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	health Daily update ⋅ September 4, 2024
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	Medscape Ozempic and Suicide: What the Real-World Data Reveal Medscape This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I'm Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. In July of 2023, the European Medicines Agency released a statement ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape What Now for Beta-Blockers Post-MI? Reconciling REDUCE-AMI and ABYSS Medscape He's a professor of cardiology at Sorbonne University. One of the more interesting, and perhaps surprising to some, results that were presented at this congress were the results of the ABYSS trial. This was a trial of beta-blocker discontinuation. Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP H5N1 avian flu confirmed in outbreaks at California dairy farms CIDRAP Following suspected outbreaks at three Central Valley dairy farms, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) on August 30 announced that the herds in preliminary tests were positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, and that the US ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Officials confirm H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in three California dairy farms Los Angeles Times On Tuesday, officials said those tests revealed that the strain of virus that infected California herds was nearly identical to that found in Colorado dairy herds — suggesting the infections were the result of interstate transfer of cattle. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News As mosquito-borne illnesses spread, here's how to tell West Nile, dengue and EEE apart ABC News Both West Nile virus and 'triple E,' which is eastern equine encephalitis, have had an uptick, particularly post-COVID," Dr. Larry Han, an assistant professor of public health and health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, told ABC News. Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Are mosquito-borne diseases becoming more common in Minnesota? CBS News MINNEAPOLIS — Whether you've been eaten alive or spared this summer, health officials say don't let your guard when it comes to mosquitoes just yet. Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist supervisor Elizabeth Schiffman says mosquito-borne ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Amid spikes nationally, Oregon measles outbreak grows to state's largest in years USA TODAY "The disease is among the most contagious known, and the only way we know to stop it is to maintain very high immunization rates – upwards of 95%," said Paul Cieslak, medical director for communicable diseases and immunizations at the Oregon Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Novel Smart Mask Monitors Exhaled Breath Continuously MedPage Today Researchers developed and validated a prototype of a mask-based device designed to continuously monitor exhaled breath condensate (EBC) in pilot studies. The EBCare mask looks similar to a KF94 mask and employs a self-cooling strategy, an automated ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC7 Los Angeles As mosquito-borne illnesses spread, here's how to tell West Nile, dengue and EEE apart ABC7 Los Angeles Health officials are reporting at least eighteen deaths from West Nile virus in the U.S. this year, with three recent deaths recorded in Wisconsin and Illinois. There have been six cases of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP CDC: Overall teen vaccine uptake plateaus, but up-to-date HPV coverage drops CIDRAP A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analysis finds that overall US teen vaccination uptake was similar in 2022 and 2023, with a decline in up-to-date human papillomavirus (HPV UTD) vaccination by age 13 among adolescents born in 2010 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Gazette Blood test can warn women of risk decades before heart attack, stroke Harvard Gazette Three biomarkers in blood can better predict the risk of major cardiovascular events in women decades earlier than previous tests, giving them more time to address their risk with lifestyle changes and therapeutics, according to research from Brigham ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Families back push to boost blood cancer treatment BBC News Patients and families in the south east are backing a campaign to improve how the NHS handles blood cancer cases. Blood Cancer UK said the five-year survival rate for patients with cancers such a acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and myeloma is less than ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salon Federal Funding for Free COVID Vaccines Has Ended WebMD The CDC recommends everyone ages 6 months and older get this season's updated version of the vaccine, which is expected to become available later this month. The federal Vaccines for Children program will continue to cover COVID shots for eligible children ... Flag as irrelevant
	UConn Daily Campus COVID and Flu? What You Need to Know about Vaccines and Surging COVID Cases Duke Today More than four years after it first appeared, COVID continues to be a threat to our health. In North Carolina last month, weekly hospital admissions for COVID-like symptoms reached their highest total since February and the amount of COVID virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP UNICEF announces emergency tender to buy mpox vaccines CIDRAP UNICEF recently announced an emergency tender to secure doses of mpox vaccine for the hardest-hit countries, part of a collaboration of global health groups including the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC); Gavi, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Why Getting Your Flu and COVID-19 Shots at the Same Time Is a Good Idea This Year Healthline CDC guidelines for the 2024–25 flu season continue to recommend the flu shot for all individuals ages 6 months and older, with rare exceptions. The recommendations include two key updates: a return to trivalent flu vaccines and high dose vaccine ... Flag as irrelevant
	San Francisco Chronicle Potentially deadly Valley fever infections quadruple after California music festival San Francisco Chronicle Colombian band Bomba Estereo was among the performers at the Lightning In a Bottle music festival in May. The number of festivalgoers who developed a potentially deadly fungal infection after attending the concert near Bakersfield has quadrupled, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How to Eat for a Long and Healthy Life The New York Times Fruits, vegetables, whole grains and other plant foods, like nuts and legumes, are rich in polyphenols — antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds that some research suggests can support healthy aging. Coffee, for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters DR Congo expects first delivery of mpox vaccine doses on Thursday Reuters Congo is the epicentre of an mpox outbreak that the World Health Organization declared to be a global public health emergency last month, but efforts to curb the spread of the disease have been hampered by a lack of vaccines. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters No link between mobile phones and brain cancer, WHO-backed study says Reuters Despite the huge rise in the use of wireless technology, there has not been a corresponding increase in the incidence of brain cancers, the review, published on Tuesday, found. That applies even to people who make long phone calls or those who have used ... Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Health Mpox is back: What to know and do Harvard Health By Robert H. Shmerling, MD, Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing. Gloved hand holding a blood specimen tube with MPOX label; background is lab testing form. Ever heard of mpox? Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, biggest study to date finds The Guardian Led by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (Arpansa), the systematic review examined more than 5,000 studies from which the most scientifically rigorous were identified and weak studies were excluded. Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Keeping our brains healthy as we age The Washington Post New scientific breakthroughs continue to unravel how our brains evolve through every decade of our lives. On Tuesday, Sept. 17, join Washington Post Live for conversations with top medical researchers and advocates about the latest research ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNA FAQ: What is Singapore doing about mpox? CNA So the mpox vaccine, JYNNEOS, will only be offered for free to healthcare workers who are at the highest risk of exposure to the disease, as well as close contacts of confirmed cases. They can ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times Mpox vaccine for high-risk healthcare workers, direct close contacts: Ong Ye Kung The Straits Times (From left) Director-General of Health Professor Kenneth Mak, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, communicable diseases policy and preparedness division consultant Dr Marc Ho at a press conference on preparedness for mpox on Sept 4. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Study shows how troriluzole can target early-stage alterations associated with Alzheimer's News-Medical.net In a recent development in Alzheimer's disease research, Auburn University scientists have studied a new drug, troriluzole, that can prevent brain changes leading to memory loss and cognitive decline in a mouse model of the disease. Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times Mpox vaccine for those at high risk in Singapore, virus troublesome but can be managed: Ong Ye Kung The Straits Times (From left) Director-general of health Kenneth Mak, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, and communicable diseases policy and preparedness division consultant Marc Ho at a press conference on preparedness for mpox on Sept 4. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH. Flag as irrelevant
	KNPR Nevada is among the states with very high COVID-19 levels KNPR While wastewater surveillance allows public health officials to analyze the rate of disease circulation happening within a community, it isn't conducive to predicting future COVID-19 outbreaks. "We know that COVID will increase ... Flag as irrelevant
	UC San Diego Health Dangerous Airborne Fungus Boosted by California Droughts UC San Diego Health The researchers collaborated closely with the California Department of Health (CDPH) to analyze all reported Valley fever cases in California from 2000 to 2021. By comparing these to seasonal climate data, they discovered how the disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Technology Networks PQBP3 protein found to play key role in aging and brain disorders News-Medical.net Aging is the prime cause of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. But what exactly increases the prevalence of these brain disorders as one grows older? Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times askST: How Singapore is gearing up to fight mpox The Straits Times It is being given free to healthcare workers at highest risk of exposure to the virus, such as healthcare staff at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases who would be in close contact with mpox patients, said director-general of health at the Ministry ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Inflammation, Cholesterol, Lipoprotein(a) Predict 30-Year Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women Clinical Advisor The usefulness of these biomarkers for predicting cardiovascular risk was assessed. The researchers found that quintiles of increasing baseline levels of high-sensitivity CRP, LDL cholesterol, and lipoprotein(a) all predicted 30- ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Part of brain network much bigger in people with depression, scientists find The Guardian They found that a part of the brain called the frontostriatal salience network was expanded by 73% on average in participants with depression compared with healthy controls. These findings were supported by an analysis of single brain ... Flag as irrelevant
	pennmedicine.org Semaglutide and mental health pennmedicine.org Penn study finds taking semaglutide for weight management does not increase risk of depression or suicidal behavior in people without known major psychopathology. Analysis of over 3,500 participants in clinical trials finds no increased risk of mental ... Flag as irrelevant
	Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom Brain Scanning Approach Shows Wiring of Depression Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom Four views of a person's brain showing boundaries between different functional brain networks (represented as different colored lines) mapped using functional MRI. The map is overlaid on top of a salience network connectivity heat map (warmer colors ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald No, your mobile phone is not giving you brain cancer The Sydney Morning Herald It is a question with hang-ups stretching back 30 years but scientists say they have made a definitive call on whether mobile phones cause brain cancer. A World Health Organisation review of more than 5000 studies, led by Australian scientists, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Globalnews.ca Whooping cough or cold? What symptoms to look for amid surge Globalnews.ca Whooping cough, which is a bacterial illness, "can be seasonal" as it peaks in late summer and early fall, said Dr. Anna Banerji, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist in Toronto. With ... Flag as irrelevant
	The ASCO Post Effect of False-Positives on Adherence to Subsequent Breast Cancer Screening The ASCO Post Cancer screening is designed to detect cancer early and improve patient outcomes. Early detection of breast cancer through screening mammography continues to save lives. Patients who receive abnormal findings on mammograms can be recalled for additional ... Flag as irrelevant
	India Today Mobile phones do not lead to brain cancer, WHO confirms India Today The review analysed 63 studies conducted between 1994 and 2022. The research team included 11 experts from 10 different countries, including representatives from Australia's radiation protection authority. The study focused on the effects of radiofrequency ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu Karnataka notifies dengue as epidemic after unprecedented 25589 cases this year The Hindu The State has amended regulations under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020. The Karnataka Epidemic Diseases (Amendment Regulations), 2024, was published in the official gazette last week. What the rules say. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters African drugmaker Aspen in talks to manufacture mpox vaccines Reuters Thirteen African countries have reported more than 22,800 mpox cases and 622 deaths this year, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said last month. "We are speaking to people," Saad said ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical News Today High salt intake may trigger mechanism that contributes to multiple sclerosis Medical News Today Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by the interaction between environmental factors, such as high dietary salt intake, and genetic risk factors. When regulatory T cells, which are a type of white blood cell that suppress an ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News Canada issues new travel advice amid spread of bug-transmitted disease CTV News The disease is transmitted to humans through the bites of a midge bug, or no-see-um, and possibly mosquitos. Symptoms include fever, severe headaches, vomiting and dizziness. Flag as irrelevant
	West Central Tribune Minnesota measles outbreak hits 30 cases Becker's Hospital Review Only one case has been reported in an adult; the rest have been reported in children ages 7 months to 10 years. One in 3 cases have resulted in hospitalization. The outbreak is largely concentrated among unvaccinated children in a Somali community in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Darden Report Mosquitos Carrying Dangerous Viruses Are Spreading in the US A New Book From UVA Darden Outlines One Solution The Darden Report "Defeating Dengue" Illustrates Promise of Stakeholder Capitalism, Venture Philanthropy in Addressing Health Threats. A growing threat to the health of Americans gained momentum this summer as the mosquito-borne viruses began appearing with alarming ... Flag as irrelevant
	Globalnews.ca Canada warns pregnant travellers of 'risks' from Oropouche fever Globalnews.ca The Canadian government is warning pregnant people to discuss their travel risks before visiting some countries in the Americas amid outbreaks of an insect-transmitted virus that lives in sloths. More than 8,000 confirmed cases of Oropouche fever, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atrium Health Safeguarding Your Child Against Cancers Caused by HPV Atrium Health Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus with the potential to cause various cancers. As a parent, understanding HPV and the steps you can take to protect your child is crucial. Dr. Lyn Nuse, senior medical director of pediatric primary care at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Health District observes Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Southern Nevada Health District The Southern Nevada Health District's Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, along with Partners for a Healthy Nevada Coalition, are promoting the 5-2-1-0 guidelines. These evidence-based recommendations can help children — and people ... Flag as irrelevant
	headtopics.com Acute Kidney Injury Linked to Higher Risk for Subsequent Dementia Rheumatology Advisor The rate of dementia cases was 37.0 per 1000 person-years following AKI compared with 17.3 per 1000 person-years during pre-AKI periods, Hong Xu, MD, PhD, of Karolinska Institutet in Solna, Sweden, and colleagues reported in Neurology. Flag as irrelevant
	yourweather.co.uk | Meteored Detection and spread of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the Antarctic Region unmc.edu We initially detected H5N1 HPAIV in samples collected from brown skuas at Bird Island, South Georgia on 8th October 2023. Since this detection, mortalities were observed in several avian and mammalian species at multiple sites across South Georgia. Flag as irrelevant

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