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Modesto Car Accident Study
A recent study analyzed the car accidents in the city of Modesto and the surrounding cities in Stanislaus County. The findings give in sight to the most dangerous days and times to drive in the Modesto area. They also serve as a warning to all drivers. Traffic...
Why It’s So Hard to Change Our Habits
X Reasons Why We Find It So Hard to Change Habits If you've done something a certain way your entire life, it will be incredibly difficult for you to change your pattern of behavior around it. This ranges from directly harmful habits, like routinely consuming harmful...
Autism Is a Spectrum: Here’s What That Really Means
What Do People Mean When They Say Autism Is a Spectrum? Autism is a relatively common developmental disability that most of us are at least somewhat familiar with. In the past couple of decades, experts have begun to refer to autism as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),...
Occupational Hazards: The Industries Most Affected by Mesothelioma
Which Industries Have Been Most Affected by Mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a frustrating and deadly disease that impacts thousands of people every year. And the more we learn about the causal factors of the disease and its relationship with asbestos, the more it...
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Women can wait years for an endometriosis diagnosis. New tech could change that
A new scan technique could spot areas of endometriosis missed by conventional scans, scientists say. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Claimants in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder case rise to 7,000
The case, which opened in the High Court on Wednesday, originally involved 3,000 claimants and is set to become the largest product liability case in UK history. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Trump’s Medicaid Work Mandate Debuting in Nebraska to Much Dismay
Schmeeka Simpson of Omaha works as a patient navigator for the American Civil Liberties Union and an administrative assistant at Nebraskans for Peace, plus picks up shifts at a Dunkin’ shop. Still, even with three jobs, she worries about losing her health coverage...
Saving Lives by Changing Lives: The Next Frontier in Suicide Prevention
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Someone in America dies by suicide every 11 minutes. It’s that common. But not normal. Humans have evolved over centuries to...
Early care scheme could prevent thousands of miscarriages a year
Current rules state that three unsuccessful pregnancies are needed to trigger NHS support - but a pilot project could bring about change. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
11 cancers on the rise in young people – scientists find first clue why it’s happening
Researchers stress that simple lifestyle changes can still significantly reduce the risk of cancer. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Big Companies Position Themselves for Payday From $50B Federal Rural Health Fund
Tory Starr is worried about the people who get medical care at Open Door Community Health Centers along California’s North Coast. “They’re the folks that work at restaurants. They’re the teacher’s aides,” said Starr, a registered nurse who became Open Door’s chief...
The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most
On a recent Monday, Sandy Guzman, a community health worker in rural Oregon, drove to visit a patient in her 60s in a small city called The Dalles. The patient lived alone, and “really struggles with social isolation,” Guzman said. After a serious fall and subsequent...
Florida Delays Children’s Health Insurance Expansion as Uninsured Rate Rises
Like many parents, Tatiana Lafortune wants her children to get a good education, eat nutritious food, and see a doctor when they’re not feeling well. Public schools and her church’s pantry help Lafortune accomplish the first two goals. But insurance to cover doctor...
UK healthy life expectancy falls by two years in past decade
The global comparison, based on World Health Organization data, compared the UK to other nations in western Europe, the Nordics, North America and Oceania. It is now ranked 20th out of 21 with only the US seeing its population live for fewer years in good health....
Assisted dying bill runs out of time but supporters vow to try again
The proposed legislation was supported by MPs but has not cleared its stages in the Lords. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
A ‘Barbaric’ Problem in American Hospitals Is Only Getting Bigger
In the last months, weeks, and days of his life, “I will not go to the emergency room” became my husband’s mantra. Andrej had esophageal cancer that had spread throughout his body (but not to his ever-willful brain), and, having trained as a doctor, I had jury-rigged...