Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Evolutionary Mutations to Fend Off Deadly Infections Makes Us More Prone to Inflammatory/Autoimmune Diseases

Humans Co-evolved With Immune-Related Diseases--And It's Still Happening.  Radboud Institute For Molecular Life Science/Science Daily. November 27, 2019.

Chronic Inflammation And How to Prevent It

Chronic Inflammation Is Frightening.  Here's What You Can Do About It.  by Amby Burfoot.  The Washington Post.  January 29, 2020.

Stress And Grey Hair: What Is The Connection?

Stress Really Does Make Hair Go Gray Faster by Knvul Sheikh.  The New York Times.  January 22, 2020.

How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses?

How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses?  By James Gorman.  The New York Times.  January 28, 2020.

Racing To Create A Coronavirus Vaccine

Researchers Are Racing To Make A Coronavirus Vaccine.  Will It Help?  by Knvul Sheikh and Katie Thomas.  The New York Times.  January 28, 2020.

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Scientists Explore The Complexities Of Chronic Pain

Scientists Explore The Complexities Of Chronic Pain by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee and Robin Young.  January 2, 2020.

A World Of Pain

A World Of Pain by Vudhijit Bhattacharjee.  National Geographic.  January 2020.

Is The U.S. Ready For A Viral Outbreak?

U.S. Readiness For A Viral Outbreak Has Improved, But There's A Long Way To Go by Lenny Bernstein and Lena H. Sun.  The Washington Post.  January 22, 2020.

Map Of Coronavirus Spread: Estimates of Over 4,000 Cases Including Reported And Nonreported

Maps:  Where the Wuhan Coronavirus Has Spread by K.K,. Rebecca Lai, Jin Wu and Allison McCann.  The New York Times.  January 23, 2020.

Coronavirus Live Update

Coronavirus Live Updates:  China Bans Travel From More Cities by The New York Times.

China Seals Off City Of 11 Million To Prevent Spread Of Coronavirus; Plan May Backfire Increasing Risk

Scale Of China's Wuhan Shutdown Is Believed To Be Without Precedent by Michael Levenson.  The New York Times.  January 22, 2020.

Thursday, January 16, 2020

34,000 Instances Of Gun Violence Mapped

Gun Deaths Inched Up In 2019 by Daniel Nass.  The Trace.  January 15, 2020.

Unique Survey Of Opinions About Income Inequality

Is There Hope For The American Dream?  What Americans Think About Income Inequality by Joe Need.  NPR.  January 9, 2020.

Rules To Reduce Risk Of Alzheimer's

7 Rules To Reduce Your Risk Of Alzheimer's And Keep Your Brain Healthy by Jennifer Nelson.  Market Watch.  January 16, 2020.

Racial Bias Still Affects Many Aspects Of Health Care; Lack Of Trust Is Key

Race And Medicine:  The Harm That Comes From Mistrust by Austin Frakt.  The New York Times.  January 13, 2020.

Study Points To Possible Link Between Minimum Wage Hikes And Lower Suicide Rates

Minimum Wage Raises Could Lower Suicide Rates, Study Says by Mihir Zaveri.  The New York Times.  January 14, 2020.

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Best To Worse: 35 Diets Ranked

The No. 'Best' Diet For 2020, According To A Panel Of 25 Health Professionals by Quentin Fottrell.  Marketplace.  January 7, 2020.

California Will Now Pay Doctors To Screen For Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

5 Things To Know As California Starts Screening Children For Toxic Stress by Barbara Feder Ostrov.  Kaiser Health News.  January 8, 2020.

Cancer Mortality Drop Between 2016 and 2017 Was The Largest Ever

Cancer Death Rate In U.S. Sees Sharpest One-Year Drop by Knvul Sheikh.  The New York Times.  January 8, 2020.

Not Enough Geriatricians

Older People Need Geriatricians.  Where Will They Come From?  by Paula Span.  The New York Times.  January 3, 2020.

Brain Tumors Diagnosed In Two And A Half Minutes Not 20-30 With Artificial Intelligence And Lasers

A.I Comes To The Operating Room by Denise Grady.  The New York Times.  January 6, 2020.

Thursday, January 2, 2020

A New Way To Encourage People To Make Healthier Dietary Choices

Labelling foods With Physical Activity Needed To Burn Calories Linked To Healthier Choices.  BMJ.  December 10, 2019.

Global Efforts To Focus On Security And Sustainability

Focus On Food Security And Sustainability.  University of Bonn.  Science Daily.  December 11, 2019.

Undernourished And Overweight Are No Longer Separate Public Health Issues

More Than 1 in 3 Low- And Middle-Income Countries Face Both Extremes of Malnutrition.  University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill.  December 16, 2019,

Hearing Loss Is A Modifiable Risk Factor For Developing Dementia

For Better Brain Health, Preserve Your Hearing by Jane E. Brody.  The New York Times.  December 30, 2019.

Eat better, Feel Better: 2019 Food Articles from the New York Times

Eat Better, Feel Better?  Food Advice From The Year In Well by The New York Times.  January 1, 2020.