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	health Daily update ⋅ May 26, 2023
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	NPR Virtually ouch-free: Promising early data on a measles vaccine delivered via sticker NPR Vaccine experts tend to be a serious bunch, but many are downright giddy about vaccine clinical trial results presented last week at a medical conference in Seattle. The actual vaccine isn't new — it's the one used to protect against measles and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post What to know about the Powassan virus disease, a tick-borne illness The Washington Post Weymouth's widow is now working to raise awareness about the illness, which tends to be much more serious than Lyme disease and can lead to severe neurological problems such as brain or spinal cord swelling. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR What we know about the health risks of ultra-processed foods NPR People on the ultra-processed diet were fed meals like canned beef ravioli, chicken salad made with canned chicken, tater tots and hot dogs. The unprocessed diet mainly featured fruits, vegetables and unprocessed meats – think baked cod served with a baked ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Gut Bacteria in Toddlers Predictive of Later Weight Gain Medscape DUBLIN ― Gut microbiota, including species type and diversity, in children at age 3.5 years is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) at age 5, and BMI changes between ages 2 and 5 reflect those seen in adults with obesity, shows a study ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News CDC reports more mpox cases as authorities brace for summer resurgence CBS News The agency recently deployed staff to investigate a number of cases around Chicago, which includes several infections of fully vaccinated men. Health officials say the outbreak has primarily involved men who have sex with men. Flag as irrelevant
	The Seattle Times FDA Approves First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19 in Adults FDA.gov Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the oral antiviral Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults who are at high risk for progression to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic What Should Go Into This Year's COVID Vaccine? The Atlantic Unlike the current, bivalent vaccine, which guards against two variants at once, the next one could, like the first version of the shot, have only one main ingredient—the spike protein of the XBB.1 lineage of the Omicron variant, the globe's current ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Monkeypox: London sees rise in cases in last month BBC News The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is urging people at risk of mpox to get vaccinated, following a rise in the number of cases. Latest figures show 10 new infections were diagnosed in London between 30 April and 25 May 2023. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A new antibiotic, discovered with artificial intelligence, may defeat a dangerous superbug CNN Using artificial intelligence, researchers say, they've found a new type of antibiotic that works against a particularly menacing drug-resistant bacteria. When they tested the antibiotic on the skin of mice that were experimentally infected with the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Heavy Marijuana Use Might Raise Risk of Bipolar Disorder, Depression U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy users of marijuana might face an increased risk of bipolar disorder and depression, a new study suggests. The analysis of more than 6.6 million Danish ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Long COVID Now Has a Framework to Define It MedPage Today Long COVID now has a working case definition in the U.S.. Twelve key symptoms of long COVID include postexertional malaise, fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, gastrointestinal symptoms, palpitations, changes in sexual desire or capacity, loss of or change ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Could Microbiome Changes Explain Rise in Colon Cancer Among the Young? U.S. News & World Report "Younger people with colorectal cancer have more biologically aggressive cancers and whatever survival benefit they have by being younger is outweighed by the more aggressive tumor biology. We also know, that for the most part, genetics ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Depression Treatments: Medications, Lifestyle Changes & More U.S. News & World Report By Ann Schreiber HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Depression is a debilitating condition that can leave its millions of sufferers in despair. Globally, an estimated 5% of adults suffer from depression, ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI BBC News Antibiotics kill bacteria. However, there has been a lack of new drugs for decades and bacteria are becoming harder to treat, as they evolve resistance to the ones we have. Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Mpox is down, but US cities could be at risk for summertime outbreaks The Washington Post NEW ORLEANS — The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year's outbreaks. Mpox infections exploded early in the summer of 2022 in the wake of Pride gatherings. More than 30,000 U.S. cases were ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Pentavalent meningitis vaccine continues to show promise in phase 3 trial Healio A pentavalent vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis was shown to be safe and effective in a phase 3 trial conducted among children and young adults in Africa's meningitis belt, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. Flag as irrelevant
	California Healthline Mammograms at 40? Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Fresh Debate California Healthline A photo of a woman receiving a mammogram. (iStock / Getty Images). While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel's recommendation that women get routine mammography ... Flag as irrelevant
	MD Magazine OCTA-based Assessment of Diabetic Macular Ischemia May Help Evaluate DR Progression MD Magazine In addition, recent literature has reported that the presence of DMI on OCTA could help predict retinal disease progression and visual acuity deterioration, further enhancing the management of DR. 3. Related Content ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Daily Multivitamin Improves Memory in Older Adults: Study WebMD The people took online brain function tests annually to evaluate the impact of the vitamins, including the ModRey test, which asks people to recall words. "Daily multivitamin supplementation, compared to placebo, improves memory," the authors concluded. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Experts Devise Symptom Checklist to Help Define Long COVID U.S. News & World Report Symptoms contributing to the new PASC score include: post-exertional malaise; fatigue; brain fog; dizziness; gastrointestinal symptoms; heart palpitations; changes in sexual desire or capacity; affected smell or taste; thirst; chronic cough; chest pain; ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salon Researchers Discover Brain Abnormalities in Babies Who Had SIDS WebMD May 25, 2023 – Researchers have discovered specific brain abnormalities in babies who died of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. For decades, researchers have been trying to understand why some otherwise healthy babies under 1 year old mysteriously ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Chicago Health Officials Urge Vaccinations Amid Uptick in Mpox Cases NBC Chicago A health professional shows doses of Monkeypox vaccines at the Edison municipal vaccination centre in Paris Wednesday July 27, 2022. The World Health Organization says the global outbreak of mpox, which initially baffled experts when the smallpox ... Flag as irrelevant
	Study reveals more efforts needed to communicate safety of HPV vaccine AAP News Concern over the safety of human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) was one of the top reasons parents gave for choosing not to allow their teens to receive the vaccine, and the percentage of parents citing this worry grew from 2010-'20, according to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Coronavirus sampling and surveillance in bats from 1996–2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis Nature.com Fewer than one in five studies collected and reported longitudinal data, and euthanasia did not improve virus detection. We show that bat sampling before the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was concentrated in China, with research gaps in South Asia, the Americas and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Gut microbiome associated with low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery Nature.com Postoperative stool samples from patients with minor or major LARS after sphincter-preserving surgery (SPS) for rectal cancer were collected and analyzed using 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing method. The symptom patterns of LARS were classified into two ... Flag as irrelevant
	KHOU.com How one Houston-area county is fighting back against mosquitoes KHOU.com Brazoria County, like other coastal counties in Texas, has a dedicated mosquito control district. Author: Ugochi Iloka. Published: 5:09 PM CDT May 25, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Why brain eating amoeba infections are climbing in northern states Becker's Hospital Review Increasing temperatures are creating the perfect environment for the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri to thrive in. Northern U.S. states including Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota have seen infections from the bacteria climb, causing public ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTVZ A new antibiotic, discovered with artificial intelligence, may defeat a dangerous superbug KTVZ By Brenda Goodman, CNN. (CNN) — Using artificial intelligence, researchers say, they've found a new type of antibiotic that works against a particularly menacing drug-resistant bacteria. When they tested the antibiotic on the skin of mice that were ... Flag as irrelevant
	nebraskamed.com "I Know It When I See It": Definitions of Treatment-Resistant Depression Psychiatric Times "In 1964, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart was asked for his test for obscenity and his response famously was, 'I know when I see it.' In the real world and clinical practice, I think that is essentially how we wind up defining treatment-resistant ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 12 key symptoms define long Covid, new study shows, bringing treatments closer CNN After more than two years and an investment of nearly $1.2 billion, researchers say they've come up with a list of 12 symptoms that can reliably classify someone as having long Covid, a working definition that should accelerate research into the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Plant-based diets are better for you, new study finds. Here are the health benefits Fortune As part of the new study, researchers looked at 30 randomized trials with 2,372 participants, published between 1982 and 2022. They examined the effect of vegetarian or vegan diets compared to omnivorous diet, which include animal and plants, on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	OncLive Clinical Trials in Endometrial Cancer Need Improved Diversity to Address Rising Mortality Rates OncLive That is also contributing to the increase in mortality," Pothuri said in an interview with OncLive ® following an OncLive State of the Science Summit ™ on gynecologic cancers, which she chaired. Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca BC concussion researchers propose change to 'wildly inconsistent' way the brain injury is diagnosed CBC.ca Remembering what happened after she hit her head on the ice while playing hockey is tough for Meg Kerekes. But the former Vancouver high school hockey player knows how that particular headache felt — "like a one-pound weight on the spot that got hit.''. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Insights into the direction and extent of gut microbiome dysbiosis in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment News-Medical.net Neurodegeneration includes immunological activation through a defective gut barrier, neuroinflammation, and blood-brain barrier impairments. AD, a neurodegenerative illness, is characterized by gradual cognitive decline and memory loss. The initial stage ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chemist+Druggist National flu immunisation programme 2023 to 2024 letter GOV.UK Dear colleagues,. Seasonal flu vaccination remains a critically important public health intervention and a key priority for 2023 to 2024 to reduce morbidity, mortality and hospitalisation associated with flu at a time when the NHS and social care will ... Flag as irrelevant
	Global Polio Eradication Initiative Stakeholders Commit to A Renewed Strategic Framework on Polio Transition Global Polio Eradication Initiative In Somalia, integrated public health teams, built on the polio network, deliver a broad range of health services, despite challenges posed by ongoing polio outbreaks and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Central African Republic, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Hibernation artificially triggered in potential space travel breakthrough The Guardian The advance is seen as significant because the technique was effective in rats – animals that do not naturally hibernate. This raises the prospect that humans may also retain a vestigial hibernation circuit in the brain that could be artificially ... Flag as irrelevant
	UCLA Newsroom A metabolic process in cancer cells could unlock a possible treatment for glioblastoma UCLA Newsroom Glioblastomas are lethal brain tumors with few treatment options and a poor prognosis for most patients. A UCLA-led team identified a genetic alteration that occurs in 60% of people who are diagnosed with glioblastoma; that mutation disrupts the cancer ... Flag as irrelevant
	Safety+Health magazine Keep added sugars low to sweeten your health: study Safety+Health magazine They found that increased sugar consumption carries "significant harmful associations" with asthma, depression, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, stroke, multiple cancers and other negative health outcomes. The researchers determined that limiting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Ultrasound brain pulses put mice in a hibernation-like state Science It's a classic science fiction trope: Astronauts on an interstellar journey are kept in sleek, refrigerated pods in a state of suspended animation. Although such pods remain purely fictional, scientists have pursued research into inducing a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Neuroscience News Running Rewires the Aging Brain: Exercise Protects Memory Function Neuroscience News Summary: Physical activity, particularly running, has been found to rewire aging brains, helping to preserve memory functions. Researchers revealed long-term running keeps older neurons wired, potentially preventing age-related memory loss and ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthCentral.com Pustular Psoriasis: Symptoms, Pictures, and Treatments HealthCentral.com This rare form of psoriasis causes pus-filled bumps that blister over and then peel off. Updated May 25, 2023. By. Marygrace ... Flag as irrelevant
	Neuroscience News Step Up for Brain Health: Walking Boosts Brain Networks, Combats Alzheimer's Neuroscience News The research, involving older adults with normal cognitive function and those with mild cognitive impairment, showcased an improvement in memory recollection abilities after a 12-week walking exercise regimen. The brain activity observed was stronger and ... Flag as irrelevant
	NYU Langone Health RECOVER Study Offers Expanded Working Definition of Long COVID NYU Langone Health A study led by the National Institutes of Health's RECOVER Initiative and supported by NYU Langone Health, home to the effort's Clinical Science Core (CSC), provides an expanded working definition of long COVID. "This study is an important step toward ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tech Times Placebo effect in technical applications increases risk-taking behavior News-Medical.net Human augmentation technologies refer to technological aids that enhance human abilities. They include things like exoskeletons, but also augmented reality headsets. A study at the Chair of Human-Centered Ubiquitous Media at LMU has now shown that ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Biological abnormality makes some infants vulnerable to sudden death News-Medical.net Sudden infant death syndrome is a case where the death of an apparently healthy infant before their first birthday remains unexplained even after thorough investigation. Death generally seems to occur when infants are sleeping. Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express Can women with PCOS conceive naturally? Yes, just lose weight and modify your lifestyle The Indian Express Even a five per cent reduction in weight can reduce hormonal imbalance. Then the chances of egg release or spontaneous ovulation automatically go up and there is a better chance of natural conception. Otherwise, there are assisted ... Flag as irrelevant
	wgbh.org 12 key symptoms of long COVID highlighted in national study led by Mass. researchers wgbh.org People who suffer from long COVID experience symptoms more than 30 days after being infected with the coronavirus. The study found the most common of those long COVID symptoms are a loss of smell or taste, chronic cough, and a worsening of symptoms after ... Flag as irrelevant
	OHSU News OHSU research offers clues for potential widespread HIV cure in people OHSU News New research from Oregon Health & Science University is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant. The study's insights may bring scientists closer to developing what they hope will become a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pulse Vaccination 'key priority' for this year, says annual flu campaign letter to GPs Pulse Plans for this year's seasonal flu vaccination campaign have been set out by NHS England, with further guidance on any Covid-19 vaccination programme to follow. In a letter to GPs today, officials said flu vaccination remains a 'critically important ... Flag as irrelevant

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