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	health Daily update ⋅ July 17, 2023
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	CNN With new therapies that promise to slow Alzheimer's disease, researchers race to reform how patients are diagnosed CNN Over two years, researchers gave brain imaging positron emission tomography, or PET, scans that use radioactive tracers to light up deposits of beta amyloid in the brain to more than 11,000 patients diagnosed with early memory and thinking changes with an ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Annual AIDS Walk brings thousands to Golden Gate Park on Sunday CBS News SAN FRANCISCO -- Approximately 2,000 people marched through Golden Gate Park on Sunday for the annual AIDS Walk San Francisco. Among those in attendance were Susan McClain and her daughter. "It's hard to believe -- I'm 55 -- and, in 1985, ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Drug donanemab seen as turning point in dementia fight BBC News Results out today confirm that the drug donanemab, hailed as a turning point in the fight against Alzheimer's, slows cognitive decline by about a third. Mike Colley, who is 80, is one of only a few dozen patients in the UK to take part in the global ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk? U.S. News & World Report "These findings highlight the types of activities which may be most beneficial to preserve cognitive health with aging," said lead researcher Joanne Ryan, head of the biological neuropsychiatry and dementia unit at Monash University, in Melbourne. Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic Having Cancer Means I Must Put Myself Before My Kids The Atlantic How will my two children survive this assault on my motherhood, on my capacity to care for them? By Miranda Featherstone. woman in bathtub. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The Risks of Taking Drugs Like Ozempic When You're Over 65 The New York Times Medications that cause drastic weight loss raise specific concerns for older adults. Give this article. Flag as irrelevant
	Healio AHA: E-cigarettes, vaping products may pose dangerous risks for heart, lungs Healio Emerging data suggest e-cigarettes and vaping products could increase risk for CV and pulmonary events and are not a "safe" alternative to combustible cigarettes, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Concussions Won't Lower Your Kid's IQ: Study U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If your child has ever taken a knock to the head on the playing field, a new study has some reassuring news: There's no evidence that a concussion shaves points ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Gene-Editing Tools Pave Way for New Alzheimer's Treatments U.S. News & World Report By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies using CRISPR gene editing offer potential new treatments for Alzheimer's disease. "A pipeline of potential new treatments offers hope for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour Bird flu infects dozens of cats in Poland but risk to humans remains low, WHO says PBS NewsHour LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said more than two dozen cats have been infected with bird flu across Poland, but no people appeared to have been sickened. In a statement on Monday, the U.N. health agency said it was the first time so many ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report For Young Workers, Insomnia Cuts Productivity U.S. News & World Report By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new study from Australia tied some dangerous and unsettling issues to sleep disorders in young people. The research found links to daytime drowsiness, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Treating Alzheimer's Very Early Offers Better Hope of Slowing Decline, Study Finds The New York Times A trial of donanemab, an experimental drug, found it modestly slowed the worsening of memory and thinking and worked better in patients at earlier stages and those under 75. Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint Dozens of Cats in Poland Had Bird Flu but the Risk to People Is Low, the UN Health Agency Says U.S. News & World Report LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said more than two dozen cats have been infected with bird flu across Poland, but no people appeared to have been sickened. In a statement on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Capital Public Radio News Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease death rates Capital Public Radio News Phillip Reese. Alcoholic Liver Disease Death Rates Have Risen. In California and across the U.S., the number of alcoholic liver disease deaths per 100,000 residents rose steadily from 2006 through 2019, then jumped quickly during the pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Texas Public Radio Heart disease is a leading cause of death in Texas. New study says it may affect brain health Texas Public Radio A new study analyzed research between 1971 and 2019 of more than 30,000 people. The data found more than 1,000 patients who had a heart attack during the research experienced cognitive decline (not Alzheimer's or dementia) at a small, ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net What is the relative burden of oncologic and nononcologic mortality among long-term survivors of cancer in the US? News-Medical.net The present study used data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program, focusing on patients diagnosed with breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer between 2003 and 2014. Only ... Flag as irrelevant
	KERA News Heart disease is a leading cause of death in Texas. New study says it may affect brain health KERA News A new study analyzed research between 1971 and 2019 of more than 30-thousand people. The data found more than a thousand patients who had a heart attack during the research experienced cognitive decline (not Alzheimer's or dementia) at a small, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Psychiatric Times The why, when, where, how, and so what of so-called rapidly acting antidepressants Nature.com This fits within the 3 day rapid onset of effect noted with ketamine and esketamine. The manufacturer of brexanolone has developed an oral compound –zuranolone–which has rapid antidepressant and sedative/anxiolytic properties. That drug is given for 14 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com How better sleep can improve productivity Nature.com "Society as a whole has changed quite a lot," says Theun Pieter van Tienoven, a researcher at the Free University of Brussels who studies gender division of labour, daily routines and sleep sociology. "We tend to want to do much more than we can handle in ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSOC Charlotte 'I'm a warrior': Breast cancer survivor joins vaccine trials in hopes of helping others WSOC Charlotte Participants say they hope to put an end to the diseases, as well as save lives. In April of 2022, wife and mother of six, Deatrice Jackson, said she was diagnosed with stage two ... Flag as irrelevant
	ideastream CWRU study links historic real estate redlining to higher veteran mortality rates nationwide ideastream Veterans who lived in redlined neighborhoods across the country have higher mortality rates and face greater risks of cardiovascular disease and related ailments than those living in other locations, Cleveland-based researchers found in a study ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express The Challenges of Defining, Understanding, and Addressing Long COVID Pfizer These cells all play an important role in helping the immune system fight off current and future infections.12; Latent virus reactivation. A 2021 article in Frontiers in Microbiology notes, "It is ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News Ketamine effectively treats severe depression in Australian clinical trial CTV News Published Friday in the British Journal of Psychiatry, the study found that more than one in five patients with treatment-resistant depression saw symptoms disappear after receiving ketamine injections in a clinical trial, while one third reported their ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Unveiling long COVID: new study explores symptoms and strain variations News-Medical.net In a recent study published in the Life Journal, researchers investigated the variation in the clinical and demographic characteristics of acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the persistence of long coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fort Worth Report Newly approved Alzheimer's drug offers hope — with risks — to Tarrant County patients Fort Worth Report Over a span of 18 months, individuals with mild symptoms experienced a slowdown of about five months in their deterioration, according to the critical trial. The majority of reported cases of brain swelling and bleeding have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Q&A: How "vaccine libraries" could arm us against the next pandemic Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance COVID-19 vaccines were developed in record time because scientists were already working on vaccines against related viruses. Dr Melanie Saville from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) explains how a similar approach could yield ... Flag as irrelevant
	KGW.com As vision problems become more common for children, study finds preventative treatment is ineffective KGW.com PORTLAND, Ore. — A new study by researchers, including a group at OHSU, shows more work needs be done to prevent nearsightedness in children. The eye condition is becoming more common, and one current treatment may not be as helpful as doctors thought. Flag as irrelevant
	The BMJ Screening for depression and anxiety in general practice The BMJ Routine screening would result in an unknown number of extra patients being diagnosed with major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders. Some of these patients would accurately be diagnosed, and others would be diagnosed despite not meeting criteria for ... Flag as irrelevant
	RACGP Research finds chess and crosswords help lower dementia risk RACGP Michelle Wisbey. 17/07/2023 4:38:57 PM. Mentally stimulating activities like games are helpful to lower the risk for one of the leading causes of death in Australia. Older people playing chess Research suggests people who routinely engage in literacy ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cureus A Case of Severe Hepatitis in Infant Twins With COVID-19 Cureus On initial evaluation, they were found to have significantly elevated liver enzymes, bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase levels but without signs of liver failure. They were tested for multiple causes of liver injury including autoimmune and infectious ... Flag as irrelevant
	WALB Newly approved Alzheimer's drug to treat disease before symptoms appear WALB There are different stages of Alzheimer's disease there is mild, moderate and severe. So the stages are determined through diagnostic testing, imaging, blood test and also a clinical diagnostic evaluation that is done within the clinic," Dr. Garland Tang, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spectrum News Pulmonologist discusses dealing with effects of Long COVID Spectrum News For more on long COVID, we're joined by Dr. Amit Chopra, a pulmonologist at Albany Medical Center. He discusses if she is still caring for people with long COVID, should it still be a concern for people who test positive for the virus now, vaccinations, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology CAI launches $3m facility to unlock cancer treatment potential Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Using the $1.2 million Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) grant, CAI researchers at the newly opened ACRF Facility for Targeted Radiometals in Cancer (AFTRiC) will study and develop new 'alpha therapies' to kill cancer without damaging healthy ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Should I worry about ticks? The Guardian "Lyme disease, probably the condition most strongly associated with ticks, is a bacterial infection, which might affect as many as 5,000 people each year in the UK," says Dr Tim Brooks, head of the rare and imported pathogens laborator (RIPL). Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times A Positive Covid Milestone The New York Times The United States has reached a milestone in the long struggle against Covid: The total number of Americans dying each day — from any cause — is no longer historically abnormal. Excess deaths, as this number is known, has been an important measure of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Do you take part in genetic studies? That might be in your genes Nature.com The discovery, published on 13 July in Nature Genetics, could help researchers to account for some of the biases in large studies linking genomics with health, behaviour and other traits. Such studies ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tufts Now How Mindfulness Can Ease Your Dental Anxiety. Even if You Don't Love Meditating Tufts Now From three-part breathing to the right music, a dental expert on mind-body wellness shares tips on how adults and kids can feel calmer in the chair. by. Heather Beasley Doyle. July 17, 2023. Tags: Oral Health , Health , Mental Health , School of Dental ... Flag as irrelevant
	STAT How telehealth startups are trying to fill the menopause care vacuum STAT More than two decades later, menopause experts have come to think about the results of the trial very differently. Newer research points to more benefits than risks for many healthy women under 60 treating menopause symptoms with hormone therapy. But many ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca University of Calgary-led study says concussions don't affect kids' intelligence CBC.ca A University of Calgary-led study has some positive news for parents whose children have suffered concussions, finding kids' intelligence is not affected by the brain injury. The research, published in the medical journal Pediatrics on Monday, ... Flag as irrelevant
	MJA Insight Doctors fight systemic hurdles in treating eating disorders MJA Insight We argue that eating disorder conditions don't fit nicely into a medical model, making treatment and care options very challenging, particularly given the constraints with the health system. Eating disorders have among ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox Baltimore Don't delay: Schedule a back-to-school physical for your child Fox Baltimore BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Believe it or not - back to school for many students is now just a little more than a month away. And something you shouldn't wait on: your child's back to school physical. Dr. Robin Motter-Mast from GBMC Healthcare joined Fox 45 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Medical Journal of Australia Consistent mask use and SARS‐CoV‐2 epidemiology: a simulation modelling study The Medical Journal of Australia Masks effectively reduce severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) transmission.1 However, the impact of mask wearing over an extended period on morbidity and mortality at the population level is less clear, particularly given the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Intermittent Fasting: Is It Actually Good for You? Bloomberg The artificial sweetener aspartame could cause cancer. Am I too old to fast? Who is intermittent fasting safe for? Are there any suggested guidelines or guard rails? I'm age 81 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News London New Western study looks into distorted smell due to long COVID CTV News London A new study out of Western University is shedding light on long-term post COVID-19 smell distortions. Researchers are hoping more people will come forward so they can investigate further on the possibly permanent disorder. Dr. Leigh Sowerby is a ... Flag as irrelevant
	KUNR Public Radio Kids born in the summer may be more likely to get the flu, researchers say KUNR Public Radio This information is shared with social media, sponsorship, analytics, and other vendors or service providers. You may customize which cookies you accept in "Cookie Settings." Cookies Settings Flag as irrelevant

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