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New Covid Shots Were Approved. But Who Will Get Them? The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the latest slate of annual Covid vaccines, clearing the way for Americans 6 months and older to receive updated shots in the midst of a prolonged summer surge of the virus.
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New Covid Vaccines Are Coming. Here's What to Know. approved one vaccine from Pfizer and one from Moderna. Representatives from the drug companies said that their shots were ready to ship immediately after approval. Both vaccines target KP.2, a strain of the coronavirus ...
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FDA OK's new COVID vaccine shots for fall 2024 from Pfizer and Moderna Similar to previous seasons, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that all Americans ages 6 months and older get a shot of the "updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine" to protect against another expected surge of the virus this fall ...
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Trial supports mass azithromycin distribution to all kids under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa The study, published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that twice-yearly distribution of azithromycin to children ages 1 to 59 months in rural communities in Niger reduced childhood mortality by 14% when compared with children who ...
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Eating a Mediterranean diet may offer some protection against COVID-19 The Mediterranean Diet, which mainly consists of plant-derived foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and olive oil, is a rich source of antioxidants and is tied to a lower risk of infection and faster viral clearance, the authors said.
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'Jenas sacking shock' and 'Fury as dementia drug denied' News that the BBC has sacked presenter Jermaine Jenas after acting on complaints makes most of Friday's front pages and the main image in the Daily Telegraph is a portrait of the ex-footballer. The paper leads on the news that a new Alzheimer's drug ...
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Will the NHS ever pay for the new era of dementia drugs? The NHS has said it will not pay for the first drug shown to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer's disease. The decision on funding lecanemab has caused upset and disappointment from those hoping the drug could help fight a horrible and ...
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More Evidence Inflammation Tied to Increased Risk for Psychiatric Illness Using large-scale datasets, researchers found that elevated levels of certain inflammatory biomarkers, particularly leukocytes, haptoglobin, and C-reactive protein (CRP), and lower levels of anti-inflammatory immunoglobulin G (IgG) were associated with an ...
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New Wayne County mpox case reported amid concern of more transmissible, severe strain An adult from Wayne County has mpox, local and state health officials said, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is conducting tests to determine whether the infection is from the clade 1 variant of the virus.
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Thailand Confirms Its First Case of New, Deadlier Mpox Version The Clade Ib version of the virus had not been detected outside Africa until last week, when a case in Sweden raised concerns about a wider outbreak.
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COVID Vaccine and MS Relapse Risk: New Data Analysis included data following the first three doses of COVID-19 vaccines. The primary outcome was MS relapses requiring hospitalization and treatment with high-dose corticosteroids within a 45-day risk period after each vaccine ...
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Severe COVID-19 Tied to Increased Risk for Mental Illness New research adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that COVID-19 infection can be hard on mental health. The UK study of more than 18 million adults showed an elevated rate of mental illness, including depression and serious mental illness, ...
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A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers Researchers at the National Animal Disease Center have been working on studies in which they try to see how the virus spreads between cows. By Mary Conlon and Mike Stobbe | The Associated Press • Published 42 seconds ago • Updated 5 seconds ago.
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Mental Illness Risk Surges After Severe COVID Infection But a new study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, shows that the risk of depression is highest, although nearly all of about 10 common mental illnesses were more likely to be diagnosed after a COVID infection, with the greatest risk observed after ...
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Universal Antibiotic for Young Kids Reduces Deaths in Africa Community-wide distribution of azithromycin to both infants and children in Niger was effective in preventing deaths, but communities where only infants received the drug had no decrease in mortality, according to the AVENIR randomized trial.
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Simple blood test for Alzheimer's disease could change how the disease is detected and diagnosed Trinity researchers have examined the effectiveness of a new blood test which could change the way Alzheimer's disease is identified. The blood test (plasma p-tau217) detects the presence of amyloid plaques that build up in the brain of people with ...
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An experimental pill cut hot flashes and improved sleep for women in menopause — without using hormones Such drugs are new options for women during a phase in their lives when their bodies are adjusting to a new hormonal normal. This transition can bring on a wide variety of symptoms including mood swings, brain fog, libido changes and insomnia.
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USDA efforts to solve the bird flu outbreak in cows are taking center stage in central Iowa At first glance, it looks like an unassuming Iowa farm. ByMARY CONLON Associated Press and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press. August 22, 2024, 9:03 PM. 1:15. National headlines from ABC News. Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
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Whooping Cough Is Coming Back Those factors have likely contributed to the current uptick in cases, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Pertussis cases tend to peak in the summer and fall, he ...
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The ultra-processed food this dietician never buys: 'I would not consider [it] a very healthy food' Instant noodle soup in a white bowl on a yellow background top view. Tatiana | Istock | Getty Images. The ...
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New, deadlier mpox found in Thailand: These Asian nations have ramped up precautions The new and deadlier strain of mpox, known as Clade 1b, has been identified outside the African continent. · Governments in Asia have moved to tightened their containment measures.
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Whooping cough cases, fueled by school outbreaks, triple in Colorado from last year PUBLISHED: August 23, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.. Whooping cough cases in Colorado have tripled so far this year, and schools ...
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New Alzheimer's Drug Approved in Great Britain The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the medicine lecanemab (LEQEMBI®) in Great Britain for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia due to Alzheimer's disease in adult patients that are ...
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In Head-to-Head Testing, P-Tau217/Tau217 Comes Out on Top. By a Hair. With many different blood markers and assays for helping doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease, which are they to choose? Head-to-head studies can help answer this question, but few have directly compared blood tests on the same samples.
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Five-Part Action Plan For Patients With Asthma, COPD Helps to Alleviate Wildfire-Related Health Risks According to research published in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Foundation's journal, communities that are impacted by an increased wildfire activity and smoke can utilize a population health-based action plan to help alleviate health ...
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New study shows how common long COVID symptoms are for children The new study indicates that adolescents were most likely to experience daytime tiredness/sleepiness or low energy; body, muscle or joint pain; headaches; and trouble with memory or focusing. The most common long COVID ...
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Does eating ham, bacon and beef really increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes? That lunchtime staple, the humble ham sandwich, has come in for a bashing in the press recently. According to many reports, eating two slices of ham a day can increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. But what's the science behind these ...
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A Plasma Test for Tangles? Clinicians may soon have a blood test for neurofibrillary tangles. At AAIC 2024, held July 27-31 in Philadelphia, Randall Bateman, Washington University, St. Louis, reported that a fragment of tau containing the microtubule-binding region, ...
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Increased risk of EEE prompts Oxford to limit outdoor land use The hospitalization of an Oxford resident who tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, has prompted the town's Board of Health to issue an outdoor curfew. The Board of Health approved the curfew at a meeting on Wednesday night and in ...
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Hospitals keep AI technology after cancer trial A hospital trust will continue to use AI technology after a trial found the software helped find bowel lesions which could become cancerous. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT) has been using a computer module called the GI ...
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Spike mutations help SARS-CoV-2 infect the brain Still unknown what causes neurological complications of COVID-19 including 'long COVID,' 'brain fog' and loss of taste and smell; Viruses with a deletion in the spike protein are better able to infect the brains of mice; 'These findings suggest there ...
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FACT SHEET: United States Response to the Clade I Mpox Outbreak in Several African Countries On August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern about the upsurge of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa.
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Hot Flash Drug Shows Significant, Rapid Benefits in Pivotal Clinical Trials The investigational drug elinzanetant significantly reduces the frequency and severity of hot flashes associated with menopause, while improving women's sleep and quality of life, new UVA Health research published in the prestigious Journal of the ...
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First drug to slow Alzheimer's too costly for NHS About 70,000 adults in England would have been eligible for treatment with lecanemab. Wales and Northern Ireland often follow medical guidance in England. The body which assesses newly licensed medicines in Scotland has not yet made ...
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He thought the blurriness in the corner of his eye was part of aging. It was a rare uveal melanoma A year after treatment finished, doctors found the cancer had spread to Sonny Sweetman's liver. But he received a new treatment for the Stage 4 cancer. Sonny Sweetman worked as Oprah's chef. Now at Paramount Studios, he noticed something was wrong with ...
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Almost two-thirds of baby foods in US supermarkets are unhealthy, study finds The research was conducted by The George Institute for Global Health and published in the scientific journal Nutrients. The study found that 60% of infant and toddler foods in U.S. supermarkets do not meet nutritional requirements nor ...
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HHS kicks off vaccine awareness campaign to reduce risk of COVID, flu and RSV As summer winds down in the U.S. and the colder months creep closer, so too does the annual respiratory virus season, when highly contagious diseases like influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) make the rounds, resulting in hundreds ...
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Artificial Sweetener Erythritol Linked to Blood Clots, Study Warns Sugar-free food and drinks may not be a healthier choice after all. Used since the 1990s in everyday products from gum and candy to cookies and diet sodas, the artificial sweetener erythritol has 70 percent of the sweetness of sugar but far fewer calories.
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Bavarian Nordic shares jump as it logs new vaccine order in global fight against mpox As a rise in new mpox cases garners international attention, Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic is stacking up orders for its Jynneos vaccine and simultaneously seeing its share price jump. This week, along with reporting first-half results, ...
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Hot Flash Drug Shows Significant, Rapid Benefits The investigational drug elinzanetant significantly reduces the frequency and severity of hot flashes associated with menopause while improving women's sleep and quality of life, new UVA Health research published in the prestigious Journal of the American ...
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Thailand confirms Asia's first known case of new deadlier mpox variant "Thailand's Department of Disease Control wishes to confirm the lab test result which shows mpox Clade 1b in a European patient," the department said in a statement, adding that the World Health Organization (WHO) would be informed of the development.
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Health spending watchdog rules Alzheimer's drug should not be rolled out on NHS We use cookies and similar technologies to provide our services and to measure and improve your experience. If you choose 'Accept', the online marketing you see about ITV will be more relevant to you. See our Privacy & Cookie Information for more info.
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Will current COVID summer surge see downturn in the next few months? Here's what experts say A Pfizer spokesman said the company submitted data to FDA showing its updated vaccine "generates a substantially improved response" against multiple virus subtypes compared to last fall's vaccine. "The vaccine companies are trying to keep ...
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A drug that restores brain metabolism could help treat Alzheimer's A drug that restores brain metabolism in mouse models of Alzheimer's also improved cognitive function. The discovery could help researchers find additional pathways to combating the symptoms of this brain disease, beyond the telltale amyloid plaques ...
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Mpox advice issued but Isle of Man risk remains 'low' People on the Isle of Man have been asked to remain vigilant about the symptoms of mpox after a case of a more dangerous strain of the disease was confirmed outside of Africa. The island's public health directorate said it was "planning and preparing" ...
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| A drug that restores brain metabolism could help treat Alzheimer's Scientists are experimenting with a novel approach to treating Alzheimer's disease in mice. They're using a drug that helps the brain make energy. NPR's Jon Hamilton says in a mouse, at least, the treatment can reverse memory loss.
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First drug to slow Alzheimer's too costly for NHS The first drug to slow the progression of early stage Alzheimer's will not be available on the NHS in England because health assessment body NICE says the benefits "are too small to justify the costs". Lecanemab has been licensed for use in Great ...
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UC Davis Health-Developed Technology Translates Brain Signals into Speech with 97% Accuracy Losing the ability to communicate can be both frustrating and demoralizing, according to Casey Harrell, a 45-year-old man with severely impaired speech due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. "It's like you are trapped." But new research out of UC Davis ...
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Cervical screening: home self-sampling could be environmentally friendly What's new? The researchers compared carbon emissions associated with 3 cervical screening methods: samples collected by a healthcare professional versus vaginal and urine self-samples. They included all steps in each approach (from ...
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Media Advisory: Special Press Briefing on the Mpox Outbreak and Other Health Emergencies in Africa WHAT: Weekly engagement with the media to provide updates on the Mpox outbreak situation in DRC and other affected Member States. Africa CDC Director General, H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, will share the latest insights and urgent actions being taken to combat the ...
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