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	health Daily update ⋅ November 22, 2023
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	The New York Times How Viral Infections Cause Long-Term Health Problems The New York Times Ms. Wynn was infected with the coronavirus in May 2020, when she was a nurse in a hospital Covid unit, and became so ill she was put into a medically induced coma for six weeks. Ever since, her bloodwork has indicated that she is experiencing extreme ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Hidden belly fat linked to brain inflammation and dementia, study finds CBS News "That's important because brain atrophy is another biomarker of Alzheimer's disease," Raji said. The brain's gray matter contains the majority of brain cells that tell the body what to do. White matter is made ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post What a mystery illness in dogs could mean for holiday pet care The Washington Post Dog owners who plan on traveling this holiday season without their pets may want to reconsider leaving their dogs at a boarding facility or day care, veterinarians say. There are reports in several states, including Colorado, Oregon, New Hampshire, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Statins Can Help Women With Breast Cancer, Study Finds Healthline Past research suggests high cholesterol is associated with a greater risk of breast cancer and statin use interrupts cancer cell signaling and tumor development. Experts say further research is needed to study these early findings. Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Levofloxacin reduces risk for multidrug-resistant TB in children, adults Healio Levofloxacin was safe and reduced the risk for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among children, adolescents and adults by 60% in two phase 3 trials, according to results presented at the Union World Conference on Lung Health. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times What We Know About the Mysterious Respiratory Illness Affecting Dogs The New York Times What are the symptoms? The infected dogs develop a cough, fever, lethargy and intermittent loss of appetite. While infected, some dogs will develop pneumonia. Veterinarians have reported seeing blue and purple gums ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Cameroon receives first shipment of GSK's Mosquirix malaria vaccine Reuters YAOUNDE, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Cameroon received its first shipment of Mosquirix malaria vaccines manufactured by British drugmaker GSK Plc late on Tuesday, as the nation struggles with the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 600,000 each year ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday CDC, FDA Announce 77000 Additional Doses for Nirsevimab as Infant Treatment of RSV Pharmacy Times Additional doses for the prophylaxis of respiratory syncytial virus will immediately be distributed to physicians and hospitals through commercial channels and the Vaccines for Children Program. Advertisement. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Omicron, Now 2 Years Old, Is Not Done With Us Yet The New York Times The dominant variant of the coronavirus has proved to be not only staggeringly infectious, but an evolutionary marvel. Share full article. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AI Could Predict a Nonsmoker's Risk for Lung Cancer U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) can help assess lung cancer risk in nonsmokers, a new study shows. The "CXR-Lung-Risk" AI program evaluates routine chest ... Flag as irrelevant
	OPB News More newborn shots for RSV come to Oregon, but won't meet demand, officials say OPB News The pink "VFC" stickers help clinics follow stringent federal rules and ensure only eligible children get the "Vaccines for Children" shots. Amelia Templeton/OPB. The Oregon Health Authority is ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Southern California Mysterious respiratory illness detected in dogs in LA County. Here's what to know NBC Southern California Ten cases of an illness with symptoms similar to those of Atypical Canine Infection Respiratory Disease have been reported since Thursday in Los Angeles County, health officials said Tuesday. Flag as irrelevant
	NJ Spotlight News As syphilis cases rise, health officials warn about babies born with the disease NJ Spotlight News State and local health officials are worried about rising rates of syphilis in New Jersey and especially troubled by a jump in the number of potentially deadly congenital cases in which mothers pass the treatable infection to their babies during ... Flag as irrelevant
	UQ News Turning back the clock on brains aged by COVID-19 UQ News "Senescent cells are known to drive tissue inflammation and degeneration, leaving patients exposed to cognitive impairments like brain fog and memory loss." Dr Aguado said confirmation that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian Hundreds of Dogs Across the US Are Falling Ill With Unknown Respiratory Illness Smithsonian Gina Ketting, a veterinarian at VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Colorado, said in a TODAY segment on Monday that she's seen "a plethora of these infections and it's concerning … we are using our isolation ward heavily with all of these infections.". Flag as irrelevant
	Cureus Advancement in Understanding Diabetic Retinopathy: A Comprehensive Review Cureus Furthermore, it investigates the various treatment strategies available for DR, including laser photocoagulation, vitreous body excision, and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy, while underlining their limitations and potential side ... Flag as irrelevant
	WVIR UVA Health expecting uptick in RSV cases WVIR CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Germany reports bird flu outbreak in northern part of the country CNBC Germany has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus. · Bird flu has led to the culling of hundreds of millions birds in the past years and usually strikes in Europe during autumn and winter. Flag as irrelevant
	UC San Diego Health Hearing Loss is Associated with Subtle Changes in the Brain UC San Diego Health To better understand the connection, a team of University of California San Diego and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute researchers employed hearing tests and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine whether hearing impairment is ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Researchers discover way to reverse brain aging caused by COVID-19 News-Medical.net Dr Julio Aguado and a team from UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) used synthetic brain organoid models, grown in a laboratory from human stem cells, to study the effect of different SARS-COV-2 variants on brain tissue. Flag as irrelevant
	WEAU Avian flu infects commercial flock WEAU According to a news ... Flag as irrelevant
	OPB News Syphilis is spreading in Oregon and the US OPB News Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that's been around for centuries. It can also spread to a fetus during pregnancy and can be diagnosed through a blood test, with treatment usually being antibiotics like penicillin. Symptoms ... Flag as irrelevant
	American Medical Association CDC's Antibiotic Awareness Week with Priya Nori, MD American Medical Association AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public health officials, hear from the experts in medicine on ... Flag as irrelevant
	WPVI-TV Pancreatic cancer is on the rise. Here's what Fox Chase Cancer Center doctors say you need to know WPVI-TV Dr. Loren gives an overview of pancreatic cancer screening options, including an MRI or an endoscopic ultrasound. Detecting cancer early allows for early intervention, which improves outcomes and helps save lives. Pancreatic cancer ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBAY Health experts urge proper use of antibiotics amidst awareness week WBAY GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) ... Flag as irrelevant
	InventUM | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Deep Brain Stimulation for "Freezing of Gait" in Parkinson's Disease InventUM | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers have developed a protocol to reach the gait-promoting center of the brain for patients with this type of walking difficulty. Doris Gamelin was years into her Parkinson's disease diagnosis when ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSLS 10 State epidemiologist talks illness prevention during the holidays WSLS 10 According to the Virginia Department of Health, COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise across the region. Despite the uptick in cases, vaccination rates are still low. Buena Vista is the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP 10-minute procedure may repair distorted sense of smell in COVID survivors CIDRAP Researchers at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia performed computed tomography (CT)-guided stellate ganglion block (SGB) in 54 patients who had long-term parosmia (impaired sense of smell that can lead to a distaste for once-like foods and drinks). The ... Flag as irrelevant
	KKTV 11 News Zoo mourns the death of 3-year-old bonobo amid RSV outbreak KKTV 11 News CINCINNATI (WXIX/ ... Flag as irrelevant
	Penn State News Don't face Alzheimer's disease alone: Penn State Extension offers support Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the United States, more than 6 million individuals are living with Alzheimer's disease, and about 11 million unpaid caregivers are supporting them. As communities observe Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month in November, ... Flag as irrelevant
	STAT What's behind the urge to scratch that itch? Harvard researchers have a theory STAT That itchy feeling isn't just in your head, in some cases it might actually be all over you. And it may literally get on your nerves. New research published Wednesday in Cell indicates that a common skin bacterium — Staphylococcus aureus — can make you ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTVD-TV Fatal deer infection Chronic Wasting Disease found for first time in Franklin County WTVD-TV This latest case of CWD was found in a 2.5-year-old female white-tailed deer. CWD is a contagious neurological disease that affects deer and other similar animals. The disease is always fatal ... Flag as irrelevant
	KJZZ Take precautions for COVID-19 this Thanksgiving, health department says KJZZ With Thanksgiving and other holiday gatherings approaching, Dr. Kirin Raman with the Arizona Department of Health Services said Arizonans should take precautions as COVID-19 and other seasonal respiratory infections spread. "Staying home when ... Flag as irrelevant
	WILX-TV A new treatment could restore loss of smell after COVID WILX-TV LANSING, Mich. (WILX) ... Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Medical School Possible New Way to Guide Stem Cells to the Retina Harvard Medical School Researchers working in mice have identified a potential new strategy for replacing retinal ganglion cells to treat glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. There are currently no treatments to reverse vision loss due to death of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Can the Flu Vaccine Protect Against Heart Attack? AJMC.com Managed Markets Network Among a cohort of patients who received a flu vaccine, there was a 26% decreased risk of heart attacks and a 33% reduction in cardiovascular deaths, according to one study. These findings suggest a connection between influenza vaccination and reduced ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSAZ-TV Antibiotic Awareness with Marshall Health WSAZ-TV (WSAZ) - Antibiotics ... Flag as irrelevant
	University of Alberta Leading researcher on Type 1 diabetes discusses new advances in addressing the disease University of Alberta Peter Senior, professor of medicine and director of the Alberta Diabetes Institute (ADI) at the University of Alberta, shares groundbreaking research that holds significant promise for individuals at risk for or recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Flag as irrelevant
	Inside Precision Medicine Coffee Extract Plus Quantum Dot Technology Could Stop Neurodegenerative Disease Inside Precision Medicine Research led by the University of Texas at El Paso and Bodoland University in India shows a special type of quantum dot made from caffeic acid, which can be extracted from coffee grounds, could be very effective at preventing the onset of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Technology Networks New Paper Argues Against "Magical" Extremes of Brain Plasticity Technology Networks Writing in eLife, Professors Tamar Makin (Cambridge) and John Krakauer (Johns Hopkins) argue that the notion that the brain, in response to injury or deficit, can reorganise itself and repurpose particular regions for new functions, is fundamentally ... Flag as irrelevant
	KXAN.com 1-minute test can help millions of people who don't know they have prediabetes, CDC says KXAN.com AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is rolling out a new campaign encouraging people to take a one-minute test to see if they are at risk of prediabetes. "Prediabetes is just when a person's blood sugar is higher than normal ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vanguard EU allocates 1-mln euros to help Nigeria fight against diphtheria Xinhua ABUJA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) has allocated 1 million euros to help Nigeria fight against diphtheria, the EU delegation to the most populous African country said. The donation was to help Nigeria restrain the outbreak of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Punch Dramatic upscaling of vaccination needed to curb deadly diphtheria outbreaks, warns MSF ReliefWeb Tuesday, November 21, 2023 — West-African countries have been struggling for months with the worst diphtheria outbreak on record on the continent. The problem can only be tackled if all entities step up their vaccination and treatment efforts, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ProCon.org Parents Seek Vaccine Exemptions at Higher Rates for Kindergarteners ProCon.org A handful of states also require Hep A (hepatitis A), Hib (Haemophilus Influenza Type b), and PCV (pneumococcal) vaccinations. The CDC asserts that 95% of children should be vaccinated ... Flag as irrelevant
	Civil Service World Covid Inquiry: Whitty not consulted on break-up of Public Health England Civil Service World Chief medical officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty has told the Covid Inquiry that he was not consulted on the government's decision to break up Public Health England. Whitty, who was the government's principal adviser on medical issues at the time the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Teens With Multiple Concussions Face Higher Risk of Suicidal Thoughts U.S. News & World Report By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A year after suffering a concussion, teens, especially boys, are more likely than their peers to think about, plan and even attempt suicide, new research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Researchers uncover role of 'molecular plasters' that protect against infection Medical Xpress Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that cellular structures called stress granules perform an essential protective function in support of the immune response against infections like tuberculosis (TB). This ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Palantir Wins Major UK Health Contract Despite Criticism The New York Times The Peter Thiel-owned company overcame opposition from activists, doctors and lawmakers to sign a lucrative deal with England's National Health Service. Share full ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Feeling full? Researchers pinpoint neurons that prevent eating too much, too Science Previous research on what causes animals to stop eating has largely focused on two types of cells located in the cNTS. One is prolactin-releasing hormone (PRLH) neurons, which have been linked to many functions, including the inhibition of feeding behavior ... Flag as irrelevant
	Popular Mechanics The Science Behind Cold Water Plunges: A Boon to the Immune System or Just Hype? Popular Mechanics People around the world regularly swim in frigid water, plunge into ice baths, or hop into cold showers. Those who practice cold plunges or other cold therapy say it makes them feel enlivened, improves their mood, and soothes sore muscles. Flag as irrelevant

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