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International traveler tests positive for measles after arriving in Colorado, visiting several counties Additional Information from Arapahoe County Public Health: For people who haven't had the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, measles is a highly contagious and serious infection. The MMR vaccine given ...
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What's Next For Ozempic? Ozempic and other drugs like it have proven powerful at regulating blood sugar and driving weight loss. Now, scientists are exploring whether they might be just as transformative in treating a wide range of other conditions, from addiction and liver ...
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Colon cancer is rising in young Americans. It's not clear why. Colorectal cancer is one of the drivers of this trend. In the past three decades, incidence of the disease has risen significantly among people younger than 50, many of whom have no obvious risk factors, such as having a genetic predisposition. No one ...
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There's an effective morning-after pill for STIs but it's not clear it works in women There's a treatment that works like a morning-after pill for sexually transmitted infections – an antibiotic taken in the hours after unprotected sex. And it can significantly lower the chance of developing common STIs like chlamydia and syphilis.
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Ultra-Processed Food and Your Health: What to Know Dec. 20, 2023 -- Figuring out why ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are linked to more chronic health conditions like heart disease and obesity remains an important puzzle for nutrition experts to figure out. When they do, the worst offenders could be taxed ...
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7 questions answered about the unidentified dog respiratory illness Canine infectious respiratory disease complex, also known as "kennel cough," is a common form of respiratory illness among dogs often caused by a combination of several types of bacteria and viruses. Silverstein said researchers ...
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Youth Death Rallies Anti-Vaxers; Insurers Hire After Malpractice; Bad Doc Ignored? Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Young Man's Tragic Death Caught the Attention of Vaccine Opponents. When a 24-year-old man from Elmira, ...
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New At-Home STI Test Could Help Stop the Spread of Infection Checking for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which are notoriously underreported and stigmatized, may soon get easier now that U.S. authorities have recently approved the first commercial at-home test kit for STIs other than human immunodeficiency ...
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Stopping Zepbound Will Likely Result in Weight Gain—But How Much? Last month, the FDA approved Zepbound, a GLP-1 agonist, as a weight loss medication.1; A new study found that when people come off the medication, they may regain some of the weight they lost while on it.2; Experts recommend speaking to a trusted ...
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Spokane doctor's kidney treatment will be tested in 11000-person study A Spokane doctor believes she has "broken the code" to fight kidney disease with a new treatment she has developed. Dr. Katherine Tuttle is executive director for research at Providence Inland Northwest Health and one of the leading researchers of ...
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Study Results Suggest New Opportunities to Improve Future HIV Vaccine Candidates According to new research published in Science, an effective HIV vaccine may need to prompt strong responses from CD8+ T cells to protect people from acquiring HIV. The study findings demonstrate comparisons between the immune system activity of past ...
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Staying healthy and preventing the spread of illness during the holidays BOSTON - The holidays are here, which means spending time with family, friends and loved ones is top of mind. But there's also added concern about spreading illness at holiday gatherings. "I am going home for the holidays." For Christmas, Kaitlyn Szlay ...
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COVID contact-tracing study suggests length of exposure biggest factor in disease spread An analysis of 7 million contacts of COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom estimates that most transmissions resulted from exposures lasting 1 hour to several days and that households accounted for 40% of spread from spring 2021 to early 2022.
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Could Spinal Cord Stimulation Ease Depression? By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Believe it or not, your spinal cord may be a pathway to better mood and even an end to depression, new research suggests. Investigators at the University of ...
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Why Aren't Americans Getting the New COVID-19 Vaccine? The second most common reason was concern over safety of the vaccine. While the COVID-19 vaccines have repeatedly proven to be safe, vaccine hesitancy fueled by the coronavirus pandemic remains a significant public health issue.
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Daydreaming may boost brain plasticity, memory consolidation The workings of the brain are complex, and research about brain activity is ongoing. One area of interest is neuron activity during daydreaming and the potential benefits that daydreaming may hold. A recent study examined daydreaming in mice by ...
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Get Ready for More Mosquitos as World Heats Up By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Warmer weather linked to climate change is likely to cause rampaging clouds of mosquitos in the future, a new study forecasts.
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Risk of penile fractures rises at Christmas, doctors find They have discovered that the Christmas period is associated with a significantly increased risk of penile fractures – a medical emergency in which the erection-producing regions of the penis snap, usually as a result of forceful bending during over- ...
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Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure for people with COPD An Imperial led study has found taking a daily beetroot juice supplement lowered blood pressure and improved how far patients could walk in six minutes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The research led by Professor Nicholas ...
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How fasting makes the brain and gut work together for weight loss Worldwide, more than one billion people are obese. Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers. But permanently losing weight isn't easy: complex interactions between body systems such as gut physiology, hormones, ...
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New subvariant causing 20% of new COVID-19 cases, CDC says (CNN) - The Centers for ...
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As ADHD drug shortage continues, St. Charles doctor has advice on alternatives Over the past year, 17 out of the 18 ADHD medicines have had stimulus shortages, according to St. Charles psychiatrist and associate clinical professor at Washington University Dr. Greg Mattingly. "Every single day ...
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Toothbrushing linked to lower hospital-acquired pneumonia rates in ICUs Pneumonia ranks among the most common and deadliest hospital-acquired illnesses, killing 20%-30% of those it infects. But a new study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine suggests better oral hygiene could take a bite out of those numbers.
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Iredell Memorial announces visitor restrictions as respiratory illnesses rise IREDELL, N.C. (WBTV) – ...
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A blueprint for elimination of cervical cancer Cervical cancer is the first noncommunicable disease to be targeted for elimination, which is possible because most cases are caused by oncogenic subtypes of the human papillomavirus (HPV), for which highly effective screening strategies and vaccines are ...
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Drinking in moderation can help avoid 'holiday heart syndrome' Sharon Reimold, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Operations and Faculty Development in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern, holds the Gail Griffiths Hill Chair in Cardiology. "It's common ...
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Coffee grounds may not be to blame Dear Editor. I started very well today reading this feature article on the website's portal of the British medical journal (1), whose text mentions the finding, in coffee maker machines, of pathogenic and multirresistant microorganisms, belonging to ...
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Pressure to attend gatherings leading to overuse of cold medicines With the days of social distancing mostly behind us, increasing pressure and anticipation to get back to gatherings, show up in person for work and more are leading Americans to overuse cold and allergy medicines to mask symptoms from regular colds to ...
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Novo Nordisk Launches Vaccine Initiative for Airborne Infections Through a collaboration with the University of Copenhagen and Denmark's Statens Serum Institute (SSI), the company hopes to focus on respiratory diseases, including tuberculosis (TB) and influenza. According to the press release ...
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Iowa officials confirm bird flu case in Mahaska County Officials said 27 birds were destroyed. There have been 51 commercial, backyard and mixed flocks infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as bird flu, in Iowa since March 1, 2022.
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UKHSA and ONS release latest Winter COVID-19 Infection Study Data The Winter CIS was launched jointly by the UK Health Security Agency ( UKHSA ) and the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) in November 2023 to deliver real-time prevalence and positivity data to aid the surveillance of COVID-19 in the community and ...
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Testing sewage for COVID-19 helps health departments ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC ...
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Health Highlights: Sing to better health; can't stop coughing? There's a high note when it comes to singing holiday carols. It can boost your health! OSF HealthCare Family Medicine Physician, Dr. Alina Paul, sings and plays guitar for patients. She says benefits include pain reduction, better lung capacity, ...
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Stay Heathy - Increase Your Handwashing this Holiday Season Washing your hands well is the simplest way to avoid respiratory infections and foodborne illnesses. Diseases that can be prevented by handwashing include Shigella, Giardia, Norovirus, flu, COVID, and many other microorganisms.
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GPs can now prescribe antivirals for flu as cases rise sharply Last week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned that flu cases had seen their 'sharpest' increase so far this winter. The Government's chief medical officer and chief pharmaceutical ...
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Tips for Healthy Holiday Travel Quench your thirst with water and no- or low-calorie drinks instead of sugary drinks. · Pack healthy snacks such as fruits, vegetables, and nuts to eat instead of cookies, chips, or candy. · Plan stops along your route to take brief physical activity breaks.
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Nigeria: Elevated dengue fever activity reported in Sokoto State, especially Sokoto South, through December Local health authorities urge the public to strictly adhere to preventative measures, including wearing clothes that cover most of the body, making use of mosquito nets and insect-repellent, and ensuring proper sanitation of the environment to prevent ...
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Discovery of a structural class of antibiotics with explainable deep learning The ongoing antibiotic resistance crisis threatens to render current antibiotics ineffective and increase morbidity from bacterial infections. This crisis has been exacerbated by a lack of new antibiotics, without which global deaths due to resistant ...
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Here's How to Calculate How Much Sleep You Need Not to mention the years she spent studying mental health fundamentals while earning her bachelor's degrees in both Psychology and Sociology. She is also a Certified Stress Management Coach. Expertise Bachelor of Science ...
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Hospital masking picks up steam More health systems have implemented mask rules in recent weeks amid an uptick in respiratory virus activity and growing concerns over potential capacity issues this winter. This virus season marks the first since the CDC loosened national mask ...
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Slow running, micro workouts and other gentle approaches to fitness After all, our bodies and minds have been punished enough. By Abi Jackson. When you take up running, the urge to start pushing for ...
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Impact of long COVID on the heart rate variability at rest and during deep breathing maneuver While the majority of individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recover completely, a significant percentage experience persistent symptom, which has been characterized as Long COVID and may be associated with cardiac and autonomic ...
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ScienceAdviser: Deadly chicken virus had ancient origin Today's Protostar is Yodai Takei, whose research into visualizing molecules within individual cells garnered him a Science & SciLifeLab Prize. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including how scientists reconstructed a disease's history ...
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KCTV: How to Hit Your Health Goals in 2024 Mental health can play a big role in setting yourself up for success when it comes to setting New Year's resolutions and making healthy lifestyle changes. Megan Markey, PhD, a licensed psychologist at Saint Luke's Health System, shares tips with KCTV ...
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Weight-loss drugs prompt calls to poison centers The labels on Ozempic, Wegovy, and related drugs increasingly used for weight loss warn that potential side effects can include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain. But that's if you take the drugs, as directed, once a week.
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