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Implementation of Combined PCBH and CCBHC Models: Key Considerations

Integrated Care News by CFHA

On January 7, 2025, SAMHSA announced the award of one-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) Demonstration planning grants to 14 states and Washington, D.C., for $1 million per recipient as authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) of 2022, to address the ongoing national mental health and substance use disorder crises.

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Cholesterol-elevating substances found in coffee from machines at work

Medical Xpress

The coffee from most of the coffee machines in workplaces contains relatively high levels of cholesterol-elevating substances. There is a big difference in comparison to coffee made in regular paper filter coffee makers, which filter out most of these substances.

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Skin Cancer Awareness: Protecting Yourself When Working Outdoors

Center for Family Medicine

The Dangers Of Skin Cancer Skin cancer is an abnormal growth of skin cells that can develop into more severe, life-threatening issues. This cancer impacts 1 in 5 American adults and is often the most undetected. There are 3 types of skin cancers, namely basal cell carcinoma , squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma being the most dangerous. People who work outdoors should be aware of skin cancer as the growth is likely to develop on sun-exposed skin.

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A young adult book tackles a tough topic: A teen coping with his dad's mental illness

NPR Health

The Strongest Heart , is a book she wished she could have read when she was growing up and coping with her father's mental illness.'/> Saadia Faruqi, author of the popular Yasmin book series, has written a new book, The Strongest Heart , that mirrors her own life growing up with a father who likely had undiagnosed schizophrenia.

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Immune cell dysfunction in GI tract may lead to onset of inflammatory bowel disease

Medical Xpress

A research team led by Mount Sinai has uncovered mechanisms of abnormal immune cell function that may lead to Crohn's disease, according to findings published in Science Immunology. The researchers said their discovery provides a better understanding of disease development and could inform the development and design of new therapies to prevent inflammation before it starts in the chronic disorder.

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Do you have ADHD? That TikTok might not help you decide

NPR Health

Ever diagnosed yourself with a mental health disorder based on a TikTok video? If so, you're not alone. "I personally don't think that there's anything more human than wanting to understand yourself and wanting to understand your own experiences," says Vasileia Karasavva. Vasileia is the lead author of a paper published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One that gets into why this kind of self-diagnosis can be such a double-edged sword.

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How the brain predicts the immediate future

Medical Xpress

Imagine a boxer dodging a punch, a musician perfectly timing a note, or a driver anticipating a green lightthe brain can be seen as an amazing tool that is constantly predicting the future. But how does it do this?

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Childhood obesity linked to higher COPD risk in adulthood

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New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 1114 May) shows that having an overweight or obese trajectory during childhood is associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood.

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Is the FDA cracking down on poppers? And if so, why?

NPR Health

Poppers, a party substance long popular with gay men, were thrust into the national spotlight last week when one producer, Double Scorpio, claimed that they halted operations due to a search and seizure by the FDA. There's been no official statement from the FDA saying this raid took place, but the suggestion of a raid against producers of a substance disproportionately popular with the queer community certainly raised some eyebrows.

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First stroke rehabilitation drug that reestablishes brain connections discovered in mouse model

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A new study by UCLA Health has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice.

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Trump wants to erase DEI. Researchers worry it will upend work on health disparity

NPR Health

Cancer researchers working on health disparities say President Trump's actions could hurt rural whites, who lag behind other groups in cancer screening.

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'Concierge' screening for kidney transplant candidates leads to better outcomes, researchers find

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Patients hoping for a kidney transplant must first undergo a battery of medical tests to determine whether they are suitable candidates for the procedure and healthy enough to take post-transplant immunosuppressant drugs to prevent organ rejection.

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AI shows how drugs affect ovarian cancer cells

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In a study on ovarian cancer cells, researchers from Karolinska Institutet demonstrate how the tumor environment influences how cancer cells respond to drugs by using AI. The study has been published in the journal Communications Biology.

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Study suggests inhaled technosphere insulin could be considered as an option for adults with type 1 diabetes

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A study in the journal Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT) concludes that inhaled technosphere insulin (TI-Afrezza) should be considered as an option for individuals with type 1 diabetes who want an alternative to using an insulin pump or multiple daily injections (MDI) for insulin delivery.

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Nestle recalls Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's meals over choking risk

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Nestle USA is recalling some frozen meals due to the possible presence of wood-like material, which could cause choking.

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AI is up to the challenge of reducing human suffering, experts say. Are we?

Medical Xpress

When Adam Rodman was a second-year medical student in the 2000s, he visited the library for a patient whose illness had left doctors stumped. Rodman searched the catalog, copied research papers, and shared them with the team.

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Waterjet surgery for enlarged prostate can offer relief without compromising sexual enjoyment, trial finds

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Using a high-pressure water jet to operate on an enlarged prostate can better preserve the ability to ejaculate, compared with standard laser surgery, finds research.

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Elderly neurological patients are open to in-home remote monitoring, finds study

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A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland Business School indicates that elderly neurological patients show a willingness to accept remote monitoring (RM) in the home environment even in the pre-implementation phase. Home-based RM uses digital health technologies to track patients' health metrics and securely transmit data to health care professionals at the clinical site.

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Glioblastoma trial design is expanding and becoming more suited to clinical practice

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Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have investigated the changes in the primary evaluation items in phase II clinical trials for glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor. Recently, the items have become more diverse, with more time-to-event indicators such as survival time being used, whereas the use of response rate, which indicates the proportion of patients whose cancer has shrunk, has decreased.

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Ultrafine bubble showers may help suppress atopic dermatitis

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Bubble baths might be soothing soaks, but bubble showers could be the next thing in keeping the skin clean. An Osaka Metropolitan University-led medical research team found that ultrafine bubble showers might help prevent atopic dermatitis. The findings were published in Frontiers in Immunology.

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Study reveals a key mechanism for controlling the activity of neuronal identity regulators

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A team of researchers has identified a mechanism that regulates the production of two different proteins from the same gene. Researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernndez University (UMH) of Elche, in collaboration with researchers from Columbia University (New York, U.S.) carried out their study with the nematode C. elegans, a small worm widely used in biological research as an animal model.

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Measles cases are up to 351 total in Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know

Medical Xpress

The measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico have surpassed a combined 350 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.

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Older adults face unhealthy weight changes due to food insecurity, study finds

Medical Xpress

For every year that an adult aged 65 or older experiences food insecurity, they become more likely to undergo unhealthy weight changes associated with earlier death, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development.

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Texas measles outbreak expected to last for months, though vaccinations are up from last year

Medical Xpress

As measles cases in West Texas are still on the rise two months after the outbreak began, local public health officials say they expect the virus to keep spreading for at least several more months and that the official case number is likely an undercount.