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As federal health grants shrink, memory cafes help dementia patients and their caregivers

Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.

10 Jun 2025

‘We dissent’: NIH workers protest Trump policies that ‘harm the health of Americans’

Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency and consequences for human lives, writing in a sharply worded letter that its actions are causing "a dramatic reduction in life-saving research."

9 Jun 2025

$20K bonuses among latest moves to improve California’s prison mental health system

After decades of unsuccessful efforts to improve California prison conditions ruled unconstitutional and blamed for record-high suicides, advocates and a federal judge are betting that bonuses and better work accommodations will finally be enough to attract and keep the mental health providers needed to treat prisoners.

9 Jun 2025

Feds chop enforcement staff and halt rules meant to curb black lung in coal miners

In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room.

29 May 2025

Call centers replaced many doctors’ receptionists. Now, AI is coming for call centers.

At one call center in the Philippines, workers help Americans with diabetes or neurological conditions troubleshoot devices that monitor their health.

22 May 2025

How 196,000 Spanish participants are helping decode heart disease risk

The CORDELIA study combines data from 35 Spanish cohorts (n = 196,632) to investigate genetic, clinical, and lifestyle risk factors for ASCVD in Southern Europe. It aims to conduct the region’s most comprehensive genome-wide association study and develop tailored risk prediction tools.

14 May 2025

Trump’s fast-tracked deal for a copper mine heightens existential fight for Apache

Carrying eagle feathers and chanting prayers, Western Apache runners hit the road on a roughly 80-mile journey this month to try to save their sacred land from being fast-tracked by President Donald Trump into a copper mine.

14 May 2025

Supportive workplace environments encourage employees to speak up about mental health

A Simon Fraser University new study is challenging a commonly held misconception that there's little organizations can do to encourage employees to disclose mental health concerns.

12 May 2025

Online abuse surges among marginalized young adults in low- and middle-income countries

A major new international study has found that young adults in low- and middle-income countries who are sex workers, gay men, transgender or living with HIV are facing a surge in online abuse - from harassment and blackmail to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

12 May 2025

Trump team faces key legal decision that could put mental health parity in peril

The Trump administration must soon make a decision that will affect millions of Americans' ability to access and afford mental health and addiction care.

9 May 2025

Firefighters and health care workers show elevated PFAS levels in new study

A study including researchers from the University of Arizona Health Sciences and published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology found that firefighters had higher concentrations of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and health care workers had moderate elevations of PFAS in their blood with significantly higher odds of two specific PFAS when compared with other essential workers.

8 May 2025

HIV testing and outreach falter as Trump funding cuts sweep the South

Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked turkey and ham drew the crowd, but several people lingered for free preventive health care: tests for HIV and other diseases, flu shots, and blood pressure and glucose monitoring.

6 May 2025

Want better FIFO relationships? Prioritize communication, researchers advise

Researchers from Central Queensland University found that fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers experience lower relationship satisfaction when away on shift, primarily due to reduced communication with their partners. Ensuring consistent communication mitigates these negative effects.

27 Apr 2025

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As federal health grants shrink, memory cafes help dementia patients and their caregivers

‘We dissent’: NIH workers protest Trump policies that ‘harm the health of Americans’

$20K bonuses among latest moves to improve California’s prison mental health system

Feds chop enforcement staff and halt rules meant to curb black lung in coal miners

Call centers replaced many doctors’ receptionists. Now, AI is coming for call centers.

How 196,000 Spanish participants are helping decode heart disease risk

Trump’s fast-tracked deal for a copper mine heightens existential fight for Apache

Supportive workplace environments encourage employees to speak up about mental health

Online abuse surges among marginalized young adults in low- and middle-income countries

Trump team faces key legal decision that could put mental health parity in peril

Firefighters and health care workers show elevated PFAS levels in new study

HIV testing and outreach falter as Trump funding cuts sweep the South

Want better FIFO relationships? Prioritize communication, researchers advise

The ranks of Obamacare ‘fixers’ axed in Trump’s reduction of health agency workforce

Deportation fears add to mental health problems confronting Colorado resort town workers

AI-powered lung ultrasound outperforms human experts in diagnosing tuberculosis

RFK Jr.’s purge of FOIA staff at FDA Spares people working on covid vaccine lawsuits

Trump’s immigration tactics obstruct efforts to avert bird flu pandemic, researchers say

Penn Medicine CAREs grants support patient storytelling and community health

Trump’s DEI undoing undermines hard-won accommodations for disabled people

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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