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Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Dropping. Not Everyone Is Spared. As overdose deaths rose to record levels in recent years, rates among Black and Native Americans were higher. But the more recent data goes further in showing how sharply the experiences of drug users have diverged by race.
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Rwanda's latest Marburg virus case has links to cave site The latest illness lifts the number of confirmed cases to 64, with the number of deaths holding steady at 15, according to a daily health ministry update. In another update today, the ministry reported no new cases or deaths. Two people are in treatment, ...
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Studies show long-COVID symptoms distinct from other respiratory infections, common in Marines Two new studies offer fresh insights into long COVID, with the first noting a greater neurological, cognitive, and fatigue impact compared with long-term symptoms after similar respiratory diseases, and the second demonstrating that a fourth of young ...
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New Data on DOAC Initiation After Stroke in AF: Final Word? Abu Dhabi, UAE — The long-standing debate as to when to start anticoagulation in patients with an acute ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation (AF) looks as though it's settled. Results of the OPTIMAS trial, the largest trial to address this question, ...
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Bariatric surgeries drop sharply as people turn to Wegovy, Saxenda for weight loss The study authors said the research is among the first to explore how the enormous nationwide spike in the use of weight loss drugs correlated with the number of patients choosing to undergo stomach operations to lose weight.
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Ozempic Linked to Lower Alzheimer's Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes People using the drug had a reduced risk of being diagnosed with the disease. Both diseases have insulin resistance and inflammation in common. Semaglutide might also help remove amyloid-beta from the brain.
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WHO: Vaccines could help fight antimicrobial resistance, save lives Up to 5 million deaths globally in 2019 can be attributed to antimicrobial resistance, the organization writes. 2 min. Preparations are made for people receiving a free meningitis vaccine in California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images).
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People Born Without a Sense of Smell Have Different Breathing Patterns, Study Finds October 25, 2024 12:04 p.m.. Nose The lack of a sense of smell, called anosmia, can be congenital or acquired at some point in ...
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Could a new medical approach fix faulty genes before birth? A new study shows that a biomedical tool can successfully deliver genetic material to edit faulty genes in developing fetal brain cells. The technology, tested in mice, might have the potential to stop the progression of genetic ...
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'Serious Lung Infection' Linked to Cruise Ship Hot Tubs, CDC Finds Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, usually the species often Legionella pneumophila. Legionella bacteria thrive in warm water between 77 and 113 degrees Fahrenheit, which makes hot tubs a prime environment ...
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Pregnancy-Related Insomnia: Music and Sleep Hygiene Interventions Offer Effective Relief The randomized controlled trial, conducted online, found that both interventions significantly improved sleep quality and insomnia severity. 1. The study included 98 women who were at least 25 weeks pregnant and reported poor ...
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CDC Expands Covid Vaccine Recommendations Under the new guidelines, people with compromised immune systems also have the flexibility to get three or more doses of the updated vaccine, in consultation with their health care providers. This group includes people with advanced H.I.V. ...
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'A brain tumour the size of a tennis ball came out my eyebrow' In what has been described as a "world first", NHS Grampian said tumours the size of large apples have been removed using the technique. Consultant neurosurgeon Anastasios Giamouriadis has adapted the already-existing eyebrow ...
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This 30-second balance test can help tell you how well you're aging A new study published in the journal PLoS One found that a simple balance test is a strong indicator of age-related decline. Researchers at Mayo Clinic evaluated grip and knee strength, double- and single-leg balance, and back-and-forth walking of 40 ...
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Walking pneumonia cases are surging in kids, CDC warns. Here are symptoms to look out for GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- Walking pneumonia, a contagious form of pneumonia which doctors say was nearly non-existent during the pandemic, is back. The CDC says cases of this pediatric illness is showing up in unusually high numbers especially among ...
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'Walking pneumonia' cases rising among children, CDC says HOUSTON, Texas -- A type of respiratory tract infection is on the rise in children and affecting mainly those ages 2 to even 17 years old, according to the CDC. That infection is causing what's called 'Mycoplasma pneumonia', which many actually know as ...
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Workers spray pesticides in local neighborhoods second local case of Dengue VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) - San Diego County is investing a second case of Dengue in the area. Health officials said the person was infected locally, and wasn't bitten by a mosquito while traveling abroad. It's not related to the first local case, ...
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Bariatric surgery decline tied to rise in GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity Chan School of Public Health and the Brown School of Public Health, examined a large sample of privately insured patients with obesity and found that use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) as anti-obesity medications more than doubled ...
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Antibiotic for liver disease is causing cross-resistance to daptomycin, study finds A study by an international team of researchers suggests that widespread use of an antibiotic to prevent liver disease is causing cross-resistance to a last-resort antibiotic for treating vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE).
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Which disease-modifying Alzheimer's drugs are the most promising? Marshall said: "It is also possible that for amyloid-lowering treatments to be more effective, we need to give them alongside treatments that target other components of Alzheimer's disease such as tau protein or brain inflammation.".
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More adults think they have ADHD. But many are struggling to get diagnosed Ecker had suspected since high school that she might have undiagnosed ADHD. While her therapist suggested some of Ecker's symptoms were consistent with the condition, they didn't have the qualification to make a diagnosis.
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After a genetic test, Georgie is taking steps to reduce her cancer risk A simple saliva test showed 30-year-old Georgie Bellette has a high risk of developing cancer. Although the news was a shock, the Hobart mother-of-two has taken it in her stride and is now taking steps to reduce her cancer risk and help her large ...
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Semaglutide may reduce Alzheimer's risk in diabetics The secondary outcomes analysis also indicated that semaglutide decreased AD-related medication prescriptions as compared to other antidiabetic medications in diabetic patients, with or without obesity. How does semaglutide protect against AD? Existing ...
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Surge in GLP-1 drug use for obesity coincides with drop in bariatric surgery Researchers from Mass General Brigham and collaborators assessed national trends in the number of patients with obesity prescribed GLP-1 drugs and the number who underwent metabolic bariatric surgery. Researchers documented a 132.6% increase in patients ...
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Persistent activation of DNA damage response in the liver after MASLD reversal Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its more advanced form, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, have emerged as the most prevalent liver diseases worldwide. Currently, lifestyle modification is the ...
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Many pandemic deaths attributed to natural causes may have actually been due to Covid, study says Previous studies found that the excess deaths were higher than reported Covid deaths, but most investigated extra deaths from all causes. Now, researchers say the timing ...
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CDC says some people may need extra dose of COVID vaccine Some Americans should get more than one shot of the updated COVID vaccines because their age or certain health conditions make them more vulnerable to severe infections, U.S. health officials advised this week. Six months after their first shot, ...
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Walk to End Alzheimer's this Saturday LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) ...
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Cancer journey gives Westfield native new outlook on life, fundraising mission WESTFIELD — Ever since she was 18, Kate Corcodilos has been proactive about getting screened for breast cancer. She has the BRCA gene mutation, which can impact a person's chances of developing breast cancer, as well as a family history of the disease.
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Can a popular weight-loss drug reduce risk of Alzheimer's? Semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular blood sugar control and weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. Advertisement.
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Shortage of supply, vaccine fatigue lead to low vaccination rates in Alberta Alberta pharmacies and community clinics have begun doling out this year's COVID-19 and flu vaccines, but some who want the shot aren't able to get them. Elissa Carpenter explains.
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Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report #41- 26 October 2024 This is the 41st situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the latest epidemiological trends, including an the global mpox epidemiological situation, as of 30 September 2024 and the epidemiological situation for ...
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Vista resident hospitalized in second case of dengue in county A Vista resident was hospitalized with a case of dengue, the second case of the mosquito-transmitted illness in San Diego County, health officials said today. The first case, which occurred earlier this month in Escondido, is not related to the second ...
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County reports second locally acquired Dengue case The Vista resident who became sick and hospitalized with dengue had not recently traveled to an area where the mosquito-transmitted illness is common. Author: County News Center. Published ...
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430 young people take up lethal tobacco smoking every month in the North East It comes as the Government has been pressed on plans to create a "Smokefree Generation" free of the death and disease of tobacco by raising the age of sale by a year every year. A survey ...
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Curbing air pollution control devices would cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars These estimates reveal the substantial health benefits that could be at stake if the next presidential administration implements policies that aim to weaken the Clean Air Act and limit the regulatory authority of the EPA. Share:.
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Experimental Drug May Reduce Heart Failure After a Heart Attack Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA say they have engineered a novel experimental drug that may enhance heart repair following a heart attack, with the potential to reduce the incidence ...
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Biotherapeutics Implications from Gut Bacterial Gene Sharing Gut bacteria can transfer genetic information into competitor microorganisms so they change allegiance and work together, research shows, in findings that suggest safeguards may be necessary when creating synthetic, microbe-based therapeutics.
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UCLA researchers identify key protein in heart healing after attack UCLA scientists have identified the protein GPNMB as a critical regulator in the heart's healing process after a heart attack. Using animal models, they demonstrate that bone marrow-derived immune cells called macrophages secrete GPNMB, which binds to ...
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Researchers complete the largest compilation of cancer prevalence across vertebrates In fact, some large animals, including whales and elephants, get much less cancer than expected for an animal of its body size and number of cells. UC Santa Barbara anthropologist Amy Boddy and her ...
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Is it a cold or flu? These are the most common symptoms Common cold symptoms include runny nose and sneezing, red eyes, sore throat, cough, headaches and body aches. According to B.C.'s health information service, if colds happen often for an individual or ...
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GPs urge people to avoid 'social stigma' around scabies and seek treatment as cases rise GPs are urging people to not ignore the warning signs of scabies as the highly infectious skin condition spikes across England. The condition, which is spread by mites burrowing under the skin to lay eggs, can spread quickly between humans by physical ...
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| Antibiotics and antifungals may slightly affect Parkinson's risk, study finds A Rutgers Health study has found that people who took multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics had a modestly lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a surprising finding that researchers say highlights the complex relationship between bacteria ...
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WHO African Region Mpox Bulletin #9 - 20 October 2024 Zimbabwe is newly affected by mpox outbreak as reported on 12 October 2024. In week 42, Gabon, Guinea, South Africa and Cameroon have moved to the control phase (meaning that they have not reported ...
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Adult Hypertension Prevalence 47.7% From August 2021 to August 2023 HealthDay News — During August 2021 to August 2023, the prevalence of adult hypertension was 47.7 percent, with hypertension higher in men than women, according to an October data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.
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Big night? How to reduce hangover symptoms A new study suggests that engaging in regular vigorous exercise protects the body by dampening the symptoms of a hangover. Oct 25, 2024, updated Oct 25, 2024. Share. Photo: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels.com. According to the study, published in the ...
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Latest data shows twice as much flu among school children All school-aged children, up to and including year 11, are eligible for a free nasal spray flu vaccine. The spray, delivered through local NHS School Immunisation Teams, is quick and painless.
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How weather and climate impact our mental health | WTOL 11 Weather Impact What is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?. SAD has been mainly associated with the seasons changing, especially during the transition from fall to winter. Typically, around this time of year, we ...
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NHS Sussex News – 25 October 2024 Over this half-term holiday and Halloween, the NHS in Sussex is reminding parents to make sure their little monsters are protected against flu by booking their quick and easy nasal spray vaccine. All children aged two-to-16 are eligible for a free flu ...
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Kidney Transplantation: Offering HOPE for Those with HIV Outcomes among kidney transplant recipients with HIV were similar regardless of whether the donor also had HIV. HIV infection has long been a contraindication to organ donation. Now, in an observational noninferiority study (HOPE ...
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