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	health Daily update ⋅ September 26, 2023
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	NPR An overdose drug is finally over-the-counter. Is that enough to stop the death toll? NPR Earlier this month, drug stores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country's first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids. It's sold as a nasal spray under the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Much Coffee Is Too Much Coffee? The New York Times Coffee can be many things: a morning ritual, a cultural tradition, a productivity hack and even a health drink. Studies suggest, for instance, that coffee drinkers live longer and have lower risks of Type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, cardiovascular ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY RSV vaccines for both pregnant people and babies: Which should you get and when? USA TODAY On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a vaccine for people in late pregnancy that will protect their babies from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, after birth. Last week's guidance comes shortly after another RSV shot ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Why doesn't my doctor believe I'm in pain? The Washington Post This has led some doctors to dismiss serious pain — a dangerous mistake that occurs more commonly to women and Black people. Patients can be made to feel "it's all in their head" and ushered away with a mental health diagnosis. Others are forced to plead ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio CDC awards $262 million for new disease outbreak response network Healio The Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling Network will modernize surveillance systems. The CDC has awarded $262.5 million in funding to develop and implement new tools to detect, respond to and mitigate future public health emergencies such ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Strike a Pose: Yoga Helps Heart Failure Patients U.S. News & World Report By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Heart failure can make everyday activities and exercise tough to carry out, but yoga might be a beneficial add-on to standard care. A new study from India finds ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP CDC launches 'wild to mild' flu vaccine campaign CIDRAP In an effort to rebrand and rightsize expectations on the seasonal influenza vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late last week launched a new campaign, called "Wild to Mild." Decorated with pictures of ferocious wild animals ... Flag as irrelevant
	CU Columbia Spectator Columbia updates COVID-19 guidelines amid surge CU Columbia Spectator With COVID-19 cases rising in New York City, Columbia has released updated guidance. The new guidelines, published on Aug. 30 and updated as of Sept. 8, neither enforced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate nor required affiliates with a positive test to report ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hub at Johns Hopkins Could this new hydrogel make HIV therapy more convenient? The Hub at Johns Hopkins A new injectable solution that self-assembles into a gel under the right conditions could help manage HIV unlike any currently available methods, researchers have found. The gel releases a steady dose of the anti-HIV drug lamivudine over six weeks, ... Flag as irrelevant
	UCSF News Services Will a Pill Help New Moms Bounce Back from Postpartum Depression? UCSF News Services Baby blues occurs in most new mothers, but 1 in 6 will go on to develop the more crushing symptoms of postpartum depression, which in severe and rare cases can lead to psychosis, and, in offspring, insecure attachment, difficulty regulating emotions ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health.com A New COVID Vaccine Is Here—Do You Really Need the Extra Protection? Health.com A new round of updated COVID booster shots have been approved for all people six months and older. The new shot is formulated specifically to target the XBB.1.5 subvariant, which made up a considerable percentage of COVID cases through July. Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Study: Antiviral Med Linked to COVID Mutations That Can Spread WebMD Sept.25, 2023 -- The antiviral COVID medication made by Merck can cause mutations in the coronavirus that occasionally spread to other people, according to a study published in the online journal Nature. There's no evidence that molnupiravir, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News In new effort to reset flu shot expectations, CDC to avoid messages that "could be seen as a scare tactic" CBS News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has launched a new public relations campaign this year to "reset expectations" around the influenza vaccine, after the agency's consumer research found some Americans misunderstand the benefits of ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net How the COVID-19 pandemic affected mental well-being of UK secondary school students News-Medical.net The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic has substantially influenced young people's mental health, leading to a rise in the incidence of mental health issues. Disruptions to school and social ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Contagious omicron strain replicates early in infection Cornell Chronicle New research, published Sept. 22 in Science Advances, used engineered mice to compare SARS-COV-2 omicron subvariants, and found one of them, BA.5, was more virulent likely due to its ability to rapidly replicate early during infection. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com A computationally designed antigen eliciting broad humoral responses against SARS-CoV-2 and related sarbecoviruses Nature.com A vaccine formulation incorporating mRNA coding for the optimized antigen further validated its broad immunogenicity. Vaccines that elicit broad immune responses across subgroups of coronaviruses may counteract the threat of zoonotic spillovers of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Heterogeneous neuroimaging findings across substance use disorders localize to a common brain network Nature.com This network was specific to substance use disorder compared to atrophy associated with normal aging and neurodegenerative disease (PFWE < 0.05). Coordinates of functional MRI abnormalities from 99 studies (5,256 participants) mapped to a similar brain ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net COVID drug molnupiravir appears to be driving SARS-CoV-2 to mutate and evolve News-Medical.net It is not clear, however, whether these mutated viruses pose an increased risk to patients or are able to evade the vaccine. The drug works by disrupting the virus's genome, causing it to develop random ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX 29 Philadelphia Depression identified as 'contributing cause' of type 2 diabetes risk, study finds FOX 29 Philadelphia Aja Chavez, executive director of adolescent services at AMFM Healthcare in Southern California, spoke to FOX Television Stations about the 2023 CDC report that showed a dire look at the state of teens' mental health in America. Flag as irrelevant
	WSAZ-TV SOMC GI doctor clarifies new colon cancer screening guidelines WSAZ-TV PORTSMOUTH, Ohio ( ... Flag as irrelevant
	B2BCHIEF Pneumonia, Not Just Inflammation, May Cause Severe COVID WebMD Instead, the researchers, using machine learning to analyze data, found that half of the severely ill COVID patients who required a ventilator had bacterial pneumonia as a secondary infection. They did not find evidence of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Italy culls tens of thousands of pigs to contain African swine fever The Guardian "The cluster of outbreaks [in Lombardy] was the largest in Italy caused by the ASF virus genotype II," said Francesco Feliziani, who leads Italy's national reference lab for swine fever. He said ... Flag as irrelevant
	WYFF Greenville Surprising jellyfish finding challenges what's known about learning and memory WYFF Greenville Caribbean box jellyfish, also known by the scientific name Tripedalia cystophora, have 24 eyes — six in each of four visual sensory centers called rhopalia. The gelatinous body of the jellyfish, known as a bell because ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX Carolina Walk to End Alzheimer's raising donations, awareness in the fight against Alzheimer's disease FOX Carolina GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bradford Era PGC: Hemorrhagic disease outbreak in deer in Crawford County Bradford Era Disease outbreaks typically occur in late fall when biting midges are in abundance. The Game Commission noted that while both elk and deer in Pennsylvania are susceptible to infection, white-tailed deer are far ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP COVID patients at higher risk of new cardiovascular, cerebrovascular conditions amid Delta wave CIDRAP A large study from Singapore suggests that COVID-19 infection increased the risk of new-onset cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications during the Delta variant era and that vaccination lowered the risk. For the study, published today in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical News Today How hypertension early in life may signal future cardiovascular health problems Medical News Today Early detection and treatment of high blood pressure could reduce the risk of stroke and other high blood pressure-related diseases. Although women were not included in the study, the idea of managing cardiovascular risk factors ... Flag as irrelevant
	UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Researchers Develop AI Model to Improve Tumor Removal Accuracy During Breast Cancer Surgery UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Kristalyn Gallagher, DO, Kevin Chen, MD, and Shawn Gomez, EngScD, in the UNC School of Medicine have developed an AI model that can predict whether or not cancerous tissue has been fully removed from the body during breast cancer surgery. Flag as irrelevant
	The Seattle Times Can good nutrition be an effective treatment for mental illness? The Seattle Times If you're wondering if nutrition can benefit mental health the way it benefits physical health, you wouldn't be alone. The relatively young field of nutritional psychiatry uses food and dietary supplements as alternative treatments ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hyde Park Herald New Covid-19 vaccines arrive in Hyde Park Hyde Park Herald The newest booster shot targeting the most recent Covid-19 variants is approved and on its way to local pharmacies, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). The approval comes amid rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations since ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Thunder Bay regional hospital tightening masking requirements as cold and flu season looms CBC.ca A spokesperson with the regional health hub said the hospital is experiencing impacts on inpatient units due to respiratory and influenza-like illnesses. As a result, masking will be required on all inpatient clinical units and ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News NHS consults public on South East children's cancer centre location BBC News The NHS is consulting the public on where children's cancer services for south London and the South East should be located. Treatment for patients aged 15 and under is currently provided by The Royal Marsden Hospital at Sutton and St George's Hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsroom OSF HealthCare Navigating the baby blues and more Newsroom OSF HealthCare Perinatal mood, anxiety and depression describes mental health issues in moms from conception to one year after delivery. Hormone changes, lack of sleep and stress can lead to symptoms like brain fog, weeping and even suicidal thoughts. Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News NH DHHS Announces Mosquito- and Tick-Transmitted Infections in the State New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Concord, NH - The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is announcing the State's first human case of Jamestown Canyon Virus (JCV) infection in an adult from Hillsborough County. Flag as irrelevant
	mdanderson.org What does colon cancer pain feel like? mdanderson.org But those who don't might just experience some mild discomfort or even an occasional crampy feeling. What other conditions do patients tend to confuse with colon cancer pain? constipation; hemorrhoids; gas ... Flag as irrelevant
	Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Longer-term organ abnormalities confirmed in some post-hospitalised COVID patients Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust A study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that nearly a third of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 displayed abnormalities in multiple organs five months after being discharged. Some of these abnormalities have been ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston.com UM gets $17.5M for outbreak response network at SPH The University Record The University of Michigan is among 13 institutions that will receive funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be part of a national network of centers focused on predicting and responding to future disease outbreaks. Flag as irrelevant
	UKNow UK vaccine expert answers some common questions about the new COVID booster UKNow The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week's column is by Vince Venditto, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pharmaceutical ... Flag as irrelevant
	MTPR Health officials encourage vaccinations as flu, RSV season near MTPR Respiratory virus season is just around the corner. Federal health officials anticipate similar numbers of COVID, RSV and flu hospitalizations as last season. The 2023/2024 landscape looks a little different thanks to new vaccines and treatments. Flag as irrelevant
	Yale School of Medicine Peter Dottino, MD, in honor of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Yale School of Medicine Peter Dottino, MD. How has treatment improved for patients with gynecologic cancers, and in your opinion, what is the outlook for ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net AI-Doctor's accuracy in retinal disease detection redefines medical diagnosis News-Medical.net This is crucial for conditions like IRDs reliant on intricate FFA for evaluation, where interpretation challenges exist, particularly in underserved areas. While technologies like optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) have surfaced, their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Connecticut Public Radio PFAS and phenols linked to different cancers in women of different races Connecticut Public Radio Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, are chemicals that linger in the body and are linked to health issues like cancer, obesity, liver damage, decreased fertility, thyroid disease, high cholesterol and hormone suppression. Flag as irrelevant
	Spectrum News Is body mass index a good tool to judge a person's health? Spectrum News Can two numbers, your height and weight, really tell how healthy you are? If you ask Medical Director of Bariatric and Nutrition at Albany Medical Center Dr. Jennifer Lindstrom, it's not a simple "yes" or "no." "You really have to look at all of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Penn Today This season's flu and COVID-19 vaccines Penn Today Judith A. O'Donnell of the Perelman School of Medicine answers common questions about this year's flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccines. ... Four bottles of Influenza vaccine beside one medical syringe. Image ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Commercial Appeal Here's where to get your flu shot and updated COVID-19 booster in the Memphis area The Commercial Appeal Fall is for the promise of sweater weather and Halloween decorations. It's also the time of year health officials plead with the general public to get their yearly flu shot. This year, flu shot season is coinciding with the release of an updated ... Flag as irrelevant
	EatingWell The Surprising Food to Prevent Garlic Breath, According to Science EatingWell Cheesy garlic bread, garlic hummus, a garlicky pasta dish: there's so many ways to embrace garlic's savory, buttery flavor. On the flip side, garlic breath is a given after enjoying these delicious dishes. But what if we told you that you can ... Flag as irrelevant
	pnas.org Impairments in endogenous AMPA receptor dynamics correlates with learning deficits in Alzheimer's disease model mice pnas.org Dysregulation of AMPA receptors (AMPARs) contributes to a number of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including AD. However, studying longitudinal AMPAR changes in AD animals has been a big challenge, to tackle this problem, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HaltonHillsToday.ca Halton Public Health urges parents to ensure teens' vaccines up to date HaltonHillsToday.ca "Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students may have fallen behind on their regular vaccinations. Please ensure your children have up-to-date immunizations and are protected, and remember to notify Halton Region Public Health after every vaccine they receive.". Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Quebec COVID-19 vaccination campaign to kick off Oct. 10 says health minister CBC.ca Quebec's fall COVID-19 vaccination campaign will kick off around Oct. 10, Health Minister Christian Dubé told reporters Monday. The campaign will prioritize the most vulnerable, said Dubé, starting with those in CHSLDs and RPAs. Quebec will be offering ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Why You Can't Get Amoxicillin Bloomberg In 2015 pharmacies spent about $11.6 billion on generic drugs for people on Medicaid. In 2023 those same medicines would cost $5.4 billion, adjusted for inflation, according to the consulting company 3 Axis Advisors. Americans might ... Flag as irrelevant

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