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Limited healthcare access leaves Makoko dependent on alternative medicine for malaria
The lagoon in Makoko, one of Nigeria’s largest informal settlements, commonly referred to as Nigeria’s Venice, lay so dark it was almost impossible to see the reflection of the sun. The creek’s colour was a reminder of decades of pollution and informal waste disposal that have stained the water. It was a Tuesday afternoon in late November. The waterway was…
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How a Family Emergency Deepened My Respect for Health Care Workers
Over the holiday break my wife and I experienced one of those ordeals that all parents dread: a young child in the ER, hooked up to an IV, for an adverse response to medication to treat an illness. Though we are fully past it, the sense of near-disaster underscored for me the centrality of great emergency care for all Americans—and…
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To Knock Down Health-System Hurdles Between You And HIV Prevention, Try These 6 Things
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: A couple of years ago, Matthew Hurley got the kind of text people fear. It said: “When was the last time you were STD tested?” Someone Hurley had recently had unprotected sex with had just tested…
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Mastiha Resin Benefits for Gut Health, Inflammation, and Immune Function
IntroductionMechanisms of gut and immune supportClinical evidenceForms and dosageSafety notesReferencesFurther reading How an ancient Mediterranean resin is reshaping modern understanding of gut lining resilience, immune signaling, and microbiota-driven inflammation. news-medical.net/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg” srcset=”https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/ts/20251208040034/ri/2000/src/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg 2000w, https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/ts/20251208040034/ri/1950/src/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg 1950w, https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/ts/20251208040034/ri/1750/src/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg 1750w, https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/ts/20251208040034/ri/1550/src/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg 1550w, https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/ts/20251208040034/ri/1350/src/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg 1350w, https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/ts/20251208040034/ri/1150/src/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg 1150w, https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/ts/20251208040034/ri/950/src/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg 950w, https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/ts/20251208040034/ri/750/src/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg 750w, https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/ts/20251208040034/ri/550/src/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg 550w, https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/ts/20251208040034/ri/450/src/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_26997_17652276287652929.jpg 450w” sizes=”(min-width: 1200px) 673px, (min-width: 1090px) 667px, (min-width: 992px) calc(66.6vw –…
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Q&A: Reproductive Health Training Equips Pharmacists to Close Care Gaps
In this Q&A, Sally Rafie, PharmD, BCPS, APh, FCCP, FCPhA, founder of the Birth Control Pharmacist, discusses how pharmacists are increasingly stepping into frontline roles in contraception and broader reproductive care, even as many pharmacies struggle with survival-mode pressures and limited reimbursement. She explains that even though pharmacists are trained to assess patients, make clinical decisions, and counsel on medications,…
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Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Children’s Nebraska to open
A little more than two years after it began rising near 85th Street and West Dodge Road, Omaha’s long-awaited state-of-the-art behavioral health center for children and youths is slated to open to area families on Wednesday. kAm%96 G:D:@? 369:?5 E96 q692G:@C2= w62=E9 U2>Aj (6==?6DD r6?E6C 2E r9:=5C6?VD }63C2D<2 H2D E@ 4C62E6 @?6 A=246 H96C6 49:=5C6? 2?5 72>:=:6D 4@F=5 4@>6 2?5…
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Measles case reported in Gaston County, health experts say
Measles case reported in Gaston County, health experts say AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE. THAT BREAKING news TAKES US TO VENEZUELA, WHERE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS THE UNITED STATES SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT A LARGE SCALE STRIKE EARLY THIS MORNING. TRUMP SAYS THE U.S. CAPTURED VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO AND HIS WIFE AS A PART OF THE OPERATION,…
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The expanding landscape of GLP-1 medicines
Drucker, D. J., Philippe, J., Mojsov, S., Chick, W. L. & Habener, J. F. Glucagon-like peptide I stimulates insulin gene expression and increases cyclic AMP levels in a rat islet cell line. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 84, 3434–3438 (1987). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Kreymann, B., Williams, G., Ghatei, M. A. & Bloom, S. R. Glucagon-like peptide-1 7-36:…
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Employee health care is Beth Schiller’s primary concern
Photo: Beth Schiller, a pilot, is executive director at the Champlain Medical Occupational Health & Urgent Care in South Burlington. Photo: Katie Kittell by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine When Beth Schiller flies her own plane into Leahy Burlington International Airport, she’s not just arriving in Vermont; she’s landing at the nexus of her two passions. As a pilot, Schiller…
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KFF Health News: One Big Beautiful Bill Act complicates state health care affordability efforts
By Bernard J. WolfsonStateline As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid covering the often unaffordable cost of health care. California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and five other states have set caps on health care spending in a…
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