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Removing patient fees doubles digital healthcare consultations among young adults16:06 Young adults are more likely to consume healthcare when it is available via healthcare apps, and even more so if they do not have to pay patient fees. Study finds around six nightclub deaths occur annually in the UK14:54 Around 6 deaths a year are linked to clubbing in the UK, finds a 15 year retrospective study published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. Lawmakers, health groups resist their states’ rural health fund plans12:01 In the final days of 2025, governors around the country trumpeted the hundreds of millions of federal dollars they won from a new, $50 billion rural health fund. Mursla Bio accelerates US commercial deployment of EvoLiver through ABHI program12:01 Mursla Bio, a leader in Extracellular Vesicle (EV) science on a mission to significantly improve chronic disease outcomes for at-risk patients, today announced it has been selected to join the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) US Accelerator. Despite their successes, some mobile crisis response teams are in crisis12:00 It was a snowy afternoon in Bozeman, a city of nearly 60,000 nestled among the mountains of southern Montana. Temperatures hovered in the mid-30s. Canadian wildfire pollution associated with increased stroke severity5:55 Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher stroke rate and more serious strokes, according to a preliminary study released March 3, 2026, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 78th Annual Meeting taking place April 18-22, 2026, in Chicago and online. Alcohol-warning labels and pricing could prevent cancer deaths5:55 If Canadian jurisdictions mandated warning labels on alcohol and minimum pricing tied to the number of standard drinks in a container, it could prevent hundreds of cancer diagnoses and deaths, according to a new study led by University of Victoria's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR). Seven hours sleep linked to lower insulin resistance risk5:22 Sleeping for 7 hours and 18 minutes every night may be the sweet spot for warding off the risk of insulin resistance-the precursor to type 2 diabetes-suggests a large observational study published in the open access journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. Substance use among healthcare workers linked to poorer patient care3:44 Their job is to protect, promote, and restore human health and lives, but healthcare workers believe that their own use of alcohol and illegal drugs reduces the quality of care they provide to patients. Federal aid for lead cleanup is receding. That’s a problem for cash-strapped cities.18:34 Tighter regulations and an influx of federal money in recent years have helped communities across the U.S. initiate efforts to clean up lead contamination in soil, drinking water, and older homes. |