Treasured Hands Home Health Agency https://thhha.com/ We treasure; what you treasure in your health. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:27:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.9 https://i0.wp.com/thhha.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-apple-touch-icon-white-background.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Treasured Hands Home Health Agency https://thhha.com/ 32 32 185478127 Night Shift Workers Faced Far Higher Long COVID Risk in New Study, Though Infection Rates Did Not Differ https://thhha.com/night-shift-workers-faced-far-higher-long-covid-risk-in-new-study-though-infection-rates-did-not-differ/ https://thhha.com/night-shift-workers-faced-far-higher-long-covid-risk-in-new-study-though-infection-rates-did-not-differ/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:27:28 +0000 https://thhha.com/night-shift-workers-faced-far-higher-long-covid-risk-in-new-study-though-infection-rates-did-not-differ/ Night shift workers had an 88% higher risk of long COVID in a Spanish cohort study, but were not more likely to contract the virus in the first place.

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]]> Night shift workers had an 88% higher risk of long COVID in a Spanish cohort study, but were not more likely to contract the virus in the first place.

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]]> https://thhha.com/night-shift-workers-faced-far-higher-long-covid-risk-in-new-study-though-infection-rates-did-not-differ/feed/ 0 8889 Bacterial Infection Follows Roughly One in Twenty Gunshot Hospitalizations, with Head and Spine Surgery Highest Risk https://thhha.com/bacterial-infection-follows-roughly-one-in-twenty-gunshot-hospitalizations-with-head-and-spine-surgery-highest-risk/ https://thhha.com/bacterial-infection-follows-roughly-one-in-twenty-gunshot-hospitalizations-with-head-and-spine-surgery-highest-risk/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:27:27 +0000 https://thhha.com/bacterial-infection-follows-roughly-one-in-twenty-gunshot-hospitalizations-with-head-and-spine-surgery-highest-risk/ About 5% of adults hospitalized for gunshot wounds developed bacterial infections, with head, neck and spine surgery carrying the highest risk.

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]]> About 5% of adults hospitalized for gunshot wounds developed bacterial infections, with head, neck and spine surgery carrying the highest risk.

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]]> https://thhha.com/bacterial-infection-follows-roughly-one-in-twenty-gunshot-hospitalizations-with-head-and-spine-surgery-highest-risk/feed/ 0 8888 Massachusetts Removes Its Abortion Time Limit, Becoming the Tenth State Without a Gestational Cutoff https://thhha.com/massachusetts-removes-its-abortion-time-limit-becoming-the-tenth-state-without-a-gestational-cutoff/ https://thhha.com/massachusetts-removes-its-abortion-time-limit-becoming-the-tenth-state-without-a-gestational-cutoff/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:27:26 +0000 https://thhha.com/massachusetts-removes-its-abortion-time-limit-becoming-the-tenth-state-without-a-gestational-cutoff/ Massachusetts eliminated its 24-week abortion limit, shifting later-pregnancy decisions to physician judgment. Here is what the law now says.

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]]> Massachusetts eliminated its 24-week abortion limit, shifting later-pregnancy decisions to physician judgment. Here is what the law now says.

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]]> https://thhha.com/massachusetts-removes-its-abortion-time-limit-becoming-the-tenth-state-without-a-gestational-cutoff/feed/ 0 8887 Federal Program Will Send AI Health Tools into Rural America Before Evidence Shows They Improve Patient Outcomes https://thhha.com/federal-program-will-send-ai-health-tools-into-rural-america-before-evidence-shows-they-improve-patient-outcomes/ https://thhha.com/federal-program-will-send-ai-health-tools-into-rural-america-before-evidence-shows-they-improve-patient-outcomes/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:27:12 +0000 https://thhha.com/federal-program-will-send-ai-health-tools-into-rural-america-before-evidence-shows-they-improve-patient-outcomes/ States are spending rural health funds on AI tools despite thin evidence that health AI improves access or outcomes in rural communities.

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]]> States are spending rural health funds on AI tools despite thin evidence that health AI improves access or outcomes in rural communities.

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]]> https://thhha.com/federal-program-will-send-ai-health-tools-into-rural-america-before-evidence-shows-they-improve-patient-outcomes/feed/ 0 8886 Orange County Health Officer Warns of an Intense West Nile Season After More Than 300 Positive Mosquito Samples https://thhha.com/orange-county-health-officer-warns-of-an-intense-west-nile-season-after-more-than-300-positive-mosquito-samples/ https://thhha.com/orange-county-health-officer-warns-of-an-intense-west-nile-season-after-more-than-300-positive-mosquito-samples/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:27:45 +0000 https://thhha.com/orange-county-health-officer-warns-of-an-intense-west-nile-season-after-more-than-300-positive-mosquito-samples/ Orange County confirmed its first human West Nile case of 2026 as mosquito surveillance tops 300 positive samples ahead of peak season.

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]]> Orange County confirmed its first human West Nile case of 2026 as mosquito surveillance tops 300 positive samples ahead of peak season.

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]]> https://thhha.com/orange-county-health-officer-warns-of-an-intense-west-nile-season-after-more-than-300-positive-mosquito-samples/feed/ 0 8885 Texas School Immunization Rules Stay the Same This Year Even as Federal Vaccine Messaging Shifts https://thhha.com/texas-school-immunization-rules-stay-the-same-this-year-even-as-federal-vaccine-messaging-shifts/ https://thhha.com/texas-school-immunization-rules-stay-the-same-this-year-even-as-federal-vaccine-messaging-shifts/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:27:44 +0000 https://thhha.com/texas-school-immunization-rules-stay-the-same-this-year-even-as-federal-vaccine-messaging-shifts/ Texas school immunization requirements are unchanged for 2026-2027, state health officials say, despite shifting federal vaccine recommendations.

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]]> Texas school immunization requirements are unchanged for 2026-2027, state health officials say, despite shifting federal vaccine recommendations.

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]]> https://thhha.com/texas-school-immunization-rules-stay-the-same-this-year-even-as-federal-vaccine-messaging-shifts/feed/ 0 8884 Maryland Center Cutting 62 Jobs After Losing the Federal Contract for 988 National Backup Text and Chat https://thhha.com/maryland-center-cutting-62-jobs-after-losing-the-federal-contract-for-988-national-backup-text-and-chat/ https://thhha.com/maryland-center-cutting-62-jobs-after-losing-the-federal-contract-for-988-national-backup-text-and-chat/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:27:38 +0000 https://thhha.com/maryland-center-cutting-62-jobs-after-losing-the-federal-contract-for-988-national-backup-text-and-chat/ A Columbia, Maryland nonprofit is cutting 62 jobs after losing the federal 988 backup text-and-chat contract. The 988 line itself remains operational.

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]]> A Columbia, Maryland nonprofit is cutting 62 jobs after losing the federal 988 backup text-and-chat contract. The 988 line itself remains operational.

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]]> https://thhha.com/maryland-center-cutting-62-jobs-after-losing-the-federal-contract-for-988-national-backup-text-and-chat/feed/ 0 8883 A Brain Protein Tied to Epilepsy Sat Unphotographed for Years, and Its Ion Grip Turned Out to Be Unlike Any Relative https://thhha.com/a-brain-protein-tied-to-epilepsy-sat-unphotographed-for-years-and-its-ion-grip-turned-out-to-be-unlike-any-relative/ https://thhha.com/a-brain-protein-tied-to-epilepsy-sat-unphotographed-for-years-and-its-ion-grip-turned-out-to-be-unlike-any-relative/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:27:47 +0000 https://thhha.com/a-brain-protein-tied-to-epilepsy-sat-unphotographed-for-years-and-its-ion-grip-turned-out-to-be-unlike-any-relative/ Mount Sinai researchers solved the structure of NBCn2, a transporter linked to epilepsy and autism, and built the first inhibitors.

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]]> Mount Sinai researchers solved the structure of NBCn2, a transporter linked to epilepsy and autism, and built the first inhibitors.

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]]> https://thhha.com/a-brain-protein-tied-to-epilepsy-sat-unphotographed-for-years-and-its-ion-grip-turned-out-to-be-unlike-any-relative/feed/ 0 8882 The Cells That Tell You to Stop Eating Are Not the Ones Scientists Spent Decades Studying https://thhha.com/the-cells-that-tell-you-to-stop-eating-are-not-the-ones-scientists-spent-decades-studying/ https://thhha.com/the-cells-that-tell-you-to-stop-eating-are-not-the-ones-scientists-spent-decades-studying/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:27:41 +0000 https://thhha.com/the-cells-that-tell-you-to-stop-eating-are-not-the-ones-scientists-spent-decades-studying/ Two new studies place appetite control in unexpected places: astrocytes acting as middlemen and a hormone signaling to the hindbrain.

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]]> Two new studies place appetite control in unexpected places: astrocytes acting as middlemen and a hormone signaling to the hindbrain.

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]]> https://thhha.com/the-cells-that-tell-you-to-stop-eating-are-not-the-ones-scientists-spent-decades-studying/feed/ 0 8881 Your Cholesterol Panel Can Look Perfect While a Number You Inherited at Conception Raises Your Heart Risk https://thhha.com/your-cholesterol-panel-can-look-perfect-while-a-number-you-inherited-at-conception-raises-your-heart-risk/ https://thhha.com/your-cholesterol-panel-can-look-perfect-while-a-number-you-inherited-at-conception-raises-your-heart-risk/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:27:40 +0000 https://thhha.com/your-cholesterol-panel-can-look-perfect-while-a-number-you-inherited-at-conception-raises-your-heart-risk/ Lipoprotein(a) is roughly 90% genetic, fixed for life, and absent from standard lipid panels. New US guidance says test every adult once.

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]]> Lipoprotein(a) is roughly 90% genetic, fixed for life, and absent from standard lipid panels. New US guidance says test every adult once.

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]]> https://thhha.com/your-cholesterol-panel-can-look-perfect-while-a-number-you-inherited-at-conception-raises-your-heart-risk/feed/ 0 8880