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Jan 14 2025HEALTH

Why is learning from medical mistakes still challenging?

Even with robust efforts to improve healthcare quality, learning from patient safety incidents stays tough. A recent study took a look at the social, political, and organizational factors that make learning from these incidents so tricky. It's not just about fixing mistakes; it's about understanding

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Jan 13 2025ENVIRONMENT

Rivers as Classrooms: Learning Together to Protect Waterways

Rivers around the world face big problems like pollution and damming. These issues threaten the lives of both people and animals that depend on rivers. To fix these problems, we need to work together in special places called River Co-Learning Arenas (RCAs). RCAs are like classrooms where different p

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Jan 12 2025HEALTH

How Age, Marriage, and Money Shaped Exercise Habits During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought big changes to our lives, including how much we moved around. A study looked at adults in Arkansas to see how their exercise habits changed during the pandemic, and what factors played a role. Researchers asked 1, 205 adults in July and August 2020 about their exercise

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Jan 11 2025SCIENCE

Simulating Marriage and Divorce: A Global Perspective

Let's explore a fascinating problem: how do marriages and divorces happen around the world? We're using a unique method called agent-based modeling to figure this out. Imagine a group of people (agents) with different attributes and preferences. They're constantly changing partners or getting marrie

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Jan 09 2025HEALTH

Unveiling Hidden Truths: Exploring Men's SRH in the MENA Region

Hey there, let's talk about something important but rarely talked about: men's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It turns out, culture plays a huge role in how men think about and take care of their SRH. But guess what? No one had really studied this be

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Jan 07 2025HEALTH

Insomnia in Nepalese Teens: What's Keeping Them Awake?

Sleep problems are a big deal among teens in Nepal's Bagmati Province. A recent study found that nearly a quarter of students grades 9 and 10 struggle with insomnia. This isn't just about losing sleep; it's linked to serious issues like suicidal thoughts and risky behaviors. Researchers wanted to kn

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Jan 07 2025HEALTH

Boosting Preteen Girls' Activity: A Mom-Daughter Mobile Health Project

Preteen girls from lower-income families often spend more time sitting than moving. Studies show that moms can make a big difference in how active their daughters are. But family programs to get girls moving haven't always worked well. Some say we need better plans that are backed by research and de

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Jan 06 2025SCIENCE

People and Power: Unveiling the Dispositif

Have you ever wondered what makes some societal structures work the way they do? Meet the dispositif, a concept brought to life by thinker Michel Foucault. Many people view it as an unseen force, like a mysterious puppet master. But the truth is, there are actual people behind the curtains pulling t

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Jan 04 2025HEALTH

Why Do Nepali Teens Make Certain Choices About Sex?

Let's talk about why young people in Nepal make the choices they do about sex. It's a big deal, especially when you think about how culture, money, and learning about sex play a huge part. This look into what influences these choices among Nepali teens is important for everyone to understand. Cultu

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Jan 03 2025TECHNOLOGY

Check Your Chrome Extensions: 33 Are Stealing Data

Over the holiday season, while everyone was celebrating, a group of researchers discovered that 33 Chrome extensions in Google's Web Store had been stealing data for up to 18 months. These extensions affected around 2. 6 million devices. One such extension, used by 400, 000 people, was updated with

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