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Beyond Pollen: Addressing Hidden Allergens

Family Medicine Austin

Allergies are often synonymous with springtime and blooming flowers, but for many Austinites, allergens lurk beyond just pollen. Our vibrant city, with its lush landscapes and bustling urban life, can sometimes hide allergens in unexpected places. Understanding these hidden allergens is crucial for maintaining your family’s health and well-being.

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How Your Emotional Health Impacts Blood Pressure

Imperial Center Family Medicine

The mind-body connection has surprising implications for blood pressure management. For better or worse, your emotional health significantly influences your cardiovascular system. Being aware of this intricate relationship is the first step to learning to control your emotions to improve heart health. The Stress Response and Blood Pressure Management Stressful situations send your body into fight-or-flight mode, flooding your system with hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol.

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Talk therapy is up, and use of psych meds without therapy is down, a study finds

NPR Health

A study from the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that psychotherapy is becoming more accessible to people. The study looks at trends in mental health treatment from 2018 to 2021.

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PRESS RELEASE: Doctors, Local Governments File Brief to Defend Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rights

Doctors for America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box: 21161 2300 18th St NW Lbby Washington, DC 20009-9996 May 5, 2025 Doctors, Local Governments File Brief to Defend Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rights Brief Argues that Upending HIPAA Privacy Rights Would Contradict Decades of Established Precedent WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democracy Forward has filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of Doctors for America and the Cities of Columbus, OH, and Madison, WI in the Northern Texas District Court (A

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Why midwives are worried

NPR Health

In Chad, they're a key force in addressing the country's high rate of maternal mortality. But U.S. aid cuts have affected their salaries.

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NIH cuts baby 'Safe to Sleep' team. Here's what parents should know

NPR Health

For three decades the NIH has led 'Safe to Sleep,' helping parents reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related injuries. The NIH cuts come as cases have been rising.

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With disability rights under attack, history offers hope and a possible playbook

NPR Health

Harvard researcher Ari Ne'eman says the policy shifts underway under the Trump administration pose a unique threat to people with disabilities, but that they've fought for rights before and won.

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Trump restricts funding for 'gain-of-function' research — calling it dangerous

NPR Health

President Trump issued an executive order Monday banning federal funding for any research abroad that involves a field of scientific study known as "gain-of-function" research. Here's what it means.

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