce pain, boost mood and more
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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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