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	health Daily update ⋅ November 11, 2023
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	CIDRAP FDA approves first chikungunya vaccine CIDRAP The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday announced that it has approved Valneva's chikungunya vaccine, the first vaccine of its kind against the mosquito-borne disease. Called Ixchiq, the vaccine is approved for those ages 18 and older at ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Trial confirms heart benefits of Wegovy, but is weight loss responsible – or something else? CNN Results from a landmark clinical trial this summer suggested, for the first time, that a medication given for weight loss alone could reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death in people with cardiovascular disease, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com A new COVID variant, HV.1, is now dominant. These are its most common symptoms Today.com As the United States enters respiratory virus season and health officials roll out updated COVID-19 vaccines, a new COVID variant HV.1 has emerged and is currently sweeping the country. The new omicron subvariant has rapidly overtaken other strains, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline What's the Difference Between Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound? Healthline Roslin is referring to the idea that Ozempic has become the go-to name for a class of injectable weight loss drugs used to treat diabetes, obesity, and some individuals who are living with overweight. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic, with more than 900 hospitalizations and dozens of deaths reported CNN Secretary of Health Dr. Carlos Mellado López urged Puerto Ricans to get vaccinated to help stop the spread of the flu virus. Pablo Martinez/GFR Media/AP. Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Study finds prenatal vaccination protects infants from COVID CIDRAP Infants as old as 6 months were protected from COVID-19 infections only when mothers were vaccinated prenatally, and not before pregnancy, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open. The study is one of the largest to compare outcomes among infants ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Vaccine exemptions among US kindergarteners increase post-pandemic CIDRAP Exemptions increased in 41 states, and exceeded 5% in 10 states, which increases the risk for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. The findings come from national- and state-level estimates for complete vaccination ... Flag as irrelevant
	WGCU News Lee Health spotlights screenings for Lung Cancer Awareness Month WGCU News A close-up of a lung scan image. Dr. Shyam Kapadia conducts lung cancer screenings with the ION endoluminal system. It's a robotic-assisted platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the lung. Flag as irrelevant
	Express Healthcare Management New COVID-19 Vaccines Will Keep Pharmacy Staff Busy Pharmacy Times Here we go again. Pharmacy staff across the nation can expect plenty of walk-in customers following the FDA's September 11, 2023, approval of 2 updated COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines in adults. 1. Vials with coronavirus vaccine and syringe on ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered at an Iowa farm where bird flu was found ABC News Anytime a case of bird flu is found the entire flock is killed to help keep the highly contagious virus from spreading to another farm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been finding fewer wild birds carrying the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post What you can do this fall to help ease winter depression The Washington Post Every year, millions of people — an estimated 5 percent of Americans - deal with the lethargy and low mood of winter seasonal affective disorder. What many of them don't know is that the best time to prepare for winter depression is in the fall. Flag as irrelevant
	WOWT Tuberculosis case confirmed as Douglas County prepares to declare health emergency WOWT OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Simultaneous Inhibition of Proteins May Slow Growth of Aggressive, Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer Pharmacy Times LOXL2 expression was found to only predict outcomes of drugs which target the protein BRD4, a driver of cancer. Further, researchers evaluated whether LOXL2 and BRD4 may be working together in promoting the growth of triple-negative breast cancer cells. Flag as irrelevant
	WFSB First deaths of the season related to flu, RSV reported in Connecticut WFSB The Connecticut ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Cold and flu season is here — but doctors say antibiotics won't help you get better faster CBC.ca As the season for coughs and colds returns, medical experts have a reminder: antibiotics aren't a go-to treatment for common viral respiratory infections. "I think that a lot of people are in the habit of still seeking antibiotics if they're finding ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health Matters What to Expect in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Health Matters Clinicians would need to capture the event on video, with both electroencephalogram recordings (EEG), where electrodes are pasted to the head, and cardiac monitoring. Other times there are patients with epilepsy who need ... Flag as irrelevant
	Urology Times Dr. Dmochowski on the economic burden of urinary tract infections Urology Times The background for this paper stems from the increasingly identified need to do a better job of management of urinary tract infection, not only from a recognition standpoint, but also from a diagnostic and treatment standpoint. And ... Flag as irrelevant
	Globalnews.ca COVID-19: Outbreak impacts dozens at retirement home in Port Hope, Ont. Globalnews.ca The faciity-wide outbreak at Aspira Empire Crossing was declared a week ago by the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit. In a letter to Global News on Wednesday night, a concerned family member alleges ... Flag as irrelevant
	NET Nebraska DCHD and Partners Respond to TB Case NET Nebraska Nov. 10, 2023, noon · 2 min read. tuberculosis hospital old medical tools. The Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) and its partners are responding to a confirmed case of active tuberculosis disease (TB) at Westview YMCA. DCHD is investigating more ... Flag as irrelevant
	LCGC Chromatography Online Unraveling Bladder Cancer: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Urinary Volatile Organic Compounds as Diagnostic ... LCGC Chromatography Online Bladder cancer (BC) poses a considerable global health threat — and scientists are searching for more effective detection methods that can improve patient outcomes. A recent review published in the journal Talanta, written by Ângela Carapito ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cedars-Sinai How common are childhood seizures, and how do I know if my child has epilepsy? nebraskamed.com But research shows that's not the case. "Up to 80% of children will outgrow epilepsy by age 18," says Sookyong Koh, MD, PhD, Nebraska Medicine pediatric epileptologist and chief of Neurology ... Flag as irrelevant
	BC Gov News Respiratory illness immunization campaign off to a good start BC Gov News "With respiratory illness season underway, people in B.C. should ensure they're practising healthy habits," said Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer. "Now is the time to get your updated influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, which help to protect people ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Cystic fibrosis: Mum fears her baby will die after drugs are axed BBC News Charlotte Perkins, 38, whose 17-month-old daughter Delilah has had CF since birth, said she was "devastated". NICE said it is evaluating the "cost effectiveness ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Childhood pneumonia deaths "greatly reduced" in Kenya following PCV vaccination Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Pneumonia is still the leading killer of young children world-wide, but Kenyan doctors and researchers say that rates of the lung infection have dipped substantially since pneumococcal conjugate vaccines were introduced in 2011. Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca University of Victoria warns of active case of tuberculosis detected on campus CBC.ca The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says tuberculosis is an infection caused by a slow-growing germ, most often in the lungs, that can be spread through coughing, sneezing, laughing or singing. Flag as irrelevant
	desmoinesregister.com Bird flu hits commercial layer operation in southeast Iowa with 1.2 million chickens desmoinesregister.com Bird flu has hit a commercial egg-laying operation with 1.2 million chickens in southwest Iowa's Taylor County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture reported Friday. The state agency said highly pathogenic avian influenza also infected a backyard flock ... Flag as irrelevant
	Northwestern University NewsCenter New AHA equations predict heart disease risk younger and without using race Northwestern University NewsCenter One in three U.S. adults has three or more risk factors that contribute to CVD, kidney disease and/or metabolic disorders, according to the AHA. The new equations help incorporate cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome into CVD prevention. Flag as irrelevant
	Dentistry.co.uk How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 11 November 2023 Dentistry.co.uk Oral cancers also killed more than 3,000 people in 2021, which is 46% higher than the figure from a decade ago. Toothless in England said: 'We have repeatedly warned about mouth cancer deaths rising ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX 5 Atlanta Study points to possible link between elevated air pollution, increased risk of breast cancer FOX 5 Atlanta Breast surgeon Dr. Anita Johnson, Chief of Surgery at City of Hope Atlanta, highlighted the findings. "Those cities or regions that had elevated levels of particulate matter actually ... Flag as irrelevant
	Globalnews.ca 1 million influenza vaccines administered already, Dr. Bonnie Henry says Globalnews.ca B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry held a press conference Friday providing an update on the ongoing respiratory illness season and the province's immunization campaign. Flag as irrelevant
	GOV.UK JCVI advises on gonorrhea and mpox vaccinations GOV.UK The JCVI 's advice on gonorrhoea says that a targeted vaccination programme should use the 4CMenB vaccine for the prevention of gonorrhoea. The MenB vaccine is currently used in the routine childhood programme for the prevention of meningococcal disease ( ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vernon Matters Health authority declares COVID-19 outbreak with 15 cases at Victoria-area hospital Vernon Matters Island Health says in a statement the outbreak was declared Thursday at the centre unit of Saanich Peninsula Hospital, with 15 patients infected and all experiencing mild illness. The statement comes as new BC Centre for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Demand for RSV shot is so high, CDC is recommending it only for the most vulnerable CBS News Atlanta — Lucas Cerna's mother is getting him a respiratory syncytial virus shot while his pediatrician still has it in stock. "I have just been seeing a lot in the news, and babies get really sick, so I was like, might as well just do it," Cerna's ... Flag as irrelevant
	ALS News Today Implant may help patients to speak by decoding their thoughts better ALS News Today A new advance in technology may pave the way for devices that could allow people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who have lost the ability to speak to communicate using their thoughts alone. The new tech was described in a study, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cancer Therapy Advisor ChatGPT and medicine: how AI language models are shaping the future and health related careers Nature.com AI-powered technologies are rapidly gaining interest from the medical community due to their potential to enhance patient care, education and research across various medical specialties. A summary of potential applications and our recommendations on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Health authority declares COVID-19 outbreak at Victoria-area hospital, after 15 cases reported CBC.ca Outbreak declared Thursday at Saanich Peninsula Hospital, as BCCDC data shows COVID surge waning in province. The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 10, 2023 12:06 PM PST | Last Updated: in 11 minutes ... Flag as irrelevant
	DVM 360 The challenges clients face with a pet diagnosed with diabetes DVM 360 In honor of National Pet Diabetes Awareness Month, Jessica Pritchard, VMD, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), clinical assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, interviewed with dvm360 to discuss the lifestyle changes and challenges that come with a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Express Healthcare Management Cognitive Benefits in Multiple Sclerosis Seen Through Transcranial Current Stimulation Neurology Live In a recently published study evaluating frontal theta-transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with this approach demonstrated improvements in cognitive function after 1 session. Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Several students sick with norovirus at St. Margaret's Bay Elementary School CBC.ca In an emailed statement, Public Health spokesperson Jennifer Lewandowski said "a number of children" are now sick, but did not say how many students have been infected. The illness is believed to be "a common viral gastrointestinal illness, norovirus, that ... Flag as irrelevant
	List23 Open science campaign discovers compound promising for COVID-19 cure 新华网 JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- The COVID Moonshot, an open science campaign, discovered a compound promising for blocking the protein that is essential for the replication of COVID-19 virus, Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) said in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Lincolnshire County Council Avian flu in South Holland Lincolnshire County Council Cases of avian influenza (bird flu) H5N1 have been confirmed in commercial poultry at a premise in Donington, Spalding. A 3km Protection Zone and 10km Surveillance Zone will now be put in place around the property. Officers from Lincolnshire Trading ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca COVID-19 waning in province with decreasing hospital admissions and deaths, BCCDC data shows CBC.ca An update released by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) on Thursday says there were 144 new COVID hospitalizations in the week ending Nov. 4, fewer than half the 296 hospitalizations three weeks earlier. Flag as irrelevant

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