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New COVID variants EG.5, FL.1.5.1 and BA.2.86 are spreading. Here's what to know. But the appearance of a new "highly mutated" variant has raised questions among virus trackers about what the coming months could hold. Sign up for National Breaking News ...
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Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it Among people with a history of cardiovascular disease who were surveyed in the new study, only about 40% reported taking aspirin to prevent another heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular event. The proportion of patients using ...
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CDC warns not to 'kiss or cuddle your turtle' as salmonella outbreak spreads to 11 states The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned people to not "kiss or cuddle your turtle" after a salmonella outbreak linked to small turtles has sickened at least 26 people across 11 states. Public health officials announced that they are ...
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Expert Panel Recommends New Options for HIV Prevention In the new recommendations, published on Tuesday in JAMA, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force gave its highest or "grade A" recommendation to three medications approved for PrEP.
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Stop kissing and snuggling turtles, CDC warns amid salmonella outbreak It's a seemingly harmless act: smooching a tiny turtle as it sits in the palm of your hand. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning animal lovers not to do it. At least 26 people across 11 states have recently been infected in a ...
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1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy The women reported signs of mistreatment, such as being verbally abused, having their requests for help go unanswered, having their physical privacy infringed upon and receiving threats to withhold treatment. About 2,400 women were surveyed ...
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Estrogen Cream Not Always Warranted After Prolapse Surgeries, Study Finds By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Women having surgery for pelvic organ prolapse are often prescribed vaginal estrogen to boost the odds of a successful procedure. Now a clinical trial shows it ...
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Scientists employ AI to predict brain cancer outcomes Stanford Medicine scientists and colleagues create an algorithm that could help physicians better understand and target complicated brain tumors. August 22, 2023 - By Anna Marie Yanny. test. Even after glioblastoma patients undergo surgery, ...
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To Keep Depression at Bay, Fighting Negative Thoughts Is Key By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans who experience major depression will suffer a relapse, but a new study suggests that learning to focus on the positive, rather than the ...
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Retinal Changes Emerge Years Before Parkinson's Disease People with Parkinson's disease had retinal changes that could be seen with optical coherence tomography (OCT) years before diagnosis, cross-sectional data suggested. Both incident and prevalent Parkinson's disease were associated with reduced ganglion ...
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Study indicates blue light filtering glasses have little benefit for most: 3 eye-healthy habits to adapt instead "Blue light filtration typically refers to a coating, which can be applied to corrective prescription lenses or plain lenses," Dr. Jen Tsai, an optometrist in New York City and founder of Line of Sight, told ABC News.
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Skipping Aspirin After Heart Attack Raises Odds for Recurrence By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If you've had a heart attack, your doctor likely told you to take a low-dose aspirin daily to stave off a second heart attack or stroke, but most people don't ...
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More Insurers to Expected to Cover PrEP Drugs After Task Force Recommendations Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs are approved for use in helping prevent HIV acquisition. · The US Preventive Services Task Force has released a new statement recommending PrEP for those at high risk of HIV.
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'Couch Potato' Childhoods Could Mean Heavier, Less Healthy Hearts Later By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Children need to get up off the sofa and move more, according to a new study that linked childhood sitting time with heart damage in young adulthood.
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Brain implants, software guide speech-disabled person's intended words to computer screen Our brains remember how to formulate words even if the muscles responsible for saying them out loud are incapacitated. A brain-computer hookup is making the dream of restoring speech a reality. August 23, 2023 - By Bruce Goldman.
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Stay Fit to Avoid A-Fib and Stroke By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People can help reduce their odds of developing atrial fibrillation or stroke through one piece of standard medical advice: stay fit. According to a new study in ...
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Heart Attack Patients Who Take Daily Aspirin Have Lower Risk of New Attacks, Stroke In a study being presented at the ESC Congress 2023, which is being held in Amsterdam on August 25-28, the researchers found that those who didn't consistently take the medication had a greater risk of having a subsequent heart attack, stroke, or death ...
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Rare mosquito-borne virus reported in Alabama and New York, with one death Health officials in two states are warning people to take precautions against mosquito bites because of the presence of Eastern equine encephalitis virus, which spreads through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Two cases have been reported in people in ...
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The road that ends with Alzheimer's The researchers verified their lab-based results by examining natural genetic variation in SORL1 expression in the brain tissue of 50 members of the cohorts, finding again that lower SORL1 activity in neurons was correlated with reduced APOE and CLU in ...
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Arthritis now affects 15% of those over the age of 30. These 6 factors could put you at risk Risk factors for developing osteoarthritis · Inflammatory or autoimmune conditions · Prior joint injury: This is a leading cause of osteoarthritis in younger adults. · Repetitive activities or overuse · Gender: Women are more likely than men to develop the ...
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Getting 4 Hours of Screen Time Daily Tied to Developmental Delays in Toddlers A new study found that longer screen time at age one was linked to developmental delays in communication and problem-solving at ages 2 and 4. Experts say limiting screen time in infants and young children can support their development.
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Eye Scans Could Spot Parkinson's in Earliest Stages By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- British researchers may have found a way to diagnose Parkinson's disease several years sooner. Researchers at University College London and Moorfields Eye ...
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Long COVID Leads to Greater Health Risks, Research Finds Aug. 22, 2023 -- People who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus have a greater risk of many long-term health conditions, including diabetes, lung problems, fatigue, blood clots and disorders affecting the gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal ...
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COVID Cases Continue To Rise as Nation Awaits Updated Vaccine Aug. 22, 2023 – COVID-19 metrics keep ticking up, as the calendar counts down toward the end of September, when an updated vaccine is expected to be made available. Weekly hospitalizations for the virus are up 22%, and deaths are up 8%, according to ...
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Larimer County reports first West Nile death this season; Fort Collins plans to spray again On the same day Larimer County announced the death of a person infected with West Nile virus, the city of Fort Collins announced it will spray for mosquitoes again this weekend. A 66-year-old person died after being hospitalized since the end of July ...
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MRI scan could screen men for prostate cancer The scans proved far more accurate at diagnosing cancer than blood tests, which look for high levels of a protein called PSA. MRI picked up some serious cancers that would have been missed ...
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New COVID cases in Georgia likely driven by summer travel, back to school Doctors are reminding people to wash their hands and get their immunizations and school nurses are reminding parents to keep sick kids at home. It's the season of respiratory illness and influenza-like symptoms. But ...
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Crotty named new chief science officer at La Jolla Institute for Immunology Immunologist Shane Crotty, whose work was pivotal in deciphering the immune system's response to novel coronavirus, will serve as the new chief scientific officer for La Jolla Institute for Immunology. The research institution announced Tuesday that ...
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2 cases of rare mosquito-borne disease EEE detected in Alabama, including 1 death The cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) occurred in Spanish Fort, Alabama, -- nine miles east of Mobile -- the city said in a Facebook update. The Alabama Department of Public Health declined to ...
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Ozempic Side Effects The most common Ozempic side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and constipation. Serious Ozempic side effects include allergic reactions, changes in vision and pancreatitis. Ozempic has an FDA boxed warning for the risk of thyroid C- ...
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New Antibiotic, Clovibactin, Kills Bacteria Without Developing Resistance A new antibiotic, isolated from bacteria that are unculturable, seems capable of combating harmful bacteria and even multi-resistant "superbugs." The new drug, Clovibactin, efficiently killed drug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial pathogens.
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St. Joe County sees COVID cases rising, not unexpected JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - Local health officials are reporting an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases compared to recent months. "Could be coming off of the summer and families ...
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Dio Kemp inquest: doctors say there were no signs of infection when toddler first taken to hospital Dr Timothy Martin and Dr Tobias van Hest, who were working at Monash Medical Centre's emergency department when the three-year-old first presented in November 2019, gave evidence at a coronial inquest into her death on Tuesday.
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Cases of flesh-eating invasive strep A bacteria surge in Australian children It took just two days for one-year-old Jordan Sutherland to go from experiencing clinginess and a slight temperature to being in intensive care after surgery to remove flesh-eating bacteria from his neck, which had "swollen from ear to ear", his mother ...
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New COVID variant spikes cases across US, newest vaccines expected in fall LOS ANGELES - More than three years after the pandemic started, Lolitta Martirosyan just recently contracted COVID-19 for the first time a few weeks ago. For her treatment, she took Paxlovid and isolated from her husband. And she's not the only one.
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Cancer IIF not affected by scrapped two-week wait NHS England's decision to scrap the two-week wait target for cancer referrals will not affect any timescales for cancer-related IIF indicators, it has been confirmed. Until last week, operational standards indicated that 93% of patients with suspected ...
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I'm a doctor who specializes in treating leprosy. Here's what I want you to know Leprosy is caused by infection with one of the bacteria from the Mycobacterium leprae complex. This organism infects the skin and nerves of affected patients and presents as rashes that often have absent sensation, and can have pain or loss of sensation in ...
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Around 1 in 8 new students unprotected against meningitis The UK Health Security Agency ( UKHSA ) and leading meningitis charities are urging students to make sure they have been vaccinated against meningitis and other diseases before the start of the academic year. The NHS MenACWY immunisation programme for ...
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A salmonella outbreak in Georgia is being linked to pet turtles Of the 20 infected people who shared with the CDC how they contracted the infection, 16 reported having contact with a pet turtle. "The true number of sick people in an outbreak is likely much higher ...
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Halifax researcher seeks COVID-19 long haulers to study effects of virus on brain Carter Warrington says living with long COVID means he's constantly battling brain fog — memory loss and trouble concentrating that makes something like watching a TV series difficult. "I like mysteries. But I'm like, 'If you don't remember the ...
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Winning strategy: Bringing AI to the task of medical imaging Our 2010 research paper 'Malignancy detection in digital mammograms' wasn't particularly surprising. This paper found mammograms failed to detect upwards of 30 per cent of breast cancers in Australia, a finding consistent with results in other ...
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Screen time linked to developmental delays in toddlers, new study finds Scientists said they aren't surprised by the results. They say passive screen viewing leaves children more sedentary and takes time away from interpersonal relationships that improve social and communication skills. Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource ...
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Malaria is back in the United States. Here's what you need to know. On June 26, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory with news that the first locally acquired malaria cases in a generation had been reported in Texas and Florida. Malaria, a disease endemic to the United ...
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Protecting every child from poliovirus Abuja ‒ In the remote Nigerian village of Bororo-Kambari, five-year-old Fati Isah and her two siblings are lining up with other children their age and younger, preparing to be vaccinated against polio. "My mother says immunization is important and we ...
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Should We Be Surprised by Leprosy's Recent Spike in Florida? Panosian Dunavan is an infectious diseases expert. Author's note: In this column, "leprosy" and "Hansen's disease" are used interchangeably. "Leper" -- a highly stigmatizing term -- should ...
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Recent Updates in Early Onset Colorectal Cancer: What We Know and Where to Go Amongst myself and colleagues, these diagnoses are amongst the most startling. A call to action has been declared, with a clear signal of receipt, as oncologists globally explore trends, challenges in diagnosis, and future directions.
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Mass. doctor on Boston raccoons testing positive for rabies Dr. Derek Monette is an emergency physician at Mass General Hospital. He explains how uncommon human cases of rabies are. Advertisement. Recommended. Rattled by high mortgage rates? Here's why it's the perfect time to renovate the home you've got.
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Boulder County Resident Dies from West Nile Virus – Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) has confirmed a Longmont resident has passed away from meningoencephalitis caused by West Nile virus (WNV). They were the first Boulder County resident to die from the virus in 2023.
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'Another tool in the toolbox': Billings OBGYN hopeful about new postpartum drug "Increased tearful-ness, the increased fatigue, mixed with the sleep deprivation, the adjustment period of having a new baby and possibly pre-existing mental health conditions can really impact moms," said Dr. Kari Bates, obstetrician at St. Vincent's ...
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