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California lawmakers debate sending local health inspectors into immigration facilities

Covid-19, mumps, and chickenpox outbreaks. Contaminated water, moldy food, and air ducts spewing black dust.

30 Jul 2024

Hospital-based addiction consult services show promise in improving opioid use disorder treatment uptake

Previous research has found that over 80 percent of people with opioid use disorder (OUD) do not receive evidence-based lifesaving medications.

29 Jul 2024

Union with labor dispute of its own threatens to cut off workers’ health benefits

The National Education Association, the nation's largest union, is threatening to cut off health insurance to about 300 Washington, D.C.-based workers on Aug. 1 in an effort to end a bitter contract dispute.

26 Jul 2024

California speeds up indoor heat protections amid sweltering summer weather

Californians working indoors are getting immediate protections from extreme heat as much of the state bakes in triple-digit temperatures this week.

24 Jul 2024

Pharmacists and community health workers lead successful hypertension interventions

When it comes to helping patients with high blood pressure get their hypertension under control, a new Tulane University study finds that pharmacists and community health workers have the best success rates.

19 Jul 2024

Urgent strategies needed to fight artemisinin resistance in East Africa

Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have become the cornerstone of malaria treatment and control.

19 Jul 2024

Study examines brain activity and time perception over minutes and hours

Ever hear the old adage that time flies when you're having fun? A new study by a team of UNLV researchers suggests that there's a lot of truth to the trope.

19 Jul 2024

States set minimum staffing levels for nursing homes. Residents suffer when rules are ignored or waived.

For hours, John Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call button at his bedside in the Heritage Hills nursing home in Rhode Island.

12 Jul 2024

Salads under scrutiny: Study reveals contamination risks and solutions in ready-to-eat salads

The research paper highlights critical contamination points in the production of ready-to-eat salads and discusses solutions to ensure microbiological safety and health.

10 Jul 2024

Study warns of H5N1 avian flu risk from unpasteurized milk in dairy farms

Researchers found that the H5N1 avian influenza virus can persist in unpasteurized milk on milking equipment, posing an infection risk to dairy workers. They recommend protective gear and sanitization to prevent virus transmission.

4 Jul 2024

WHO recommends a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions, including behavioral support delivered by health-care providers, digital cessation interventions and pharmacological treatments in a first guideline on tobacco cessation.

2 Jul 2024

California’s $25 health care hourly wage relies on federal boost, state worker exemption

California's nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers will rely on a significant boost in federal funding and exempt thousands of state employees under an agreement that is expected to be approved in the coming days.

26 Jun 2024

Positive emotion skills improve health care workers' well-being

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated already rising rates of burnout among American health care workers.

24 Jun 2024

Health care price hikes affect employment and economic stability

Rising health care prices in the U.S. are leading employers outside the health care sector to reduce their payroll and decrease their number of employees, according to a new study co-authored by Yale economist Zack Cooper.

24 Jun 2024

Experts: US hospitals prone to cyberattacks like one that hurt patient care at Ascension

In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation's largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita, Kansas, said he had a frightening experience: He nearly gave a baby "the wrong dose of narcotic" because of confusing paperwork.

20 Jun 2024

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California lawmakers debate sending local health inspectors into immigration facilities

Hospital-based addiction consult services show promise in improving opioid use disorder treatment uptake

Union with labor dispute of its own threatens to cut off workers’ health benefits

California speeds up indoor heat protections amid sweltering summer weather

Pharmacists and community health workers lead successful hypertension interventions

Urgent strategies needed to fight artemisinin resistance in East Africa

Study examines brain activity and time perception over minutes and hours

States set minimum staffing levels for nursing homes. Residents suffer when rules are ignored or waived.

Salads under scrutiny: Study reveals contamination risks and solutions in ready-to-eat salads

Study warns of H5N1 avian flu risk from unpasteurized milk in dairy farms

WHO recommends a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions

California’s $25 health care hourly wage relies on federal boost, state worker exemption

Positive emotion skills improve health care workers' well-being

Health care price hikes affect employment and economic stability

Experts: US hospitals prone to cyberattacks like one that hurt patient care at Ascension

Majority of Americans retrospectively support key COVID-19 policies, poll reveals

H5N1 influenza outbreak in Texas dairy cattle sparks multi-species transmission concerns

Bird flu tests are hard to get. So how will we know when to sound the pandemic alarm?

Heat rules for California workers would also help keep schoolchildren cool

UQ researchers seek to improve the pathway for people returning to work after dust lung disease diagnosis

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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