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The National Center for Health Research (NCHR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank focused on research that can improve the health of adults and children. We are a voice you can trust, providing in...
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Stay informed on health policy and research with the National Center for Health Research (NCHR).
As an independent nonprofit think tank that does NOT accept industry funding, we translate scientific research to info you can use to improve your health and safety.
Learn more: www.center4research.org
As an independent nonprofit think tank that does NOT accept industry funding, we translate scientific research to info you can use to improve your health and safety.
Learn more: www.center4research.org
U.S. Teen substance use remains relatively low for the fifth straight year.
This decline began during the COVID-19 pandemic and seems to have shifted more permanently.
#PublicHealth #TeenHealth #DrugUse
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This decline began during the COVID-19 pandemic and seems to have shifted more permanently.
#PublicHealth #TeenHealth #DrugUse
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
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January 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
U.S. Teen substance use remains relatively low for the fifth straight year.
This decline began during the COVID-19 pandemic and seems to have shifted more permanently.
#PublicHealth #TeenHealth #DrugUse
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
This decline began during the COVID-19 pandemic and seems to have shifted more permanently.
#PublicHealth #TeenHealth #DrugUse
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
A miracle surgery saves toddler with broken neck, severed spinal cord.
Doctors said 2-year-old Oliver had days to live, but thanks to a daring surgery by UChicago Medicine and his parents not giving up, Oliver is now smiling and recovering.
Doctors said 2-year-old Oliver had days to live, but thanks to a daring surgery by UChicago Medicine and his parents not giving up, Oliver is now smiling and recovering.
Miracle Surgery Saves 2-Year-Old Boy With Broken Neck, Severed Spinal Cord
FRIDAY, Dec. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two-year-old German boy Oliver Staub lay in a Mexico City hospital bed awaiting death.An armored car going 70 mph had s
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December 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A miracle surgery saves toddler with broken neck, severed spinal cord.
Doctors said 2-year-old Oliver had days to live, but thanks to a daring surgery by UChicago Medicine and his parents not giving up, Oliver is now smiling and recovering.
Doctors said 2-year-old Oliver had days to live, but thanks to a daring surgery by UChicago Medicine and his parents not giving up, Oliver is now smiling and recovering.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We don't take money from the companies making products we evaluate.
That means we work for YOU, not PHARMA or companies that pollute your community.
Help keep our voice independent and strong as we work for a better 2026:
www.center4research.org/get-involved...
#PatientSafety #PublicHealth
That means we work for YOU, not PHARMA or companies that pollute your community.
Help keep our voice independent and strong as we work for a better 2026:
www.center4research.org/get-involved...
#PatientSafety #PublicHealth
Thinking about trying Dry January? About 1 in 5 will.
New research shows taking a break from alcohol can improve your sleep, mood, weight, concentration, blood pressure, blood sugar, and liver function.
#Wellness #NewYear #dryjanuary
New research shows taking a break from alcohol can improve your sleep, mood, weight, concentration, blood pressure, blood sugar, and liver function.
#Wellness #NewYear #dryjanuary
Here’s what Dry January does to your body
It’s not just better sleep — cutting back on alcohol may improve your blood sugar levels, blood pressure, insulin resistance and more.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Thinking about trying Dry January? About 1 in 5 will.
New research shows taking a break from alcohol can improve your sleep, mood, weight, concentration, blood pressure, blood sugar, and liver function.
#Wellness #NewYear #dryjanuary
New research shows taking a break from alcohol can improve your sleep, mood, weight, concentration, blood pressure, blood sugar, and liver function.
#Wellness #NewYear #dryjanuary
The U.S. is facing its worst measles resurgence in over 3 decades, with nearly 2,000 reported cases in 2025.
The actual number may be higher.
Some kids are hospitalized.
The actual number may be higher.
Some kids are hospitalized.
December 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The U.S. is facing its worst measles resurgence in over 3 decades, with nearly 2,000 reported cases in 2025.
The actual number may be higher.
Some kids are hospitalized.
The actual number may be higher.
Some kids are hospitalized.
December 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Tennessee lawmakers bowed to NRA pressure to allow men who were found guilty of domestic violence to continue to have access to their guns.
Now, counties are stepping up to do the right thing.
www.propublica.org/article/tenn...
Now, counties are stepping up to do the right thing.
www.propublica.org/article/tenn...
A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay
Judges across the state are demanding more accountability from abusers who have been ordered to give up their guns in an effort to strengthen protections for domestic violence victims.
www.propublica.org
December 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Tennessee lawmakers bowed to NRA pressure to allow men who were found guilty of domestic violence to continue to have access to their guns.
Now, counties are stepping up to do the right thing.
www.propublica.org/article/tenn...
Now, counties are stepping up to do the right thing.
www.propublica.org/article/tenn...
Our President & Founder, Dr. Diana Zuckerman, continues her conversation with Kelli Wright on the Beyond the Spotlight podcast.
She shares the importance of maintaining professional relationships in policy work, even when you disagree.
Watch part 2 now!
She shares the importance of maintaining professional relationships in policy work, even when you disagree.
Watch part 2 now!
December 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Our President & Founder, Dr. Diana Zuckerman, continues her conversation with Kelli Wright on the Beyond the Spotlight podcast.
She shares the importance of maintaining professional relationships in policy work, even when you disagree.
Watch part 2 now!
She shares the importance of maintaining professional relationships in policy work, even when you disagree.
Watch part 2 now!
Growing up with a family dog helps boost a teen's mental health.
A study found that teens with dogs seem better adjusted and less aggressive.
Is it the unconditional, slobbering affection from a pet, or something else?
#HealthNews #Dogs #Science #Teens #MentalHealth
A study found that teens with dogs seem better adjusted and less aggressive.
Is it the unconditional, slobbering affection from a pet, or something else?
#HealthNews #Dogs #Science #Teens #MentalHealth
December 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Growing up with a family dog helps boost a teen's mental health.
A study found that teens with dogs seem better adjusted and less aggressive.
Is it the unconditional, slobbering affection from a pet, or something else?
#HealthNews #Dogs #Science #Teens #MentalHealth
A study found that teens with dogs seem better adjusted and less aggressive.
Is it the unconditional, slobbering affection from a pet, or something else?
#HealthNews #Dogs #Science #Teens #MentalHealth
A new MAHA report claims 90% of U.S. homes have measurable pesticides on their floors.
Decades of evidence have shown that children are uniquely vulnerable to pesticides.
Congress mandated safety protections nearly 30 years ago, but the EPA has failed to enforce them.
Decades of evidence have shown that children are uniquely vulnerable to pesticides.
Congress mandated safety protections nearly 30 years ago, but the EPA has failed to enforce them.
Change in US Pesticide Policy Still Needed to Protect Children
This Viewpoint discusses the lack of action from the US federal government in protecting children from pesticide residues in their diets.
jamanetwork.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A new MAHA report claims 90% of U.S. homes have measurable pesticides on their floors.
Decades of evidence have shown that children are uniquely vulnerable to pesticides.
Congress mandated safety protections nearly 30 years ago, but the EPA has failed to enforce them.
Decades of evidence have shown that children are uniquely vulnerable to pesticides.
Congress mandated safety protections nearly 30 years ago, but the EPA has failed to enforce them.
9 more drugmakers have cut deals with the Trump Administration to lower prices.
What does it mean for you?
The good news is that some prices will drop for HIV, diabetes, and heart disease meds, but generic competition would have lowered many of those prices next year anyway.
What does it mean for you?
The good news is that some prices will drop for HIV, diabetes, and heart disease meds, but generic competition would have lowered many of those prices next year anyway.
And then there were three.
Nine more drugmakers cut deals with the Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
9 more drugmakers have cut deals with the Trump Administration to lower prices.
What does it mean for you?
The good news is that some prices will drop for HIV, diabetes, and heart disease meds, but generic competition would have lowered many of those prices next year anyway.
What does it mean for you?
The good news is that some prices will drop for HIV, diabetes, and heart disease meds, but generic competition would have lowered many of those prices next year anyway.
What happens to your brain when you rely on ChatGPT?
Using AI to write an SAT-type essay reduced brain activity by more than 50%, according to a small MIT study. Using Google for assistance had less impact.
Does this mean our brains are getting lazy or just more efficient?
Using AI to write an SAT-type essay reduced brain activity by more than 50%, according to a small MIT study. Using Google for assistance had less impact.
Does this mean our brains are getting lazy or just more efficient?
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What happens to your brain when you rely on ChatGPT?
Using AI to write an SAT-type essay reduced brain activity by more than 50%, according to a small MIT study. Using Google for assistance had less impact.
Does this mean our brains are getting lazy or just more efficient?
Using AI to write an SAT-type essay reduced brain activity by more than 50%, according to a small MIT study. Using Google for assistance had less impact.
Does this mean our brains are getting lazy or just more efficient?
The recent PIRG 2025 Trouble in Toyland report exposed an AI teddy bear that told kids where to find knives and how to light matches.
Fortunately, the company stopped selling the toy after alarms were raised.
Fortunately, the company stopped selling the toy after alarms were raised.
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The recent PIRG 2025 Trouble in Toyland report exposed an AI teddy bear that told kids where to find knives and how to light matches.
Fortunately, the company stopped selling the toy after alarms were raised.
Fortunately, the company stopped selling the toy after alarms were raised.
ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula was recalled due to bacteria causing botulism. The formula is blamed for at least 51 babies with botulism across 19 states.
Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Albertsons kept selling the recalled formula weeks after the recall began.
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Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Albertsons kept selling the recalled formula weeks after the recall began.
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FDA warns Target, Walmart for selling baby formula linked to botulism
The FDA also said Kroger and Albertsons had failed to comply with a recall of baby formula linked to an ongoing infant botulism outbreak.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula was recalled due to bacteria causing botulism. The formula is blamed for at least 51 babies with botulism across 19 states.
Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Albertsons kept selling the recalled formula weeks after the recall began.
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Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Albertsons kept selling the recalled formula weeks after the recall began.
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Hearing about rising cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease? You aren't alone. Reports show a big surge in cases this year.
Why? Warmer climate is partly to blame, and the fact that fewer kids caught it last year, leaving more children without immunity.
main.sbcounty.gov/2025/12/11/c...
Why? Warmer climate is partly to blame, and the fact that fewer kids caught it last year, leaving more children without immunity.
main.sbcounty.gov/2025/12/11/c...
County urges families to take precautions as hand, foot and mouth cases rise - Welcome to San Bernardino County
Symptoms include fever, mouth sores, and rash on the hands and feet. Children are encouraged to stay home when sick to help prevent the spread of hand, foot and mouth...
main.sbcounty.gov
December 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hearing about rising cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease? You aren't alone. Reports show a big surge in cases this year.
Why? Warmer climate is partly to blame, and the fact that fewer kids caught it last year, leaving more children without immunity.
main.sbcounty.gov/2025/12/11/c...
Why? Warmer climate is partly to blame, and the fact that fewer kids caught it last year, leaving more children without immunity.
main.sbcounty.gov/2025/12/11/c...
Measles outbreaks are accelerating across the US. It isn't just Texas.
More than 1,900 children and adults got measles this year--mostly children.
South Carolina is facing a large outbreak. Almost all were not vaccinated.
More than 1,900 children and adults got measles this year--mostly children.
South Carolina is facing a large outbreak. Almost all were not vaccinated.
Measles Outbreaks Accelerate as U.S. Inches Closer to a Disease Tipping Point
More than 1,900 people, mostly children, have been sickened by measles in the U.S. in 2025. The outbreaks are moving the country toward losing its measles-free status by early next year
www.scientificamerican.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Measles outbreaks are accelerating across the US. It isn't just Texas.
More than 1,900 children and adults got measles this year--mostly children.
South Carolina is facing a large outbreak. Almost all were not vaccinated.
More than 1,900 children and adults got measles this year--mostly children.
South Carolina is facing a large outbreak. Almost all were not vaccinated.
Engineered stone countertops are popular, but they are causing a rise in a deadly lung disease among stone workers.
Massachusetts health officials just confirmed the state's first case of silicosis in a stone worker. This adds to a growing number of cases nationwide.
Massachusetts health officials just confirmed the state's first case of silicosis in a stone worker. This adds to a growing number of cases nationwide.
Mass. health officials issue safety alert after state’s 1st confirmed silicosis case
Silicosis is an incurable and potentially fatal lung disease associated with working in the stone countertop industry.
www.boston25news.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Engineered stone countertops are popular, but they are causing a rise in a deadly lung disease among stone workers.
Massachusetts health officials just confirmed the state's first case of silicosis in a stone worker. This adds to a growing number of cases nationwide.
Massachusetts health officials just confirmed the state's first case of silicosis in a stone worker. This adds to a growing number of cases nationwide.
Can a cash incentive get people to take their blood pressure meds?
A new study found that cash incentives doubled consistent compliance. 71% of the rewards group took medication regularly, compared to 34% of those who weren't told they'd get a reward.
A new study found that cash incentives doubled consistent compliance. 71% of the rewards group took medication regularly, compared to 34% of those who weren't told they'd get a reward.
Winning cash for taking blood pressure meds increases compliance
About 71% of patients in the rewards group opened their blood pressure medication on 80% of days, compared with about 34% in the control group.
cardiovascularbusiness.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Can a cash incentive get people to take their blood pressure meds?
A new study found that cash incentives doubled consistent compliance. 71% of the rewards group took medication regularly, compared to 34% of those who weren't told they'd get a reward.
A new study found that cash incentives doubled consistent compliance. 71% of the rewards group took medication regularly, compared to 34% of those who weren't told they'd get a reward.
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Get to know our President & Founder, Dr. Diana Zuckerman, as she sits down on the Beyond the Spotlight podcast with host Kelli Wright.
Dr. Zuckerman reflects on her professional journey and her work to provide free lunches for millions of children.
Part 1! Follow for more!
Dr. Zuckerman reflects on her professional journey and her work to provide free lunches for millions of children.
Part 1! Follow for more!
December 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Get to know our President & Founder, Dr. Diana Zuckerman, as she sits down on the Beyond the Spotlight podcast with host Kelli Wright.
Dr. Zuckerman reflects on her professional journey and her work to provide free lunches for millions of children.
Part 1! Follow for more!
Dr. Zuckerman reflects on her professional journey and her work to provide free lunches for millions of children.
Part 1! Follow for more!
Get to know our President & Founder, Dr. Diana Zuckerman, as she sits down on the Beyond the Spotlight podcast with host Kelli Wright.
Dr. Zuckerman reflects on her professional journey and her work to provide free lunches for millions of children.
Part 1! Follow for more!
Dr. Zuckerman reflects on her professional journey and her work to provide free lunches for millions of children.
Part 1! Follow for more!
December 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Get to know our President & Founder, Dr. Diana Zuckerman, as she sits down on the Beyond the Spotlight podcast with host Kelli Wright.
Dr. Zuckerman reflects on her professional journey and her work to provide free lunches for millions of children.
Part 1! Follow for more!
Dr. Zuckerman reflects on her professional journey and her work to provide free lunches for millions of children.
Part 1! Follow for more!
Nonprofit Community health centers receive federal funding to offer a safety net for the poor.
So why are some suing patients for as little as $59 in unpaid bills?
www.propublica.org/article/fede...
So why are some suing patients for as little as $59 in unpaid bills?
www.propublica.org/article/fede...
These Health Centers Are Supposed to Make Care Affordable. One Has Sued Patients for as Little as $59 in Unpaid Bills.
Federally funded community health centers receive grants in exchange for serving patients regardless of their ability to pay. But ProPublica found at least five across the country garnishing patients’...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Nonprofit Community health centers receive federal funding to offer a safety net for the poor.
So why are some suing patients for as little as $59 in unpaid bills?
www.propublica.org/article/fede...
So why are some suing patients for as little as $59 in unpaid bills?
www.propublica.org/article/fede...
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” will shift billions in costs for SNAP and Medicaid to states.
A ProPublica investigation found that the 26 states that recently slashed their own state taxes means many will be unable to cover these new bills.
A ProPublica investigation found that the 26 states that recently slashed their own state taxes means many will be unable to cover these new bills.
Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis
President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will shift billions in costs for SNAP and Medicaid to states. But with 26 having cut or eliminated state income taxes just since 2021, the...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” will shift billions in costs for SNAP and Medicaid to states.
A ProPublica investigation found that the 26 states that recently slashed their own state taxes means many will be unable to cover these new bills.
A ProPublica investigation found that the 26 states that recently slashed their own state taxes means many will be unable to cover these new bills.
Montgomery County, MD is home to the NIH. Why is the county ignoring science showing artificial turf has dangerous PFAS chemicals and plastic?
Our kids' lungs will fill with microplastics when they play.
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Our kids' lungs will fill with microplastics when they play.
www.center4research.org/nchr-letter-...
NCHR Letter to Montgomery County About the Dangers of Artificial Turf - National Center for Health Research
December 8, 2025: NCHR letter from constituent Diana Zuckerman to Montgomery County Maryland Executive and Council explains the many ways that artificial turf is dangerous for our children and our com...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Montgomery County, MD is home to the NIH. Why is the county ignoring science showing artificial turf has dangerous PFAS chemicals and plastic?
Our kids' lungs will fill with microplastics when they play.
www.center4research.org/nchr-letter-...
Our kids' lungs will fill with microplastics when they play.
www.center4research.org/nchr-letter-...
A study of 28 million adults under 60 found that people who received a COVID mRNA vaccine were less likely to die of COVID or from any cause over the next four years.
The findings come as the Trump administration is challenging mRNA vaccines.
The findings come as the Trump administration is challenging mRNA vaccines.
COVID Shots Tied to a Lower Risk of Death From Any Cause
Advantage held even after removing coronavirus-related deaths from the mix
www.medpagetoday.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A study of 28 million adults under 60 found that people who received a COVID mRNA vaccine were less likely to die of COVID or from any cause over the next four years.
The findings come as the Trump administration is challenging mRNA vaccines.
The findings come as the Trump administration is challenging mRNA vaccines.
How can we restore trust in healthcare?
Newborns lack Vitamin K, so most are given shots as soon as they are born. But more American parents are refusing Vitamin K shots for their newborns.
#NewbornHealth #VitaminK #PublicHealth #Parenting #HealthSafety
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Newborns lack Vitamin K, so most are given shots as soon as they are born. But more American parents are refusing Vitamin K shots for their newborns.
#NewbornHealth #VitaminK #PublicHealth #Parenting #HealthSafety
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
How can we restore trust in healthcare?
Newborns lack Vitamin K, so most are given shots as soon as they are born. But more American parents are refusing Vitamin K shots for their newborns.
#NewbornHealth #VitaminK #PublicHealth #Parenting #HealthSafety
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Newborns lack Vitamin K, so most are given shots as soon as they are born. But more American parents are refusing Vitamin K shots for their newborns.
#NewbornHealth #VitaminK #PublicHealth #Parenting #HealthSafety
thehill.com/policy/healt...