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Should You Worry About The Bird Flu? Here Are The Concerns 04/29/2024

Should You Worry About The H5N1 Bird Flu? Here Are The Concerns
Coverage from Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes

Should You Worry About The Bird Flu? Here Are The Concerns The H5N1 highly pathogenic bird flu virus has been spreading among dairy cows, and fragments of avian influenza have appeared in milk being sold at stores.

One Big Way to Deal with Disappointment 04/29/2024

One Big Way to Deal with Disappointment
From Bruce Y. Lee for Psychology Today

One Big Way to Deal with Disappointment There's something you need to give yourself before reaching any conclusions.

10 Signs Your Partner Is Still Hung Up on an Ex 04/29/2024

10 Signs Your Partner Is Still Hung Up on an Ex

From Bruce Y. Lee for Psychology Today

10 Signs Your Partner Is Still Hung Up on an Ex Seeing any of these signs may mean that the two of you need to have a talk.

76ers Joel Embiid Has Bell’s Palsy, Here’s What It Is 04/29/2024

76ers Joel Embiid Has Bell’s Palsy, Here’s What It Is
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76ers Joel Embiid Has Bell’s Palsy, Here’s What It Is Bell's palsy has left Embiid's face drooping and his left eye open. But that didn't stop the Philadelphia 76ers center from scoring 50 points against the New York Knicks

04/25/2024

When is it best to implement COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in nursing homes? Our study in shows that vaccinating at least two months prior to the winter peak would be best to reduce spread and save costs.

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How This Big Arts Show Across 18 U.S. Locations Can Help Health 04/20/2024

How This Big Arts Show Across 18 U.S. Locations Can Help Health

Here's coverage from Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes

How This Big Arts Show Across 18 U.S. Locations Can Help Health On July 27, the One Nation One Project's Arts For EveryBody will bring together, hundreds of artists, community leaders, and health professionals across the U.S.

New Prostate Cancer Cases May More Than Double To 2.9 Million By 2040 04/11/2024

New Prostate Cancer Cases May More Than Double To 2.9 Million By 2040

Coverage from Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes

New Prostate Cancer Cases May More Than Double To 2.9 Million By 2040 The Lancet Commission report warned that much more needs to be done urgently to address this continuing prostate cancer surge. Otherwise global deaths will rise rapidly.

04/07/2024

How to Find The Right Protection to View The On April 8
The latest from Bruce Y. Lee for Minded by Science Substack
https://bruceylee.substack.com/p/how-to-find-the-right-eye-protection

The ‘Oatzempic Challenge’ On TikTok: Here’s What You Need To Know 04/04/2024

The ‘Oatzempic Challenge’ On TikTok: Here’s What You Need To Know
Here's coverage from Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes

The ‘Oatzempic Challenge’ On TikTok: Here’s What You Need To Know TikTokers have been claiming that consuming concoctions of oats, water, and lime juice can lead to some Ozempic-esque weight loss, like up to 40 pounds over two months.

USTA Sets New Goal: 10% Of U.S. Population Playing Tennis By 2035 04/04/2024

The United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official) sets new goal: 10% of U.S. population playing tennis by 2035

Here's coverage from Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes

USTA Sets New Goal: 10% Of U.S. Population Playing Tennis By 2035 The USTA today announced a growth strategy aimed at making the United States the number one tennis-playing nation in the world by 2035 with 35 million tennis players.

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‘The Invisible Shield’ Aims To Makes Public Health More Visible
Here is coverage from Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes of this TV series produced by RadicalMedia LLC & supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies

‘The Invisible Shield’ Aims To Makes Public Health More Visible A new TV series about public health's achievements and challenges is called "The Invisible Shield" and will be making its PBS debut this Tuesday on March 26 at 10 pm.

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What would happen if socioeconomic disparities in kids physical activity levels were removed in the US? See the model our team developed that shows how eliminating such disparities saves US $15 billion in health & productivity costs

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Eliminating Socioeconomic Disparities in US Youth Physical Activity This study aims to determine the potential public health and economic effects of eliminating disparities in physical activity levels among US youth socioeconomic status groups.

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Nearly 20,000 Missed Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Due To Covid-19 Pandemic

Here is coverage from Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes

Nearly 20,000 Missed Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Due To Covid-19 Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has led to delays in diagnosing prostate cancer that in turn can significantly affect odds of survival and treatment options.

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What would happen if socioeconomic disparities in kids physical activity levels were removed in the US? New study in JAMA Health Forumshows eliminating such disparities saves US $15 billion in health & productivity costs CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy National Institute of Health Stellenbosch University Maties Sport

When Should You Re-Evaluate Your Career and Life? 03/14/2024

When Should You Re-Evaluate Your Career and Life?
From Bruce Y. Lee for Psychology Today

When Should You Re-Evaluate Your Career and Life? It's way too easy to let time fly by while in the wrong situation.

Press release: Reaching federal youth sport participation goal could save U.S. billions of dollars - Project Play 02/27/2024

What would happen if we reached Health.gov's Healthy People 2030 goal of increasing youth sports participation? Our new study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows reaching this goal not only improve children’s physical & mental health, but it could save $80 billion
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The University of Texas at Austin
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Press release: Reaching federal youth sport participation goal could save U.S. billions of dollars - Project Play First-of-its-kind study suggests increasing the percentage of youth in the United States who participate in sports to meet a Healthy People 2030 goal could improve children’s physical and mental health and save $80 billion.

How to Tell if Someone Is Using You 02/26/2024

Here are 15 signs that someone is using you

From Bruce Y. Lee for Psychology Today

How to Tell if Someone Is Using You 15 signs to watch out for.

CDC: Norovirus Is Surging Across U.S., Highest In The Northeast 02/24/2024

CDC: Norovirus Is Surging Across U.S., Highest In The Northeast
Norovirus isn’t called the "Winter Vomiting Bug" for nothing. Its activity has been on the rise in February. Be aware of the symptoms of norovirus and what to do.
My coverage for Forbes

CDC: Norovirus Is Surging Across U.S., Highest In The Northeast Norovirus isn’t called the "Winter Vomiting Bug" for nothing. Its activity has been on the rise in February. Be aware of the symptoms of norovirus and what to do.

What to Do If You Feel Unheard and Unseen 02/24/2024

What to Do If You Feel Unheard and Unseen

From Bruce Y. Lee for Psychology Today

What to Do If You Feel Unheard and Unseen Feeling unheard may be the root of unhappiness in a job, relationship, or life.

How and How Not to Get Over a Breakup 02/24/2024

How and How Not to Get Over a Breakup from Bruce Y. Lee for Psychology Today

What you do after a breakup can affect how and when you recover. Here are 10 things that you should avoid doing and 10 things to do after a relationship has ended.

How and How Not to Get Over a Breakup Here are 10 things not to do and 10 things to do.

02/21/2024

TODAY Join The D.C. Science Writers Association (DCSWA)'s Q&A on future of on 2/21 featuring Dr. Francis Collins, longest-serving Director in the history of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), moderated by DCSWA🐥Board Member & journalist , Prof CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy & PHICOR Exec Dir https://dcswa.org/event/the-future-of-scicomm-a-conversation-with-dr-francis-collins/

Food As Medicine: Here Are Opportunities, Obstacles For This New Trend 02/19/2024

Food As Medicine: Here Are Opportunities, Obstacles For This New Trend
Here is coverage from Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes

Food As Medicine: Here Are Opportunities, Obstacles For This New Trend KetoCitra, Lipisorb, Nepro, Oxepa, Renax and Ultrase are examples of medical foods, food items that can be used to treat particular diseases.

Moxie: How This Emotionally Intelligent AI Robot Can Play With And Teach Kids 02/18/2024

Moxie: How This Emotionally Intelligent AI Robot Can Play With, Teach Kids

Here's coverage from Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes

Moxie: How This Emotionally Intelligent AI Robot Can Play With And Teach Kids Developed by Embodied, Moxie is an AI-powered robot that can accompany, interact with and teach five-to-10 year old kids problem-solving and emotional intelligence.

How The ‘Dorito Theory’ On TikTok May Explain Many Unhealthy Habits 02/17/2024

How The ‘Dorito Theory’ On TikTok May Explain Many Unhealthy Habits
Coverage from Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes

How The ‘Dorito Theory’ On TikTok May Explain Many Unhealthy Habits The "Dorito Theory" that's been trending on TikTok may apply to different food addictions, doom scrolling on social media, and various dating and relationship problems.

02/16/2024

Should healthcare facilities like nursing homes maintain regular COVID19 testing for staff? New study in Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) shows implementing regular testing isn’t worth the cost in certain situations like that of omicron https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/abs/costeffectiveness-of-severe-acute-respiratory-coronavirus-virus-2-sarscov2-testing-and-isolation-strategies-in-nursing-homes/EE40A8486E6C87F3D0666949F1858B4C

14 Benefits of Being Single 02/14/2024

Valentine's Day can make you feel that you are the only single person around. In actuality, you've got plenty of company. Here are 14 benefits of being single this February 14 from Bruce Y. Lee for Psychology Today

14 Benefits of Being Single Singlehood can be much better than being paired with the wrong person.

02/13/2024

Still time to register: Q&A on future of on 2/21 featuring Dr. Francis Collins, longest-serving Director in the history of National Institutes of Health (NIH), moderated by The D.C. Science Writers Association (DCSWA)🐥Board Member & journalist Bruce Y. Lee, Prof CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy The City University of New York & PHICOR Exec Dir https://dcswa.org/event/the-future-of-scicomm-a-conversation-with-dr-francis-collins/

A Cheesy New Way to Break Up on Valentine's Day 02/12/2024

Pizza Hut is offering a cheesy new way to break up with someone before or on Valentine's Day

Here Bruce Y. Lee covers a this for Psychology Today for

A Cheesy New Way to Break Up on Valentine's Day If pizza has appeal, you can deliver the bad news with a "goodbye pie."

A Cheesy New Way to Break Up on Valentine's Day 02/10/2024

If you're looking to break up with your partner, you can now get a pizza delivery person to do the dirty work for you. Until Valentine's Day, you can order a "Goodbye Pizza" from Pizza Hut.

The latest from Bruce Y. Lee for Psychology Today

A Cheesy New Way to Break Up on Valentine's Day If pizza has appeal, you can deliver the bad news with a "goodbye pie."

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