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July, 2024

Oklahoma's 988 received nearly twice as many calls in its second year
West Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that found the state’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory.
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AI models face collapse if they overdose on their own output : Recursive training leads to nonsense, study finds
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Kim Davis' legal team pushes to overturn Obergefell, citing Dobbs decision
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Socioeconomic variables may impact patient outcomes following multiligament knee injury
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DENVER — Results presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting showed socioeconomic variables may impact patient outcomes following multiligament knee injury. “Patients with lower incomes, those who did not graduate from college and those who are Hispanic and non-white had worse patient-reported outcomes following surgery for [multiligament knee

Coronary Inflammation Highest in Socioeconomically Deprived Areas: ORFAN
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The findings suggest a “potential therapeutic target” in the quest to reduce inequities in cardiac risk, a researcher says.

Urban heat island effect making temperatures 8F hotter in 65 US cities; Nearly 34 million people in those cities, or 15% of the population, experiencing temperatures higher than in surrounding areas
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TIME spoke to over 40 people in Granbury, Texas who believe their medical issues stem from a Bitcoin mine owned by Marathon Digital Holdings.
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Federal WIC Program May Improve Pregnancy Outcomes for Women, Newborns
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WIC enrollment reduces poor pregnancy outcomes for parents and babies, study finds.

How insurers are covering the LGBTQ+ community (use readability to see full text)
A federal district court judge has temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would have kept insurers and medical professionals from denying hormone therapy, gender transition surgeries and similar medical care for transgender people.
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Anxiety may increase risk of dementia, study finds. Having anxiety has been linked with a higher risk of developing dementia years later, according to a new study of Australian adults.
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A new tool for copyright holders can show if their work is in AI training data. Copyright traps have been used throughout history, but now they could be a tool in one of the biggest fights in artificial intelligence.
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Pesticides may contain an alarming amount of ‘forever chemicals’: Study
Psychotherapy Via Texts Can Be Just as Effective
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Delivering psychotherapy for depression via text or voice messages is no less effective than using videoconferencing—and keeps patients more engaged with therapy.

Nearly 1 of every 5 uninsured working-age adults across the 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are stuck in a health care insurance limbo known as a “coverage gap,” a new analysis has found.
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Study: Current genetic screening fails to catch a notable number of people carrying genetic mutations associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome and Lynch syndrome.
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Telemental health visits decline when cost-sharing returns, new study finds
Eight weeks of acupuncture was found to reduce the dose of methadone needed to control opioid cravings, which could make patients likelier to stick with their treatment.
Nearly half of U.S. counties don't have a single cardiologist; Millions of Americans likely to develop and die from heart disease live in cardiology deserts — areas of the country without a single heart specialist to care for them.
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Millions of Americans likely to develop and die from heart disease live in cardiology deserts — areas of the country without a single heart specialist to care for them.

The government is launching an experimental program to ease the burden on caregivers of people with Alzheimer's. The idea is to keep patients healthier without exhausting their families.
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PSA May Insufficiently Detect Early Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women: Transgender women receiving hormone therapy may skew artificially low on prostate cancer screening tests, thereby providing false reassurance and potentially delaying diagnosis and treatment
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Transgender women receiving hormone therapy may skew artificially low on prostate cancer screening tests, thereby providing false reassurance and potentially delaying diagnosis and treatment, accordin...

Nearly a quarter of adolescent girls suffer partner violence, WHO study finds
‘Boneless’ chicken wings can have bones, the Ohio Supreme Court says : In a 4-3 verdict against a patron who sued a restaurant after swallowing a bone from a “boneless wing,” the court ruled that “boneless” doesn’t guarantee that there will be no bones in a chicken wing.
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Study shows significant increase in telehealth usage among dementia patients at Kaiser Permanente and UCSF Health, providing easier access to care.
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More money could result in fewer trips to ER, study suggests. A new study suggests that giving cash to poor people could result in fewer emergency department visits.
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Food Insecurity Among American Seniors Rises By 25%
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nearly 7 million seniors, or about 1 in 11 Americans aged 60 and older, faced hunger in 2022, according to a new report by Feeding America. The report revealed that 6.9 million seniors were food-insecure in 2022, with another 4.9 million older adults aged 50 to 59 also experiencing food insecurity. This represents a 25% increase from the previous year.

Republicans angry that ISPs receiving US grants must offer low-cost plans. The law requires grantees to offer low-cost plans. GOP calls it "rate regulation."
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Employees With Autism Find New Ways to Navigate the Workplace
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When Chelsia Potts took her 10-year-old daughter to a psychologist to be tested for autism spectrum disorder, she decided almost

MRI scans show age-specific changes in the brains of kids with ADHD
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Between the ages of 8 and 12, MRI scans of children with ADHD show significantly lower cerebral blood flow in regions of the brain known to be related to attention, motor skills, executive function and impulsivity.

New study links COVID-19 to lasting neuropsychiatric issues, highlights vaccination benefits
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COVID-19 survivors face significantly higher risks of developing neuropsychiatric conditions, but vaccination reduces these risks over time.

1 in 8 enrollees exited Medicaid during redeterminations in 4 Southern states: study | Healthcare Dive
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