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Doggles and dog booties: Anchorage residents prep pets for volcanic explosion

NPR Health

Mount Spurr, which scientists say is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months, is about 80 miles west of Anchorage. But ash clouds could reach the state's biggest city.

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Episode 389: Rafael Medina Subspecialty Series – Hypotension and Peaked T waves

The Clinical Problem Solvers

In this Nephrology episode, Dr.Samira Farouk discusses the nuances of AKI, why you should be trending Urine like you trend Troponin. Stay tuned to find out the final diagnosis! Session facilitator: Dr.Elena Storz Case Discussants: Dr.Douglas Farrell MD : Nephrology Fellow, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Dr. Samira Farouk MD: Associate Professor of Medicine and medical Education, Associate Program Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Cas

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As measles spreads, federal budget cuts force closure of vaccine clinics

NPR Health

Federal funding cuts, though temporarily blocked by a judge, have upended vaccination outreach across the country, including in Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, and Washington state.

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More on the Impact of the FDA RIFs: How Information Disclosure will Start FOIA-lling Behind

FDA Law Blog

By Sarah Wicks & Anne K. Walsh The recent and drastic Reduction In Force (RIF) at the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is already having ripple effects not just internally, but across the broader regulatory and life sciences communities and the public at large. While much of the focus has been on how these cuts may impact application review timelines and industry engagement, see earlier post about the effect on generic drugs, another quieter consequence is emerging a significant sl

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HHS will review guidance on the addition of fluoride to drinking water

NPR Health

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has blamed the addition of fluoride a common, naturally occurring mineral for a host of health issues. The CDC says the policy has reduced cavities by some 25%.

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Can Probiotics Help or Cause SIBO?

AMMD

Probiotics are often thought of as the “secret sauce” that fixes all your digestive woes. It's true that probiotics can improve several digestive issues. While some strains are often well tolerated, there are some cases where certain probiotics make gut conditions worse. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is one example. There’s confusion on the internet these days about how probiotics and SIBO interact.

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Healing soup recipes, Part 2: Definitely not your grandma's chicken soup!

NPR Health

The second installment of our soup-a-thon. Vicky Hallett and Genevieve Villamora, correspondents. Marc Silver, digital editor. Radio interview ran last week. Digital publishing Thursday at 7 a.m. (Image credit: Clockwise from top left: Ana Caroline de Lima for NPR; Tailyr Irvine for NPR; Aina Zo Aberanto for NPR; Atang L.

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Pain pathway in a dish could aid search for new analgesic drugs

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Scientists have recreated a pathway that senses pain, using clusters of human nerve cells grown in a dish.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Early in my research career, I was fascinated by the (then) frontier area of palliative care in the emergency department. I asked emergency medicine clinicians what they thought when a patient who is seriously ill and DNR comes to the ED, and some responded, (paraphrasing), what are they doing here? This is not why I went into emergency medicine.

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Colon cancer survivors who exercise regularly live longer

NPR Health

A new study finds that regular exercise can help colon cancer survivors live longer lives after diagnosis, and in some cases, even longer than people who didn't have cancer.

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Daily workouts not for you? Try slow strength training

NPR Health

A Martinez visit's a slow strength gym and goes toe to toe with a senior citizen weightlifter, to see if this kind of exercise is all it's cracked up to be.

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'No More Tears' author discusses Johnson & Johnson's questionable business practices

NPR Health

J&J recently lost a bid to settle lawsuits that claimed its talc powder products, including baby powder, caused cancer. Author Gardiner Harris says the company's defense "is beginning to crumble.

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