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	health Daily update ⋅ March 18, 2023
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	The Washington Post Long-covid symptoms are less common now than earlier in the pandemic The Washington Post The analysis of nearly 5 million U.S. patients who had covid, a study based on a collaboration between The Washington Post and research partners, shows that 1 in 16 people with omicron received medical care for symptoms associated with long covid within ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR What is Babesiosis? A rare tick-borne disease is on the rise in the Northeast NPR Cases of babesiosis rose by 25% from 2011 to 2019, causing the CDC to add three states — Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire — to the list of those where the illness is considered endemic. Flag as irrelevant
	IFLScience Mixed-Race Woman 'Possibly Cured' of HIV WebMD March 17, 2023 – The middle-aged woman who had HIV but has been in remission after receiving an umbilical cord stem cell transplant more than five years ago for her leukemia is now considered "possibly cured." She is known as "the New York patient," ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Breakthrough Treatment 'Cured' First Woman of HIV Healthline The stem cell transplants for her procedure were the first to be derived from cord blood. Previous procedures used stem cell transplants that came from compatible adult donors. Researchers at the 29th annual Conference on ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Outbreak of Polio Linked to Newer Oral Vaccine Detected in Africa MedPage Today For the first time, cases of paralytic polio have been linked to the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), with multiple cases detected in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) ... Flag as irrelevant
	HeraldScotland High Caffeine Levels Linked to Lower Body Fat, Diabetes Risk WebMD Although additional research is needed, the findings open possibilities about the role that calorie-free caffeinated drinks could play in lowering the risks for obesity, diabetes, and other conditions. "Caffeine has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com What is face blindness? COVID-19 may cause rare brain condition, study finds Today.com The case study, led by researchers at Dartmouth College, indicates that COVID-19 can cause severe and persistent neuropsychological problems, including deficits in facial recognition and navigation abilities. Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Caffeine intake causally associated with lower BMI, type 2 diabetes risk Healio Key takeaways: A study found evidence that supports causal associations of higher plasma caffeine concentrations with lower weight and type 2 diabetes risk. The reduction in BMI was attributed to nearly half of caffeine's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline How CRISPR Gene Editing May Help Reverse Vision Loss Healthline The disease is one of the significant causes of blindness in humans. More than 100 locations on 50 genes have been linked to retinitis pigmentosa. In this study, scientists targeted a mutation in the enzyme PDE6βk a protein that's vital for visual ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Hepatitis C virus E1 and modified E2 delivered from an mRNA vaccine induces protective immunity Nature.com The induction of a protective immune response to surrogate recombinant vaccinia virus (VV) expressing homologous HCV glycoprotein(s) challenge infection in a BALB/c mouse model was observed. Vaccination with a mRNA-LNP expressing soluble E1 (sE1) ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Babesiosis, a tickborne disease, is on the rise in Northeast, according to CDC report CNN "Persons spending time outdoors in states with endemic babesiosis should practice tick bite prevention, including wearing long pants, avoiding underbrush and long grass, and using tick repellents," according to the CDC. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Lung Cancer: How a Drug Combination May Help Reduce Tumors Healthline Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 80% of lung cancers. · Some NSCLCs involve gene mutations, which can make treatment trickier. · Research has revealed a new targeted drug therapy that effectively shrinks lung tumors. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Give babies peanut butter to cut allergy by 77%, study says BBC News Giving young babies - between four and six months old - tiny tastes of smooth peanut butter could dramatically cut peanut allergies, say scientists. Research shows there is a crucial opportunity during weaning to cut allergy cases by 77%. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com The evolution of antibiotic resistance is associated with collateral drug phenotypes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Nature.com This phenomenon of collateral sensitivity is largely unexplored in M. tuberculosis but has the potential to identify alternative therapeutic strategies to combat drug-resistant strains that are unresponsive to current treatments. Here, by using drug ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Risk factors for Baerveldt glaucoma drainage implantation for uveitic glaucoma Nature.com Uveitic glaucoma (UG) is sometimes intractable, including intricate interaction between intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation associated with inflammation and side effects of steroids. Based on the Tube Versus Trabeculectomy study in refractory glaucoma ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian What are the real signs of a healthy gut? A user's guide The Guardian Solid organs help along the way: the liver, pancreas and gall bladder. The entire digestive tract is about 5m long in a typical adult, with the small intestine making up two-thirds, but there is plenty of variation between people. Flag as irrelevant
	Globalnews.ca Stabilized and persistent: Experts look at the future of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan Globalnews.ca "It has stabilized, but it's stabilized at a pretty moderate, to moderate high level, which is not where we want to see it," said Dr. Cory Neudorf, professor of community health and epidemiology at the USask College of Medicine. Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint ICMR approves RT-qPCR kit to detect influenza, SARS-CoV-2, RSV; here's how it works Livemint The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approved test kit developed by Chennai-based KRIYA Medical technologies which can detect influenza H1N1, H3N2, Yamagata and Victoria sublineages, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), ... Flag as irrelevant
	Contagionlive.com CDI Risk Higher for People with COVID-19 Contagionlive.com A new report looking at hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) rates among people with and without COVID-19 found that the CDI incidence rate among people infected with SARS-CoV-2 was much higher than the incidence rate among people ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times Sewer biofilms and SARS-CoV-2 Nature.com In this study, Li and colleagues used a sewer reactor to analyse sorption, stability and persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewers. The authors found that SARS-CoV-2 RNA accumulated on solid compartments and biofilms in sewers, which offered more niches and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hartford Hospital 3 Common Causes of Erectile Dysfunction Hartford Hospital This can impact the blood flow in the body, including the penis. "It affects oxygen transport, which is important in erection physiology," says Dr. O'Brien. "This primarily affects the blood vessels that feed to the penis." ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Computational analysis of large genetic datasets reveals rare disease etiologies News-Medical.net Using a new computational approach they developed to analyze large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare ... Flag as irrelevant
	Research Horizons Vitamin A and Risk for Pancreatitis During Chemotherapy for ALL The ASCO Post Consuming a diet rich in vitamin A or its analogs may help prevent pediatric and young adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) reduce their risk of developing pancreatitis during chemotherapy, according to a recent study by Tsai et al in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Dividend Wealth Weekly Situation Update Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 remains a central feature of this update but other ongoing or potential public health issues are also covered. This product is intended to enhance situational awareness among the public health, healthcare, and emergency management communities. Flag as irrelevant
	Managed Healthcare Executive Contact Dermatitis Can Be a Complication of Metal Implants Managed Healthcare Executive Although not a common complication of hip, knee and other metal implants, the number of allergic reactions is growing, partly the number of joint replacements is growing, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Bird-flu virus makes itself at home in Canada's foxes and skunks Nature.com Tamiru Alkie at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Winnipeg and his colleagues sequenced the genomes of bird-flu strains isolated from 40 infected foxes, skunks and mink from across Canada. The isolated viruses — all ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wildlife Society Culling vampire bats may exacerbate rabies spread The Wildlife Society Latin American countries have been culling common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) for decades to control the spread of rabies to cattle, often using rodenticides. In a study published in Science Advances, researchers looked at how effective culling ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSAZ-TV Changes to your skin after using weight loss drugs like Ozempic with Living Will Aesthetics WSAZ-TV HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Ozempic is a popular diabetes drug that people are now using for weight loss. Dr. Jarrod Chapman with Living Well Aesthetics weighed in on some things to know before you try it. This segment is sponsored content and not a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Who's behind Biden's $12 billion budget bet? Politico Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from Allie Bice. Send tips | Subscribe here| Email Eli | Email Lauren. When President JOE BIDEN unveiled his budget last week, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Sun-Times Weed's impact on teenagers? UIC neuroscientist uses rats to study marijuana's effects on adolescent brains Chicago Sun-Times A lab assistant spins a dial, bringing into focus on a screen a rodent brain cell about one-seventh the diameter of a human hair. It's from a teenage lab rat that was high on tetrahydrocannabinol — THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Opposite effects of positive and negative symptoms on resting-state brain networks in schizophrenia Nature.com Schizophrenia brains showed a more stable integrating process and a more variable segregating process, thus maintaining higher segregation, especially in the limbic system. Hallucinations were associated with higher integration in attention systems, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Development and validation of a simple machine learning tool to predict mortality in leptospirosis Nature.com The simplified score, named QuickLepto, has five variables (age > 40 years; lethargy; pulmonary symptom; mean arterial pressure < 80 mmHg and hematocrit < 30%) and good predictive accuracy (AUC-ROC = 0.788). Flag as irrelevant
	Quanta Magazine The Unpredictable Abilities Emerging From Large AI Models Quanta Magazine That prompt was one of 204 tasks chosen last year to test the ability of various large language models (LLMs) — the computational engines behind AI chatbots such as ChatGPT. The simplest LLMs produced surreal responses. "The movie is a movie about a man ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Why Canada avoided a severe winter COVID wave CBC.ca And new research continues to back up why: Hybrid immunity from vaccination and prior infection is holding up against hospitalizations and deaths and will likely continue to help control the severity of COVID-19 in Canada and around the world for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Genomic analysis of Ashaninka individuals reveals an unexpected amount of underlying diversity News-Medical.net Ashaninka show a high genetic proximity with other populations from Amazonian Peru and from the east side of the Andes, but their ancestral origins can probably be traced back to a migration from southeastern South America or even from the Southern Cone.". Flag as irrelevant
	Nation World News Colberg, et al: All kids deserve access to nourishing foods in school Vermont Biz by Karen Colberg Vermont businesses large and small are pillars of our local communities: providing goods and services, offering local employment opportunities, contributing to the local economy, and advocating for the well-being of our people. Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express Humans can take revenge on mosquitoes by deactivating their sperm, reveals new study The Indian Express New research into the protein profile of the Culex mosquito's could allow for new environment-friendly methods to control mosquito populations. Advertisement. By ... Flag as irrelevant
	SABC News South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 ( 16 March ) National Institute for Communicable Diseases The NICD has tested 4830 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 772 (16%) were confirmed positive. In outbreak-affected provinces, 766 cases have been reported since week 40, 2022. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Evaluating patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for future clinical trials in adult patients with optic neuritis Nature.com Psychometric appraisal revealed the NEI-VFQ-51 and 10-item neuro module had some relevant content development but weak psychometric development, and the FAMS had stronger psychometric development using Rasch Analysis, but was only somewhat relevant to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Physician's Weekly The cardiovascular and renal effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in patients with advanced diabetic ... Cardiovascular Diabetology Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of mortality in both patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) [1, 2]. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is also a major cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and ... Flag as irrelevant

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