The U.S. government will invest $266 million to shore up the community and public health workforce using American Rescue Plan funding. About $225.5 million will go to 83 recipients to support training and apprenticeship for 13,000 new community health workers, CNN reported before Friday’s announcement. These workers specialize in helping people find care and serve as a contact point between […]

A new study suggests that adding weightlifting to aerobic exercise can further reduce the risk of all-cause mortality. The study finds that weightlifting is associated with an additional 9% decrease in the risk of all-cause mortality, while aerobic training alone reduces it by 32%. Weightlifting alone was also associated with a 15% reduced risk of cancer mortality. While the findings […]

In a recent study posted to medRxiv*, researchers suggested ways to address heterogeneity in immune responses conferred by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. Study: Heterogeneity in vaccinal immunity to SARS-CoV-2 can be addressed by a personalized booster strategy. Image Credit: solarseven/Shutterstock Background The rapid development of vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is remarkable. Preliminary reports suggested […]

Transplantation of hearts donated after circulatory death (DCD) is associated with similar short-term clinical outcomes as hearts donated after brain death (DBD), except for transient posttransplant right heart dysfunction, a single-center analysis suggests. The right-heart dysfunction resolved by 3 weeks post transplant, and recipient mortality was similar for those receiving DCD and DBD, which is considered standard of care (SOC). […]

Do you have trouble focusing or completing tasks? Or do you ever feel restless or fidgety and can’t seem to stop? These are common signs of ADHD. You may find this surprising if you don’t have an official ADHD diagnosis, but as it turns out, many adults have been living with ADHD and don’t recognize it, according to the Adult […]

Researchers sought to understand the mechanism by which air pollution may induce non-small cell lung cancer in never-smokers. They found that fine particulate matter triggers inflammation in the lungs and causes lung cells with pre-existing mutations to start forming a tumor. The finding may pave the way for new potential approaches to lung cancer prevention and highlights the importance of […]

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have for the first time discovered a pattern of DNA mutations that links bladder cancer to tobacco smoking. The discovery was made possible thanks to a powerful new machine learning tool that the team developed to find patterns of mutations caused by carcinogens and other DNA-altering processes. The work, published Sept. 23 […]

The importance of circadian rhythms to the survival of the individual is unquestioned. These biological rhythms are set to the day-light cycle and modulate host behavior to optimize survival by fitting activities to the appropriate time of day. Such changes have been found in the sleep cycle, feeding, nerve transmission, and hormonal secretion patterns, all of which change with the day […]

An investigational drug developed to treat a rare, inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) reduced molecular signs of the fatal, paralyzing disease and curbed neurodegeneration — but at six months, the drug did not improve motor control and muscle strength, according to results from a phase 3 clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in […]

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A jury awarded $100,000 to a woman who says she lost her job after refusing to falsify blood test results of children exposed to lead-contaminated water in Flint, her lawyer said Tuesday. April Cook-Hawkins worked at the Genesee County health department for approximately four to five months before being forced to quit in 2016, said her […]