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Health Care Is Newsom’s Biggest Unfinished Project. Trump Complicates That Task.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six years after he entered office vowing to be California’s “health care governor,” Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of billions in public funding to safety net services for the state’s neediest residents while engineering rules to make health care more accessible and affordable for all Californians. More than a million California […]

Published on January 7, 2025

Ultrasound enhances early pregnancy care, cuts emergency visits by 81%

A research team found that implementing point-of-care ultrasounds (POCUS) to assess the viability and gestational age of pregnancies in the first trimester enhanced care for pregnant patients and cut emergency visits by 81% for non-miscarrying patients. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for […]

Published on January 6, 2025

Mixed signals: How the brain interprets social cues

Researchers have found that smell and sound signals merge in the mouse brain’s hearing center, influencing social behaviors like pup retrieval. The discovery may lead to a better understanding of how neurological conditions such as autism affect a person’s ability to interpret social cues. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on January 6, 2025