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People’s personal values change in predictable ways as they age, and examining these values at a more granular level can reveal much more about a person’s stage in life than broader measures alone, a new study published in 2016 finds. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Psychologists have known for decades that a person’s personality changes over the course of a person’s life. Young people tend to focus on excitement, joy, and personal accomplishment, while older people typically value safety, tradition, and social harmony more. Although these trends are generally well established, most studies only examine values at a broad level…
Most utilities are not yet required by law to notify water customers if high concentrations of PFAS are detected in their water, nor are they required to reduce the levels of contaminants. This is expected to become mandatory in 2027 and 2029, respectively. The extension proposed by the Trump administration could buy utilities more time and roll back some customer protections.Water utilities near Amado, Buckeye, Chino Valley, Dewey, Kearney, Mayer, Nogales, Payson, Prescott and Yuma are receiving financial and technical assistance to address PFAS by connecting customers to clean water sources or building treatment plants.The funding is part of the…
Adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with or beyond cancer have unique needs and perspectives that clinicians should be aware of when providing health care. practical articles CMJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260027 We provide easy-to-reference guidance on how to support this demographic of people aged 15 to 39. Disrupted Milestones – As cancer disrupts the life milestones of adolescents and young adults, clinicians must strive to address their unique needs and the impact of disruption at different stages of development. This should include addressing topics such as fertility, sexual health, and advance care planning. Mental Health Impact -…
Nine months after announcing a seed funding round, Prosper AI has raised $30 million to expand its Agent AI platform to power administrative tasks from patient scheduling to insurance verification to patient billing. Executives say that while many voice AI companies focus on specific tasks such as patient scheduling or billing, Prosper AI is designed to manage a broader range of patient behaviors. The platform answers patient calls, schedules appointments directly in the electronic medical record, verifies insurance benefits, automates patient billing, and calls insurance companies if additional information is needed. Prosper AI’s ambition is to build an AI workforce…
Explore how climate change and pollution impact environmental health, with strategies for urban planners and public health advocates to mitigate risks through sustainability.
“Bad teeth provide a unique timeline of childhood,” says Dr. Sinov Stokke-Jensen from the University of Bergen.”It preserves information from pregnancy and early childhood that cannot be captured retrospectively by other methods. This allows us to investigate environmental exposures during sensitive developmental periods in unprecedented detail.”Using data and biological samples from the Norwegian Mother-Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and the MoBaTooth Biobank, the world’s largest primary tooth biobank, Stokke Jensen’s doctoral research shows that primary teeth can serve as a detailed biological archive of exposures that occur during critical stages of human development. This discovery opens new opportunities for researchers to…
Healthcare organizations are investing in AI, but most of it is piecemeal. While AI spending in healthcare nearly tripled to $1.4 billion in 2025, typical healthcare systems coordinate dozens of different vendors for AI and automation solutions, from ambient AI scribes to AI-driven pre-authorization apps.This “vendor sprawl” causes more problems than it solves, as managing these point solutions strains IT resources. Additionally, using multiple vendors for AI and automation misses the point of AI and automation: improving quality, improving patient experience, and streamlining efficiency. However, while 62% want one comprehensive AI partner, only 13% have one, according to a recent…
author: real-time medical systemCMS has set a new direction for accountable care. The Long Term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) model, which replaces ACO REACH ending at the end of 2026, runs from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2036. This is a full 10-year effort, making it the longest accountable care program ever tested by CMS. For acute care health systems and ACO leaders, LEAD not only extends timelines, but fundamentally reshapes how value-based care (VBC) success is achieved and sustained over time.While previous models focused on short-term savings and temporary performance, LEAD requires a sustained, population-wide approach to care…
A new study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science provides evidence that the speed at which people speak is closely related to how polite they are trying to be. This finding suggests that people tend to speak slower when they want to sound polite, and naturally perceive others’ slower speech as more formal and polite. These insights provide a deeper understanding of how subtle voice changes can help navigate everyday social interactions. Human interactions are full of unspoken rules about how to properly communicate. When deciding how to address someone, people don’t just choose a certain vocabulary.…
A group of tropical butterflies may have evolved a surprising way to stay healthy longer by slowing the aging process itself, according to research led by the University of Bristol published on June 16. nature communications. This butterfly belongs to the Heliconius family, which lives in the rainforests of Central and South America. Researchers say these insects rank among the longest-lived butterflies ever recorded and could be important models for studying the biology of longevity. Most butterflies only live for a few weeks as adults. In contrast, the study found that some species of Heliconius live on average about three…