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KFF Health News' 'What The Health?': 3 health policy experts you should know

In this special episode, host Julie Rovner, KFF Health News' chief Washington correspondent, interviews three noted health policy experts.

31 Aug 2023

UCSF's new pain clinic in Walnut Creek offers hope for children with chronic pain

Each year, too many kids in the East Bay suffer needlessly from pain related to long-term serious illness, including migraines, joint and abdominal pain, sickle cell anemia and more. A new UCSF Health pain clinic in Walnut Creek is opening to provide relief.

11 Jul 2023

Medi-Cal’s fragmented system can make moving a nightmare

When Lloyd Tennison moved from Walnut Creek to Stockton last year, he assumed his coverage under Medi-Cal, California's safety-net health insurance program, would be transferred seamlessly.

7 Jul 2023

Green Mediterranean diet reshapes DNA methylation, boosts metabolism

Study explores the effects of a green-MED diet enriched in polyphenols and reduced in red/processed meat on the methylome and transcriptome levels. It aims to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying the observed metabolic improvements.

30 May 2023

The potential anti-cancer and antioxidant properties of walnuts

Researchers reviewed current literature to examine walnuts' potential antioxidant and anti-cancer properties.

25 Apr 2023

Regular walnut consumption aids in cognitive development and psychological maturation of adolescents

Eating walnuts on a regular basis could benefit the cognitive development of adolescents and contribute to their psychological maturation.

19 Apr 2023

Do walnuts affect neuropsychological development in healthy adolescents?

Researchers investigated whether walnut consumption can improve adolescents' neuropsychological development.

10 Apr 2023

What effect do nuts have on gastrointestinal health?

Researchers presented an overview of the latest research on the impact of nut intake on gastrointestinal health.

4 Apr 2023

A collection of papers on nuts presented at NUTS 2022

The health effects of consuming different types of nuts have been well documented over time. The NUTS 2022 Conference was organized with the slogan: Where we are and where we are going in nut research. Now, a recent Nutrients journal paper summarized the conference proceedings and aimed to recapitulate and investigate the available information on nuts.

2 Apr 2023

Can increasing nut intake prevent frailty in older women?

A recent study explored the potential for reducing frailty in older women by increased nut consumption.

22 Mar 2023

What is the impact of consuming walnuts on the dietary intake of total polyphenols?

Researchers performed secondary analyses of the Walnuts and Healthy Aging study (WAHA) data.

7 Mar 2023

An overview of the anti-inflammatory effects of nuts

Researchers summarize existing literature on the effects of consuming nuts on biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress.

28 Feb 2023

Disruptive symptoms and potential complications of enlarged prostate

Half of all men develop enlarged prostates - also called benign prostatic hyperplasia - by the time they're 50 years old. The walnut-sized gland never stops slowly growing.

22 Feb 2023

Do nuts help with type 2 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder that affects one in ten people worldwide. There has been an alarming increase of 16% in the global prevalence of type 2 diabetes over the past two years.

13 Feb 2023

New nanotechnology-based test can detect and profile prostate cancers even in microscopic amounts

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have developed a new nanotechnology-based test that can detect and profile prostate cancers - even in microscopic amounts.

2 Feb 2023

Adding one handful of walnuts to the diet can provide good nutrition

A new study from researchers at Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington has found that adding one ounce of walnuts (or one handful) to the diet of children and adults who do not normally eat nuts improves diet quality and intake of some under-consumed nutrients of public health importance.

25 Jan 2023

Walnut consumption has positive effects on stressed university students

Stressed university students might want to add walnuts to their daily diet in the weeks leading up to their next exam.

16 Dec 2022

Walnut consumption may have a protective effect against academic stress in university students

Being a university student is an especially stressful time in life. In fact, eight in 10 university students report experiencing frequent bouts of stress and 61% of university students seek counseling for anxiety, depression or other needs.

15 Dec 2022

Walnut consumption early on in life may lead to better health as we age

Researchers who reviewed 20 years of diet history and 30 years of physical and clinical measurements have found participants who ate walnuts early on in life showed a greater likelihood for being more physically active, having a higher quality diet, and experiencing a better heart disease risk profile as they aged into middle adulthood.

14 Sep 2022

Buy and bust: When private equity comes for rural hospitals

When the new corporate owners of two rural hospitals suddenly announced they would stop admitting patients one Friday in March, Kayla Schudel, a nurse, stood resolute in the nearly empty lobby of Audrain Community Hospital: "You'll be seen; the ER is open."

15 Jun 2022