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- 1Purdue University Northwest Marks Exercise is Medicine Month▼October is Exercise is Medicine® Month at Purdue University Northwest
Purdue University Northwest is observing October as Exercise is Medicine® Month, a campus initiative highlighting the role of physical activity in health and disease prevention. The program encourages students and staff to treat exercise as part of medical care, with events and resources promoting movement as a form of medicine throughout the month.
- 2Northern Illinois University to host campus walking challenge Oct. 7▼NIU to host Oct. 7 ‘walking challenge’ via Exercise is Medicine® On Campus
Northern Illinois University will hold a walking challenge on October 7 as part of the Exercise is Medicine On Campus initiative, which encourages students and staff to build physical activity into daily life. The event invites participants across campus to walk together and highlights the university's broader push to promote health and wellbeing.
- 3Exercise Linked to Better Cognition After Breast Cancer▼Exercise Improves Cognition and Biological Aging After Breast Cancer
New findings reported by Inside Precision Medicine indicate that regular exercise improves cognitive function and may slow biological aging in breast cancer survivors. The research adds to growing evidence that physical activity can counter some of the mental and cellular effects of cancer treatment, offering patients a practical way to support recovery and long-term health after diagnosis.
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Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine report that exercise changes liver metabolism in different ways depending on biological sex. The finding suggests that men and women may experience distinct metabolic benefits from physical activity, with potential implications for how exercise-based treatments for metabolic and liver conditions are designed and prescribed in the future.
- 5Navy Medicine trains patient transport at Camp Lejeune▼Navy Medicine personnel train patient transport capabilities at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
Navy Medicine personnel at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune in North Carolina are conducting training on patient transport capabilities. The exercises are intended to ensure medical staff can move and treat patients efficiently, supporting readiness for both routine care and operational demands. The training highlights the center's ongoing role in preparing Navy medical personnel for deployment and hospital duties.
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McLaren Flint, a hospital in Flint, Michigan, is hosting a free event focused on lifestyle medicine, an approach that uses diet, exercise and other habit changes to prevent and treat disease. The announcement comes from local outlet Flint Beat. Details on the date, program and speakers have not been reported, but the event is open to the public at no cost.
- 7Exercise shown to protect joints from aging-related osteoarthritis▼Exercise as medicine—how exercise protects joints in aging-related osteoarthritis
New reporting highlights how regular physical activity acts as medicine against osteoarthritis, one of the most common joint diseases in older adults. Research summarized by Medical Xpress suggests exercise helps protect cartilage and joint tissue as people age, offering a low-cost way to slow the condition rather than relying solely on medication or surgery.
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A new commentary argues that as artificial intelligence spreads through healthcare, medicine's core purpose remains deeply human: listening to patients, exercising judgment and offering care that machines cannot replicate. The piece reflects a growing debate among doctors and policymakers about how to adopt AI tools without eroding the doctor-patient relationship, and what should be preserved as automation expands into diagnosis and treatment.
- 9Amsterdam park praised for runner-friendly distance markers●I mean, look at this. And they have distance markers for runners *everywhere*. # EIM was invented here. Of course it was
A runner in Amsterdam is highlighting how well the city caters to joggers, noting that distance markers for runners are placed everywhere along a popular route. They add that Exercise is Medicine, the health-through-movement initiative, was invented in the Netherlands, suggesting the infrastructure is no accident.