30 Apr, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Ongoing health crisis: Peguis First Nation declares state of emergency
Between flooding that occurred in 2014, 2017 and 2022, a total of 784 people have been unable to return home, mainly due to a significant lack of housing in the community.
Researchers have pioneered a method to enhance the generation of dopaminergic neurons, crucial for Parkinson’s disease treatment, by targeting specific receptors within the Wnt signaling pathway. Using synthetic antibodies, the team successfully directed stem cell differentiation in the midbrain to produce these key neurons, which are instrumental in brain health and depleted in Parkinson’s patients.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has long given Vietnam veterans disability compensation for illness connected to Agent Orange, widely used to defoliate Southeast Asian battlefields during the U.S. war. Less well known: The powerful herbicide combination was also routinely used to kill weeds at domestic military bases. Those exposed to the chemicals at the bases are still waiting for the same […]
30 Apr, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Toxic Gas Adds to a Long History of Pollution in Southwest Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For many years, Rose Sims had no idea what was going on inside a nondescript brick building on Florida Street a couple of miles from her modest one-story home on the southwestern side of town. Like other residents, she got an unwelcome surprise in October 2022 at a public forum held by […]
30 Apr, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Sign Here? Financial Agreements May Leave Doctors in the Driver’s Seat
Cass Smith-Collins jumped through hoops to get the surgery that would match his chest to his gender. Living in Las Vegas and then 50, he finally felt safe enough to come out as a transgender man. He had his wife’s support and a doctor’s letter showing he had a long history of gender dysphoria, the […]
30 Apr, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
An Arm and a Leg: The Hack
When Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, got hit by a cyberattack this winter, a big chunk of the nation’s doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, and therapists stopped getting paid. The hack also limited health providers’ ability to share medical records and other information critical to patient care. The cyberattack revealed an often overlooked part of […]
30 Apr, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Vancouver Island teams pairing cops with mental health nurses off to encouraging start
The West Shore RCMP’s Mobile Integrated Crisis Response Team (MICR) is similar to the Car 87/88 in Vancouver and the Car 67 program in Surrey.
29 Apr, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
How this young cancer survivor overcame ‘dark ‘ and ‘challenging’ days
After a cancer diagnosis, many young adults and children might struggle more with maintaining friendships, coping with losses, and facing the potential loss of fertility.
A new study uncovered how diets high in saturated fats contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease by affecting crucial molecular markers in the brain and blood. The research utilized mouse models to investigate the impact of such diets on the expression of miRNAs related to insulin regulation, revealing significant metabolic deterioration and brain inflammation.
Researchers developed innovative, flexible devices that can gently wrap around nerve fibers, potentially transforming the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders. These tiny, flexible “nerve cuffs” employ soft robotics and flexible electronics to interface with peripheral nerves without causing damage.