Study offers insight into incarceration's toll on youth health
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 The role of zinc in immune health and wound healingThe role of zinc in immune health and wound healing
 
Zinc is essential for normal development and functioning of immune cells, including T cells, B cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and natural killer (NK) cells. Zinc deficiency can potentially increase the risk of infections and cause severe immune dysfunctions.
 
 
 Study offers insight into incarceration's toll on youth healthStudy offers insight into incarceration's toll on youth health
 
Researcher Samantha Boch has studied the impact of incarceration on child and family health for more than a decade.
 
   American Heart Association recognizes 3147 organizations for commitment to improving cardiovascular careAmerican Heart Association recognizes 3147 organizations for commitment to improving cardiovascular care
 
Someone in the United States dies of cardiovascular disease (CVD) every 34 seconds, on average. Reducing deaths from CVD requires a coordinated approach to care and a commitment to following science-based treatment guidelines.
 
   Study analyzes lack of palliative care referrals for nursing home residentsStudy analyzes lack of palliative care referrals for nursing home residents
 
Palliative care, specialized medical care focusing on providing relief from the symptoms -- including pain -- and the stress of serious illness, is underutilized in nursing homes, despite the large number of nursing home residents living with a serious illness such as cancer, dementia, Parkinson's disease, heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
 
   Survey: Most Americans believe it's normal for women to experience pain and incontinence post-childbirthSurvey: Most Americans believe it's normal for women to experience pain and incontinence post-childbirth
 
A new national survey by the Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute finds most Americans believe it's normal for women to experience pain, pressure and incontinence after having children.
 
 NIH grant supports advancement in cognitive screening after devastating type of stroke
 
NIH grant supports advancement in cognitive screening after devastating type of strokeThe Associate Dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing has received a two-year, $421,188 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve cognitive screening in people who suffer from a devastating type of stroke called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).
 
 
 Before Michigan legalized surrogacy, families found ways around the ban
 
Before Michigan legalized surrogacy, families found ways around the banThe first time Tammy and Jordan Myers held their twins, the premature babies were so fragile that their tiny faces were mostly covered by oxygen masks and tubing.
 
 
 KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': At GOP convention, health policy is mostly MIA
 
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': At GOP convention, health policy is mostly MIAThe Republican National Convention highlighted a number of policy issues this week, but health care was not among them.
 
 
 2023 Michigan Nurses Study reveals improved conditions, but burnout and abuse persist
 
2023 Michigan Nurses Study reveals improved conditions, but burnout and abuse persistNurses in Michigan reported improved conditions in the 2023 Michigan Nurses Study compared to 2022, but burnout and understaffing remain high, and nearly half reported abuse in the workplace in the last year.
 
 
 Insights into megakaryopoiesis regulation by plasmacytoid dendritic cells
 
Insights into megakaryopoiesis regulation by plasmacytoid dendritic cellsPlatelets play an essential role in wound healing. Underproduction can cause devastating bleeding, while overproduction increases the deadly risk of thromboses.
 
 
 Micromolar concentration analysis of samples using mass photometry
 
Micromolar concentration analysis of samples using mass photometryThis article talks about micromolar concentration analysis of samples using mass photometry.
 
 
 Rescue from above: How drones may narrow emergency response times
 
Rescue from above: How drones may narrow emergency response timesThe drones are coming. Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED.