Author: Health Watch Minute
The mini placentas and ovaries revealing the basics of women’s health
Cell clusters that resemble the uterine lining grow with support cells in a synthetic hydrogel.Credit: Juan Gnecco, Linda G. Griffith…
Using behavioural sciences could enhance public health messaging on social media
Simon Williams, consultant, Aleksandra Kuzmanovic, leadership social media manager, Elena Altieri, head of behavioural insights unit World Health Organization, Geneva…
America’s Health Care Time Bomb
The U.S. health care system could be headed for a staffing crisis after a new survey found that more than…
Cedar Oaks Clinic is reimagining what mental health care can look like
By Taylor Knopf Adam, who has a history of childhood trauma and treatment-resistant depression, had never felt understood by any…
Congress deadlocked on help for health care premiums as government shutdown looms
The budget stalemate that threatens a potential federal government shutdown next week is also a battle over whether to continue…
A critical decade for women’s health
Peak bone mass for both men and women ends about 30. The critical “decade” is 36 – 46. Anna McGee…
$100 Million Push Into Women’s Health
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates has launched a $100 million initiative to address the severe underfunding of women’s health research, her…
Federal judge orders 500 health science grants at UCLA restored, rebuffing Trump’s suspensions
In summary UCLA and University of California leaders are fighting Trump’s demands for a $1.2 billion settlement over a litany…
Air Force launches new initiative to boost physical fitness
The Department of the Air Force has launched a new initiative, dubbed the “Culture of Fitness,” which it hopes will…
Federal funding changes mean about 350,000 Virginians could lose health care coverage
RICHMOND, Va. — The state of health care in Virginia, especially in rural areas, is uncertain after changes in federal…
