Leftover pizza may have just earned a surprising nutritional upgrade. Researchers studying how starchy foods behave when cooled found that pizza crust—along with rice, pasta, and potatoes—develops what’s called “resistant starch.” Once cooled below about 40 degrees, those starches link into chains[...]
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Explainer: Why are hepatitis B vaccines given to newborns?
A national vaccine advisory panel has reversed a decades-old recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, a move that public health experts say could weaken hard-won progress against the virus. The new guidance limits the birth-dose to infants[...]
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An influential article that called Monsanto’s Roundup safe for humans has been retracted 25 years later
A scientific article long used to support the safety of Roundup has now been formally withdrawn, after 25 years of influence over regulatory decisions. Elsevier retracted the 2000 paper, acknowledging evidence that it relied exclusively on Monsanto-generated data and may have been[...]
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McKenzie Health Expands Regional Footprint with New Minot Clinic
McKenzie Health is strengthening its regional footprint while keeping its focus firmly on Watford City. The health system has expanded into Minot with a new orthopedic clinic, marking another step in its broader growth strategy. Leaders say the move helps sustain high-quality[...]
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The future of rural healthcare hinges on high-speed broadband access
As federal officials embark on a sweeping effort to modernize rural healthcare, a central challenge is coming into sharper focus: none of it works without reliable internet. The new Rural Health Transformation Program aims to expand remote care and strengthen rural hospitals,[...]
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A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here’s how to do it
Social media breaks aren’t just a trend — new research suggests they may make a real difference. A study published in JAMA Network Open found that young adults who cut back on social media for just one week saw noticeable drops in[...]
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Parents say online blackmail of kids is rising—and AI is making a bad problem worse
Concerns about online safety are growing, and a new survey from the U.K. puts stark numbers behind what many families already feel: digital spaces aren’t nearly as safe as they should be. About one in five parents say they know a child[...]
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South Carolina’s measles outbreak shows chilling effect of vaccine misinformation
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Near the back corner of the local library’s parking lot, largely out of view from the main road, the South Carolina Department of Public Health opened a pop-up clinic in early November, offering free measles vaccines to adults[...]
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Backpack Buddies in Minot sees surge in need
More Minot families are leaning on the Backpack Buddies program this year, a sign of how many children rely on weekend meals to stay nourished. What began a decade ago serving a single school has now grown to nearly 600 students, and[...]
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The Rise of Pet-Vaccine Hesitancy – and Why It Matters
Vaccine resistance in the United States isn’t limited to people. Alongside skepticism toward routine childhood and some adult vaccines, veterinarians are seeing the same hesitation spread to pets. What was once a routine part of preventive care has become a fraught interaction[...]
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Fedorchak: Time to fix the Unaffordable Care Act
Our health care system is broken, and North Dakotans know it. The law that was supposed to make things better — the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — has not lived up to its name. “If you like your plan, you can keep[...]
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Sanford Health to build $500 million hospital in Rapid City
South Dakota’s health care landscape is about to change in a big way. Speaking softly but with unmistakable pride, philanthropist Denny Sanford announced his latest gift — a $300 million contribution toward a new medical campus in Rapid City. It’s the newest[...]
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A New Kind of Vaccine Offers Hope for Surviving Pancreatic Cancer
Cancer research is edging into a new frontier, and scientists say one of its most promising tools is something most of us first met during the pandemic: mRNA vaccines. Long before they helped fend off COVID-19, researchers were exploring how this technology[...]
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Canada Just Lost Its Measles-Free Status. The U.S. Could Soon Follow
For the first time in nearly a decade, the Americas are no longer measles-free. The Pan American Health Organization announced that Canada has lost its elimination status after more than a year of ongoing transmission, marking a reversal of the region’s 2016[...]
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Midwest youth lead nation in antidepressant use
New research is revealing an unexpected pattern in youth mental-health care: young people in the Midwest fill more antidepressant prescriptions than their peers in any other region. Pediatrician and researcher Kao-Ping Chua found the gap not only existed before the pandemic but[...]
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Counterpoint: Expiring Subsidies Are a First Step to Meaningful Healthcare Reform
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Small Businesses Can’t Afford Washington’s Standoff.” Democrats continue to hold basic government operations hostage in an effort to extend expiring health insurance subsidies and prove Milton Friedman’s dictum that nothing is as permanent as a temporary[...]