conv.health

“When they pass through cells, they interact with specialised microscopic gates on the cell surface called TRPC1 channels, which act as biological antennae for…”— Alfredo Franco-Obregon, Principal investigator, NUS · Mastodon · full quotes →

“48,370 people died by suicide in the European Union in 2023, but the mortality rate continues to fall and is now below the level recorded a decade ago.”— Eurostat · full quotes →

“The mom appears to have taken one pill the day she died, but it was fatal because it was laced with fentanyl, the sources said of the opioid 50 times stronger…”— Law enforcement sources, DEA investigators · full quotes →

“the incident occurred during maintenance work on an old pump or pressure equipment in the southern industrial area of Aqaba, away from residential areas…”— Nidal Al-Ouran, Commissioner for environment and public safety, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority · Al Jazeera · full quotes →

“A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.”— Mother Jones, Publisher · Bluesky · full quotes →

“one of the most frequently reported health concerns in primary care visits in the U.S.”— Natalie A.E. Young, CDC/NCHS sociologist, report lead author · NBC News · full quotes →

“Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives…”— NPR, news organization · Bluesky · full quotes →

“Indeed, Taco Bell provided earlier and seemingly clearer guidance to consumers than the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), CDC, and other federal food safety…”— Sen. Elizabeth Warren · full quotes →

“AstraZeneca PLC announced Friday that its breast cancer drug Etcamah failed to meet the primary endpoint of improving progression-free survival in a late-stage…”— Investing.com · Investing.com News · full quotes →

“Researchers went through adverse event reports and the medical literature and found a small number of cases, 15, of Wernicke encephalopathy in people taking…”— Dr. Karthik Achari · full quotes →

“Advances in spinning plasma lead to 'treasure trove of information' in cancer research”— Mayo Clinic · The Oregonian · full quotes →

“Major technological advances have been made in imaging, especially in the quality of the resolution or detail.”— Mayo Clinic · full quotes →

“The Science Is Clear: COVID Can Leave Long Lasting Damage”— DenisCOVIDinfoguy@aus.social · full quotes →

“A nap after sleep deprivation cleared the brain's fatigue signals before learning began — exercise didn't touch them, yet it produced the same memory benefit…”— SteveThompson · full quotes →

“The good news is that most men surveyed knew that consuming fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans can help protect them against prostate cancer.”— Noah Praamsma, MS, RDN, Dietitian and nutrition education coordinator · Mastodon · full quotes →

“The U.S.'s "happiest states" are those that provide people with a good mental and physical well-being and work environment, among other things”— Report · Cleveland.com · full quotes →

“I mean from my perspective as a local epidemiologist, cyclospora cases have fizzled out. Haven't seen any in a few weeks in my large metro district when we…”— Ok-Abbreviations1406, Reddit commenter, self-described local epidemiologist · Reddit · full quotes →

“Just adding seven grams of extra fiber a day is related to a significantly lower risk of heart disease, bowel cancer, and type 2 diabetes. And that's the same…”— Emily Leeming · full quotes →

“Just a month into her tenure, CDC director Erica Schwartz is missing in action.”— The Hill · full quotes →

“With shortages of nurses, physicians and other health workers, some provinces are actively recruiting U.S. health-care professionals — and they're getting…”— CBC · Mastodon · full quotes →

“The policies that we're enacting are the exact opposite policies one might look to to help people eat healthier.”— Jessica Knurick · full quotes →

“My face was changing shape and my teeth were at risk of breaking - I knew I had to do something about it.”— Ella · full quotes →

“They've publicly announced this information, 100% unfounded, not a shred of evidence, not a shred of testing done.”— Chloe Nevarez, Happy Hens co-owner · full quotes →

“48 kids were infected with MRSA at a party in Ireland. The call was coming from inside the (bouncy) house.”— elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · full quotes →

“People are still afraid of those three letters”— Gareth Thomas, Former rugby star, HIV-positive advocate · full quotes →

“This discovery is a wake-up call. Doctors had thousands of patients showing classic tick-borne symptoms—but testing negative for every virus we knew about.”— Dr. Tyler Evans, Infectious disease physician · Newsweek · full quotes →

“The official announcement for next year's COLA will be on Oct. 14.”— Various outlets (Leada Gore reporting) · NJ.com, The Oregonian, AL.com, PennLive, MassLive · full quotes →

“In medicine, poverty is often screened for, documented and then ignored as a 'social' issue outside the scope of medicine. It becomes a side note in a medical…”— Dr. Mona Hanna · full quotes →

“People that have never been fit don't understand how good it feels to be fit but it's still not like a going out and having a great meal and drinking and…”— Even-Atmosphere1814 · full quotes →

“Healthcare costs are going up faster than they have in years, and open enrollment is when the healthcare affordability crisis is really going to hit home for…”— Larry Levitt, Executive vice president for health policy, KFF · full quotes →

“As state governments grapple with how to determine who's sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling…”— NPR, News outlet · NPR News · full quotes →

“Weeks after a tick bite, he couldn't speak or move. A slew of tests finally gave him a diagnosis”— CNN · full quotes →

“Where the asbestos materials are damaged or in poor condition, the risk of exposure is higher because there is more opportunity for the fibres to be released…”— Catriona Ratcliffe, solicitor, LeighDay · full quotes →

“Although multiple systemic needles were confirmed, neither the patient nor his family could clarify their origin.”— Doctors at Hunan Provincial People's Hospital · ScienceAlert · full quotes →