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The UN utters the word: Dementia For the first time, a United Nations declaration is pledging to address dementia. On Thursday, world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly in New York are laying out a new plan for combatting mental health challenges and non-communicable diseases.
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Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in US Is Suspected on Long Island Health officials said they were investigating whether the debilitating mosquito-borne virus chikungunya was circulating in New York after a woman tested positive on Long Island in a preliminary screening. Although the virus has exacted a steep toll ...
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Quick takes: Avian flu in Wisconsin poultry, plague in New Mexico, new UK mRNA vaccine plant The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) today announced that highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu has been detected in commercial poultry in Jefferson County, in the southeast, east of Madison.
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Swedish Study Mental Health Patterns Shift Throughout Pregnancy The rates of maternal psychiatric disorders diagnosed before, during, and after pregnancy increased over time from 2003 to 2019 in Sweden. While the risks for most psychiatric conditions reduced during pregnancy and postpartum compared to that during ...
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CDC warns of dramatic rise in dangerous drug-resistant bacteria. How you can protect yourself Infection rates in the U.S. have surged because of a drug-resistant "super bug," according to the CDC · Medical experts say the surge is likely the result of overuse of powerful antibiotics.
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The UN utters the word: Dementia On Thursday, world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly in New York are laying out a new plan for combatting mental health challenges and non-communicable diseases. While their political declaration emphasizes conditions like cardiovascular disease and ...
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Early MS Patients Fare Worse If They Eat Junk Food By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Sept. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Ultra-processed foods could be making matters worse for people in the early throes of multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study says. Higher consumption of ultra-processed eats ...
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Syphilis in newborns continues to rise as sexually transmitted disease cases fall in adults Gonorrhea cases declined for the third year in a row, while chlamydia and primary and secondary syphilis cases declined for the second year in a row. Congenital syphilis, however, where moms pass the ...
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Utah measles cases connected to Arizona outbreak, health officials say A measles outbreak in the northern Arizona community of Colorado City is connected with cases across the state line in Utah, public health officials said. Southwest Utah Public Health Department spokesperson David Heaton told The Arizona Republic that ...
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Could These Eye Drops End the Need for Reading Glasses? This deterioration of vision is called presbyopia. It is not a disease but a natural, physiological change caused by aging—specifically by the loss of elasticity and flexibility of the crystalline lens at the front of the ...
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More kids are severely ill or dying from the flu, CDC reports The finding comes as the nation logged 280 pediatric flu deaths last year, the deadliest ever aside from the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic. By Erika Edwards | NBC News • Published 3 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago. Log in or create a free profile to save ...
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What Research Really Says About Autism About two to three percent of all Americans—including adults and children—are autistic. With recent reports that autism rates are rising, potentially due to improved diagnosis, there's a lot of conflicting information about the condition.
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Sleep and Cardiometabolic Health: Epidemiological Evidence Methods: We searched and reviewed recent studies and meta-analyses on sleep duration, sleep quality, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and circadian disruption in relation to obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and ...
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Health and Wellness: Here are the 6 reasons your muscles are the secret to staying young Everyone knows muscles are key for strength and appearance, but research shows they do far more than that. Muscles act like living medicine inside your body. Every time they contract, they send out chemical signals that influence your brain, heart, bones, ...
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As part of World Rabies Day, Central VA Health District urges caution Rabies is a near 100% fatal and viral disease that is highly preventable. It's commonly found in the commonwealth in wild animals such as raccoons, skunks, foxes and other critters that call this state home, according to VDH.
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A World-First Chlamydia Vaccine for Koalas Receives Approval A single-dose chlamydia vaccine could help koala populations bounce back from the devastating disease, preventing them from becoming functionally extinct. Written byRebecca Roberts, PhD.
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Valley Fever is spreading across the arid West, affecting people and dogs The infection can look deceptively ordinary. Patients often present with cough, fever, chills or fatigue, said Dr. George Thompson, an infectious disease physician who co-directs the UC Davis Center for Valley Fever at UC Davis Health. Those symptoms are ...
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Alcohol raises dementia risk at every level of drinking, genetic study shows However, these signals may reflect who is being studied and when alcohol is measured, rather than actual biological effects. Reverse causation (people drink less as cognition declines) and confounding (education, income, smoking) can bias results.
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Valley fever is spreading across the arid West, affecting people and dogs In the den of his small apartment in Stockton, 56-year-old Rex Dangerfield sits at a table. The walls are bare, and the space stripped down to essentials. The T-shirt he wears, stamped with the words "I am a Survivor," drapes loosely over his narrow ...
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Could your urine predict your dementia risk? In other words, protein in urine appears to predict dementia risk independently, even when standard kidney tests appear normal. Our findings highlight how closely the kidneys and brain are connected. Both rely on networks of ...
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Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths — United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season Influenza A viruses were associated with 240 (86%) of the deaths. Forty percent of children who died were treated with influenza antiviral medications. Among the 208 pediatric decedents with available data who were eligible for influenza ...
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Three Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ID'd as Having the Highest Risk for Mortality in MASLD (HealthDay News) — For patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) of high blood pressure, glucose intolerance, and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol harbor the ...
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More kids are severely ill or dying from the flu, CDC reports The finding comes as the nation logged 280 pediatric flu deaths last year, the deadliest ever aside from the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic. By Erika Edwards | NBC News • Published September 25, 2025 • Updated on September 25, 2025 at 3:09 pm.
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Swapping old immune cells in the brain with fresh ones could treat disease "This approach is very promising," says Pasqualina Colella, who studies gene and cell therapy at Stanford University School of Medicine in California. "But the caveat is the toxicity of the procedure.".
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Alabama Department of Public Health warns about Chagas disease Alabama has been lucky as bordering states see cases of Chagas disease in humans, which is carried by a critter nicknamed 'Kissing Bug.' "They're called Kissing Bugs because they'll bite ...
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Study explains how genetics and lifestyle combined to keep a 117-year-old healthy Overall, Maria Branyas Morera's extraordinary longevity resulted from a convergence of protective genetic variants, resilient immune function, efficient metabolism, robust mitochondrial performance, a favorable gut microbiome, and stable epigenetic ...
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Exploring the Connection Between Sleep Patterns and Hypertension "In adults, both insufficient sleep duration and excessive sleep duration have been linked to worse blood pressure control." Other studies have demonstrated associations between patterns of sleep timing and an increased hypertension risk. In ...
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Why weight management really matters Overweight or obese men may experience: Sleep apnea, a condition that causes breathing to stop during sleep, leading to fragmented, nonrestorative sleep and daytime fatigue; Chronic inflammation from fat cells that produce cytokines ...
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Slashing of funding for mRNA vaccine development raises concern The mRNA technology was the most commonly used platform in COVID-19 vaccines, which are credited with saving millions of lives. Bill Hanage, professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, offers thoughts on why he thinks the ...
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CDC panel calls COVID vaccines 'personal choice' - How California is responding Last week, a newly-appointed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel tasked with setting national vaccine policy broke with a long-standing U.S. precedent. In a sweeping vote, the Advisory Committee on Immunization ...
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EEE virus detected again near Oneida Lake, neighbors urged to take precautions WEST MONROE, N.Y. — The Oswego County Health Department reported on Tuesday, September 23 that a mosquito sample collected on Sept. 17 in the town of West Monroe has tested positive for EEEV. Although mosquito season is winding down, Eastern equine ...
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Person dies of West Nile virus-related illness in DuPage County, officials say No other information about the person who died was released. Humans can get West Nile virus when they are bitten by mosquitoes that contracted the virus by feeding on infected birds. There have been 11 human ...
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Loss of smell post-COVID: How severe is it, and how long can it last? A JAMA Network Open study of nearly 1,400 patients examines that question. Catch up with what else physicians are reading in JAMA Network journals. By. Kevin B. O'Reilly , Senior News Editor. Sep 25, 2025 | 4 Min Read.
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Rising Threat of NDM-CRE in US Healthcare: CDC Data Reveal a Concerning Shift For more than a decade, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) have been a persistent concern for hospitals and long-term-care facilities in the United States. After years of stable or declining rates, new data show an alarming resurgence driven ...
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ALASCCA: an aspirin a day keeps colorectal cancer away Observational studies suggest that aspirin can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) recurrence, but randomized trials have not proven this benefit. Now, new data from the phase III ALASCCA trial demonstrate benefit in a biomarker-selected patient ...
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Healthcare reforms required globally to match progress in diagnosis, treatment of Alzheimer's disease: researchers The authors called for a coordinated action worldwide so that advancements in diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease is matched by healthcare reforms. Published - September 26, 2025 12:32 pm IST.
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Human case of plague reported in Bernalillo County Plague is a bacterial disease found in rodents. It is transmitted to humans through bites of infected fleas, and through direct contact with infected animals. The New Mexico Department of Health recommends the following to prevent ...
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Health Department Confirms First Human West Nile Virus-Related Death in DuPage County for 2025 WNV infection occurs in humans when they are bitten by mosquitoes that contracted the virus by feeding on infected birds. Most cases of WNV infection have either mild or no symptoms and may go unreported, so case counts are underestimates.
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How to Protect Your Eyes From Digital Screens Blue light from screens may disrupt sleep, but there's no evidence that it damages eye health directly. However, prolonged screen use can lead to digital eye strain and cause symptoms like dry eyes, headaches, and blurred vision.
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Green Mediterranean diet, including green tea, may help slow brain aging The Mediterranean diet, which includes lots of fruit, vegetables, and fish, has gained popularity due to its links to good health. Past studies show that following the Mediterranean diet may help improve our brain health by slowing brain aging and ...
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Dr. Ed Dominguez discusses 'nightmare' bacteria, alcohol's link to Alzheimer's disease TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A barrage of health news seems to stream at us daily, making it difficult to keep up with issues that we need to know to stay healthy. Dr. Ed Dominguez from Methodist Health System in Dallas joined us to help bring more ...
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Boston Public Health Commission Announces First Case Of West Nile Virus Detected In the City Over the course of the summer, positive West Nile Virus mosquito test samples were found in several Boston neighborhoods. West Nile Virus is carried by mosquitoes and can be spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.
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WHO Rapid Risk Assessment - Cholera, Global v.6 To note, this RRA was conducted in September 2024 and is being published retrospectively. WHO Team. Emergency Response (WRE). Number of pages.
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Let's Act Now to Make Rabies History 1. Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China · 2. Rabies Working Committee, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, Beijing, China · 3. Animal Injury Treatment Branch, China Medical Rescue Association, Beijing, China ...
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Uninsured Iowans in limbo for free COVID-19 vaccines Uninsured and underinsured Iowans wanting a no-cost COVID-19 shot from the Polk County Health Department (PCHD) will have to wait at least several weeks, says PCHD spokesperson Addie Olson. Why it matters: While most insured people can get their ...
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WSU scientists uncover rapid antiviral defenses in the female genital tract A team of researchers at the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development and the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine has announced a groundbreaking discovery about how the ...
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Elinzanetant Reduced Vasomotor Symptoms in Trial Elinzanetant, a once-daily oral neurokinin-1 and neurokinin-3 receptor antagonist, reduced moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms at 12 weeks compared with placebo in a phase 3 randomized controlled trial of postmenopausal patients.
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New Guidelines Encourage Familial Hypercholesterolemia Screening in Adolescents Although guidelines were published back in 2011 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the American Academy of Pediatrics, pediatric universal lipid screening (ULS) is still low, leaving many people with FH undiagnosed.
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What Gov. Katie Hobbs' executive order means for COVID-19 vaccine access in Arizona Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs recently signed an executive order designed to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines. Given all the headlines about the federal policy changes related to the vaccine — and vaccines in general — it might be good to have someonet o ...
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Maternal psychiatric disorders before, during, and after pregnancy: a national cohort study in Sweden This trend was similar in all subtypes of psychiatric disorders, except for depression and psychosis for which an increase was noted at 5–15 and 0–20 postpartum weeks, respectively. An increased incidence rate of maternal psychiatric disorder diagnosed ...
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