Study Finds Link Between PFAS and Phenols Exposure and Cancer Risk in Women

Study Finds Link Between PFAS and Phenols Exposure and Cancer Risk in Women

COMPASS/ADRYAN YOGA PARAMADWYA Goats look for food at the waste burning site in Kampung Gasong, Menteng Atas, South Jakarta, Monday (21/8/2023). Burning waste, especially plastic materials, can release a number of substances that are harmful to the health of living creatures. Exposure to chemicals such as PFAS and phenol has long been known to be … Read more

The Importance and Challenges of Posyandu Cadres in Public Health

The Importance and Challenges of Posyandu Cadres in Public Health

KOMPAS/PRIYOMBODO Posyandu cadres measure the height of a child at Posyandu Mawar, South Larangan, Larangan, Tangerang City, Banten, Friday (10/3/2023). The role of posyandu or integrated service posts is increasingly being strengthened. Posyandu, which is the closest health service provider in the community, is now not limited to providing services for mothers and children, but … Read more

Annular Solar Eclipse 2023: Ring of Fire Phenomenon Across America

Annular Solar Eclipse 2023: Ring of Fire Phenomenon Across America

Jakarta – NASA, via its official Twitter account, announced information regarding an annular solar eclipse which will appear on October 14 2023. Reportedly, a phenomenon such as a ‘ring of fire’ will move from the Oregon coast to the Gulf of Mexico. Previously, people on the American continent experienced a phenomenon similar to an annular … Read more

Understanding Color Blindness: Causes, Prevalence, and Treatment

Understanding Color Blindness: Causes, Prevalence, and Treatment

SAIFUL RIJAL YUNUS Fardan Ramadhan (9), when met in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. Fardan has an eye pigment disorder, or heterochromia iridis which causes his eyes to turn blue. IGK Bela Laskar Tenggara (30) is a patient with partial color blindness. It is difficult to distinguish between green and red. This condition had actually occurred since … Read more

Exploring the Possibility of White Holes: The Strange Counterparts to Black Holes

Exploring the Possibility of White Holes: The Strange Counterparts to Black Holes

A black hole is a region that is undergoing total gravitational collapse. In that region, the force of gravity has overcome all other forces that exist in the universe. The super-large gravitational force is capable of compressing a lump of matter down to its smallest form, in the form of a superdense point or what … Read more

Captivating Super Blue Moon Phenomenon in Bueng Kan Province Delights Spectators

Captivating Super Blue Moon Phenomenon in Bueng Kan Province Delights Spectators

In the province of Bueng Kan, NACC-NT waits to see the phenomenon at the end of August 2023 “Super Blue Moon”, the full moon closest to the world in the year. which did not disappoint Emerging from the clouds at 7:30 p.m., can be seen with the naked eye. August 30, 2023, reporters reported that … Read more

Unusual Phenomenon in the Gobi Desert: Tourists’ Hair Stands on End

Unusual Phenomenon in the Gobi Desert: Tourists’ Hair Stands on End

A group of tourists were surprised when their hair stood up in a strange phenomenon when they went to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. And the clip circulating on social media showed that tourists were trying to take cover in their parked cars in the desert, for fear of being struck by a thunderbolt. The … Read more

Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse: Date, Location, and Spectacular Views

Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse: Date, Location, and Spectacular Views

Jakarta – Next October, the sky will be decorated with a “ring of fire” solar eclipse. During this event, the Moon appears slightly smaller than the Sun, so it cannot cover the entire disk. This eclipse will not darken the sky like the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. A solar eclipse occurs when … Read more

New Technique for Mitral Valve Repair in Children: Posterior Annulus Elevation

New Technique for Mitral Valve Repair in Children: Posterior Annulus Elevation

HIDAYAT SALAM Cardiac MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) service at Harapan Kita Hospital, Jakarta, Thursday (15/12/2022). The mitral valve is the valve that connects the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart. Leakage or regurgitation of the mitral valve causes the blood pump function of the left ventricle to not be optimal. In this condition, … Read more

Rabies in Indonesia: Causes, Prevention, and First Aid Guidelines

Rabies in Indonesia: Causes, Prevention, and First Aid Guidelines

KOMPAS/SAMUEL OKTORA Animal health officers from the Sikka Regency Agriculture Service (right) prepare to inject anti-rabies vaccines into dogs in Watugong Village, Alok Timur District, Sikka, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, early September 2018. Actually, I don’t follow the development of rabies. However, next month I will be assigned an office to live in a city … Read more