September 20th Newsletter

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New study reveals changes in the brain throughout pregnancy - Researchers produce first-ever map of brain changes occurring during pregnancy; effects include a long-lasting decrease in gray matter and a temporary increase in white matter. Link

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US ranks last on key health care measures compared with other high-income nations, despite spending the most, report says - Compared with nine other high-income nations, the United States ranked last overall this year, with a lower life expectancy and higher rates of death and disease despite spending the most on health care, according to the report, released Thursday by the independent research group The Commonwealth Fund . Link

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苹果 Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval - US health regulators approve sleep apnea detection feature on new Apple watches, the company's latest step into health; the decision follows approval for hearing aid function on AirPods Pro 2. Link

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23andMe board quits over plans to take DNA testing company private - All seven independent directors of 23andMe’s board resigned on Tuesday, citing disagreements over the chief executive’s plan to take the company private. The departures leave just one sitting member of the board, its chair, Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded the genetics-testing company in 2006 and serves as its chief executive officer. Link

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A new ventilator-on-a-chip model to study lung damage - Engineers develop "ventilator-on-a-chip" that allows real-time study of ventilator-caused lung injuries at the cellular level. Developed at 美国俄亥俄州立大学 , researchers found that shear stress from the collapse and reopening of the air sacs is the most injurious type of damage. Link

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New property tax in Seattle to keep public health clinics open - King County Executive Dow Constantine will soon propose a new property tax starting next year, offering a unique plan he hopes will raise enough revenue to keep the county’s 11 public health clinics afloat by tying them to Harborview Medical Center . Link

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Designing a better water filter - Engineers develop cheap, biocompatible fabric-like filter to remove microplastics and lead from drinking water. Link

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Brain goop that traps hunger neurons drives obesity - A mechanism for metabolic disease is traced to a defective cellular scaffolding that holds together the brain’s hunger cells. Link

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亚马逊 expands digital health benefits program with Talkspace partnership - Talkspace is the second company on Amazon’s marketplace. The program launched this year with a partnership with chronic condition management firm Omada Health . Link

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RECALLS:

1.??? MJKSARE high chairs sold at Amazon recalled for entrapment hazard.

2.??? Nearly 900,000 hot tub pumps recalled after death, fires and property damage.

3.??? Nearly a ton of sausages recalled due to mislabeling.

4.??? Mazda recalling some Mazda 3, CX-30, CX-50 models.

5.??? Porsche recalls 954 2024 Taycan units.

6.??? Daimler is recalling nearly 17,000 trucks with faulty brake lights.

7.??? Bionpharma Inc. recalls Atovaquone Oral Suspension due to bacteria contamination.

8.??? Polaris off-road vehicles recalled for fire hazard.

9.??? Jo-Ann Stores recalls fire-prone battery-operated lamps.

10. Platform beds are being recalled for fall hazard.

11. Dynarex recalls baby powder due to asbestos.