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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Unmasking AMR in Brazil: A Closer look

Brazil has a serious problem that's not usually in the spotlight. The issue of antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is causing huge problems in healthcare, not just for Brazil, but for the entire region of Latin America. The problem gets really acute when we tackled it on the local level. Brazil's vast

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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Smart Tech Helps Manage High Cholesterol

High cholesterol, or dyslipidemia, is a serious problem that raises the risk of heart issues. Imagine having a smart helper that can understand a lot of information. This kind of helper is called a Generative AI or GenAI, and it can be used to help manage high cholesterol. Think of it as a smart fri

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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Faith at Work: How Beliefs Shape ICU Choices

Intensive care units (ICUs) are high-stakes environments where every decision can have life or death consequences. Imagine a team of doctors, nurses, and specialists working together to save lives. Now imagine that it's decision time. Should they continue treatment, or is it time to let go? This is

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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Uncharted Territory: Kids' Hospitals Pause Gender Care

Many parents and their transgender children are now facing a difficult situation. A major hospital in Los Angeles stopped accepting new patients for a specific kind of treatment. This treatment was for kids and young people called hormone therapy. This therapy helps transgender people's bodies matc

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Feb 06 2025POLITICS

Jailed, Jailed Again and Out of luck: Trump's Trans Ban

So a bunch of trans women were dumped from their US jail lockups with just their hardened lives in their hands. The problem was because of Donald Trump's rules. Trump commandered the USA prison bros to get trans people out of women's lockups and into men's. Also, hormones? Out for the trans folks.

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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Medication Management at Home: Do Tele-Pharmacy's Visits Benefit Seniors?

Let's call it a raw fact, seniors are more likely to have more than one chronic condition requiring multiple medications. Combine this with over-the-counter meds and supplements and you get a recipe for potential disaster. Doctors looking at these cases come across Time failing to address the comple

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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Cervical Cancer Detection: Western Cameroon's Tech Challenge

In Western Cameroon, the fight against cervical cancer is a tough one. Health professionals often rely on the visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) method, which is easy to use but not always accurate. Why? Because it depends a lot on the individual healthcare provider's judgment, which can be qu

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

Unlocking Patient Voices in Health Care: Text Stories and Real Experiences

Imagine you walk into a hospital. You see doctors and nurses as they do their rounds. But they may miss something the patient knows. Or they may not understand the patient's point of view. There is a big gap between what patients think and how doctors see things. This happens because the health syst

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

Transforming Diabetes Care With Real-Time Glucose Tracking

Imagine helping those who are most vulnerable to Type 2 Diabetes. People living in communities with limited healthcare resources, including those served by clinics like the Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) in Minneapolis. FQHCs are on the frontlines of healthcare delivery in rural and

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

When Good Intentions Go Awry: Hypertension Care Challenges in Chinese Communities

When it comes to managing high blood pressure, Chinese communities rely on community nurses. These nurses are essential for patients to get care over the long run. They help make sure folks are managing their high blood pressure in a healthy manner. Takeaway? It's a good thing nurses are k

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