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	health Daily update ⋅ October 3, 2023
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	CNN Parents of young children say kids are being left behind as updated Covid-19 vaccines roll out CNN Parents of young children are scrambling to find still-scarce doses of the updated Covid-19 vaccine, which was recommended in mid-September for everyone ages 6 months and older. When they can find it, some say they're running into additional barriers ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Bangladesh's worst ever dengue outbreak has now killed more than 1000 people CNN A prolonged monsoon season that saw warmer temperatures combined with irregular, heavy rainfall created ideal breeding conditions for the Aedes mosquito, which carries the dengue disease, scientists say. The influx of patients has strained the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Adults shouting at children can be as harmful as sexual or physical abuse, study finds CNN The authors called for childhood verbal abuse to be ascribed its own category of maltreatment to facilitate prevention. Child maltreatment is currently classified into four categories — physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, of which ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP USDA bars poultry imports from France due to avian flu vaccination issues CIDRAP The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on September 29 announced that it has restricted the import of poultry from France and its European Union trading partners following France's decision to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR PrEP prevents HIV infections, but it's not reaching Black women NPR Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN's office in Atlanta would be just the place to get a prescription for the type of drug that reduces a person's risk of contracting HIV. But during a recent visit, the medical assistant who greeted her had not heard of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP WHO recommends second malaria vaccine CIDRAP Health officials estimate that half a million children in Africa die each year from malaria, and the arrival of vaccines has been eagerly anticipated. So far, at least 28 African countries have said they will include the malaria vaccine in their routine ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Bizarre Cancer Has Been Spreading Among Shellfish for Centuries, Studies Find The New York Times In 2015, researchers sequenced short pieces of DNA in cancer cells collected from soft-shell clams in Canada, Maine and New York. The genetic analysis showed that the cancer cells did not belong to the animals they came from. Instead, they were all related ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Breastfeeding in Infancy Tied to Healthier Weight Later for Kids U.S. News & World Report By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- What a baby eats, or how the baby eats, may have an impact on future weight and health, research has shown. A new study backs that up. It found that 9-year-olds who ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Even Short Bursts of Daily Activity Lengthen Life U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Good news for couch potatoes — bursts of activity as short as one to three minutes in duration can prompt a steep decrease in the risk of heart attack, stroke and early death, a new study reports. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Nobel Prize goes to scientists who made mRNA COVID vaccines possible NPR A biochemist born in Hungary and an American immunologist have won the 2023 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for research that led to the development of the two most important COVID-19 vaccines. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman met at copy ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Pediatricians, parents struggle to get updated covid vaccine for kids The Washington Post The issues have been pronounced for pediatric vaccines, which come in different dose size and packaging. Elias Kass, a Seattle-area provider, said he sees a disconnect between federal officials stressing the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News In a first, CDC to recommend antibiotic pill after sex for some to prevent sexually transmitted infections CBS News "It's going to take game-changing innovations for us to turn the STI epidemic around. And Doxy-PEP is the first major new prevention intervention we have for STIs in decades," Dr. Jonathan Mermin, head of the CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, ... Flag as irrelevant
	AAFP News Academy Greenlights Federal Actions on Maternal RSV Vaccine AAFP News Oct. 2, 2023, News Staff — The AAFP has formally approved federal actions that allow for the use of Abrysvo, a vaccine manufactured by Pfizer Inc., in women in the third trimester of pregnancy to protect infants from severe lower respiratory tract ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek COVID Vaccine Uptake Is Steady, But Analysts Aren't Sold WebMD Around 1 million people got a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shot, and nearly 800,000 people got Moderna's version of the vaccine during the week ending Sept. 22, Reuters reported, citing data from the health care data and analytics firm IQVIA Holdings Inc. Flag as irrelevant
	The Columbus Dispatch It's flu season again: How bad could the virus be this fall in the Columbus area? The Columbus Dispatch Mohammed, 6, prepares to get his flu shot as well as other immunizations at. It's that time of year again — influenza season is back, and it's unclear yet just how ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American mRNA COVID Vaccine Technology Wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Scientific American Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were jointly awarded the prize for their advancements that changed the field of vaccine development and researchers' understanding of how messenger RNA (mRNA) interacts with the body's immune system. Karikó ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kansas City Star Johnson County high school student diagnosed with tuberculosis, health officials say Kansas City Star Health officials were working to identify any additional contacts with the student, who as of Monday represented the sole known person with the lung infection. The case was being investigated by the county and state health departments. Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Ozempic and Wegovy 'significantly' improve blood sugar and weight for the long-term, new study suggests Fortune Scientists retrospectively analyzed the data of more than 23,000 diabetic patients who used semaglutide. Six months after starting treatment, patients' HbA1c levels—from a blood test that measures a person's average glucose level over the previous 8-12 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science News Early mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines wins 2023 medicine Nobel Prize Science News Two scientists who laid the groundwork for what would become among the most influential vaccines of all time have been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology. Biochemist Katalin Karikó, now at the University of Szeged in Hungary, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Globalnews.ca Adolescent ER visits for eating disorders saw big jump during pandemic: Ontario study Globalnews.ca Using provincial health data from two periods — January 2017 to February 2020 and March 2020 to August 2022 — researchers calculated and compared the expected and observed rates of eating disorder-related hospital visits for various age groups. Flag as irrelevant
	KTVQ Billings News Billings breast cancer survivor diagnosed at age 39 encourages mammograms KTVQ Billings News BILLINGS — One year ago a very brave 39-year-old Billings woman was at the St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Centers of Montana getting chemo. Today, Stacey Schumer's breast cancer is gone, but so are a lot of the things that made her her. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Second malaria vaccine to win global approval is cheaper and easier to make Nature.com R21 met the WHO's target of 75% efficacy at preventing the disease in a trial with 4,800 children who received three doses before a seasonal malaria peak. A booster dose after 12 months maintained protection. Data from ... Flag as irrelevant
	PRNewswire Most Women Skipping Annual Mammograms, According to New MedStar Health Survey PRNewswire Over a third of female respondents say they just "haven't gotten around to" routine breast cancer screening. COLUMBIA, Md., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey from MedStar Health finds that most American women over age 40 are not screening for ... Flag as irrelevant
	witf.org Nursing homes in Pa. prepare for a season of COVID, flu and RSV witf.org Respiratory virus season is imminent, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health wants nursing homes to be prepared. Long-term care facilities are ideal environments for respiratory viruses to spread and multiply. The Pennsylvania Health Care ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Study: Paxlovid cuts hospitalization, death only in at-risk COVID patients with weak immune systems CIDRAP Today in JAMA Network Open, an observational Canadian study ties the antiviral drug combo nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to a lower risk of hospitalization or death only in very high-risk COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems. Flag as irrelevant
	Mission Local Free Covid-19 boosters available at Mission community sites this week Mission Local The latest Covid-19 vaccines will be available, free, at two community health sites run by the Latino Task Force later this week. People aged 12 years and older can receive both covid and flu shots at 701 Alabama St. this Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Financial Times How I conquered chronic pain Financial Times The textbook diagnosis for chronic or persistent pain is one "that lasts for longer than 12 weeks despite medication or treatment". It has been my companion for the past three years, along with a shedload of painkillers and a slew of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Ohio State University News Trivalent vaccine candidate fights measles, mumps, SARS-CoV-2 The Ohio State University News In two rodent models, the intranasal vaccine triggered a strong neutralizing antibody response to the virus that causes COVID-19 (as illustrated above), plus protection in mucosal areas lining the nose and lungs. Flag as irrelevant
	diaTribe Diabetic Macular Edema: How I Almost Went Blind diaTribe diaTribe's Eritrea Mussa lived with well-managed type 1 diabetes for 20 years until one day, an unexpected complication nearly took away her sight. Here's how she made it out in one piece, vision and all. I've lived a pretty healthy life since being ... Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV Watch Out For These Ultra-Processed Foods That Are Considered Healthy NDTV These products often contain low-quality ingredients, such as refined sugars, unhealthy fats, and artificial preservatives. Examples of UPFs include sugary drinks, packaged snacks, fast food, and ready-to-eat meals. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Centuries of genome instability and evolution in soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria, bivalve transmissible neoplasia Nature.com Transmissible cancers are infectious parasitic clones that metastasize to new hosts, living past the death of the founder animal in which the cancer initiated. We investigated the evolutionary history of a cancer lineage that has spread though the ... Flag as irrelevant
	stjude.org Genetics help explain childhood cancer survivors' mortality risk from a second cancer stjude.org The St. Jude group showed that survivors with genetic variants in specific genes called cancer-predisposing variants are at an increased risk of developing second cancers as adults, and those cancers are more likely to be severe and deadly. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress SARS-CoV-2 Linked to Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases MD Magazine Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is associated with an increased incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and psoriasis, according to findings from a retrospective matched cohort study. Flag as irrelevant
	NJTV News Women ages 40 and older who have never had a breast cancer screening NJTV News Early detection of breast cancer is imperative when it comes to treatment. It's the second leading cause of death due to cancer among women in New Jersey, although that's declining. Risk assessment, risk reduction counseling, clinical breast exams and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The University of Arizona Health Sciences | Study uncovers reasons Americans did not get booster vaccines The University of Arizona Health Sciences | Researchers surveyed Arizona CoVHORT study participants who opted not to receive COVID-19 boosters in hopes that the results would help design interventions to help protect more people from the latest variants. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Southern Health Trust develops new minor stroke service BBC News The team is based at Craigavon Area Hospital and includes a consultant stroke specialist, a specialist nurse and a specialist physiotherapist. They will work closely with emergency department and inpatient staff ... Flag as irrelevant
	RACGP Does menstruation play a part in diabetes diagnosis? RACGP Morgan Liotta. 3/10/2023 4:04:29 PM. Researchers have suggested lowering HbA1c cut-offs for premenopausal women, but Australian GPs say more investigation is needed. Nurse taking woman's blood The study examined if diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in women ... Flag as irrelevant
	101.5 The Hawk Free Vaccines Available to Protect Against Influenza, COVID-19 Government of Nova Scotia For the first time, Nova Scotians aged 65 years and older can get the high-dose influenza vaccine for free. The high-dose vaccine will be available starting this week at local pharmacies and medical clinics. This vaccine contains a bigger dose and is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance From masks to testing: three key lessons we've already forgotten from the pandemic Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance The world wasn't prepared for COVID-19 and painful lessons had to be quickly learned. But in moving on, there are important things we have already forgotten. 26 September 2023; 3 min read; by Priya Joi. Most countries have ended their mask mandates. Flag as irrelevant
	RWJBarnabas Health Mammograms are Crucial to Women's Health: Here's why RWJBarnabas Health While researchers continue to make advancements in cancer detection and treatment for breast cancer, one of the best ways to tackle the disease is through early detection and screening with mammography. Mridula George, MD, associate program director of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The BMJ Covid-19: Vaccine hesitancy and access affect uptake of new boosters The BMJ On 15 September CDC recommended that all Americans aged 5 and older have one dose of the updated (2023-24 formula) mRNA covid-19 vaccine, either Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech. For children ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald Ultra-processed food – what does the science say? Science Media Centre – Is the term 'ultra-processed foods' recognised, used and considered useful among the nutrition and food science expert research community? – What is the state of the evidence that UPFs cause, or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Express Healthcare Management COVID-19 vaccine Colorado COVID-19 Updates Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is the safest, easiest way to lower your risk of serious illness and Long COVID. Everyone aged 6 months and older is recommended to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net New study reveals alarming cardiovascular risks from COVID News-Medical.net Analysis of autopsy specimens revealed that the virus infects infiltrating macrophages within coronary vessels, particularly lipid-laden ones, inducing substantial pro-atherogenic inflammatory responses. This suggests a direct link between the virus and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com This bedtime routine will help you fall asleep faster Today.com If you have a hard time falling asleep at night, creating a nighttime routine to wind down before bed can make a huge difference. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Epidemiology and analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA.1 and 2 in Taiwan Nature.com The relatively low CFR in Omicron-related COVID-19 patients can be attributed to adjustments to public health policies, promotion of vaccination programs, effective antiviral drugs, and the lower severity of the Omicron variant. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Effects of tea, catechins and catechin derivatives on Omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 Nature.com The Omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 have multiple mutations in the S-proteins and show high transmissibility. We previously reported that tea catechin (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and its derivatives including theaflavin-3,3'-di-O-digallate ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Why you should wait a few days before taking an at-home COVID test if you're sick ABC News Researchers looked at nearly 350 people and found that viral load peaked a few days after symptoms started. "Viral load just refers to the amount of virus that is replicating in your body, So the more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hr Morning Precision Population Health: The Future of Health Solutions Hr Morning Flu season is just around the corner, the government's back to giving out free COVID tests, and healthcare costs continue their meteoric rise. As if you needed more reminders of the unprecedented challenge of ensuring the health and well-being of your ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca More adults are taking medication for ADHD. Physicians say trend is a double-edged sword CBC.ca Then close to a decade ago, when he was 46-years-old, the Toronto resident was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, and started taking medication that he now says changed his life. Flag as irrelevant

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