Adding a cup of chickpeas or black beans to people’s daily diets could improve health by lowering cholesterol and inflammation, a new study suggests.
Category: 5. Health
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A cup of chickpeas a day lowers cholesterol
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US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians
A few years ago, a student in my history of public health course asked why her mother couldn’t afford insulin without insurance, despite having a full-time job. I told her what I’ve come to believe: The U.S. health care system was…
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CBO Says Budget Reconciliation Bill May Add 11 Million Uninsured
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffires (D-NY) holds a press conference … More
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Why Medicaid Needs A Text Message Exemption Now
Man standing outside, texting. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)
A fierce debate rages over the Big, Beautiful Bill (BBB) and its impact on Medicaid beneficiaries. While House Speaker Mike Johnson recently claimed millions…
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A diet full of tiny plastics triggered health problems in mice
Mice exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics developed problems in their guts and livers. It’s not yet clear if humans are similarly affected.
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Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks
When outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles occur despite highly effective vaccines being available, it’s easy to conclude that parents who don’t vaccinate their children are misguided, selfish or have fallen prey to…
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Cuts to school lunch and food bank funding mean less fresh produce for children and families
The U.S. government recently cut more than US$1 billion in funding to two long-running programs that helped schools and food banks feed children and families in need. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the reductions are a “return to…
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Funding women’s health innovations is a massive economic opportunity.
Women’s health now includes conditions that affect them exclusively, differently and … More
Due to a combination of…
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The MAHA Movement Already Has An Army. It Just Needs To Mobilize It.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz need an army to … More
The Make America Healthy Again…
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Trump’s Proposed Budget Slashes Biomedical Research
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the impact of Trump’s proposed budget cuts on biomedical research and global health, news from the ASCO cancer meeting, Summit Therapeutics’ Maky Zanganeh and more. To get it in your inbox,…
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