The nonprofit HSLANJ encourages professional development of librarianship and strives to improve NJ health care organizations’ library services.
02/07/2024
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Cast as Criminals, America’s Librarians Rally to Their Own Defense As libraries become battlegrounds in the nation’s culture wars, their allies are fighting to preserve access to their collections and keep themselves out of jail, or worse.
11/17/2023
Something to think about.
Anxiety is everywhere. Experts double down on a solution that may surprise you. Anxiety has skyrocketed in the U.S. over recent years. Despite what most people think, mental health experts say anxiety isn’t inherently bad.
11/10/2023
Not good news.
1 in 4 US medical students consider quitting, most don’t plan to treat patients: report A new report on how medical students view the future of their careers has found that a quarter of aspiring physicians in the U.S. say they are considering quitting their studies, with many expressi…
11/08/2023
NIH has a new leader.
Senate votes to confirm new NIH leader The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Monica Bertagnolli as head of the National Institutes of Health, marking the first time in nearly two years that the agency has a confirmed leader. Bert…
10/27/2023
Amazing dog!
A teenager was having a stroke. His dog helped save him, doctor says. Gabriel Silva, a 17-year-old high school student, felt his right arm go numb in the middle of the night. His border collie alerted his mom and stepdad.
07/14/2023
Should you stop drinking soft drinks with aspartame?
Aspartame Is a Possible Cause of Cancer in Humans, a W.H.O. Agency Says The F.D.A. and the powerful beverage industry protested the new findings, and a second W.H.O. group stood by its standard that the sweetener is generally safe.
07/13/2023
Things you should know about Leqembi
What to know about the new Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday gave full approval to Leqembi, the first drug that can change the course of Alzheimer’s disease. The move gives patients a glimmer of hope, and…
07/13/2023
Interesting study
Gene linked to long COVID found in analysis of thousands of patients The first genome-wide search for long-COVID risk factors could pave the way for larger studies.
07/12/2023
The number of pregnancy related deaths among black women have more than doubled in the past 20 years according to a new study in JAMA.
U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Here's who is most at risk The rate at which women in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy related causes more than doubled in recent decades. A new study, published in JAMA shows Black women and Native Americans are most at risk.
07/12/2023
Kids lead the redesign of the school grounds under the Trust Homes for Public Land. And other schools are following.
These kids revamped their schoolyard. It could be a model to make cities healthier Living near parks can boost health and well being. But low-income communities and those of color often have less access than wealthier, white ones. Revamping schoolyards could be a game changer.
07/05/2023
Important finding.
First professional female athlete diagnosed with degenerative brain disease CTE | CNN Scientists in Australia have diagnosed the world’s first case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in a professional female athlete, with implications for millions of girls and women who play contact sport.
05/31/2023
Sad.
For covid long-haulers, the pandemic is far from over The end of the coronavirus public health emergency has left long-covid patients fearful they will be forgotten.