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	health Daily update ⋅ February 16, 2024
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	CNN Support from grandparents could make a big difference in a mother's mental health, study shows CNN "As the association between maternal depression and adverse child outcomes is well established, support not only matters for the mothers' wellbeing but also to the growing numbers of children living with separated mothers.". Flag as irrelevant
	NPR More kids are dying of drug overdoses. Could pediatricians do more to help? NPR Medina is treating Sam for an addiction to opioids. He's prescribed a medication called buprenorphine. It curbs cravings for the more dangerous and addictive opioid pills. Sam's urine tests don't show any signs of the Percocet or Oxycontin pills he was ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME How Long Should You Isolate With COVID-19? Experts Are Split TIME But people's tolerance for public-health precautions has plummeted. Many people in the U.S. haven't paid attention to COVID-19 guidance in a long time, says Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Abortion pills that patients got via telehealth and the mail are safe, study finds NPR In March, the Supreme Court will hear a case about mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. A key question in that case is: Was the Food and Drug Administration correct when it deemed the drug safe to prescribe to patients in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	time.com More People Die After Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them time.com NEW YORK — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called its study published Thursday the largest to look at how ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN How a new surveillance method is identifying more cases of Lyme disease in the US CNN Diseases spread by ticks and other insects are becoming more common in the United States, but a new methodology for tracking Lyme disease may overestimate the significant spike in cases seen in 2022. There were more than 62,000 cases of Lyme disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Ebola vaccine cuts death rates in half — even if it's given after infection NPR There's welcome news in the battle against the Ebola virus, an infectious disease that for years had almost no treatments or remedies. Outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus flare up in parts of Africa almost every year, and they're vicious. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Abortions by Telemedicine and Mailed Pills Are Safe and Effective, Study Finds The New York Times In most cases, the services' doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives were able to determine eligibility from patients' written or verbal information about their pregnancy and health, without requiring them to have ultrasounds, which ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News What is the Atlantic diet? How a Spanish, Portuguese-inspired diet could reduce metabolic syndrome risk ABC News "This diet is very similar in terms of avoiding processed foods the same way the Mediterranean diet does," Dr. Sutton explained. "But you see a moderate amount of red meat consumption, more whole grains, more starches, they're unrefined. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News These 3 exercises found to be the best for treating depression ABC News The study, published Wednesday in The BMJ, highlighted various exercises -- such as walking, jogging, yoga, strength training, mixed aerobic exercises, tai chi and qigong -- that reduced depressive symptoms either independently or when combined with ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Amid rising measles cases, a new generation of doctors is being taught how to spot the disease ABC News A recent outbreak that began in December 2023 has led to 23 cases of measles. ByMary Kekatos. February 16, 2024, 3:03 AM. 1:41. A brief history: Measles in America. Measles is a viral disease that is extremely contagious. Over the last several years, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress HIV cure: The daunting scale of the problem Science Magazine Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-1 infection reduces plasma virus levels such that clinical assays for viremia are negative. Because of unexpected cooperativity in dose-response relationships and drug synergies, ART completely inhibits ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds ABC News A new government study suggests smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths. ByMIKE STOBBE AP medical writer. February 15, 2024, 10:13 AM. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Patient's anger as hundreds miss out on medication BBC News Hundreds of multiple sclerosis patients may have missed out on potentially life-improving medication, an ombudsman has found. Aneurin Bevan health board failed to provide fampridine to a patient, even though it was approved by the Welsh government as ... Flag as irrelevant
	MIT News Hitchhiking cancer vaccine makes progress in the clinic MIT News Originally developed in the laboratory of Darrell Irvine, "amphiphile" vaccines hitchhike on albumin molecules to the lymph nodes, where they teach the immune system to fight cancer. MIT spinout Elicio Therapeutics is testing vaccines based ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Microbiota–gut–brain axis and its therapeutic applications in neurodegenerative diseases Nature.com The human gastrointestinal tract is populated with a diverse microbial community. The vast genetic and metabolic potential of the gut microbiome underpins its ubiquity in nearly every aspect of human biology, including health maintenance, development, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News What should you know about medications prescribed for weight loss? CBS News That's why Watson is on the medication. Oprah Winfrey recently revealed she's on them and encouraged people to erase the stigma. So, we asked Dr. Lara Paraskos, an endocrinologist, about the medications – ... Flag as irrelevant
	EL PAÍS in English A vaccine for Ebola could change the mortality rates for those infected NPR A new study shows that an Ebola vaccine can cut mortality figures of those infected in half. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus flare up in parts of Africa almost every year. The virus kills about half the people it infects. Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Antibiotic "Preorganized" for Ribosome Binding Overcomes Superbugs Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Researchers from Harvard University and elsewhere have created a synthetic antibiotic that is highly effective against antimicrobial resistance mechanisms that have stumped many modern antibiotics. Details of the design, synthesis, and evaluation of ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Greater Manchester GP's plea to parents over measles vaccine uptake BBC News Parents in Greater Manchester have been urged to vaccinate their children against measles as cases numbers rise across the region. Bolton GP Dr Helen Wall said the "extremely contagious" infection had the ability to spread rapidly. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Smoking drugs now linked to more overdose deaths than injecting drugs, report finds CNN The report, published Thursday, looked at information from crime scene investigations, witness reports and autopsy data and categorized overdose deaths by evidence of smoking, injecting, ingesting or snorting drugs. Researchers compared data on drug deaths ... Flag as irrelevant
	Technology Networks Menopausal women who get migraines at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, study says CBS News Researchers followed nearly 2,000 women for 30 years and found that those who suffered from chronic migraines, hot flashes, and night sweats were 1.5 times more likely to develop heart disease and 1.7 times more likely to have a stroke compared to women ... Flag as irrelevant
	MIT Technology Review How bacteria-fighting viruses could go mainstream MIT Technology Review In 2016, HIV researcher Tom Patterson picked up a deadly antibiotic-resistant infection in Egypt. His wife, infectious disease epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee, helped hunt for the phage therapy that ultimately cured him. Strathdee gave ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Study: 38.6% of children have received an HPV vaccine dose Healio More than one-third of children aged 9 to 17 years in the United States had received one or more HPV vaccines doses as of 2022, according to a new CDC report. Vaccination against HPV — the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. — is ... Flag as irrelevant
	HSPH News Dark chocolate is best choice for health—but don't turn it into medicine HSPH News February 14, 2024 — Chocolate can be delicious and an expression of love, but can it also be healthy? It depends on the variety, experts said in a February 13 Washington Post article. Cocoa powder contains flavonoids, substances that are full of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Could a single synthetic molecule outsmart a variety of drug-resistant bacteria? Los Angeles Times An estimated 2.8 million people in the U.S. contract infections each year from bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. More than 35,000 of them die. Despite the mounting toll — and the prospect of an ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill How an ancient virus made our brains complex The Hill An ancient viral infection may have given animals the tools to become fast, coordinated and smart, a study has found. According to a paper published Thursday in Cell, complex nervous systems arose in the distant past after viruses inserted bits of code ... Flag as irrelevant
	ScienceBlog.com EMS care varies widely, 1st study of its kind finds Becker's Hospital Review EMS are typically compared to response times and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates, but researchers from New York City's Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai said these performance metrics don't cover it. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Americans who live alone report depression at higher rates, but social support helps NPR The good news about the findings, says author Laryssa Mykyta, is that the vast majority of people living alone didn't report adverse mental health symptoms. "Most adults who live alone – 93% – report either no feelings of depression or low feelings of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Drug offers 'wonderful' breakthrough in treatment of asbestos-linked cancer The Guardian "In this pivotal, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial in 249 patients with pleural mesothelioma, pegargiminase-chemotherapy increased significantly the median overall survival by 1.6 months and quadrupled the survival at 36 months compared to ... Flag as irrelevant
	KCBD Alaskapox: Man becomes first reported death from novel virus KCBD ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Exclusive: Wegovy fuels sharp rise in use of weight-loss drugs for US youth Reuters Feb 15 (Reuters) - A small but rapidly growing number of U.S. adolescents began treatment with Novo Nordisk's <NOVOb.CO> weight-loss drug Wegovy last year, a powerful new tool to address record rates of pediatric obesity, according to data shared ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Getting your hands on the new weight loss meds isn't simple. Here are 5 things to know CNN Editor's note: Season 9 of the podcast "Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta" explores the intersection between body weight and health. We delve into a variety of topics, including the predicted demise of diet culture and how to talk to kids about weight ... Flag as irrelevant
	World Health Organization Sustaining polio investments offers a high return World Health Organization Economic and social benefits totaling an estimated US$ 289.2 billion arise from sustaining polio assets and integrating them into expanded immunization, surveillance and emergency response programmes in 8 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Protected Am I Against the Covid Variant JN.1? The New York Times Over the last few years, the general assumption has been that a Covid infection — or vaccination — is likely to buy you a few months of protection. But any time we get a new variant that is especially adept at evading the immune system, like JN.1, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Sunscreen in winter? Yep, SPF moisturiser is essential all year-round The Guardian There are far safer ways to obtain vitamin D (from supplements or, better still, a balanced diet) than by subjecting skin cells to UVA radiation, which makes up about 95% of the UV rays that reach our skin, and doesn't even cause vitamin D synthesis. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report CDC Study: People Living Alone Have Higher Rates of Depression U.S. News & World Report "People living alone may be at greater risk of social isolation and loneliness, which have been linked to higher mortality risk and adverse health outcomes, including mental health outcomes, compared with people living with a spouse or partner," study ... Flag as irrelevant
	Financial Times 'Potent' antibiotic drug boosts fight against superbugs Financial Times Scientists have invented a potential drug candidate that successfully combats antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" in non-human tests, according to research. The new antibiotic, known as cresomycin, is effective in mice against ... Flag as irrelevant
	UCI MIND Is Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease a Business Product? UCI MIND Formal research diagnostic criteria for preclinical AD were first proposed more than a decade ago and have now been implemented in multiple clinical trials to test medications for their ability to potentially delay or prevent cognitive problems in people ... Flag as irrelevant
	Verywell Health Is Sugar Bad for You? Verywell Health Natural sugars occur naturally in fruits (fructose) and dairy products (lactose). They're found in foods that contain fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other beneficial nutrients. Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill More overdose deaths now linked to smoking drugs instead of injections: Research The Hill Illegal fentanyl is a powerful drug that has been cut into heroin or other drugs. According to the report, more overdoses in Western states occurred due to a transition away from injecting heroin to smoking IMF. Flag as irrelevant
	Duke University School of Medicine Lefkowitz Lecture: Progress in Solving the Mystery of Long COVID Duke University School of Medicine Long COVID, which affects 65 million people worldwide, appears to be not one disease but a collection of different symptoms all precipitated by an acute COVID infection, said Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, director of the Center for Infection & Immunity at Yale ... Flag as irrelevant
	UIC Today UIC research helps create new antibiotic that evades bacterial resistance UIC Today Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago and Harvard University have developed an antibiotic that could give medicine a new weapon to fight drug-resistant bacteria and the diseases they cause. The antibiotic, cresomycin, described in Science, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Adelaide child reported with measles as cases emerge around Australia ABC News What's next? SA Health is advising people who were in three locations at the same time as the child was to be mindful of symptoms. Health authorities have warned travellers on a flight from Melbourne ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPJ Athletics Pitt researchers' findings on how scent may help depressed people were published in JAMA Network Open UPJ Athletics University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers and UPMC social workers found in a study that smelling a familiar scent might help depressed individuals recall specific autobiographical memories and potentially assist in their recovery. Flag as irrelevant
	FOX 5 Atlanta Needle fear: Pediatrician shares tips to ease shots, blood draws FOX 5 Atlanta ATLANTA - If you are a needlephobe, you have lots of company. About 1 in 4 adults have a strong fear of needles, according to the CDC, with about 1 in 10 delaying or skipping vaccinations because of that fear. Pediatrician Dr. Evelyn Chan is the CEO ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV Windsor Don't give your Valentine syphilis, experts warn CTV Windsor Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that, if left untreated, can cause serious health problems. "It's definitely worrisome," said Razane Diab, an Infectious Disease Prevention Program manager with the Windsor-Essex ... Flag as irrelevant
	Open Access Government Heart regeneration: Uncovering the heart's hidden healing potential Open Access Government While existing treatments focus on managing symptoms and improving blood flow, they fail to address lost cardiomyocytes (CMs), the heart's essential muscle cells. Cardiomyocyte renewal. This study presents a paradigm shift in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Bump Maternal syphilis rates tripled in the US between 2016 and 2022, data show The BMJ Maternal syphilis leads to congenital syphilis in infants born to a mother who is infected. Congenital syphilis can cause fetal or neonatal death, low birthweight, preterm birth, and brain and nerve disorders in the infant. Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Gazette Potential new weapon in battle against superbugs Harvard Gazette Harvard researchers have created an antibiotic that can overcome many drug-resistant infections, which have become a growing, deadly global health menace. A team led by Andrew Myers, Amory Houghton Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, ... Flag as irrelevant

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