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Sydney Murphy

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As seen in: Medium, Africa Renewal, How Stuff Works, MDPI, U.S. News and World Report, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Drugs.com, Arizona Daily Star, AllAfrica, AllAfrica.com Français and
Covers:  Computational journalism, data analysis and explanatory writing in healthcare, science and technology.
@columbiaengineering |Medical Journalist | Software Engineer | @CarnegieMellon Business Analytics | @columbiajourn alum | @UN Global Comm | Studied @AFS Belgium
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Most U.S. Voters Want Products Free of Harmful Chemicals: Poll

Most U.S. Voters Want Products Free of Harmful Chemicals: Poll

U.S. News & World Report — By By Sydney Murphy HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Do the majority of Americans want government to make sure the products they buy are free of harmful chemicals? Yes, a new survey shows, and they are even willing to pay more to get that assurance of safety.
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Hurricanes Threaten Many U.S. Coastal Hospitals With Serious Flooding

Hurricanes Threaten Many U.S. Coastal Hospitals With Serious Flooding

U.S. News & World Report — As Hurricane Ian slams Florida, a new study finds that many hospitals positioned near the Gulf and East Coasts are vulnerable to severe flooding from such storms. Ian struck the West Coast of Florida Wednesday and careened toward the East Coast.
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Warning Signs of Stroke: FAST Stroke Detection

Warning Signs of Stroke: FAST Stroke Detection

consumer.healthday.com — It happened so fast. Sharon Brooks, co-owner of the trendy but now-defunct Hamburger Mary's restaurant in San Francisco, was ringing out the cash register and trying to reach her son's girlfriend on the phone. But when the young woman answered, all that came out of Brooks' mouth was gibberish.
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Alzheimer's: Who Is Caring for the Caregivers?

Alzheimer's: Who Is Caring for the Caregivers?

consumer.healthday.com — MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Katherine Sanden drove over 1,400 miles, from California to Nebraska, to care for her beloved uncle after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in November 2020, but seeing him after years apart was more devastating than she could have ever imagined.Like Sanden...
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Does sex increase blood pressure? Sex and High Blood Pressure - HealthDay

Does sex increase blood pressure? Sex and High Blood Pressure - HealthDay

consumer.healthday.com — Updated August 20, 2022 If you suffer from any type of heart trouble, it's only natural to have concerns about whether sex is still safe for you. Here's the good news: According to the American Heart Association, most people with heart trouble can enjoy sex safely -- and that includes those with high blood pressure.
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Chances of walking after a stroke: How long does it take? - HealthDay

Chances of walking after a stroke: How long does it take? - HealthDay

consumer.healthday.com — Post stroke mobility loss can lead to difficulty walking after a stroke and having to learn to walk again. Check out this post about regaining balance and mobility and how long it takes to walk after a stroke. Within minutes, a stroke can ravage your brain, potentially robbing you of a world of skills that, until now, you've taken entirely for granted.
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Exercise Tips and 10 Exercises to lower high blood pressure

Exercise Tips and 10 Exercises to lower high blood pressure

consumer.healthday.com — Researchers have spent decades developing new treatments for high blood pressure, but exercise is still one of the best remedies around. A single workout can reduce blood pressure for an entire day, and regular exercise can keep the pressure down for the long run.
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Africa: UN, AU Prepare for 2022 Africa Amnesty Month - September

Africa: UN, AU Prepare for 2022 Africa Amnesty Month - September

AllAfrica — In 2017, the African Union (AU) proclaimed September of each year as "Africa Amnesty Month for the surrender and collection of illicit small arms and light weapons" (SALW), and to encourage widespread support for efforts to stop the smuggling of SALW as well as advance the AU's "Silence the Guns in Africa" by 2030 initiative.
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consumer.healthday.com — FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) - Kids with type 1 diabetes and their closest relatives are more likely to experience mental health issues than people without the disease, Swedish researchers report."Many clinicians assume intuitively that diabetes in a child negatively affects the mental heal...
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consumer.healthday.com — MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Whether it's fact or brag, tweets suggest people ate healthier during COVID lockdowns and restaurant closures, a new study finds. Tweets about healthy foods rose 20% between May 2020 and January 2021, while those about fast food and alcohol dropped 9% and 11%, respectively, researchers found.
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Loneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker, Cardiac Experts Warn

Loneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker, Cardiac Experts Warn

consumer.healthday.com — FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) - Social isolation and loneliness put people at a 30% higher risk of heart attack, stroke or death from either, a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) warns.The statement also highlights the lack of data on interventions that could ...
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Too Little Sleep May Harm Young Kids' Brains

Too Little Sleep May Harm Young Kids' Brains

consumer.healthday.com — WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For peak performance, school-age children need more than a healthy diet and exercise. They also need plenty of sleep.A new study finds that elementary school kids who get less than nine hours of sleep each night show significant differences in some brain r...
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9 in 10 Americans Want Their Health Info Kept Private

9 in 10 Americans Want Their Health Info Kept Private

consumer.healthday.com — TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 9 in 10 Americans believe that medical privacy is a right and their health data shouldn't be for sale, a new survey from the American Medical Association shows.The survey unearthed concerns about data privacy protections and confusion about who can...
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Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids

Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids

consumer.healthday.com — THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There are many obstacles to opioid addiction treatment, but a new study shows one that one outgrowth of the COVID pandemic -- telehealth -- is enabling more U.S. veterans to get help.Researchers examined care given to vets before and after a transition to ...
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Heatwave Alert: Stay Safe in Searing Temps

Heatwave Alert: Stay Safe in Searing Temps

consumer.healthday.com — FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As blistering temperatures blanket much of the country, more people are at risk heat exhaustion and potentially fatal heat strokes. One expert offers tips on how to avoid the dangerous effects of record-breaking temperatures.
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How the U.S. Draft Works

How the U.S. Draft Works

people.howstuffworks.com — According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the United States military as of March 2021 maintains­ a force of over 1.3 million active-duty personnel across the Army, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and Navy. In times of relative peace, this is sufficient to protect U.S. interests at home and abroad.
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10 Ways You Can Tell If a Girl Likes You

10 Ways You Can Tell If a Girl Likes You

How Stuff Works — You are sitting behind your crush in math class and you get butterflies in your stomach as you try to muster up the courage to ask them out. But your nerves always seem to get the best of you. You walk on to the next class without a Friday night date.
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This Fiction Contest Honors the Worst of the Worst

This Fiction Contest Honors the Worst of the Worst

How Stuff Works — "It was a dark and stormy night." The line has become such a cliché, it's inspired an annual fiction-writing contest for the worst opening line of a novel. The Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest honors English author and playwright Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, whose 1830 novel " Paul Clifford" begins with that deathless phrase.
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What's an Easy Way to Convert Celsius Temps to Fahrenheit?

What's an Easy Way to Convert Celsius Temps to Fahrenheit?

science.howstuffworks.com — Depending on where you live in the world, you either use the Fahrenheit or the Celsius temperature scale. Converting between the two is easier than you may expect. A couple of simple formulas can help you estimate or exactly convert between the temperature scales.
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You Track the Weather. Does Your Weather App Track You Back?

You Track the Weather. Does Your Weather App Track You Back?

electronics.howstuffworks.com — Many people check the weather forecast every day by using an app, not realizing that doing this compromises their privacy. Weather websites and apps are notorious for gathering your personal information, according to a review published by The New York Times' Wirecutter back in May 2021.
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55 Best Romantic Questions to Ask your Boyfriend

55 Best Romantic Questions to Ask your Boyfriend

blendtw.com — Asking questions is the key to keeping healthy communication between you and your boyfriend! Lighthearted questions can open up the conversation to more in-depth subjects and also keep you in a great mood for the rest of the evening. Asking deep questions can form a close bond between you two and bring you both closer than ever before.
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Collaborating, contributing to COVID-19 insight

Collaborating, contributing to COVID-19 insight

wheatoncollege.edu — In late spring 2020, with the rise of the coronavirus and widespread lockdowns in place, Wheaton College students grappled with how to spend their summer. "As a rising senior biology major, I was looking for some additional research experience to prepare for graduate school.
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NASA Wright Brothers' Moment: Interview with Jaakko Karras

NASA Wright Brothers' Moment: Interview with Jaakko Karras

The Wheaton Wire — History is in the making! NASA is targeting Sunday, April 11 (now April 14), for the Ingenuity Mars helicopter's first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet. The small but mighty helicopter arrived on Mars attached to the belly of the Perseverance rover on February 18, 2021.
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Fluctuating College Drinking Habits Due to COVID-19

Fluctuating College Drinking Habits Due to COVID-19

The Wheaton Wire — College life looked very different for students this 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many colleges transitioned to online learning, resulting in students falling into a world of social isolation and distancing. About half of the current college students in the U.S. drink alcohol and about one-third of those students binge drink.
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