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Policy Basics: Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go? - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Policy Basics: Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?    Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

I’m a hypochondriac. Here’s how the health care system needs to deal with people like me - STAT

[unable to retrieve full-text content] I'm a hypochondriac. Here's how the health care system needs to deal with people like me    STAT

Pericarditis and Long COVID Effects on Heart - Verywell Health

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Pericarditis and Long COVID Effects on Heart    Verywell Health

This Blood Type Could Help You Dodge Covid - University of Nebraska Medical Center

[unable to retrieve full-text content] This Blood Type Could Help You Dodge Covid    University of Nebraska Medical Center

Flu shot FAQs: Myths and facts - Sanford Health News

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Flu shot FAQs: Myths and facts    Sanford Health News

Impact of insertion into the left internal jugular vein in chemoport-associated infections: a retrospective single-center study of 1690 cases - Nature.com

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Impact of insertion into the left internal jugular vein in chemoport-associated infections: a retrospective single-center study of 1690 cases    Nature.com

What to know about pork tapeworms in the brain, after RFK Jr. said he got a parasitic infection - NBC News

[unable to retrieve full-text content] What to know about pork tapeworms in the brain, after RFK Jr. said he got a parasitic infection    NBC News

Scabies: UK facing unusually large outbreaks – and treatment shortages appear mostly to blame - The Conversation

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Scabies: UK facing unusually large outbreaks – and treatment shortages appear mostly to blame    The Conversation

About Naegleria fowleri infection - CDC

[unable to retrieve full-text content] About Naegleria fowleri infection    CDC

Vanderbilt’s Life Science Showcase focuses on cutting-edge infectious disease research - Vanderbilt University News

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Vanderbilt's Life Science Showcase focuses on cutting-edge infectious disease research    Vanderbilt University News

Strongyloides stercoralis infection in dogs in Austria: two case reports - Parasites & Vectors

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Strongyloides stercoralis infection in dogs in Austria: two case reports    Parasites & Vectors

Deadline looms between United Healthcare and several NEA healthcare providers - KAIT

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Deadline looms between United Healthcare and several NEA healthcare providers    KAIT

Strongyloides stercoralis infection in dogs in Austria: two case reports - Parasites & Vectors

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Strongyloides stercoralis infection in dogs in Austria: two case reports    Parasites & Vectors

Science & Health - Voice of America - VOA News

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Science & Health    Voice of America - VOA News

Rare Disease Day 2024: Spotlight on Rare Infectious Diseases - Infection Control Today

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Rare Disease Day 2024: Spotlight on Rare Infectious Diseases    Infection Control Today

About One Health - CDC

[unable to retrieve full-text content] About One Health    CDC

Rural health students become integral members of the health care system and Midland community - Michigan State University

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Rural health students become integral members of the health care system and Midland community    Michigan State University

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA acquires California X-ray Imaging Services, Inc. to strengthen Healthcare Business in North America - PR Newswire

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Shimadzu Medical Systems USA acquires California X-ray Imaging Services, Inc. to strengthen Healthcare Business in North America    PR Newswire

Mental Health and Diabetic Complications: A Two-Way Link - Medscape

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Mental Health and Diabetic Complications: A Two-Way Link    Medscape

CDTA, Town of Colonie, CDPHP, and Community Care Physicians Expand Access to Health Care - CDTA

[unable to retrieve full-text content] CDTA, Town of Colonie, CDPHP, and Community Care Physicians Expand Access to Health Care    CDTA

Benefits of hatchery vaccination for Gumboro Disease control - The Poultry Site

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Benefits of hatchery vaccination for Gumboro Disease control    The Poultry Site

Weight-loss drug given green light to tackle heart problems - BBC.com

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Weight-loss drug given green light to tackle heart problems    BBC.com

Explore a List of Psychological Disorders From the DSM-5 - Verywell Mind

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Explore a List of Psychological Disorders From the DSM-5    Verywell Mind

COLOR THERAPY MONTH - National Today

[unable to retrieve full-text content] COLOR THERAPY MONTH    National Today

Viral Pneumonia: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology - Medscape Reference

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Viral Pneumonia: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology    Medscape Reference

Primary Care Clinics - Multnomah County

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Primary Care Clinics    Multnomah County

Activity of the genus Zanthoxylum against diseases caused by protozoa: A systematic review - Frontiers

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Activity of the genus Zanthoxylum against diseases caused by protozoa: A systematic review    Frontiers

Biden-Harris Administration Launching Initiative to Build Multi-state Social Worker Licensure Compact to Increase Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Address Workforce Shortages - HHS.gov

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Biden-Harris Administration Launching Initiative to Build Multi-state Social Worker Licensure Compact to Increase Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Address Workforce Shortages    HHS.gov

How a Parasitic Worm Forces Praying Mantises to Drown Themselves - Scientific American

[unable to retrieve full-text content] How a Parasitic Worm Forces Praying Mantises to Drown Themselves    Scientific American

Why rugby players got eye infection in Singapore - Yahoo Singapore News

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Why rugby players got eye infection in Singapore    Yahoo Singapore News

Catching gum disease early saves teeth later - WNEM

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Catching gum disease early saves teeth later    WNEM

Automated Diagnostics: Advances in the Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Humans and Animals - Frontiers

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Automated Diagnostics: Advances in the Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Humans and Animals    Frontiers

Commensal gut bacterium protects from severe intestinal infection - VUMC Reporter

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Commensal gut bacterium protects from severe intestinal infection    VUMC Reporter

From Awareness to Action: Tackling the Rising Burden of Common Chronic Diseases - FDA.gov

[unable to retrieve full-text content] From Awareness to Action: Tackling the Rising Burden of Common Chronic Diseases    FDA.gov

Poultry Coccidiosis: Design and Interpretation of Vaccine Studies - Frontiers

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Poultry Coccidiosis: Design and Interpretation of Vaccine Studies    Frontiers

Marin Voice: Social services support and serve residents across county - Marin Independent Journal

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Marin Voice: Social services support and serve residents across county    Marin Independent Journal

Hereford: Work starts on new £18m medical centre - BBC.com

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Hereford: Work starts on new £18m medical centre    BBC.com

About Mumps - CDC

[unable to retrieve full-text content] About Mumps    CDC

Cancer Dizziness and Fatigue: Potential Causes - Healthline

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Cancer Dizziness and Fatigue: Potential Causes    Healthline

Diagnostic tests for human Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis - The Lancet

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Diagnostic tests for human Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis    The Lancet

Oneida County Health Department reports confirmed case of whooping cough - WSAW

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Oneida County Health Department reports confirmed case of whooping cough    WSAW

Study shows multiple home moves during childhood can increase the risks of depression in later life - Medical Xpress

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Study shows multiple home moves during childhood can increase the risks of depression in later life    Medical Xpress

Measles - World Health Organization (WHO)

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Key facts Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus that can lead to severe complications and death. Measles vaccination averted 57 million deaths being between 2000 and 2022. Even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available, in 2022, there were an estimated 136 000 measles deaths globally, mostly among unvaccinated or under vaccinated children under the age of 5 years. The proportion of children receiving a first dose of measles vaccine was 83% in 2023, well below the 2019 level of 86%. Overview Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. It spreads easily when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. It can cause severe disease, complications, and even death. Measles can affect anyone but is most common in children. Measles infects the respiratory tract and then spreads throughout the body. Symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose and a rash all over the body. Being vaccinated is the best way to...

Lawsuit alleges harrowing conditions, abuse in New Jersey psychiatric hospitals - NorthJersey.com

The advocacy group Disability Rights New Jersey filed a lawsuit against state officials on Tuesday, alleging harrowing conditions and systematic violations of patient rights in four state-run psychiatric hospitals. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges that the "reality on the ground" at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and Ann Klein Forensic Center is "more akin to psychiatric incarceration" than to a setting where patients can get proper care. "Individuals have been sexually, physically, and emotionally assaulted, sometimes resulting in permanent injuries or death," Disability Rights New Jersey said in a statement released along with the suit. Reforms sought at psychiatric hospitals The 99-page complaint names state Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman and acting Health Commissioner Kaitlan Baston , whose departments oversee the hospitals, as defendants, along with the state itsel...

Generali Health Solutions Selects Modern Health as Exclusive Mental Health Partner - Business Wire

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Generali Health Solutions Selects Modern Health as Exclusive Mental Health Partner    Business Wire

Comparison of Healthy and Dandruff Scalp Microbiome Reveals the Role of Commensals in Scalp Health - Frontiers

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Introduction The scalp surface provides a distinct microenvironment to the microbes, primarily arising from the host physiological conditions, which include the sebum content, moisture, pH, and topography (Oh et al., 2014; Xu et al., 2016). Microbial communities confer advantageous survival on host surfaces, such as the cutaneous sites through different regulatory processes, including biofilm formation and quorum sensing (Brandwein et al., 2016). Thus, it is intended that the metabolic exchanges between the scalp surface and the microbiome typically support the growth of microbial biofilms in a symbiotic, commensal, or pathogenic form (Oh et al., 2014; Brandwein et al., 2016). A dysbiosis in the cutaneous microbiome has been reported in the case of dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and atopic dermatitis (Park et al., 2012; Clavaud et al., 2013; Chng et al., 2016; Tanaka et al., 2016). However, the scalp microbiome studies conducted so far have focused only on determining the taxonom...

Oregon needs more social workers, but the license application process has created a challenge for some professionals - Oregon Public Broadcasting

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File photo from Dec. 16, 2021. Legislative efforts to increase mental healthcare workers in the state allowed for test fees to be waived for applicants seeking a social worker license. But with increase demand and staffing issues, a backlog formed and applicants have now had to wait months to get a license approved. Bob Payne / OPB Oregon is facing a shortage of mental healthcare professionals. A recent report from Mental Health America found 27% of adult Oregonians are living with a mental illness. At the same time, Oregon has the fourth-highest rate of unmet mental health treatment needs in the country. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: At the beginning of the year, legislative efforts allowed the Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers to temporarily waive test exam fees for those seeking any social worker license. Funds allocated also allowed fees for new applications and some license renewals to be waived as well. The Oregon Health Authority has said these waivers were meant to address the g...

Preventing Lymphatic Filariasis - CDC

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Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. May 14, 2024 Check to see if lymphatic filariasis is spread in the region or country you will be visiting before travel. Avoiding mosquito bites is the best way to prevent lymphatic filariasis. Prevention steps and strategies The best way to prevent lymphatic filariasis is to avoid mosquito bites. Steps to prevent mosquito bites Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellents with one of the active ingredients: DEET (Insect repell...

Division of Aging - NCDHHS

The Division of Aging works to promote the independence and enhance the dignity of North Carolina's older adults, persons with disabilities and their families through a community based system of opportunities, services, benefits and protections. To learn more, please view the NC Division of Aging Community Resources and Connections booklet. Director: Joyce Massey-Smith Adblock test (Why?)

Houlton VA Clinic | VA Maine Health Care | Veterans Affairs - Veterans Affairs

Common conditions: War-related exposure, open burn pit exposure, airborne hazards exposure, Gulf War-related exposure, Gulf War Illness, Agent Orange exposure, radiation exposure, Camp Lejeune contaminated water exposure We provide a quick screening to identify toxins you may have come in contact with during your military service. The screening takes 5 to 10 minutes. During the screening, we'll ask you questions and document your responses in your medical record. Your answers will inform your VA health care team of any possible exposures. We'll also connect you to more resources if you have any concerns. TOXIC EXPOSURES While toxic exposure is defined by law, generally there are several types of possible exposures or hazards Veterans may have experienced during their military service. Some common examples appear below. » Open Burn Pits/Airborne Hazards: Contaminants or substances in the air including smoke and fumes from open burn pits and fine ...