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	health Daily update ⋅ October 26, 2022
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	The New York Times Some Breast Cancer Patients Could Skip Surgery, Study Suggests The New York Times The conventional approach to fighting breast cancer is to deploy all the tools modern medicine has to offer. Surgery to excise the tumor is considered a critically important step, along with drugs, radiation, and hormone treatments and immunotherapy ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Behaviors that helped keep us safe from Covid-19 are probably behind surge in RSV cases, scientists say CNN Cases of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, in the United States started showing up in the spring and are now 60% higher than 2021's peak week, a CNN analysis shows, and that's probably an undercount. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Uterine Cancer Cases Are Rising. Here's What to Know. The New York Times If you have used chemical hair straighteners, you do not need to seek out medical attention or consult your doctor unless you have symptoms for uterine cancer, said Dr. Otis Brawley, an oncologist at Johns Hopkins University. Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV Black Women and Uterine Cancer WebMD These chemicals affect your body's hormones. Experts consider them carcinogenic, or cancer-causing. While there have been other studies about how these products may increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, there is limited data about straightening ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News I'm a pediatric nurse and my daughter was airlifted due to RSV. What I want other parents to know ABC News At hospitals across the country, beds are filling up with children who are sick with the flu, RSV and other pediatric respiratory illnesses. Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Which COVID Studies Pose a Biohazard? Scientific American Controversy surrounding a study that involved modifying the SARS-CoV-2 virus has prompted researchers to call for better guidance from funders. By Ewen Callaway, Max Kozlov, Nature magazine on October 25, 2022. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline 1 in 10 Older Americans Have Dementia: How to Reduce Your Risk Healthline A nationally representative study has found that 10% of Americans ages 65 or over have dementia. Additionally, 22% of participants over 65 were shown to have mild cognitive impairment. Dementia prevalence rates were found to rise with age, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Ivermectin for COVID-19: Final Nail in the Coffin Medscape Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I'm Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. It began in a petri dish. Ivermectin, a widely available, cheap, and well-tolerated drug on the WHO's list of ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Hate Long Workouts? 'Activity Snacks' May Work for You U.S. News & World Report By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Taking a quick walk or doing squats after you eat may help you retain muscle mass as you age, new research suggests. So-called "activity snacks" — short bouts of ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY What the RSV Surge Means for Doctors and Patients WebMD Oct. 25, 2022 -- In early October, respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, tore through Victoria Thiele's Indiana home. Her three older children had manageable symptoms. But her 8-week-old newborn ended up developing a severe case. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A vitamin D deficiency puts you at risk for more than just weakened bones, a major new study reports. Too little vitamin D in your system can increase your ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments Medical Xpress The authors reviewed consult notes in the records of 201 patients who were treated with brachytherapy for prostate cancer or cervical cancer between 2010 and 2021. Doctors discussed sexual health with about 89% of men compared to ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News What can the US do to increase updated COVID booster rates? ABC News Since the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster was rolled out at the beginning of September, only 19.4 million Americans have received it as of Oct. 19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The booster is designed to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Explainer-COVID, Flu and RSV This US Winter: Why Experts Are Worried U.S. News & World Report (Reuters) - U.S. doctors are warning that a surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is coinciding with an increase in COVID transmission and an earlier-than-normal flu season, raising the specter of a "tripledemic" of respiratory illness this ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Is the US facing a potential 'tripledemic' of flu, RSV and COVID-19? ABC News But experts told ABC News the country may now be facing the threat of a "tripledemic" as doctors see an early rise in other pediatric respiratory viruses, particularly respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Flag as irrelevant
	OPB News Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity OPB News An electron microscope image shows a SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated in the early days of the pandemic. It's been nearly a year since omicron was first detected, and scientists say this branch of the coronavirus family tree is still thriving. Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times The complicated truth about taking antidepressants Los Angeles Times "My granddaughter uses antidepressants, which makes me worry. I've read so much about these drugs' side effects and aftereffects if someone tries to quit. The idea about a physical problem in the brain causing depression sounds fishy." — Edith, 80, ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert Targeting one type of immune cell with another slows cancer growth in preclinical studies EurekAlert Treatment of mice bearing ovarian, lung, and pancreatic tumors with these macrophage-targeting CAR T cells reduced the number of tumor macrophages, shrunk the tumors, and extended their survival. The killing of tumor ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Post Colorado sees worst year for West Nile virus since 2003 The Denver Post Most people who get West Nile virus never know they were infected, and those who do get sick typically have flu-like symptoms. In a small percentage of cases, though, the virus invades the brain or spinal cord, potentially causing disability or death. Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times The mRNA-1273 Vaccine at 25-μg Dosage May Protect Infants, Young Children Against Omicron Pharmacy Times For children aged 6 months to 5 years, researchers observed that 2 primary doses of Moderna's messenger RNA vaccines (mRNA)-1273 vaccine can protect against hospitalization and death from COVID-19, according to authors of a study published in the New ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How dangerous is it for lung cancer patients to skip radiation treatments? Medical Xpress As doctors work toward developing more personalized cancer care, a new study looks at whether lung cancer patients can miss a few days of radiation treatment and make them up with a higher dose. The more treatments a patient skips, the higher their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Relevance of plasma biomarkers to pathologies in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and frontotemporal ... Nature.com Ninety-one subjects without neurodegenerative diseases, 76 patients with amnesic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) or AD dementia, combined as AD family, were enrolled. One hundred and nine PD patients with normal cognition (PD-NC) or dementia (PDD), ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Even a mild case of COVID can put you at higher risk for blood clots and death, according to a new study Fortune Researchers found that individuals who had been diagnosed with COVID but weren't hospitalized were still at a risk nearly three times as high for venous thromboembolism—blood clots in veins that can include deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism—when ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Michigan adds 16 monkeypox infections across 7 counties mlive.com Michigan identified another 16 monkeypox virus cases last week, which increased the outbreak total 5% to 327 known infections. The latest weekly increase was greater than the national average (2%) but held consistent to the state's weekly transmission ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wiley SARS-CoV-2 indoor environment contamination with epidemiological and experimental investigations Wiley SARS-CoV-2 has been detected both in air and on surfaces, but questions remain about the patient-specific and environmental factors affecting virus transmission. Additionally, more detailed information on viral sampling of the air is needed. Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP WHO identifies life-threatening fungal pathogens CIDRAP Currently, fungal infections receive less 1.5% of all infectious disease research funding. Focus on invasive fungal infections. Like the 2017 report on bacterial priority pathogens, the document is divided into three categories based ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com Study explores how brain solidifies memories during sleep UPI.com It's a question many have asked: How are memories made to last? Advertisement. Now, a new study claims they are solidified during sleep through the interplay of two distinct brain regions. Memories are set in the brain as it cycles between slow-wave ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline People on Blood Pressure Meds May Be Less Likely to Develop Dementia Healthline Study looked at the effects of blood pressure medication on dementia risk · Treating hypertension associated with reduced risk · How is blood pressure associated with dementia risk? · Many safe drug treatment options available · Lifestyle changes can help. Flag as irrelevant
	WHSV Flu season hits hard, alongside COVID-19 and a respiratory illness WHSV STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Schools, workplaces and families are already getting hit by the flu. Flu season usually starts around October and worsens as the fall goes on. This year, flu season is combining with a respiratory illness and COVID-19. Flag as irrelevant
	1011now RSV cases on the rise in Lancaster County 1011now LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A common illness has parents and doctors on edge. It's called Respiratory Synchical Virus or RSV and it has Nebraska doctors bracing for a possible trifecta of illnesses this sick season - RSV, COVID, and the flu. Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic It's a Bad Time to Be a Booster Slacker The Atlantic Americans aren't getting the new bivalent COVID shot. What does that mean for the looming winter wave? By Yasmin Tayag. An image of a pair of gloved hands inserting a syringe into a vaccine vial. DANIEL LEAL / AFP / Getty. October 25, 2022, 2:27 PM ET. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Cases of child RSV are swamping hospitals. What are the symptoms, treatments? Medical Xpress Pediatricians' offices, children's hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms across the United States are being overwhelmed by an early, heavy surge of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among infants and young children. Reported cases of RSV ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD 1 in 3 Older Americans Have Cognitive Impairment or Dementia WebMD Oct. 25, 2022 – A new study shows one-third of Americans age 65 or older have mild cognitive impairment or dementia. The study, published in the journal JAMA Neurologyon Monday, is the most updated estimate in 2 decades to show the impact of dementia ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net MRI shows structural changes in the brain associated with functional, nonepileptic seizures News-Medical.net These changes were not present in people who had depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). If we can figure out what brain changes make people have functional seizures, we can begin to ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Combination treatment improves progression-free survival in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer News-Medical.net Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy to intermittent hormone therapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net What is the efficacy of RT-PCR assays for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in human semen? News-Medical.net A new study in the Reproductive Biomedicine Online journal aimed to develop a standardized protocol for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in semen fractions used for ART. It involved a high-performance RT-PCR assay that used spermatozoa specimens and cryopreserved ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Using a nanotechnology-packed bubble to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus News-Medical.net Scientists have shown that they can detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the air by using a nanotechnology-packed bubble that spills its chemical contents like a broken piñata when encountering the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	New Scientist 17th-century infant's life and health revealed by 'virtual autopsy' New Scientist An infant born into an aristocratic Austrian family in the 17th century died overweight but may have been deficient in vitamin D, according to researchers who conducted a "virtual autopsy" on the mummified body. Scans of the surprisingly well-preserved ... Flag as irrelevant
	World Health Organization WHO releases first-ever list of health-threatening fungi World Health Organization The WHO FPPL aims to focus and drive further research and policy interventions to strengthen the global response to fungal infections and antifungal resistance. Fungal pathogens are a major threat to public health as they are becoming increasingly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Asbury Park Press Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey closed this week due to bird flu Asbury Park Press LACEY - Popcorn Park Zoo, a rescue for exotic and domestic animals run by the Associated Humane Societies, will be closed through Friday due to the discovery of a deadly avian flu in a duck and goose at the facility. Employees discovered the dead duck ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net What is the association of self-reported post-vaccination symptoms with anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibody response? News-Medical.net However, whether post-vaccination symptoms are related to vaccination-induced antibody responses remains unclear. Prior studies on COVID-19 vaccine immunogenicity and reactogenicity were restricted to convenience samples limiting their generalizability. Flag as irrelevant
	Cardiovascular Business E-cigarettes linked to AFib, other heart rhythm issues in 'highly concerning' new study Cardiovascular Business "These findings suggest that e-cigarette use involving certain flavors or solvent vehicles may disrupt the heart's electrical conduction and provoke arrhythmias. These effects could increase the risk for atrial or ventricular fibrillation and sudden ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Topeka Capital-Journal The highly contagious HPAI bird flu has reached Shawnee County. Here's what that means. The Topeka Capital-Journal Keep your birds indoors or in coops, and cover their food and water. The Kansas Department of Agriculture is making those suggestions after a contagious bird flu last week forced the destruction of a mixed species, noncommercial flock in Shawnee County ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spectrum News 1 E-cigarettes could lead to cardiac issues, research shows Spectrum News 1 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A recent study by University of Louisville researchers shows that exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in animal models, both as premature and skipped heartbeats. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Researchers characterize and predict post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection News-Medical.net In the present study, researchers described PASC-associated diagnoses and developed models for risk assessment. The study involved eligible individuals who were patients of Michigan Medicine (MM) and who were diagnosed with COVID- ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Insider India E-cigarettes can cause cardiac troubles warns new research Business Insider India A new US study involving an Indian-origin researcher has found that exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in animal models -- both in the form of premature and skipped heartbeats. Advertisement. Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV COVID-19 infection waves linked to spikes in heart attack deaths New Atlas New research from Cedars-Sinai has found over the course of the pandemic heart attack deaths have spiked alongside COVID-19 infection waves. The findings cannot causally link the increases in heart attacks to COVID, however, the research is far from ... Flag as irrelevant
	heartfm.ca Woodstock Doctor's Office Found to be Using Improperly Sterilized Equipment heartfm.ca The sterilization of medical instruments was reportedly not meeting provincial standards. WOODSTOCK - There's been a report of an infection prevention and control (IPAC) lapse at a specialist's office in Woodstock. In September, following a complaint ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News NHS urges more people in south west to get vaccinated BBC News People in the south west are being encouraged to get their flu and Covid vaccinations after experts report flu has arrived early in England. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said cases of flu had climbed quickly, with hospital admissions rising in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Courthouse News Service 17th-century infant mummy identified in Austria Courthouse News Service New research published in Frontiers of Medicine on Tuesday explains how a german team led by Dr. Andreas Nerlich of the Academic Clinic Munich-Bogenhausen used CT scans, family records, radiocarbon testing, and other burial clues, to discover the identity ... Flag as irrelevant

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