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Mar
24
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Every year around this time, I like to take some time to consider maternal health. World Health Day 2025: Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures on April 7, begins a year focused on mothers and babies. National Women’s Health Week is celebrated in May along with other health awareness weeks in April and May focusing on Women’s… Read More »
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Mar
14
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Coming up in April, Citizen Science Month celebrating people-powered science! Interested in getting started with Citizen Science in your community? Check out the resources below. What is citizen science? Citizen Science, also known as community science or participatory science, allows everyone to take part in the scientific process to address real-world problems and questions. From… Read More »
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Mar
04
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The Network National of Library of Medicine Region 7 under cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), announces the availability of funding through Collection Improvement Awards to fund collection development that addresses health/medical topics or that include a health or medical issue as an integral narrative theme. Such collection development efforts are… Read More »
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Feb
25
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial disease that usually attacks the lungs. But it can also attack other parts of the body, including the kidneys, spine, and brain. Each year, we recognize World TB Day on March 24 commemorating the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes… Read More »
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Jan
06
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Staying safe in cold weather is crucial to avoid health risks such as frostbite, hypothermia, and cold-related injuries. MedlinePlus and resources from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) provide valuable information on how to protect yourself during extreme cold conditions, especially this weekend where much of the Northeast will experience temperatures near… Read More »
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