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What to Know About the New RSV Immunizations New vaccines for older adults and an antibody therapy for infants provide options for preventing severe infection. Share full article.
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More young women are getting breast cancer. They want answers. Kelsey Kaminky first noticed a small lump in her left breast in November. It felt like a misshapen marble. Given her young age, her doctor suspected it was a benign cyst and told her further testing wouldn't be needed. But Kaminky, 32, couldn't shake a ...
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FDA approves first vaccine to protect newborns from RSV The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first vaccine that protects newborns from respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. The vaccine, made by Pfizer, is given to mothers late in their pregnancies and provides protection to ...
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MRI scan could screen men for prostate cancer MRI picked up some serious cancers that would have been missed by PSA alone. At present there is no national screening programme because PSA is considered too unreliable, although men over 50 can ...
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Wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia, study says In the western United States, there are regions where half of people's annual exposure to fine particulate pollution is caused by wildfire smoke, said Sara Adar, an environmental epidemiologist at the University of Michigan and an author of the new study, ...
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Another case of locally acquired malaria was found, but an expert says no need for widespread concern Malaria occurs when a person is bitten by a mosquito carrying malaria parasites, mainly the Anopheles mosquito, the CDC said. Malaria isn't contagious and can't be spread person-to-person.
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Toddlers' Screen Time Linked to Delayed Development Young children who spent more time in front of screens -- whether television, video games, or mobile phones and other electronic devices -- had higher likelihood of developmental delays, according to a Japanese study. In a cohort study of 7,097 ...
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A salmonella outbreak is being linked to pet turtles Symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, vomiting, fever and stomach cramps. Dos and don'ts of owning a pet turtle. Turtles with shells smaller than four inches wide cannot be kept as pets ...
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Endometriosis: How do you keep exercising with the condition? That's something personal trainer Stef Williams knows only too well. She tells BBC Newsbeat having endometriosis is "awful" and says on a bad day she experiences "stabbing, crippling pains" ...
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Air pollution associated with higher rates of dementia, poor health Researchers attributed PM2.5 exposure to nearly 188,000 new dementia cases in the U.S. per year. · Air pollution and potentially toxic and hazardous sites may contribute to racial health disparities.
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'Time Is Brain': More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When people suffering a stroke need a transfer to another hospital, time is of the essence. But a new study finds that most Americans in that situation face delays ...
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RSV Vaccine Approved for Use in Pregnancy to Protect Infants — Prescribing info has warning about the potential risk for premature birth ; The FDA approved Pfizer's bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein vaccine (Abrysvo) for use in pregnant individuals ; In the phase III MATISSE study ; An FDA ...
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FDA approves RSV vaccine for moms-to-be to guard their newborns WASHINGTON -- U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the scary respiratory infection. RSV is notorious for filling hospitals with wheezing babies every fall and ...
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Parkinson's disease could be detected early with AI scans, scientists say Eye scans powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could detect Parkinson's disease before people have symptoms, a study has suggested. Teams from London's Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology used AI to analyse a dataset and ...
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4 CT residents test positive for rare Powassan virus, which comes from tick bites At the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, Dr. Goudarz Molaei and his team study and research ticks brought in from the public. Pictured on the left is a female adult deer tick in his lab.
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COVID May Increase Risk of High Blood Pressure People at greatest risk were age 40 or older, men, or had conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary artery disease, or chronic kidney disease.
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Prevalence, incidence, and outcomes of hepatitis E virus coinfection in patients with chronic hepatitis C Hepatic decompensation or liver-related mortality was not observed. There were six seroreversion cases among 172 anti-HEV-positive patients (1.22/100 person-years). In conclusion, approximately one-third of the adult Korean chronic HCV patients were anti- ...
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COVID-19 cases are ticking up in Toronto. Should you rush to get vaccinated? Health experts say most Canadians still have some protection against virus, but monitoring subvariants. Julia Knope · CBC News · Posted: Aug 22, 2023 2:00 AM PDT | Last Updated: less than a minute ago. Toronto Public Health nurses hold a flu and ...
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'Flesh-eating' bacteria found in raw shellfish and seawater linked to 5 deaths in Florida Vibrio vulnificus is a naturally occurring bacteria in warm, brackish seawater. It requires salt, and can enter through fresh cuts and scrapes, the Department of Health said. It can also cause disease in people ...
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'Covid is not gone:' Coastal Health District leaders see increase in Covid-19 cases SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Public health leaders are responding to the recent spike of COVID cases across our region. Coastal Health District's Dr. Bonzo Reddick says COVID cases have doubled in the past month in our area. He says if the community doesn't ...
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NUS researchers harness nature's design to develop novel pressure sensor Led by Associate Professor Benjamin Tee from the NUS College of Design and Engineering and NUS Institute for Health Innovation & Technology, the research team's findings were recently published in scientific journal Nature Materials on 17 August 2023.
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Dingell Demands Answers and Calls for Stricter Requirements to Prevent TB Infection Due to Bone Grafts Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Mandy Cohen expressing concerns about a recent outbreak ...
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FDA approves first vaccine to protect newborns from RSV The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first vaccine that protects newborns from respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. The vaccine, made by Pfizer, is given to mothers late in their pregnancies and provides protection to ...
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Study Highlights Importance of Preventative Cancer Screenings on Health, Economy The Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) currently recommends single-site cancer screening for colorectal, lung, breast, and cervical cancer for individuals at risk. But many cancers still go undetected and have poor outcomes.
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West Nile Virus Detected In W.Va. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says cases of the virus are spiking upwards in the United States. CDC - Facebook. Listen. Share this Article. West Virginia has reported its first case of the West Nile virus this year in Hardy ...
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Blue light glasses don't help eye strain, study says Existing research was reviewed to determine whether blue light filtering lenses have any merit. Researchers analyzed data from 17 randomized controlled clinical trials in six countries. They found that blue light glasses do not help with ...
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Defining "better": A look at the new Alzheimer's drugs According to the clinical trial of Leqembi published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the drug actually shows a statistically significant impact on measures of cognitive decline (not just a reduction of beta amyloid like Aduhelm).
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Highly mutated COVID virus variant BA.2.86 showing up in multiple countries (There are no BA.2.86 detections yet in Canada, though scientists are actively monitoring this lineage, the Public Health Agency of Canada told CBC News on Monday.) This Omicron offshoot has more than ...
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This St. John's pub led a harm reduction blitz in the wake of overdose deaths The Newfoundland Embassy, located near the city's famous bar-packed George Street, asked harm reduction nurses to provide naloxone training to its staff. But co-owner Niall Hickey said he didn't want ...
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Back-to-school immunization clinic planned in Missoula MISSOULA, Mont. — For the first time ever, the Missoula Health Department will host a back-to-school immunization clinic this Wednesday. The clinic will provide parents and guardians a convenient way for their children to receive required vaccinations.
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Overdose death rate is lower on the Central Coast, new database finds Since 2015, fatal overdoses have more than doubled across the country, a new database released by the San Francisco Chronicle found—using data from the Center for Disease Control. On the Central Coast, the mortality rate is significantly lower compared ...
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NYU Langone Health in the News—Tuesday, August 22, 2023 How a Family's Choice to Donate a Body for Pig Kidney Research Could Help Change Transplants Associated Press – August 19 -Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, the H. Leon Pachter, MD, Professor of Surgery, chair, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant ...
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Update on Covid, RSV vaccines Infection with Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, typically picks up in the fall. Infants and older adults are particularly vulnerable. Older adults with chronic heart or lung disease or decreased immune systems should check with their doctors right away ...
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Are All Benzodiazepines Created Equal in Terms of Survival in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer? Lorazepam is commonly prescribed to treat anxiety in patients undergoing cancer treatment. However, there is little comprehensive research about how benzodiazepine use may affect cancer outcomes. "When we study response to therapy, we think ...
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Use of Lorazepam and Survival Outcomes for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer They also performed mechanistic studies to investigate the effects of lorazepam on pancreatic tumors on a cellular level. The study assessed the association between benzodiazepine prescriptions (including diazepam, lorazepam, alprazolam, temazepam, ...
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Cell therapy that repairs cornea damage with patient's own stem cells achieves positive phase I trial results The patients experienced early clinical gains: two were able to undergo a corneal transplant and two reported significant improvements in vision without additional treatment. CALEC procedure takes small amount of stem cells from healthy eye, grows and ...
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New insights into the protein-mediated motor neuron loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Date: August 18, 2023; Source: Niigata University; Summary: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a widespread neurodegenerative disease caused by the loss of neurons that control movement. Although abnormal accumulation of proteins called TDP-43 ...
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True or false? Debunking 3 cancer myths Cancer is usually a word that is thought of negatively. Some facts or opinions about cancer that may have existed decades ago may still linger today even though doctors and researchers have moved the needle to more promising treatments.
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Researchers May Have Identified Several New Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes Currently, genetic tests for breast cancer consider a few genes such as BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2. However, these genes may explain only a minority of the genetic risk, suggesting more genes remain to be identified.
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New approach to screening has potential to extend survival in glioblastoma brain cancer Image: A PET scan showing glioblastoma in a mouse model. Credit: Preclinical Molecular Imaging team at the ICR using the Albira (PET/SPECT/CT) Bruker system. A new form of screening may improve survival rates among people with a fast-growing type of ...
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Maryland reports 1st locally acquired malaria case in 40 years "We have not seen a case in Maryland that was not related to travel in over 40 years," Maryland Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott, MD, said in a statement. Maryland averages about 200 ...
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Canada monitoring new COVID-19 variant: officials "People should be cautious about jumping to premature conclusions," said Dr. Isaac Bogoch, a Toronto-based infectious disease expert, during a phone interview with CTVNews.ca on Monday. "As ...
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Wisconsin confirms first human case of West Nile virus in 2023 DANE COUNTY, Wis. (FOX 9) - The concern with West Nile virus continues after the first human case this year is detected in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and Public Health Madison & Dane County have confirmed the case ...
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New treatments for Alzheimer's disease Blazing trails or the road to nowhere? Donanemab is a new monoclonal antibody treatment that binds to amyloid β to stimulate microglial removal of amyloid plaques from the brain in people with Alzheimer's disease.1 In ...
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Measles warning for Western Australians travelling to Bali WA Health is urging people planning to travel overseas to ensure they are fully protected against measles, following two recent measles cases in New South Wales in travellers who have returned from Bali. Dr Paul Effler, Acting Director Communicable ...
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EEE: Child has died in Baldwin County after being bitten by a mosquito She died from a disease called eastern equine encephalitis which was carried by a mosquito. One other person has been confirmed to have the virus in Baldwin County. It's important to protect yourself from mosquitos-- ...
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Ipilimumab Plus Nivolumab May Improve Outcomes in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Melanoma, Study Suggests These findings demonstrated the combination therapy may extend progression-free survival and help patients overcome resistance to prior immunotherapies. Background. Ipilimumab and nivolumab are immune checkpoint inhibitors. Nivolumab is capable of blocking ...
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Schizophrenia genetic risk factor impairs mitochondrial function Researchers at Rutgers and Emory University are gaining insights into how schizophrenia develops by studying the strongest-known genetic risk factor. When a small portion of Chromosome 3 is missing -- known as 3q29 deletion syndrome -- it increases the ...
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expert reaction to study of time restricted diet in mouse models of Alzheimer's Disease A study published in Cell Metabolism looks at time-restricted feeding and memory in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Dr Susan Kohlhaas, Executive Director of Research & Partnerships at Alzheimer's Research UK says: "The effect of fasting on ...
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What to Know About the Latest Covid Wave in New York City A woman sits in a darkened subway car, with only her blue mask illuminated. Covid cases rose significantly this summer, and health officials say masks are still advisable in public spaces.
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