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5 best ways to avoid getting sick with measles, according to experts "Measles is one of the most, if not the most contagious disease we've ever seen," Lee said. Symptoms like a high fever, runny nose, cough and white spots on the inside of the mouth tend to develop first, followed by a distinctive measles rash with flat red ...
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Measles cases in the US hit the highest total recorded in more than 30 years The United States has recorded 1,288 measles cases so far this year, the highest total in 33 years, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data out Wednesday. Just over halfway through 2025, the U.S. has now surpassed 2019's total ...
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AMR Isn't Just Coming — It's Already Undermining Your Practice Resistant infections often require longer treatment courses, are associated with increased disability and mortality, and lead to extended hospital stays and higher healthcare costs — placing a growing burden on health systems and global economies. The ...
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The US helped successfully tackle Aids - now cuts put that at risk Gugu used to collect her anti-retroviral from a USAID-funded clinic in downtown Johannesburg. But when President Trump's cuts to aid funding were announced earlier this year, her and thousands of other HIV-positive patients across South Africa suddenly ...
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UN says if US funding for HIV programs is not replaced, millions more will die by 2029 But in the last six months, the sudden withdrawal of U.S. money has caused a "systemic shock," U.N. officials warned, adding that if the funding isn't replaced, it could lead to more than 4 million AIDS-related deaths and 6 million more HIV infections by ...
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Life expectancy in California still hasn't rebounded since the pandemic Today, however, the virus has been replaced by drug overdoses and cardiovascular disease as the main causes driving down average lifespans. A new study published in the medical journal JAMA by researchers from UCLA, Northwestern ...
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Research Suggests Vitamin D Deficiency Is a Risk Factor for Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) impacts social communication, behavior, and daily functioning. Emerging evidence suggests vitamin D may influence ASD risk and symptom severity, opening new avenues for prevention and treatment. 1. Doctor in white coat ...
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Metformin may prevent severe morning sickness Taking the diabetes drug metformin before pregnancy may reduce the risk of debilitating morning sickness by 70%, early data hint. But a clinical trial is still needed to confirm this finding. Comments ( 0 ) ( ). When you purchase through links on our ...
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Study Finds Link Between Brain Injury and Criminal Behavior Study shows criminality is associated with damage to a key brain pathway involved in emotional control and judgment. AURORA, Colo., July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, ...
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Popular Weight Loss Drugs May Help Treat Migraines Too, Study Finds A new study found that GLP-1 medications may reduce migraine frequency in people with obesity. · Participants had a decline in headaches even in the absence of significant weight loss.
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Researchers Identify Four Autism Subtypes with Distinct Genes and Traits Autism has at least four subtypes, an analysis of more than 5,000 children's genes, traits and developmental trajectories has shown. By Allison Parshall edited by Jeanna Bryner. Illustration, grid of 4 human head silhouettes in profile in varying color ...
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Poor nations try to bridge AIDS funding gap but prevention efforts dwindle, UN says JOHANNESBURG, July 10 (Reuters) - Some poorer nations hit by cuts in HIV/AIDS funding from rich donors have boosted their own spending in response, but not enough to make up for huge staff losses and drops in preventative drug use, UNAIDS said on ...
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New fatty liver drug shows promise in Tulane study Fatty liver disease affects more than a third of adults in the United States, a silent epidemic closely tied to obesity and diabetes. In Louisiana, where both conditions are more common than the national average, doctors suspect the disease is even ...
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An HPV Test Women Can Wear at Home As someone who has reported on cancer research for some years, I've long known that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, thanks to vaccination and early screening. Yet, I must confess I've never received a screening for HPV, the human ...
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Doctor Reveals 4 Sneaky Reasons You Might Have High Pressure High blood pressure can come with serious symptoms. And, if left untreated, it also raises your risk for many other conditions down the line, including stroke, heart attack, heart failure and kidney disease.
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Weighted vests are trending. But do they boost your workout? From bone strength to muscle tone, here's what research says about the fitness fad. You can see weighted vests everywhere these days, even on AJC Peachtree ...
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West Nile Virus detected in Weld, Boulder county mosquitoes as season shows early start DENVER — The state's West Nile virus season appears to be ahead of schedule this year, after two more Colorado counties detected the mosquito-borne illness in traps over the past several days.
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Menopause and testosterone: Treatment option or justified taboo? Medical experts say that boosting testosterone levels can improve menopause symptoms, but awareness of the treatment is still low. Heerea Rikhraj. July 9, 2025. 1:21 pm. Photo of Woman suffering from stress or a headache grimacing in pain as she holds ...
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People with 'young brains' outlive 'old-brained' peers, Stanford Medicine scientists find A blood-test analysis developed at Stanford Medicine can determine the "biological ages" of 11 separate organ systems in individuals' bodies and predict the health consequences. Share Article ...
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The first drug to treat infants sick with malaria is approved by Swiss authority The newly approved medication, Coartem Baby, is a combination of two antimalarials. It is a lower dose version of a tablet previously approved for other age groups, including older children.
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Deadly Disease Detected at Grand Canyon A park employee at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona was confirmed to have been exposed to hantavirus, which is rare but often fatal, Coconino County health officials confirmed after the July 4 holiday weekend, according to local news outlet ...
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New study identifies four distinct autism subtypes with unique genetic signatures A new study in Nature Genetics from researchers at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Biology (CCB) and their collaborators leverages data from SPARK, the largest-ever study of autism, to analyze phenotypic and genotypic data from more than ...
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'Harmless' virus might trigger Parkinson's disease, researchers say July 9 (UPI) -- A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson's disease, a new study says. The germ, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), was found in half the autopsied brains of patients with Parkinson's, but not in any brains from ...
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New analysis shows stopping antidepressants rarely leads to severe symptoms The most common symptoms were dizziness, nausea, vertigo and nervousness. Importantly, depression was not a symptom of withdrawal from antidepressants, and was more likely to reflect illness recurrence. Researchers at Imperial College London ...
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Most patients don't have 'severe' antidepressant withdrawal, finds large study The analysis by UK researchers found that while participants who stopped antidepressants did experience an average of one or more symptom than those who continued or were taking placebo, including dizziness and nausea, this was not enough to be clinically ...
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Your Brain Has a Breaking Point in Extreme Heat—Now Scientists Are Racing to Help Millions of People at Risk The brain is especially vulnerable to heat because it cannot cool itself, making high temperatures risky for people with neurological conditions like epilepsy. The global climate crisis is making weather more dangerous, and it's going to get worse.
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13 Fiber-Packed Foods to Boost Gut Health and Keep You Full Throughout the Day Many fruits, vegetables, legumes, and seeds are good sources of fiber, including avocados, lentils, and berries. Fiber is an indigestible nutrient that's concentrated in most plant foods. High-fiber diets have been linked with several health benefits, ...
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First-trimester antibiotic use for urinary tract infections tied to more congenital malformations UTIs are one of the more common infections that occur during pregnancy, affecting roughly 8% of pregnancies. "Existing evidence on the risk of malformations associated with first-trimester antibiotic therapy for UTI is ...
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Common virus could trigger Parkinson's disease, research team at Northwestern Medicine says Doctor Igor Koralnik is at the head of the research and is also the Chief of Neuroinfectious Diseases at Northwestern. Researchers found the Human Pegivirus (HPgV) in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease, but ...
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BE FAST to detect a stroke: 'Every minute counts' "Strokes in younger people can stem from less traditional causes, such as trauma, blood clotting disorders, heart abnormalities or even drug use. This can make diagnosis and prevention especially important in this age group.".
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Exercise enjoyment and commitment linked to personality traits Finding motivation to exercise can be the greatest challenge in working out. This might be part of the reason why less than a quarter of people achieve the activity goals recommended by the World Health Organization.
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Number of measles cases climbs in Missouri this week The total number of measles cases in Missouri has climbed to seven as the U.S. this week reached its highest annual measles tally in 33 years, according to the Center for Outbreak Response Intervention daily tracker at Johns Hopkins University.
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First Malaria Drug Approved for Newborns and Small Babies HealthDay News — A new malaria treatment has been approved for newborns and infants under 11 pounds, filling a major gap in care for some of the most vulnerable children. The medicine, called Coartem Baby (also known as Riamet Baby), was approved by ...
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When Walking for Weight Loss, Should You Keep the Same Pace or Mix It Up? A Trainer Explains In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a trainer reveals the correct way to interval walk to reap the most health benefits, including how often to change your speed and how fast to go. July 8, 2025, 5:00 AM PDT / Source: TODAY.
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Innovative genome editing approach could be the key to lifelong effective weight management However, it is less effective for conditions that aren't caused by a single mutation, like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. As these are some of the leading causes of mortality, the research aimed to discover how gene therapy can provide therapeutic ...
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New CDC information shows 1 in 3 teens has prediabetes. Here's what to know (WXYZ) — In today's Health Alert, some alarming news about young people and their risk of developing diabetes. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 1 in 3 teens has prediabetes. This is definitely a wake-up call for ...
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Study finds no metabolic danger from ultra-processed foods A recent study involving a large group of European children, adolescents, and adults reveals that ultra-processed food intake does not appear to be significantly associated with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, despite negatively affecting diet ...
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Depression onset after 40 may be due to dementia-linked protein A recent study of patients who developed bipolar disorder or depression later in life revealed that half had high concentrations of dementia-causing proteins in their brains. The team of scientists, primarily from the National Institutes for Quantum ...
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1 in 3 teens have prediabetes, new CDC data shows The CDC data means an estimated 8.4 million young people -- or 32.7% of the U.S. adolescent population -- had prediabetes in 2023, the most recent data available. With prediabetes, blood sugar levels are higher ...
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A Win for Coverage, But Can People Still Access HIV Prevention? Pointing to the infectious nature of both HIV and hepatitis, Schmid stressed the importance of continued federal investment. "These are both infectious diseases. These are public health issues and... there is a role for the federal government and state and ...
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Largest study of ancient DNA traces infectious diseases through history A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from Eurasia. The study shows, among other things, ...
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Fungal infections are getting harder to treat Buil and his team analyzed more than 12,600 samples of Aspergillus fumigatus taken from the lungs of patients in Dutch hospitals over the last 30 years. Of them, about 2,000 harbored mutations associated with resistance to azoles, the class of antifungals ...
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Robot surgery on humans could be trialled within decade after success on pig organs AI-trained robot carries out procedures on dead pig organs to remove gall bladders without any human help. Robert Booth UK technology editor. Wed 9 Jul 2025 13.00 EDT. Share. Automated surgery could be trialled on humans within a decade, ...
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Child hospitalised as bird flu cases climb in Cambodia Cambodia's Ministry of Health recently confirmed the country's twelfth human case of H5N1 avian influenza so far this year. The patient, a five-year-old boy from Kampot province, is currently in intensive care with severe respiratory symptoms.
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UCD: Preschoolers exposed to broad range of potentially harmful chemicals The NIH-funded ECHO Cohort combines data from pregnancy and pediatric cohorts to examine the impacts of early environmental exposures on child health and development. This study looked at samples of 201 children from four states (California, Georgia, New ...
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Millions at Risk of HIV Infection and Death After US Funding Cuts, Warns UNAIDS Luyengo Clinic in Eswatini. PEPFAR funded 80% of the clinic's running cost, and the HIV treatment of 3,000 people is now in jeopardy. An additional six million new HIV infections and four million AIDS-related deaths could occur between 2025 and 2029 if ...
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How to Safely Lower Your Cholesterol Seeing high cholesterol on your lab report can be overwhelming, but the next steps don't have to be. Richmond Doxey, MD, an internist and culinary medicine specialist, explains how doctors tailor cholesterol management based on each patient's health, ...
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Virginia Tech researchers explore creatine therapy for brain health Creatine is popularly known as a muscle-building supplement, but its influence on human muscle function can be a matter of life or death. Creatine is very crucial for energy-consuming cells in skeletal muscle throughout the body, but also in the brain ...
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Gut Microbes Key to Understanding How Exercise Boosts Cancer Immunity The research, published today in the journal Cell, found that these benefits are driven by a specific compound called formate, which is produced by gut bacteria in exercised mice and was also associated with better outcomes in patients with melanoma.
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New CDC study shows 1 in 3 teens are prediabetic VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Health leaders are sounding the alarm. New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that about 8.4 million U.S. teens were prediabetic in 2023, which is nearly 33% of the U.S. adolescent population ...
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