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Covid-19 News

• CDC Releases Data on Chronic Diseases and Related Risk Factors
• Number of States with High Rates of Adult Obesity More Than Doubles
• Many Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Not Receiving Lifesaving Screening and Treatment
• CDC announces $90M funding to support Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence (PGCoE) network
• Four in 5 pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable

NYTimes – Well Blog

• At Long Last, Can Malaria Be Eradicated?
• For Autistic Mothers, Breastfeeding Is Complicated
• Modern Love Podcast: One Last Haircut
• Is Teeth Whitening Safe? What to Know and Products to Use
• Your Medical Test Results Are Available. But Do You Want to View Them?

New England Journal of Medicine

• Public Carry versus Public Health — The Harms to Come from the Supreme Court’s Decision in Bruen
• Toxic Megacolon Due to Fulminant Clostridioides difficile Infection
• A Grim New Reality — Intimate-Partner Violence after Dobbs and Bruen
• The Macro-Harm of Micro-Geography
• A Novel Circulating MicroRNA for the Detection of Acute Myocarditis

NPR Health Sciences News & Features

• Virtual workouts spiked during the pandemic — and the trend is sticking around
• Americans are stuck in unhealthy pandemic habits. Here's how to reboot
• 5 ways to bounce back better from a sports injury
• 22 tips for 2022: You don't need an intense workout. Small moves make a difference
• Move more, sit less and celebrate outside this holiday season

ScienceDaily – Mind & Brain

• Disruption of MTSS2 function causes a new syndromic intellectual disability
• Researchers discover 50 novel Parkinson's disease candidate genes using an innovative integrated functional genomics approach
• 'Leaky' activity of mutated enzyme underlies neurodegenerative disease
• Researchers find ways to help teens get more sleep
• Social support promotes rehab participation in mice after spinal cord injury

ScienceDaily – Health & Medicine

• Disruption of MTSS2 function causes a new syndromic intellectual disability
• Researchers discover 50 novel Parkinson's disease candidate genes using an innovative integrated functional genomics approach
• 'Leaky' activity of mutated enzyme underlies neurodegenerative disease
• Immunologic defect may leave some vulnerable to rare bacterial infection
• Scientists design and validate promising HIV vaccine strategy

ScienceDaily – Public Health Education

• More than a million smokers likely to quit after U.S. bans menthol cigarettes
• Study finds association between cigarette tax and reduced infant deaths
• A spouse's education can positively impact their partner's overall health
• E-cigarettes don't help smokers stay off cigarettes, study suggests
• COVID's crushing impact on public health

World Health Organization

• World Health Summit 2022: Registration now opened and key speakers announced
• Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak
• Lack of innovation set to undermine antibiotic performance and health gains
• Colombia’s landmark Road Safety Law could save countless lives
• SunSmart Global UV App helps protect you from the dangers of the sun and promotes public health

ScienceDaily – Living Well

• Researchers find ways to help teens get more sleep
• Social media use linked to developing depression regardless of personality
• Unlocking the power of our emotional memory
• Liking another group doesn't mean you dislike your own
• Collective effort needed to help children thrive following exposure to online risks