2024

Michael Hoyt
Medical XPress, November 25, 2024

Psychological therapy offers new hope for young Latino testicular cancer survivors

"GET strives to empower survivors to reconnect with meaningful life goals by fostering self-regulation through navigating goals and teaching emotion-regulating coping skills. Because GET is designed for young adults and involves goal navigation in a manner consistent with personal values, GET may feel more consonant with the experiences of Latino survivors." (Michael Hoyt)
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Live Science, November 20, 2024

How to clean the air in your home

"Air purifiers can remove all the major classes of contaminants from the air, including dust, pollen, spores, volatile organic compounds and micro-organisms like bacteria, viruses, and molds. All of these contaminants can cause allergic symptoms, sickness and irritations." (Shahir Masri)
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University of California, November 19, 2024

UC awards $6 million to research aimed at reducing cancer among firefighters

"Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are the so-called “forever chemicals” that accumulate in our environment and in our bodies, and growing evidence points to their links to cancer. Some firefighter gear contains PFAS, and PFAS can also be present in smoke from burning structures." (Veronica Vieira)
Dylan Roby
The Scholar's Journal, October 8, 2024

Health Care Specialist: Navigating Healthcare Amongst Diverse Equity Issues

"Generally immigrants, people with lower English proficiency, people who are lower income, people who are from underrepresented minority do worse in our healthcare system than their white citizen higher income counterparts who often have better insurance coverage, live in areas that have access to healthier foods and resources." (Dylan Roby)
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MDLinx, August 21, 2024

Is this today’s biggest public health threat?

"Some content creators without solid education and training in nutrition may also be unaware of unintended consequences of including or excluding certain foods from their diet. Restrictive diets can lead to disordered eating patterns and an unhealthy relationship with food, especially among adolescents and young adults. " (Matthew Landry)