Category: 5. Health
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SpaceX And Firefly Are Sending Science To The Moon
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a new lunar mission for startup company Firefly, how to teach old robots new tricks, our new robotic ant overlords and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype in your inbox here. Firefly
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Stage 0 breast cancer patients may not need to rush to surgery
Watch and wait may be an alternative to surgery for some women with a very early form of breast cancer. A new study of 957 women evaluated whether it was safe to do active monitoring of a low-risk form of ductal carcinoma in situ, or… Continue Reading
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Elbow Bread on the Lower East Side turns out old-school Jewish baked goods with a modern twist
On the Lower East Side, in a neighborhood that was once the home to hundreds of thousands of Jewish immigrants to America, a buzzy new bakery is turning out old-school Jewish breads and baked goods with a modern twist. After… Continue Reading
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The ‘choking game’ and other challenges amplified by social media can come with deadly consequences
The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough estimates suggest that about 10% of U.S. teenagers
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Memory Loss Uncovered, It’s Not Always Dementia. A Neurologist Explains
Middle age woman in deep thought getty Experiencing issues like forgetting names, misplacing keys, or missing turns while driving can understandably provoke anxiety about potential serious neurological problems. It’s essential to address these… Continue Reading
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Despite Trump’s Tough Talk On PBMs, GOP House Lets Them Off The Hook
In the same week President-elect Donald Trump said he wanted to “knock out the middleman,” the … [+] Republican-led House of Representatives failed to include reforms to pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. In this photo is Speaker of the… Continue Reading
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The Fed’s Warnings On Inflation Are Bad News For Biotech Startups
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives for a press conference after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting on December 18, 2024. AFP via Getty Images The Federal Reserve rolled out its third interest rate cut of 2024 yesterday, a move… Continue Reading
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Deaths related to the cold have grown since 1999 in the U.S.
Over time, deaths from cold temperatures have increased in the United States. From 1999 to 2022, the country’s age-adjusted, cold-related mortality rate rose from about 4 per 1 million people to 9, researchers report December 19 in… Continue Reading
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Diagnosis Of Disease X In DRC Leaning Toward Malaria
Current results suggest that malaria contributes to so-called Disease X in the DRC. The potential … [+] impact of other factors remains to be determined. Image courtesy Centers for Disease Control (CDC) / Maryam I. Daneshvar. (Photo by Smith… Continue Reading
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What are pharmacy benefit managers? A health economist explains how lack of competition drives up drug prices for everyone
Wegovy and Ozempic are weight loss drugs that promise to transform the treatment of obesity, heart disease and other chronic conditions that afflict millions of Americans. But while everyone agrees these drugs have the potential to transform… Continue Reading