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	health Daily update ⋅ January 20, 2023
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	The New York Times New Guidelines Underscore How Complicated Childhood Obesity is for Patients and Providers The New York Times The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidance last week about how to evaluate and treat children who are overweight or obese, issuing a 73-page document that argues obesity should no longer be stigmatized as simply the result of personal ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Simple or Moderate Congenital Heart Defects Might Not Impair Fertility U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Women and men born with simple or moderate heart defects who choose to have children are no more likely than others to experience infertility as adults, a study in Denmark suggests. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots U.S. News & World Report The study included more than 12,000 patients with arm or leg fractures that required surgery or pelvic fractures regardless of treatment. They were treated at 21 trauma centers. Of these, half received injections of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN First cases of gonorrhea resistant to several classes of antibiotics identified in the US CNN Increased sexual activity during the pandemic, coupled with fewer people getting routine health screenings, supercharged the spread of sexually transmitted infections around the world. Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Health Do you pass the hearing test? Harvard Health Science has proven that chronic, low-grade inflammation can turn into a silent killer that contributes to cardiovascular disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes and other conditions. Get simple tips to fight inflammation and stay healthy -- from Harvard Medical ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Women who survive cancer experience faster declines in physical function Healio Key findings: Declines in physical function, a key marker of aging, occurred faster after cancer treatment among postmenopausal female survivors of all cancer types. Five years after their diagnosis, cancer survivors ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Probiotic Proves Its Might for Staph Decolonization MedPage Today A Bacillus subtilis probiotic demonstrated the ability to wipe out most Staphylococcus aureus colonization without altering the gut microbiome, a placebo-controlled phase II study conducted in Thailand showed. Of 115 healthy individuals with natural S. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Colorectal Cancer: New Blood Test May Help Determine if Chemotherapy is Needed After Surgery Healthline Liquid biopsies, the blood tests that can detect small pieces of DNA, RNA, or other molecules released by tumor cells, continue to show progress in cancer research. Researchers have learned through years of study ... Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Gazette The best thing about the Mediterranean diet? It doesn't taste like a diet. Harvard Gazette Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has spent more than three decades studying links between food and health, with special attention to the Mediterranean diet, around which, he says, " ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Here are the best foods to eat for gut health Today.com The most common probiotics are Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. They develop during the fermentation process that occurs when making foods like tempeh, sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir and kombucha. Microbes are also added yogurt to break down the sugar lactose ... Flag as irrelevant
	AAFP News Kindergarteners' Vaccination Rates Continue to Decline AAFP News National vaccination coverage rates for the DTap, MMR, polio and varicella vaccines were 93.1%, 93.5%, 93.5% and 92.8%, respectively — all decreases from the 2020-2021 school year. Flag as irrelevant
	American Medical Association What doctors wish patients knew about COVID-19 reinfection American Medical Association In this installment, two physicians took time to discuss what patients need to know about COVID-19 reinfection. They are: Nancy Crum, MD, an infectious disease physician at Avita Health System in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Flu, RSV and COVID-19 may have peaked. But the threat isn't over Today.com It's impossible to predict what happens next, infectious disease doctors say. Young children, in particular, are still at risk for respiratory viruses. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Weight loss drugs and surgery – for kids? Why new obesity guidance is drawing scrutiny. USA TODAY The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends early and proactive treatment for children who have obesity, including surgery or weight loss drugs. The guidance has drawn scrutiny from advocates who say it contributes to weight stigma and could ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News With growing popularity of new weight loss drugs, doctors emphasize potential risks ABC News Given as daily or weekly injections, these drugs called GLP-1 RAs, help people produce insulin and lower the amount of sugar in the blood. First approved for use in type 2 diabetes patients in 2005 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the medications ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill 'Concerning' strain of gonorrhea detected in Massachusetts, officials say The Hill Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease (STD), can result in pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and other health problems if left untreated. A novel strain of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea has been identified in Massachusetts. Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Health Should I get genetic testing for breast cancer? Harvard Health A. Your worry is understandable. Only 5% to 10% of breast cancers result from an inherited genetic mutation, according to the American Cancer Society. But when mutations are present — most commonly in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes — a woman's risk for breast ... Flag as irrelevant
	GoErie.com Erie County sets seasonal record for flu cases for second time in four years GoErie.com A vial of influenza vaccine is ready to be administered in this 2019 file photo taken. "It's been a different type of flu season, with the early surge and now the decline in cases ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News COVID modelling suggests how governments should respond to future variants and outbreaks ABC News Future COVID-19 variants and outbreaks would be best managed by ongoing vaccination and the quicker scaling up of restrictions, according to new research. Key points: The research is the first of its kind to rank policies based on economic and health ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Speech neuroprostheses can decode speech based on brain activity News-Medical.net The paper 'Speech decoding from a small set of spatially segregated minimally invasive intracranial EEG electrodes with a compact and interpretable neural network' has been published in the Journal of Neural Engineering . The research was financed by ... Flag as irrelevant
	University of Wisconsin-Madison New nanoparticles deliver therapy brain-wide, edit Alzheimer's gene in mice University of Wisconsin-Madison Gene therapies have the potential to treat neurological disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, but they face a common barrier — the blood-brain barrier. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a way to move ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian New treatment strategy cuts risk of bowel cancer returning by 28% The Guardian Giving bowel cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts the risk of it coming back by 28%, according to the results of a trial experts are hailing as "fantastic". As many as one in three ... Flag as irrelevant
	WDBJ7 Flu and COVID-19 rates declining in NRV WDBJ7 CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - The New River Health District and the Community Health Center of the New River Valley say COVID-19 and Flu rates are on the decline. "Hand washing and masks and all the things and flu vaccines and COVID vaccines are all ... Flag as irrelevant
	OHSU News OHSU coronavirus (COVID-19) response OHSU News OHSU: 18; Hillsboro Medical Center: 6; OHSU Hospital and OHSU Health Hillsboro Medical Center hospitalization details: 9 Not Fully Vaccinated/Unvaccinated; 13 Fully Vaccinated; 2 Fully Vaccinated with Booster. 2 de-isolated; 22 infectious. Flag as irrelevant
	Nation World News Ultraviolet Nail Polish Dryers Could Pose Health Risk WebMD Jan. 19, 2023 -- Using ultraviolet light to dry gel fingernail polish could contribute to cancer risk, a study by the University of California San Diego has found. The use of ultraviolet light in tanning has known dangers. UCSD scientists decided to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Age 'It's really tricky': How to deal with COVID-19 in 2023, whatever happens The Age While we are all living with the virus now, there is little evidence the pandemic is close to an end. New research from the University of Melbourne modelled the scenarios for the 12 months to October this ... Flag as irrelevant
	KKTV 11 News Colorado offering free, life-saving cervical cancer tests KKTV 11 News DENVER (KKTV) - Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers for women -- and is highly survivable if found early. Knowing this, the state is offering eligible Coloradans free Pap and HPV tests in effort to save more lives. Flag as irrelevant
	Renal and Urology News Higher Prostate Cancer Mortality Among Black Men Tied to Social Determinants of Health Renal and Urology News In a meta-analysis of 47 studies, investigators compared prostate cancer-specific mortality and overall survival between 176,028 Black men and 843,880 White men (median age, 66.4 years). In studies with a low ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stanford Medical Center Report Stanford Medicine researchers measure thousands of molecules from a single drop of blood Stanford Medical Center Report Unlike finger-prick testing for diabetes, which measures a single type of molecule (glucose), multi-omics microsampling gives data about thousands of different molecules at once. The research sounds similar to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cureus A Rare Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Guillain-Barre Syndrome Cureus Central and peripheral nervous system complications generally develop during the course of the illness and actually uncommonly from the beginning of the illness. Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a rare autoimmune polyneuropathy usually occurring post-viral ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pulse Almost 500000 missed out on blood pressure lowering treatment during pandemic Pulse A catch up in new hypertension diagnoses is needed after almost half a million patients may have missed out on starting blood pressure lowering treatment during the pandemic, researchers have suggested. An analysis of prescription data from England, ... Flag as irrelevant
	India Today Researchers engineer bacteria to kill its infectious cousins India Today A modified version of the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae is used to attack the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Researchers have successfully managed to remove the ability of Mycoplasma pneumoniae to cause disease and instead ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News Lecanemab, the New Alzheimer's Treatment: 3 Things To Know Yale Medicine Yale researcher discusses the recent FDA approval of a new Alzheimer's disease treatment. Illustration of amyloid plaques, the characteristic feature of Alzheimer's disease, among neurons. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net $3 million NIH grant to support research on Alzheimer's disease News-Medical.net Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will use a unique combination of imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease on a scale that's never been done before. Jonathan Sweedler, a professor of chemistry, ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net What is the association between nitrite and nitrate exposure and type 2 diabetes? News-Medical.net Nitrites and nitrates are naturally occurring substances present in soil and water and are ingested frequently from diet and drinking water sources. In addition, the compounds are utilized as food additive substances, primarily to increase storage duration ... Flag as irrelevant
	University of Birmingham Chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of colon cancer returning, trial finds University of Birmingham Doctors in countries around the world will now be able to put these findings into clinical practice saving thousands of lives. Giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts their risk of the disease coming back, according to the results ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC27 What's Going Around: COVID increases, flu cases down ABC27 (WHTM) — The CVS MinuteClinic in York is seeing viral upper respiratory infections, COVID, and flu. Flu cases were down slightly this week. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing strep throat, COVID, and a viral stomach ... Flag as irrelevant
	MD Magazine Quantifying the Association Between Anxiety and Depressive Features and High Disease Activity Scores in SLE MD Magazine The clinical presentation of anxiety and depression can also overlap with features of active rheumatic disease, exacerbating the symptom burden experienced by patients. 1 Within the paradigm of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), fatigue ... Flag as irrelevant
	Earth.com Exercise may actually be the fountain of youth Earth.com Imagine if we could reverse the effects of aging simply by exercising. A new study, published in The Journal of Physiology, suggests that exercise may indeed make the muscle cells of lab mice more youthful and may help ameliorate the adverse effects of ... Flag as irrelevant
	BioWorld Online 'Living medicine' created to tackle drug-resistant lung infections Science Daily The treatment also cleared biofilms that accumulate on the surface of endotracheal tubes used by patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia, which is one of the leading causes of mortality in intensive care units. The study paves the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Sex-specific effect of COVID-19 on the immune system Nature.com Certain viral infections (for example, measles) are known to have lasting effects on immune responses to other infections. But little is known about how COVID-19 affects subsequent responses to other pathogens, particularly for people who experience mild ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News Flu, RSV and Covid may have peaked. But the threat isn't over. NBC News It's impossible to predict what happens next, infectious disease doctors say. Young children, in particular, are still at risk for respiratory viruses. Emergency personnel load an ambulance in front of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York on Jan. 12. Flag as irrelevant
	pnas.org Propagating spatiotemporal activity patterns across macaque motor cortex carry kinematic information pnas.org Propagating spatiotemporal neural patterns are widely evident across sensory, motor, and association cortical areas. However, it remains unclear whether any characteristics of neural propagation carry information about specific behavioral details. Here, we ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express Full vaccine series plus prior infection best COVID defence: UCalgary, WHO research Calgary Herald Those with hybrid immunity had above 95 per cent protection against hospitalization and severe disease for 12 months, the study found, with a need for subsequent shots to boost protection after that time period. Those ... Flag as irrelevant
	URMC Pressing Issue: The High Incidence of Lung Cancer URMC Maria Valeria Hernandez Quintana grew up in the vibrant city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was raised by two loving parents who happened to smoke cigarettes. Her maternal grandfather died of lung cancer. But the city's issues with air pollution, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthNews How Does Climate Change Affect Our Health? HealthNews Climate change impacts all aspects of our lives, including our health. From inflammation caused by wildfire smoke to diseases-carrying vectors migrating to new areas, the threats associated with changing climate are here to stay. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Newly Identified Gonorrhea Strains Show Signs Of Antibiotic Resistance Kaiser Health News The CDC is investigating with public health officials in Massachusetts where the strains were identified in 2 patients. Both were cured with the standard antibiotic but genetic profiling prompted a warning that the bacteria "is becoming less responsive ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Heritable defects in telomere and mitotic function selectively predispose to sarcomas Science Variants in centrosome genes are linked to malignant peripheral nerve sheath and gastrointestinal stromal tumors, whereas heritable defects in the shelterin complex link susceptibility to sarcoma, melanoma, and thyroid cancers. These studies indicate a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Thousands at risk of heart attacks due to Covid disruption, experts warn The Guardian Thousands of people are at risk of avoidable heart attacks and strokes, experts have warned, after nearly 500,000 people in England, Scotland and Wales missed out on starting blood pressure-lowering drugs during the pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Machine learning identifies T cell receptor repertoire signatures associated with COVID-19 severity Nature.com T cell receptor (TCR) repertoires are critical for antiviral immunity. Determining the TCR repertoire composition, diversity, and dynamics and how they change during viral infection can inform the molecular specificity of host responses to viruses such ... Flag as irrelevant

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