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Promise of Victory Over HIV Fades as US Withdraws Support Decades of research and investment produced new approaches to vaccines that were going into their first significant clinical trials. The hunt for a cure was homing in on key mechanisms to block the virus, which can lurk ...
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Kennedy's Handpicked Vaccine Advisers Are Set to Meet for the First Time A scientific meeting on vaccines, which will begin at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's campus in Atlanta on Wednesday, promises to be nothing like previous ones. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic, ...
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Kennedy's new vaccine advisers meet for first time ATLANTA -- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisers began their first meeting Wednesday under intense scrutiny from medical experts worried about Americans' access to lifesaving shots. First on the agenda is an awkward ...
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Why is thimerosal back on the CDC's agenda when it's barely in flu shots anymore? An influential panel of CDC advisors is slated to vote on a little-known preservative called thimerosal -- a move that leaves many vaccine scientists scratching their heads. Thimerosal is an ingredient that helps keep vaccines pathogen free.
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As fewer Americans die from heart attacks, more succumb to chronic heart disease Those numbers have contributed to a remarkable decrease in the likelihood of dying from any type of heart disease over the last 50 years, according to a new study of heart disease mortality led by Stanford Medicine researchers.
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The US Is Going Backwards on Vaccines, Very Fast That's not how anti-vaccine activists see the compound. Even the strongest data supporting thimerosal's safety have not quelled the concerns of those who insist on the chemical's harms. And now the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization ...
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Shifting the Narrative in Women's Health AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands — When it comes to women's health, many people still think of "breasts, uteruses, and hormones," Petra Simic, PhD, a medical director at Bupa Health Clinics, said at HLTH Europe 2025 conference. But as clinicians, investors, ...
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Skip That, Do This: Tips for Protecting Your Brain Skip that: Taking nootropic supplements · The hype: Sometimes marketed as smart drugs, memory enhancers, or brain boosters, nootropics promise to improve your thinking skills. · The reality: ...
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Semaglutide Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Semaglutide was associated with a significantly reduced risk of Alzheimer disease-related dementia (ADRD), including vascular dementia, when compared with insulin, metformin, and older glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), new research ...
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FDA approves HIV medication Lenacapavir, but it's costly A newly approved drug gives almost total protection against getting HIV. The FDA approved lenacapavir last week. Patients need just two injections of it a year to get that protection, but as NPR's Jonathan Lambert explains, its high price could limit its ...
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Fungal test could save people from fatal infection Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus disease, spiked during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, Professor Chris Thornton, a professor in fungal immunology at the university, has developed a ...
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Fitness Trackers Aren't Accurate For People With Obesity By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fitness trackers aren't accurately assessing the physical activity of people with obesity, a new study argues. Differences in walking gait, speed, energy burn and other ...
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Why Dairy Farmers Were Surprised by Bird Flu Cases in Their Herds Dairy cows inside the Teaching Dairy Barn at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Jeffery DelViscio/Scientific American. Play.
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Nearly 30 People in England Get Rare Illness After Botox TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of people in northeastern England have developed a rare and dangerous illness after receiving Botox injections, according to health officials in the U.K.. At least 28 people have reported symptoms of ...
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Measles outbreak: 3 confirmed cases in northern Michigan. Active sites, symptoms, vaccine The MMR vaccine is highly effective in preventing measles and is recommended by health officials. Health officials in Grand Traverse County say they are experiencing a "measles outbreak" after confirming the third case of the ...
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The good news (154 million deaths avoided) and bad news about childhood vaccines How do you save the lives of over 150 million children? The answer: Childhood vaccinations. Just over 50 years ago, the World Health Organization launched its Essential Programme on Immunization. Since then, vaccination rates have improved dramatically ...
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Oregon confirms first measles case of 2025 in Multnomah County PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and county public health officials are investigating the state's first confirmed measles case of 2025. The individual, an unvaccinated adult, recently returned to Oregon following international ...
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Millions of children at risk as vaccine uptake stalls Progress in vaccinating children against a variety of life-threatening diseases has stalled in the past two decades - and even gone backwards in some countries - a new global study suggests. The situation has been made worse by the Covid pandemic, ...
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Study shows BMI's weakness as a predictor of future health A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health risk—fails in predicting the risk of future death, suggesting the calculation is deeply flawed. The study, published June 24 in the ...
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Measles cases continue to spread in Kansas. Where the 80 cases have been reported The data shows that among those affected by the southwest Kansas outbreak, only five involved patients who had been vaccinated appropriately. The vast majority of cases, 68, were not vaccinated or not vaccinated appropriately for their age. Four patients ...
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Oregon confirms its first measles case of 2025, lists places of possible exposure On June 16, an unvaccinated adult in Multnomah County began displaying symptoms of measles, including sore throat, weakness, fatigue, headache and fever. The individual presented with a rash and pink eye and was ...
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Ticks are everywhere: officials warn of 'explosion' in New York area The good news: tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease are very treatable — if caught early. By Pei-Sze Cheng • Published 1 min ago • ...
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MIND diet may lower risk of Alzheimer's disease at any age The MIND diet—short for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay—combines elements of the Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diets. It emphasizes proven brain-healthy foods like leafy greens, berries, nuts ...
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Multnomah County reports Oregon's first measles case of 2025 PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Tuesday, the Oregon Health Authority announced Oregon's first measles case of 2025 in Multnomah County. Health officials said the infected person had recently returned from international travel and was not vaccinated against ...
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A low dose of aspirin can prevent bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome That's what makes CaPP3 so crucial. It was set up to identify the optimal aspirin dose for preventing cancer without causing side effects – the missing information needed to push for regulatory change and help GPs understand how to use the drug to lower ...
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BMI is BAD, a new study suggests. Here's a better way to measure weight Bioelectrical impedance analysis, or BIA, uses undetectable electric currents to measure not only the percentage of body fat but also lean muscle mass and water weight. The technology works like this: You stand ...
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Study finds nearly double risk of depression and anxiety in autoimmune patients Living with an autoimmune disease is linked to a near doubling in the risk of persistent mental health issues, such as depression, generalised anxiety, and bipolar disorder, with these risks higher in women than in men, finds a large population-based ...
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Oregon Health Authority confirms first measles case of 2025 June 24, 2025 3:49 p.m.. An ...
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Autoimmune disease may almost double risk of mental ill health, study suggests Six autoimmune conditions were included in the study: rheumatoid arthritis, Graves' syndrome (thyroid hormone disorder), inflammatory bowel disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis and psoriasis. The mental health conditions the researchers were ...
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What to know about West Nile virus after first human case detected in Illinois While some Chicago-area counties have reported mosquitoes testing positive so far this year, the first human case of the virus was detected in Southern Illinois. By NBC Chicago Staff • Published 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago.
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Southern Illinois marks first human case of West Nile virus in the state for 2025 Roughly 1 in 150 people who contract the disease develop a severe illness that can affect the brain, spinal cord and nerves. According to IDPH, WNV is spread from mosquitos to humans through a bite from ...
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Some early-onset cancers are on the rise. Why? This overall increase is due to a rise in 14 different types of cancers in younger people, according to a new analysis. The largest increases have occurred in breast, colorectal, kidney and uterine cancer diagnoses.
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Unhealthy teen diets reshape the brain and drive lifelong eating habits, study finds Researchers have recently reviewed the existing literature to understand how an adolescent's eating behavior affects the development of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and hippocampus (HPC), as well as overall health. This narrative review synthesizes ...
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Two new measles cases reported in Utah Note to readers • The Salt Lake Tribune is making this story free to all. Two new measles cases have been found in patients from different areas of the state, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. One of the people is in Utah ...
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Chan School for Public Health lab receives funding to tackle obesity and age-related diseases A new collaboration between Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and İş Private Equity of Istanbul aims to translate groundbreaking discoveries about a protein that helps regulate metabolism and inflammation into novel therapeutics for obesity, heart ...
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New FDA approved blood test may give early detection to dementia FOX 2 - It's a degenerative brain disease and the most common cause of dementia - there's no cure for Alzheimer's but there are some treatments that might change the progression of the disease. And now a new blood test just approved by the FDA might ...
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2 Your Health: FDA approves new blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer's June is Alzheimer's and Brain Health Awareness Month. More than 7 million people have Alzheimer's disease here in the United States. Now, a new blood test may be able to help with early diagnosis. "The new blood test that's available for Alzheimer's ...
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Heatwave poses increased risks for those with dementia "It's their brain not connecting to their bodies, sending those signals," Central and Western Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association Senior Program Manager Brooke Gill said. Sweating, dizziness and fatigue are just a ...
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HIV Testing Day encourages testing as part of routine healthcare Health Center 1 is the City's STD clinic where anyone 13 years of age and older can get tested and treated for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV. HIV is tested through a quick blood sample by a phlebotomist and your results are given by a social ...
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Millions of children at risk as global vaccine rates fall, study finds Decline blamed on health inequalities, Covid disruption and soaring levels of misinformation and hesitancy. Andrew Gregory Health editor. Tue 24 Jun 2025 18.30 EDT. Share. Millions of children worldwide are at risk of lethal diseases because vaccine ...
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5 Simple Ways To Flush Out Damaging Excess Cortisol If you're getting fed videos about a "cortisol detox" on your social media feed, chances are you're a bit stressed. More than a bit stressed, actually. Thinking about ridding your body of excess cortisol suggests an unwanted accumulation of stress, ...
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6 Foods That May Help Reduce Cortisol, According to Experts "Dietary intake and stress are closely interconnected," Johnson explains. "Consuming too much of certain foods—and not enough of others—can contribute to fluctuations in cortisol levels." Can switching up your diet eliminate stress? Definitely not. But ...
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Hospital creates specialised pandemic unit A hospital in Bristol has become a designated treatment centre for patients who catch dangerous airborne infectious diseases such as avian flu. Southmead Hospital is now one of seven sites in the country now designed to care for adults with airborne ...
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Aging and extreme heat combine to raise risk of deadly infections While Vibrio vulnificus infections are already a growing concern in warming coastal regions, our findings show that extreme heat, especially with older individuals, may further compromise the immune system and gut microbiome in ways that make people more ...
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Some vaccines may offer double protection against dementia, study suggests Some vaccines may reduce the risk of dementia through a double effect in which the jabs help protect the brain through their added "adjuvant" chemicals as well as by suppressing viruses, according to a study by Oxford university.
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Road to Diagnosis: My Doctor Told Me Not To Worry. Turns Out, It Was MASH Susan Horava was angry that her doctors brushed off her bloodwork results. Illustration by Mira Norian. For years, I trusted the words, "You're ...
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Maybe the teen mental health crisis is actually a sleep crisis I have treated thousands of youths struggling with mental illness over the past 25 years. As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, I have observed a remarkable shift in their everyday habits thanks to screen time. A 2021 ...
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Prevent Mosquito Bites to Prevent West Nile Virus Infection With mosquito season ramping up, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) urges people to protect themselves from mosquito bites this summer to help prevent West Nile virus (WNV) infection. "We have already ...
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Invasive mosquito collected in Saginaw Co. The Aedes aegypti mosquito, or the yellow fever mosquito, is from the tropical or sub-tropical climate and is considered a serious public health nuisance, according to the Saginaw County Mosquito Abatement Commission (SCMAC).
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Imported seafood is spreading antibiotic resistance genes Sampling from local supermarkets, his team ran genetic screens on bacteria living in the imported seafood including shellfish and uncovered multiple plasmids – circular snippets of DNA – that carry mcr. These plasmids make resistance "mobile ...
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