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	health Daily update ⋅ May 21, 2024
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	CNN Horrible nightmares and 'daymares' linked to autoimmune disease CNN "This is particularly the case in a disease like lupus, which is well known for affecting multiple organs including the brain, but we also found these patterns of symptoms in the other rheumatological diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN How to remove ticks and what to know about these bloodsuckers CNN However, only a handful in the US bite and transmit diseases to humans. The most common ones are blacklegged ticks (also known as deer ticks, but they feed on lots of animals besides deer), lone star ticks, American dog ticks and brown dog ticks. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Stimulation Device Improves Hand Function Post Spinal Cord Injury Medscape The intervention also boosted sensory scores, improved quality of life and sleep, decreased the frequency and severity of muscle spasms, and reduced pain. "This therapy really has important implications for improving real life function ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Ahead of Hajj, CDC alerts doctors to look out for meningococcal disease tied to travel to Saudi Arabia CNN Believers in the Muslim faith make Umrah trips to Mecca throughout the year to receive blessings. Muslims also make a longer, more ritualized pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime during a set time of year called Hajj. This year's Hajj is ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Doctors Are Still Figuring Out Adult ADHD The New York Times It's one of the most common psychiatric disorders in adults. Yet there are no U.S. guidelines for diagnosing and treating patients beyond childhood. Share full ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Cannabis poisonings among older adults have tripled, study finds CNN But some older adults may be unaware of the strength of today's weed, and little is known about the health effects of legalizing edible cannabis on older adults — the age group with the largest growth in overall cannabis use a year after dried cannabis ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Perimenopause is having a millennial moment. Here are 7 ways to cope. The Washington Post Menopause Society guidelines state that for people under 60, taking hormones for a limited period may safely ease hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness, and also protects against osteoporosis. Estrogen creams and inserts are also available to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP DR Congo mpox outbreak poses global threat of deadlier clade CIDRAP Both clades of the virus are endemic in the DRC, but the country noted an uptick in clade 1 cases in 2023 and 2024, with 19,919 suspected cases reported and 975 (4.9%) deaths. Cases are spreading both among traditional household transmission routes, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Infected blood compensation confusion for NI victim BBC News The UK government said interim payments of £210,000 will be paid within 90 days, while the final scheme becomes operational. Nigel Hamilton, 63, who has haemophilia and contracted Hepatitis C after receiving contaminated blood ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour Some Moms With HIV May Breastfeed, Pediatricians Say WebMD May 20, 2024 – People with HIV may consider breastfeeding their newborn babies because the benefits may outweigh the very small risk of transmitting the virus through breast milk, the nation's largest group of pediatricians now says. Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Percentage of Oregon students missing vaccines rises again oregonlive.com The Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday that nearly 9% of the state's kindergartners had a non-medical exemption this year, forgoing at least one of the required shots. That compares with about 8% in 2023 and almost 7% in 2022, marking the second ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Which Is Better: Counting Your Steps or Timing Your Workout? TIME For years, federal physical activity guidelines have told Americans how much time they should spend moving each week: at least 150 minutes, or 75 minutes if workouts are particularly vigorous. But the popularity of wearable fitness devices has made ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org As bird flu spreads to dairy cows, Minnesota's raptors show signs of building remarkable immunity Phys.Org The injured bird was a baby, maybe a month old. His click was a warning, that despite being a puffball barely bigger than Franzen-Klein's palm, he would bite the medical director of the Minnesota Raptor Center if he had to. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Double risk of early heart disease death in resort BBC News People in Blackpool are more than twice as likely to die from heart disease before the age of 75 than those in the wealthiest parts of England, according to new data from a charity. Figures from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) show the Lancashire ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News At a glance: Infected blood inquiry's key findings BBC News A damning report into the infected blood scandal has found the infection of 30,000 people with HIV and hepatitis between 1970 and 1991 could have been largely avoided. Around 3,000 people have since died after receiving contaminated blood from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	FiercePharma Serum Institute deploys first doses of Oxford, Novavax-partnered malaria shot to Africa FiercePharma On Monday, SII—the world's biggest vaccine producer by number of doses—said it shipped the first tranche of R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccines to Africa. The initial shipment is headed for the Central ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP CDC urges travelers to Saudi Arabia to be current with meningococcal vaccines CIDRAP The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a health alert and a level 1 travel alert about meningococcal disease in travelers to Saudi Arabia, especially those taking part in pilgrimage activities. Hajj menj / Flickr cc. Flag as irrelevant
	KABC-TV LA County health officials investigate hepatitis A infection of Whole Foods worker KABC-TV BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a case of hepatitis A involving an employee at a grocery store in Beverly Hills. According to the department, the employee works at the Whole Foods on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Whole Foods Hepatitis; Plane Crash Kills Physician; Docs Criticize Mask Ban Proposal MedPage Today — Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff ; Health officials warned that an employee at a Beverly Hills Whole Foods · may have exposed customers to hepatitis A. (NBC News) ; ADHD drug shortages · may finally be easing, but the struggle for ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Michigan reports 3 more H5N1 outbreaks in dairy herds CIDRAP The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDRAD) today reported three more H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in dairy herds, noting that it will send results to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory ... Flag as irrelevant
	University of Utah Health Care Measles and the Cost of Vaccine Hesitancy University of Utah Health Care Measles is a serious illness that can cause a variety of complications. It is an airborne and extremely infectious disease that can spread readily to unvaccinated individuals and children who are too young to be vaccinated. The virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian Four Important Questions About Bird Flu, Answered Smithsonian The virus has killed tens of millions of birds and infected hundreds of species of animals, including dairy cattle in the United States. Here's what you should know about it. Bird Flu Clean Up. Rangers clear deceased birds from Staple Island in England ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic The Bird-Flu Host We Should Worry About The Atlantic This H5N1 has managed that feat in several animals, but so far, "we're actually still dealing with a very avian virus," Michelle Wille, a virologist at the University of Melbourne, told me. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today What to Know About the UK's Tainted Blood Scandal MedPage Today "This whole scandal has blanketed my entire life," said Jason Evans, who was 4 when his father died at the age of 31 in 1993 after contracting HIV and hepatitis from an infected blood plasma product. Flag as irrelevant
	WWNY US pediatricians group reverses decades-old ban on breastfeeding for those with HIV WWNY The drugs, known as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Should You Measure Workouts By Steps Or Minutes? New Study Suggests Both Are Effective. Forbes Exercise offers major health benefits regardless of whether people track their progress by minutes or steps, according to a new study published Monday that could push aside a longstanding debate among fitness buffs about how best to measure their ... Flag as irrelevant
	India Today Public health alert issued after HIV-positive sex worker had over 200 clients KTVQ Billings News Although the woman lived in Ohio, authorities say she may have interacted with individuals spanning multiple states, including Florida, and extending up the East Coast. Linda Inez Leccese. Prev Next. Photo by: Washington County Sheriff's Office. Flag as irrelevant
	WCNC.com VERIFY: Social media influencers falsely claim sunscreen causes cancer WCNC.com While melanoma makes up less than 5% of skin cancer cases nationwide, it accounts for the most skin cancer deaths. Atrium Health doctors said you can help prevent skin cancer and protect yourself from ... Flag as irrelevant
	MIT Technology Review A device that zaps the spinal cord gave paralyzed people better control of their hands MIT Technology Review Fourteen years ago, a journalist named Melanie Reid attempted a jump on horseback and fell. The accident left her mostly paralyzed from the chest down. Eventually she regained control of her right hand, but her left remained "useless," she told reporters ... Flag as irrelevant
	Infectious Disease Special Edition WHO Updates Priority Pathogens List of Most Threatening Drug-Resistant Bacteria Infectious Disease Special Edition WHO/Nazik Armenakyan The BPPL 2024 saw the removal of five pathogen–antibiotic combinations that were included in the BPPL 2017, and the addition of four new combinations. The third-generation cephalosporin- ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX 29 Philadelphia Potential measles exposure in Philadelphia, Montgomery County sparks warning FOX 29 Philadelphia CVS Pharmacy at 10901 Bustleton Avenue on May 15 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Holy Redeemer Hospital Emergency Department from 11:30 a.m. May 16 to 12:30 a.m. May 17 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hip Hop Vibe Public health alert issued after HIV-positive sex worker had over 200 clients 10News Although the woman lived in Ohio, authorities say she may have interacted with individuals spanning multiple states, including Florida, and extending up the East Coast. ... Linda Inez Leccese engaged in solicitation after testing positive for HIV. Flag as irrelevant
	KTVZ CDC urges meningococcal disease vaccination ahead of Hajj travel KTVZ (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to be on the lookout for potentially deadly meningococcal disease linked to travel to Saudi Arabia. Since April, there have been 12 confirmed cases of meningococcal disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk Cancer-detecting AI to be offered to all hospitals in England within weeks Telegraph.co.uk Rishi Sunak says the technology will help cut NHS waiting lists and make the UK the number one place for artificial intelligence innovation. Laura Donnelly, Health Editor 21 May 2024 • 7:23am. Related Topics. Flag as irrelevant
	Stuff.co.nz Health Commissioner says pharmacy didn't breach Code after man died from Covid-19 vaccine Stuff.co.nz The coroner ruled that a man in his twenties died from the direct cause of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. He suffered myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) and died twelve days later before reaching the hospital. Health and Disability Commissioner ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Early blood pressure control in ambulances shows no clear benefit for stroke patients, study finds News-Medical.net Previously, two trials reported similar results on the efficacy and safety of administering pre-hospital blood pressure reduction interventions within hours of an acute stroke. In patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, worse outcomes were noted in those ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Significant gaps between science of obesity and the care patients receive Science Daily That decision included high-dose semaglutide, which is FDA-approved for weight loss and to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke in adults with cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Legalized Weed Is Landing More Seniors in the ER The New York Times The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that after Canada legalized marijuana, the number of emergency room visits for cannabis poisoning rose sharply among people ages 65 and older. Poisonings doubled after Canada legalized ... Flag as irrelevant
	American Stroke Association Gaps remain between what's known about obesity and how it's being treated American Stroke Association Obesity rates in the U.S. continue to rise, thwarting progress in reducing the rate of heart disease and stroke. But scientific advances in how to treat obesity often don't make it into clinical practice, according to a new report. Flag as irrelevant
	WPVI-TV Residents warned of possible measles exposure in Philadelphia and Montgomery County WPVI-TV Health officials say people who are vaccinated do not need to worry, saying the measles vaccine is "extremely effective at preventing measles." If you are not immunized and develop symptoms between now and June 7 ... Flag as irrelevant
	WHO | Regional Office for Africa Sierra Leone reaches historic milestone as malaria vaccination launched WHO | Regional Office for Africa In addition to the existing tools in the fight against malaria, which include insecticide-treated nets, indoor spraying and effective diagnosis and treatment, two safe and effective vaccines ‒ RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) and R21 ‒ have been recommended by World ... Flag as irrelevant
	Infectious Disease Special Edition CDC Releases Guidance for Preventing Spread of Infections in Schools Infectious Disease Special Edition This guidance is designed to maximize school attendance and its benefits for all students, while also preventing the spread of infectious diseases. Being in school provides many benefits, including ongoing learning and social and emotional development. Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV New HIV Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise In Early Trials NDTV Broadly neutralising antibodies (bnAbs) are antibodies that can recognise and neutralise multiple strains of HIV. They have been seen as a potential key to an HIV vaccine but have been difficult to generate in humans.The research has been published in Cell ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News PM apologises after infected blood scandal cover-up BBC News Mr Sunak described it as a "day of shame for the British state". The Infected Blood Inquiry accused doctors, government and the NHS of letting patients catch HIV and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Oregon Capital Chronicle More Oregon students are missing vaccines, worrying health officials Oregon Capital Chronicle The trend worries Stacy de Assis Matthews, who oversees state immunization data. "The concern is that a highly contagious disease, such as measles, will be introduced to a school that doesn' ... Flag as irrelevant
	Penn Today B cells drive responses of other immune cells, can be modified to prevent multiple sclerosis symptoms Penn Today Penn Medicine research finds that abnormally active B cell metabolism causes an inflammatory immune response in individuals with MS. In the context of immunology, a prevailing view suggests that T ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News Your kids' ultraprocessed food consumption may put them at higher risk, study shows CTV News The ultraprocessed foods your kids eat now may be putting them at greater risk for cardiometabolic problems – like heart attack, stroke and diabetes – in adulthood, a new study suggests. "One of the important things to learn is that some of the things ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC10 Boston What is the COVID FLiRT variant, and could it cause a summer spike? NBC10 Boston "There's a bunch of variants out there right now," said Dr. Jonathan Bayuk, of Allergy & Immunology Associates of New England. Experts say FLiRT is actually a family of variants from the faster ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian 'Suffering that is hard to comprehend': key takeaways from UK infected blood report The Guardian 3. Hepatitis and HIV risks were known. It was already well known from the 1930s that blood transfusions could transmit fatal hepatitis. The virus responsible for hepatitis C was identified in 1998, but apparent from at least the mid-1970s. Transmission of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NEWS.com.au Measles alert for south western Sydney NSW Health ​NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of one confirmed case who was infectious while visiting several locations in south western Sydney. Flag as irrelevant

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