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Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies At the direction of the Trump administration, the federal Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies are purging its websites of information and data on a broad array of topics — from adolescent health to LGBTQ+ rights to HIV.
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Pharmacy Focus: GLP-1 Medications and Pharmacists' Role in Counseling Patients Ryan highlights ongoing research exploring additional therapeutic uses, including treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, heart failure, kidney disease, and even neuroinflammation-related conditions like Parkinson disease (PD) and Alzheimer disease (AD).
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Trial data support 3 shorter regimens for drug-resistant TB A randomized clinical trial conducted in seven countries has identified three new options for shorter, all-oral treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), researchers reported this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. The phase 3 trial, ...
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5 years since COVID declared public health emergency in US, still killing thousands If I had the flu or COVID this year, do I still need to get vaccinated? ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton answers your health questions and shares how to ...
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IBS affects at least 1 in 10 Americans. Here's what causes it and how it's diagnosed. A chronic condition that adversely impacts how food and liquids are absorbed, processed and digested through the body's gastrointestinal system, IBS can lead to a variety of unwanted symptoms associated with stomach pain and changes in bowel habits.
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US flu activity climbs, with more deaths in kids Outpatient visits for flulike illness have been above the national baseline for 9 weeks in a row. Of samples that tested positive for flu at public health labs, nearly all were influenza A, and subtyped influenza A samples were about evenly split between ...
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Quick takes: Measles in Texas, Marburg death, more polio cases Texas reported two measles cases in unvaccinated school-age children in Gaines County. Two other cases were reported earlier this month om Harris County. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the children were hospitalized in Lubbock and ...
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Measles cases reported in Texas as vaccine rate against the disease has fallen Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease. General symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes, and a full-body rash. This disease can cause serious health consequences and even death, especially for young and unvaccinated children.
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WHO and partners enable access to candidate vaccine and treatments for outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus disease in ... The first 2160 doses of the vaccine candidate and the treatments are already in Kampala, Uganda, as they were prepositioned as part of outbreak preparedness. The vaccine trial processes underway include orientation of the research teams ...
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Warnock questions RFK Jr.'s commitment to reducing health care costs in Georgia LISTEN: Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock will be voting no on the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He says the candidate is manifestly unqualified for the job. *****NIGHT PRODUCTION*****.
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What are the symptoms of bird flu? Avian flu cases top 126K in New York More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and backyard coops, federal data show.
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New FDA initiatives focus on medication safety for pregnant and nursing women Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding often need to take prescription medications for pregnancy-related conditions, new short-term conditions, or medical conditions that require ongoing treatment, such as asthma, high blood pressure and depression.
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Antiviral drug shortens flu duration, infectious disease expert says "You know, we tend to put it off… 'Oh, maybe it'll be better tomorrow,'" said Dr. Schaffner. "And doctors are less likely to prescribe antivirals if we wait too long after the onset of illness, so contact that provider just as quickly as possible after you ...
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CDC Data Are Disappearing Last night, scientists began to hear cryptic and foreboding warnings from colleagues: Go to the CDC website, and download your data now. They were all telling one another the same thing: Data on the website were about to disappear, or be altered, ...
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Ventilation and air cleaners may increase aerosol spread in hospitals The team tracked the movement of airborne particles around a typical hospital outpatients' clinic at UCLH in central London using an aerosol generator and particle counters. A variety of scenarios were simulated, including particle movement to a ...
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Heart health awareness month highlights women's cardiovascular risks Nicole Mullins, a nurse practitioner at The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, highlighted the severity of cardiovascular disease among women. "Cardiovascular disease, as you mentioned, is one of the number one killers amongst women, particularly ...
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Points North: A Sticky Solution for Microplastics Microplastics are everywhere. They're in the air we breathe, the clothes we wear, even the food we eat. Scientists are still trying to understand what these tiny particles are doing to the environment and our bodies.
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AI-based model detects unseen risk combinations in pregnancies By using AI to look for patterns in the data, they identified new combinations of maternal and fetal characteristics that were linked to unhealthy pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth. Usually, female fetuses are at slightly lower ...
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GLP-1 RAs Tied to Higher Thyroid Cancer Risk in First Year of Treatment (HealthDay News) — The absolute risk for thyroid cancer is low among patients receiving glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy, but risk is elevated in the first year of treatment, according to a study published online Jan.
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Although many studies have reported a link between a mother's health condition during Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, the study revealed that of the few conditions truly associated with autism, all were actually complications with the fetus—leading the authors to believe that those symptoms were early signs of autism in the child, ...
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Commission Recommends New Approaches to Defining Obesity A new framework for defining and diagnosing obesity moves beyond body mass index (BMI), encouraging the use of multiple measurements. Experts hope the changes will transform obesity care by using more reliable measures of health and illness.
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Young bald eagles die from H5N1 bird flu in Florida, wildlife experts say It's believed they were infected when the father eagle, M15, brought an infected bird into the nest to feed the young eagles. The eaglets ate the prey and both died within four days. Avian ...
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'Functional cure' for sickle cell disease now offered on NHS A gene-editing therapy that offers a "functional cure" for some sickle cell patients has been approved for use on the NHS in England, in a move heralded as a positive "leap" forward. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has ...
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Emerging antibiotics at risk of resistance before clinical use Researchers from the HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged (Hungary), have made a concerning discovery about the future of antibiotics. Two recent studies, published just days apart in Nature Microbiology and Science Translational Medicine found ...
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How might soft drinks lead to type 2 diabetes? How does soda consumption impact health? · reduced gut bacteria diversity — one marker of a less healthy microbiome · reduced levels of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) — these are metabolites produced by "good" gut bacteria that support overall health ...
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) The detections of HPAI in New York prompt reminders for livestock and commercial and hobby poultry farmers to increase their biosecurity measures to help prevent the spread of the disease. The Department encourages all producers should review their ...
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Certain genetic predispositions may dictate Wilms tumor development Recent data published in the journal Cancer Discovery suggest that Wilms tumor growth patterns differ among children who harbor a predisposition gene depending on the variant gene affected and its developmental timing. 1.
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50 snow geese found dead on Upstate NY lake The birds are being tested for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, after being found in Geneva on the west side of Seneca Lake at Kashong Point Thursday, WROC reports. A day ...
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Children waiting and rejected for mental healthcare Mental health services continue to be under-resourced, leading to long waits and poor care. This week, MPs called for urgent national reform of the NHS's eating disorder services if they are to address the UK's escalating eating disorder crisis.
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Changing therapy practice to add higher-intensity walking improves early stroke recovery Date: January 30, 2025; Source: American Heart Association; Summary: By integrating 30 minutes a day of progressive walking exercise into standard stroke rehabilitation (30 to 60 minutes of physical therapy five days a week) stroke patients had a ...
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Flu outbreak in North Texas shutters several school districts as the virus spreads through the state The illness is so widespread in North Texas that pharmacies are running out of Tamiflu. Dr. Julie Trivedi, an infectious disease expert at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, said there has been a big ...
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Disease Outbreak News: Sudan virus disease - Uganda (1 February 2025) It is a severe disease with high case fatality from 41% to 70% in past outbreaks. In the absence of licensed vaccines and therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of SVD, the risk of potential serious public health impact is high.
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Prenatal multiple micronutrient supplements lower risk of small, vulnerable newborns A newborn's body weight is dependent on short pregnancy duration (preterm birth) and fetal growth restriction. Fetal growth restriction determines the birth of a newborn, small for its gestational age (SGA). Small ...
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TB or not TB? A new clinician decision support tool for tuberculosis These precautions include isolating persons with suspected TB in patient rooms with specialized air handling known as airborne infection isolation rooms. To improve our ability to assess patients for potential TB infections, we developed a TB risk scoring ...
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Study tracks physical and cognitive impairments associated with long COVID Two-thirds of people with post-COVID-19 syndrome have persistent, objective symptoms -- including reduced physical exercise capacity and reduced cognitive test performances -- for a year or more, with no major changes in symptom clusters during the second ...
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Health Benefits of Weight Loss Medications — Other Than Weight Loss Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes medication, was recently approved to reduce the risk of worsening kidney problems in people who have chronic kidney disease and diabetes. Zepbound, initially approved for weight loss, gained federal approval in December for the ...
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Early adult deaths rising in US: COVID-19, drug overdoses major causes A variety of natural causes and transport deaths also contributed to the higher death rate among early adults. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A study done by the University of Minnesota ...
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Dengue early warning system predicts risk two months in advance A study that looked at dengue deaths and meteorological conditions in Pune during the period 2004 to 2015 using both statistical tools and machine learning methods found that temperature, rainfall, and relative humidity were associated with increased ...
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TBorNotTB: A novel AI-driven tool to streamline tuberculosis evaluation in hospitals Current guidelines for suspected TB recommend testing sputum samples for mycobacterial culture and acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear, with airborne infection isolation (AII) implemented. Nevertheless, cultures usually take ≥ two weeks ...
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TB Exposure Reported at Palomar High School Some who become infected with tuberculosis will become ill in the future, sometimes even years later, if their latent TB infection is not treated. For people who think they may have been exposed, blood tests and skin tests are an effective way to determine ...
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A common mouth and gut bacteria may be linked with increased stroke risk Date: January 30, 2025; Source: American Heart Association; Summary: Increased levels of Streptococcus anginosus, a common type of bacteria that usually lives in the mouth and gut, was found in the gut of recent stroke survivors in Japan. Share:.
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AI boosts efficacy of cancer treatment, but doctors remain key Date: January 30, 2025; Source: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute; Summary: A new study shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors make better decisions when treating cancer. However, it also highlights challenges in how ...
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Gut-derived sugars: A potential game-changer for weight management and diabetes Could the bacteria in your gut influence your blood sugar levels alongside your diet? With metabolic disorders like obesity and diabetes reaching epidemic proportions, scientists are exploring new biological mechanisms that regulate metabolism beyond just ...
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Gut microbes may mediate the link between drinking sugary beverages and diabetes risk The altered metabolite profile seen in sugary beverage drinkers was associated with a higher risk of developing diabetes in the subsequent 10 years. Since some of these metabolites are produced by gut microbes, this suggests that the microbiome might ...
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Don't Skip the Sunscreen: Why UV Protection Matters in Winter Ultraviolet (UV) radiation doesn't take a holiday during the winter. While UVB rays, the ones most associated with sunburn, are less intense in the colder months, UVA rays remain strong year-round. These rays penetrate deeper into the skin, contributing to ...
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Does Age Predict Severity of Neurologic Manifestations of "Long COVID?" Younger and middle-aged individuals (18-64 years) are likely to be severely affected by neurologic manifestations of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Neuro-PASC), according to study findings published in Annals of Neurology.
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Africa CDC Urges Immediate Action to Protect Lives Amid EscalatingHealth and Security Crises To the attention of African Heads of State and Government. Through H.E. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani President of Mauritania Chair of African Unuion Chair of Africa CDC Committee of Heads of State and Governement. Through H.E. Moussa Faki AUC chairperson.
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Maximizing the dual benefit of pet dogs in cancer trials Pet dogs with cancer have catalysed the translation of preclinical discoveries to first-in-human trials, highlighting the unique power of comparative oncology to study veterinary and human patients with cancer in parallel. However, the full potential ...
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Cervical cancer: Progress for treatment, push for prevention Cervical Cancer Awareness Month highlights the importance of prevention, early detection, and lifesaving screenings and treatments for a disease that remains a significant health concern for women.
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NHS England expands mpox vaccination for high-risk groups A letter to healthcare professionals seen by Pulse, explained that delivery of vaccine arrived in January and all NHS England regions would now implement at least one pre-exposure vaccination site. Eligible groups for ...
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