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	health Daily update ⋅ September 24, 2022
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	NPR Flu is expected to flare up in US this winter, raising fears of a 'twindemic' NPR "This could very well be the year in which we see a twindemic," says Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease professor at Vanderbilt University. "That is, we have a surge in COVID and simultaneously an increase in influenza. We could have them both ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times More Than 700 Children Have Died in a Measles Outbreak in Zimbabwe The New York Times The outbreak is the result of a grim confluence of factors endangering child health in many countries. Routine immunization dropped significantly in Zimbabwe during the Covid-19 pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Type 1 Diabetes Is Tougher on Girls Than Boys: Study U.S. News & World Report Type 1 usually strikes in childhood, and affects more than 1 million children and teenagers worldwide. It's caused by a misguided immune system attack on pancreatic cells that produce insulin -- a hormone that moves sugars from food into body cells to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Not Just Obesity: Everyone May Have a 'Fat Threshold' for Type 2 Diabetes U.S. News & World Report By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you are one of the millions of people with type 2 diabetes, losing weight can help reverse the blood sugar disease even if you aren't overweight or obese, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Free Press Xylazine, the newest killer street drug in Michigan: What you need to know Detroit Free Press A non-opioid animal tranquilizer for which there is no antidote is being mixed into Michigan street drugs, making the already deadly supply more dangerous, according to toxicologists and researchers. Xylazine, a fast-acting central nervous system ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Having COVID Raises Risk of Long-Term Brain Injury: Study WebMD Sept. 23, 2022 -- People who had COVID-19 have a higher chance of developing brain problems such as strokes, migraine headaches, and depression for a year after being infected compared to people who weren't infected, a study published in Nature ... Flag as irrelevant
	AJMC.com Managed Markets Network AACR Progress Report Highlights New Drugs Along With Disparities, Challenges of Obesity, Aging Population AJMC.com Managed Markets Network The annual report notes that progress in reducing cancer mortality is uneven among populations, with minority groups not seeing the same benefits from therapeutic advances. Cancers related to obesity are also on the rise. Flag as irrelevant
	AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Number of T1D Cases Expected to Double Worldwide by 2040 AJMC.com Managed Markets Network The study was funded by JDRF. The researchers set a discrete-time illness-death model (Markov model) to data on T1D incidence and associated mortality to estimate T1D incidence, prevalence, association ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Cancer Letter Jefferson's Andrew Chapman tells us what it's like to be the first geriatric oncology expert to run a cancer center The Cancer Letter How's this for cancer center trivia: Andrew Chapman is the first geriatric oncology expert to run an NCI-designated cancer center. Ever. A "lifer" who spent nearly three decades at Thomas Jefferson University, Chapman became the director of the Sidney ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Breakthrough COVID Infections Increase Immunity, Study Says WebMD Sept. 23, 2022 -- Vaccine boosters, as well as breakthrough infections after vaccination, provide substantial immunity against COVID-19, according to a new study published in the journal Med. In particular, the immune response increased significantly ... Flag as irrelevant
	FactCheck.org Q&A on Omicron-Updated COVID-19 Boosters FactCheck.org The new vaccines, from mRNA vaccine makers Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, are bivalent, meaning that along with the original version of the coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, they also specifically target the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants. Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times Study Results Show Link Between Excess Weight and Risk of COVID-19, Lasting Disease Pharmacy Times "Early in the pandemic, research identified diabetes and obesity as risk factors for becoming severely ill with COVID-19, and we know that many [individuals] living with type 2 diabetes are also carrying excess weight. Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Vaccine-resistant coronavirus similar to COVID-19 found in Russian bats UPI.com Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A coronavirus recently discovered in Russian bats can infect humans and may be resistant to vaccines, leading researchers to call for creating jabs to prevent against all similar viruses. Advertisement. Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Public Media The rate of new Monkeypox cases continues to trend downward in the Houston area Houston Public Media The severity of illness has not been different," Brown said. "We are seeing a less severe illness, which is what we would have expected in investigating what has happened in the African countries over the course of the last decades.". Flag as irrelevant
	Greenfield Daily Reporter New COVID boosters available in county Greenfield Daily Reporter According to the tool, five sites offer bivalent boosters in Hancock County, including the county health department, CVS locations in Greenfield and New Palestine, Community Physician Network in Fortville and Meijer's pharmacy in McCordsville. Flag as irrelevant
	NorthJersey.com As fall hits, here's when to get flu shots and COVID boosters NorthJersey.com New COVID-19 booster shots that target the common subvariants of omicron are available now throughout New Jersey. So are vaccines to prevent flu that have been formulated to protect against four strains of the influenza virus. Flag as irrelevant
	WHSV UVA Cancer Center research reveals unhealthy gut helps breast cancer spread WHSV The gut microbiome can be easily disrupted, and an unhealthy gut microbiome can reprogram important immune cells in breast tissue to facilitate the spread of cancer. "Once we understand the how and the why of these ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Low-cost sensors embedded into t-shirts and face masks to monitor breathing, heart rate News-Medical.net Potential applications range from monitoring exercise, sleep, and stress to diagnosing and monitoring disease through breath and vital signs. Spun from a new Imperial-developed cotton-based conductive thread called PECOTEX, the sensors ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Moderna asks FDA to authorize omicron Covid boosters for children as young as 6 years old CNBC Moderna has asked the FDA to authorize omicron boosters for adolescents ages 12 to 17 and for kids ages 6 to 11. The Boston biotech company said it will ask the FDA to clear the omicron shots for the youngest children, 6 months through 6-years-old, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox11online.com DNR asks hunters to be safe when handling wild game to prevent spread of HPAI Fox11online.com (WLUK) -- As multiple waterfowl seasons begin and fall bird migration ramps up, state wildlife officials are asking hunters to following some precautions when harvesting and handling wild birds in the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Flag as irrelevant
	UT Health San Antonio Global study, supported by Alzheimer's Association, aims to shed light on COVID-19's impact on the brain UT Health San Antonio Debra Gutierrez of Von Ormy, Texas, near San Antonio has been an active person all her life. An ophthalmology technician at UT Health San Antonio, she works in a clinic that sees scores of patients daily. But things changed for her in the summer of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Evening Standard Modified herpes virus shows promise killing off cancer cells as London patient sees disease vanish Evening Standard modified herpes virus has shown promise in killing off cancer cells in early stage clinical trials, as one London patient claimed the treatment completely cured the disease. Scientists say the injection, which contains a weakened form of the herpes ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX 5 Atlanta Study links nightmares in middle-aged people to higher risk of dementia FOX 5 Atlanta A new study suggests frequent nightmares could be an early sign of dementia — even when they're occurring decades before the disease sets in. The study, published in The Lancet journal eClinicalMedicine by researchers at the University of Birmingham in ... Flag as irrelevant
	State of Reform New OHSU study reveals breakthrough infections increase immunity to COVID-19 State of Reform Vaccine boosters and breakthrough infections following vaccination both provide a substantial and potentially pandemic-breaking immunity against COVID-19, according to new laboratory research from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Flag as irrelevant
	Nanaimo News NOW HIV spike among BC drug users associated with COVID-19 lockdown, research says Nanaimo News NOW VANCOUVER — A new study says reduced access to HIV services during early COVID-19 lockdowns in British Columbia was associated with a "sharp increase" in HIV transmission among some drug users. The study by University of British Columbia researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu COVID-19 infection increases risk of long-term brain problems: Study The Hindu Such complications include strokes, cognitive and memory problems, depression, anxiety and migraine headaches, the researchers said. The researchers at Washington University School of Medicine also found that the post-COVID brain is associated ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBAL Baltimore Should you get the flu shot and COVID-19 booster shot at the same time? WBAL Baltimore The Maryland Hospital Association is encouraging everyone who is eligible to get the COVID-19 booster shot as soon as possible. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people can get both a COVID-19 booster shot and the flu shot at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Neuroscience News Uncovering the Key Process That Contributes to Vision Loss and Blindness in People With Diabetes Neuroscience News Summary: The loss of blood flow autoregulation caused by diabetes is the result of the disruption of the TRPV2 protein. Even in the absence of diabetes, disrupted blood flow autoregulation causes damage closely resembling that seen in diabetic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Everyday Health 6 Things to Read, Watch, and Listen to About Ovarian Cancer Everyday Health A guide to the books, movies, and podcasts to check out when you've been diagnosed with the disease. Jennifer Garam. By Jennifer Garam. Reviewed: September 23, 2022. Fact-Checked. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. Copy Link. ovarian cancer book podcast ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kelowna Capital News Province holds avian flu info session for Okanagan small-flock poultry owners Kelowna Capital News After nearly 100 birds at Spallumcheen's O'Keefe Ranch had to be killed following an avian flu outbreak, the B.C. government will be holding an information session for small-flock poultry owners. The outbreak was declared by the Canadian Food ... Flag as irrelevant
	What'sUpNewp RI Mosquito Report: One West Nile Virus Isolation collected What'sUpNewp All 68 pools collected on September 12 were negative for WNV and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Results from mosquitoes collected during the week of Sept. 19 are pending. Rhode Island's first human case of WNV was reported by RIDOH Sept. 16. WNV and ... Flag as irrelevant

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