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Trauma Services reports hoarding disorder is rising, driven by trauma and stress, especially since the pandemic, requiring compassion and support for recovery.

Heimdal reports AI enhances identity theft, making fake IDs easier to create using social media photos, escalating fraud risks for everyone.

Floodlight reports support for renewable energy is declining as fossil fuel interests rise, with bipartisan decreases noted since 2020.

Floodlight reports on the impact of dark roofing lobbyists in Tennessee, potentially increasing urban heat and energy costs.

GoodRx reveals just how inadequate and restrictive prescription insurance coverage has become.

Using NOAA data, Stacker summarized the last 100 hurricane seasons in the Atlantic Basin. See which years and storms broke records over the last century.

Wysa explains why chatbot support is gaining ground as Gen Z turns to AI for mental health support and what users need to know.

Knowable Magazine reports on how harnessing the heater to attract pollinators may have first happened more than 300 million years ago, before the grand explosion of diversity in pollinating insects—before butterflies, before bees—and before the dramatic rise of flowering plants.

Knowable Magazine shares how studies show psychological strain can accelerate tumors and asks if beta blockers slow them down.

Dimora Medical reports that many first aid kits are outdated. Essential additions include biofilm-disrupting cleansers for better wound care.

Hone Health shares research-backed strategies women over 40 can take to reduce their cholesterol levels.

The Trace  reports new data from the CDC shows that gun violence remains a stubborn presence across the country, with 93,022 shooting injuries treated in hospitals from 2018 to 2023.

GoodRx reveals that while most women spend less than $50 a month on menopause-related treatments, cost remains a major barrier, leading some to delay care or forgo treatment altogether.

GoodRx says that with the support of a healthcare team, a clear transition plan, and a few cost-saving tools, you can make the process of switching from a compounded GLP-1 to a brand-name GLP-1 smoother, safer, and more affordable.

SaveHealth explores how consumers are leveraging discount card platforms to save money while working with or around their insurance coverage.

Knowable Magazine reports that as birds’ traditional resting and nesting spots become inhospitable by the blistering pace of climate change, there is little chance for species to genetically adapt, and the work of conservationists to find and secure adequate, supportive farmland and rangeland as the birds seek out new routes has become a sprint against time.

Grist asks: If it’s perfectly safe to drink purified wastewater, why aren’t drought-plagued states using more of it?

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus discusses what addiction is, including what may cause it and how empathy is a key part of treating it.

GoodRx explains that while it’s true you’re more likely to have cold symptoms in the wintertime, you can get a cold at any time of the year.

The Daily Yonder examined how increasingly frequent and intense weather disasters impact pregnant people, mothers, and young families in particular.