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Coronavirus Today: Who's dying of COVID-19 now? Good evening. I'm Karen Kaplan, and it's Tuesday, Sept. 20. Here's the latest on what's happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond. Newsletter. Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter. Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what ...
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University Of Pennsylvania Receives $55 Million Gift To Study, Treat Hereditary Cancers In its announcement, the university said, "the Basser team will pioneer efforts ranging from drugs and immune-based approaches to intercept BRCA-related cancers to new methods of detecting cancer cells with biomarkers and artificial intelligence.".
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October the best time to get COVID boosters, flu shots, experts say To optimize protection ahead of another pandemic winter, Dr. Ashish Jha says people should consider getting the newly-updated COVID-19 booster before Halloween.
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CDC: Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Not Getting Needed Screening, Treatment ATLANTA -- A large proportion of children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) are not receiving transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) screening to prevent strokes from the disease, or recommended treatment with hydroxyurea, according to a CDC Vital Signs ...
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HIV & Hepatitis Can Be Deadly Combo for the Heart By By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As people with HIV age, their odds for heart attack rise -- and those with untreated hepatitis C have an even higher risk, ...
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The Fungus That Killed Frogs—and Led to a Surge in Malaria A global fungal pandemic wiped out amphibians, destroyed biodiversity, and ultimately increased human illness. Now a second similar pathogen is on the way.
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Night Owls May Face Higher Risks of Diabetes, Heart Disease Sept. 20, 2022 -- Night owls may be more prone to diabetes and heart disease than early birds because their bodies don't burn fat for energy as efficiently, according to a new study in Experimental Physiology. People who wake up early tend to rely more ...
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Levels of stress, anxiety and sadness among women are at a 10-year high, survey shows Levels of stress, anxiety, worry, sadness and anger among women worldwide are at a 10-year high, according to a new report. In one of the largest studies on women's well-being, analytics firm Gallup and medical tech company Hologic, Inc. teamed up to ...
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Drinking at least 4 cups of certain teas may reduce type 2 diabetes risk, research finds (CNN) Drinking black, green or oolong tea might have more benefits than a little energy boost -- a certain amount could reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research has found.
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Health Panel Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65 A panel of medical experts on Tuesday recommended for the first time that doctors screen all adult patients under 65 for anxiety, guidance that highlights the extraordinary stress levels that have plagued the United States since the start of the ...
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Depression, PTSD Plague Flint Residents 5 Years After Water Crisis By By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An unprecedented water crisis continues to take a heavy toll on the mental health of adults in Flint, Michigan, a large survey shows.
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'Should I get my omicron booster and flu shot at the same time?' and other questions about fall vaccines, answered With flu season approaching, plus the possibility of another surge of Covid cases this fall, many Americans are wondering two things: When is the best time to get the flu vaccine – if there is one – and is it okay to double up and receive both the ...
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Heart Disease Can Plague Adults With ADHD By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may trigger more than just psychiatric complications: Adults suffering from ADHD ...
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In a first, health panel calls for routine anxiety screening in adults In a nod to the nation's pressing mental health crisis, an influential group of medical experts for the first time is recommending that adults under age 65 get screened for anxiety. The draft recommendations, from the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...
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Rate of STD Infections Getting 'Out of Control' Sept. 20, 2022 -- Some sexually transmitted diseases are spiking in the United States, with more syphilis cases reported last year any time since 1948, health officials say. Rates of syphilis infections soared 26% in 2021 over the prior year, ...
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Newly Identified SHMOOSE Microprotein Linked with Alzheimer's Disease Risk The findings expand the number of known gene targets for AD, and present a potential new avenue for treatment. The protein, called SHMOOSE, is a tiny microprotein encoded by a newly discovered gene within the cell's energy-producing mitochondria.
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In Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As opioid overdose deaths continue to soar, a Canadian program points to one way to save lives: providing "safer" opioids to people at high risk of overdose.
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Most Global Deaths Are From Preventable Noncommunicable Diseases Each year, it says 17 million people under age 70 die prematurely from noncommunicable diseases or NCD. The biggest killers are cardiovascular diseases, followed by cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. WHO director ...
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Mental Health Issues Continue to Flow From Aftermath of Flint Water Crisis Presumptive depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were highly prevalent among residents of Flint, Michigan, 5 years after they were exposed to contamination in their tap water, which was not declared safe until nearly 3 years later, ...
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Monkeypox Confirmed in Florida Infant, the Youngest Case in the State "The infant had no history of travel, no history of acute infections," according to the CDC. However, one of their caregivers had tested positive for monkeypox around the same time. "Possible routes ...
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Why the flu vaccine is more important than ever this year While social distancing and wearing masks kept the 2021–2022 flu season milder than pre-pandemic levels, experts who expect flu cases to rise this year as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted are urging people to get their flu vaccine to prevent the ...
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ASU Health Services now offering monkeypox vaccines to eligible students The University is offering the JYNNEOS vaccine, approved in August by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent monkeypox and smallpox. The vaccine will be given in a two-dose series recommended to be taken 28 days apart.
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Study: Dieters with diabetes should set aside steak, but can eat mashed potatoes Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Dieting by cutting protein intake may be as effective as restricting calories for people trying to fight obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure, a small study suggests. Advertisement. So, that means setting aside the steak, ...
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This Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, I'm Sharing Our Experience With the Disease During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, I wanted to share a positive outcome and offer a bit of support and hope for men who might be newly diagnosed and in their 40s or 50s as well as their partners. The topic of prostate cancer is important to me as ...
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Are you a night owl? Study shows early birds less prone to heart disease, Type 2 diabetes. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — People who wake up early have more sensitive insulin levels and are better able to burn off fat both during rest and exercise compared to night owls, said a new study exploring the connection between sleep patterns and disease ...
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Humanized zebrafish could aid in the search for MS drugs The researchers demonstrated that this replacement works in their pilot study on the so-called GPR17 receptor. In humans, its overactivation can lead to diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Nerve cells communicate by means of electrical signals.
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Older Adults Who've Had COVID-19 May Have Higher Alzheimer's Risk: What to Know Researchers examined the records of more than 6 million people 65 and older who had medical treatment between February 2020 and May 2021. None had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's at the start of the study. Of the ...
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Vaccination drives superior functional antibody breadth compared to natural infection with SARS-CoV-2 The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) has threatened COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and serological immune responses. Immunity induced by vaccinations and natural ...
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Majority of adolescents are self-conscious about their appearance, new poll suggests "Children begin forming opinions about their bodies and looks at a very young age," said Mott Poll co-director Susan Woolford, M.D. ,M.P.H., a child obesity expert and pediatrician at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
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COVID-19 Risk Dial remains in elevated yellow for fifth week LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department announced on Tuesday that the COVID-19 Risk Dial will remain in elevated yellow for a fifth week. The yellow position on the dial indicates that the risk of the virus spreading in the ...
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State health department expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility The Alaska Department of Health has expanded eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine. Anyone who believes they are at increased risk for infection is now eligible, the department announced Monday. The vaccine was previously recommended only for people ...
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Study suggests walnuts are bridge to better health as we age University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) researchers who reviewed data from the CARDIA study, including 20 years of diet history and 30 years of physical and clinical measurements, have found that participants who ate walnuts early on in ...
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Tumors generate unique, temporary cell-in-cell structures to evade immunotherapy "Cancer immunotherapy harnesses the body's immune system to fight cancer. Despite its remarkable success, the majority of patients who receive immunotherapy will only see their tumors shrink in size temporarily before returning, and these relapsed tumors ...
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Island Health starts fall COVID-19 booster program focused on people at highest risk Wayne Martin received the new COVID-19 bi-valent vaccine in Victoria Tuesday believing "it might save somebody's life" as Island Health began its fall booster program. "They stabbed me once and I didn't feel it," said Martin at the Quadra Village ...
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Who's dying from COVID now? The demographics are changing In the first seven months of the year, about 13,500 California residents died of COVID, according to preliminary death certificate data from the state Department of Public Health. By comparison, the virus killed about 31,400 people in 2020 and almost ...
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Baptist Health Experts Offer Their Thoughts on Upcoming Flu Season Resource: Dr. Pourmasiha, when is the start of flu season here in South Florida, typically? Ladan Pourmasiha, D.O., a family medicine physician with Baptist Health and medical director for ...
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Flu Vaccine and COVID-19 Booster Update New student orientation and classes have started bringing students, faculty and staff together on campus to launch another academic quarter. Our first fall weekend with cooler temperatures has arrived, filling the air with scents of pumpkin spice and ...
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PSMA-PET imaging disrupts prostate cancer paradigm Urology Times is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022. To mark the occasion, we are highlighting 50 of the top innovations and developments that have transformed the field of urology over the past 50 years. In this installment, William P. Parker, ...
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Restricting protein diet can help regulate obesity and diabetes, finds study Reducing protein consumption can help regulate obesity and blood sugar levels. A study was conducted on a group of people who were given a protein deficit diet. The results showed that people who went on a ...
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Bad dreams in middle age could be sign of dementia risk, study suggests Stress, anxiety, and sleep deprivation are all potential triggers, but previous research in people with Parkinson's disease has also linked frequent distressing dreams to faster rates of cognitive decline, and an increased risk of developing dementia in ...
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Monkeypox vaccines are now available to more people in NH The new guidelines replace a narrower set of criteria, which had limited pre-exposure vaccination to certain subsets of men who have sex with men. Scottlyn Schuler, the emerging infectious disease coordinator for the Strafford ...
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Face Mask Can Detect COVID-19, Flu in Minutes Key Points: Scientists have created face masks with sensors that can detect SARS-CoV-2, H5N1 and H1N1. The sensors can detect the presence of viral proteins in volumes of trace liquids less than those expelled by talking, laughing and sneezing.
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Prostate cancer: case finding scheme is unapproved "screening by stealth," GPs claim Since the larger screening trials of the USA and Europe were initiated in the 1990's there have been significant advances in prostate cancer diagnostics. MRI scanning has interjected itself between PSA, digital rectal examination and biopsies. This ...
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Coastal Health District offering flu shots SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It's that time of year again, the CDC recommends that you get your flu shot by the end of October. And the Coastal Health District wants to make its easy for you to get one. Starting Oct. 3, you can get your flu shot at your ...
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Avian influenza case confirmed in Nebraska HPAI is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily among birds through nasal and eye secretions, as well as manure. The virus can be spread in various ways from flock to flock, including by wild birds, through contact with infected poultry, by equipment ...
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Cancer death rates continue to fall, driven by new treatments and improved screening There are more cancer survivors in the U.S. than ever before, thanks to advances in cancer research. Chemotherapy Drugs on Hospital IV Pole.
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Monkeypox in a Young Infant — Florida, 2022 The lesions subsequently spread to the back, soles of feet, face, and eyelid and became pustular over the first few days of admission. Swabs from forehead and back lesions tested positive for Orthopoxvirus DNA and Clade II Monkeypox virus DNA by polymerase ...
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Vaccination-induced responses for Omicron subvariant neutralization In the present study, researchers assessed Omicron subvariant neutralization responses induced by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations. Databases such as PubMed, medRxiv and bioRxiv were searched between 26 November 2021 and 25 ...
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Childhood cancer: ramp up awareness and save lives The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Associate Professor Marc Hendricks is leading an important nationwide call for action: to increase much-needed awareness on childhood cancers to catapult early diagnosis and treatment and improve outcomes for ...
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Tracking SARS-COV-2 variants using Nanopore sequencing in Ukraine in 2021 The use of real-time genomic epidemiology has enabled the tracking of the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), informing evidence-based public health decision making. Ukraine has experienced four waves of the ...
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