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Mar 2026
Lawmakers, health groups resist their states’ rural health fund plans
In the final days of 2025, governors around the country trumpeted the hundreds of millions of federal dollars they won from a new, $50 billion rural health fund.
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Mar 2026
Mursla Bio accelerates US commercial deployment of EvoLiver through ABHI program
Mursla Bio, a leader in Extracellular Vesicle (EV) science on a mission to significantly improve chronic disease outcomes for at-risk patients, today announced it has been selected to join the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) US Accelerator.
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Mar 2026
Despite their successes, some mobile crisis response teams are in crisis
It was a snowy afternoon in Bozeman, a city of nearly 60,000 nestled among the mountains of southern Montana. Temperatures hovered in the mid-30s.
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Mar 2026
Drinking sparkling water helps gamers stay mentally sharp for hours
Sparkling water may combat cognitive fatigue in gamers, sustaining mental sharpness and executive function during extended esports sessions without stimulants.
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Mar 2026
Ultra-processed foods linked to behavioral issues in preschoolers
A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found an association between ultra-processed foods in early childhood, and behavioral and emotional development.
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Mar 2026
Canadian wildfire pollution associated with increased stroke severity
Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher stroke rate and more serious strokes, according to a preliminary study released March 3, 2026, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 78th Annual Meeting taking place April 18-22, 2026, in Chicago and online.
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Mar 2026
Alcohol-warning labels and pricing could prevent cancer deaths
If Canadian jurisdictions mandated warning labels on alcohol and minimum pricing tied to the number of standard drinks in a container, it could prevent hundreds of cancer diagnoses and deaths, according to a new study led by University of Victoria's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).
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Mar 2026
New HIV-seq tool advances understanding of persistent viral reservoirs
For people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), life-saving antiretroviral therapy keeps their HIV-infected immune cells from making new copies of the virus, preventing illness and transmission.
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Mar 2026
Seven hours sleep linked to lower insulin resistance risk
Sleeping for 7 hours and 18 minutes every night may be the sweet spot for warding off the risk of insulin resistance-the precursor to type 2 diabetes-suggests a large observational study published in the open access journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.
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Mar 2026
Covid lockdowns slowed executive function growth in young children
The Covid pandemic disrupted children's ability to self-regulate - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
