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Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows Doctors have long recommended that infants avoid peanuts. But in 2017, experts officially reversed that guidance, and food allergies decreased sharply.
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Long COVID More Common in Seniors: What Doctors Need to Know Long COVID, which is known to speed up the aging process, adds complexity to a patient population that might already be dealing with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney dysfunction, joint pain, and symptoms of dementia.
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Last year's flu season was California's worst in years. How bad will this one get? Health officials warn this year's flu season could be severe, with early outbreaks already hitting epidemic levels in Asia. Some are raising concerns about lower flu vaccination rates as California heads into the respiratory virus season.
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Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again A surgeon who inserted the microchips in five patients at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London says the results of the international trial are "astounding". Sheila Irvine, 70, who is registered blind, told the ...
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Some 60000 kids have avoided peanut allergies due to landmark 2015 advice, study finds Hill and colleagues analyzed electronic health records from dozens of pediatric practices to track diagnoses of food allergies in young children before, during and after the guidelines were issued. "I can actually come to ...
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Congo's last Ebola patient has been discharged, raising hopes that outbreak might be over The outbreak , first declared in Congo's remote Bulape health district in Kasai on Sept. 4, has resulted in a total of 64 cases, including 53 confirmed and 11 probable. The WHO reported 43 deaths and said only 19 patients recovered, including the patient ...
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Mosquito-Borne Disease Vexing Asia and Caribbean Hits New York President Trump's promise of cheaper Ozempic sent Novo, Lilly shares lower. Bug bites. A person in Long Island, New York, tested positive for chikungunya virus this month, the state health department ...
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Grab the goggles. Pickleball eye injuries are on the rise Researchers looked at data from a representative population of patients in emergency departments across the U.S. to understand which pickleball players are especially vulnerable to eye injuries and how they occurred. From there, they estimated what those ...
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Shingles Vax Protects Against Heart Disease, Dementia, Death By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The shingles vaccine does more than just protect middle-aged folks and seniors against maddening rashes, a new study says. The vaccine also lowers their risk of heart disease ...
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Why Trump is seeking to remove aluminium from vaccines? About two weeks later, on October 8, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, announced a new working group focused on the childhood vaccine schedule. Its discussion topics include ...
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Research finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to fight cancer Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine, researchers have found. The observation by researchers at ...
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'It's miserable': Hand, foot and mouth disease spreading rapidly in this state, officials say Health officials say the viral infection seems to be spreading through schools and day care facilities, with the average number of cases having roughly tripled so far this year. "Just to give you some idea of ...
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Florida confirms case of 'zombie deer disease' in wild deer Florida wildlife officials have confirmed the state's second case of a deadly and highly contagious infection known as "zombie deer disease" in a wild deer. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in a young white-tailed doe found dead after being ...
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Last Ebola patient discharged in DR Congo, WHO says Barring new cases, the patient's recovery kicks off a 42-day countdown to declaring the country's 16th outbreak over. DRC Ebola. A Congolese health worker administers the Ebola vaccine to a child in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo [File: Olivia ...
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Michigan limits access to weight loss drugs for Medicaid patients Michigan's new bipartisan budget restricts Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 weight loss drugs to morbidly obese individuals, cutting pharmaceutical appropriations by $240 million; Health care experts see the move as a 'cost containment' measure as GLP-1 use ...
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Millions being spent as Australia prepares for deadly H5 strain of bird flu It was at the end of a peak egg production period when Victorian poultry farmer Brad McAuliffe first discovered the virus that shut down his business in May 2024. "We lost between 500,000 to 600,000 of our birds due to the virus …
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Alternatives to animal testing are the future — it's time that journals, funders and scientists embrace them In April, for example, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to phase out its requirement for animal testing in the development of monoclonal antibody therapies, among other drugs. And just last ...
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Every-2-Month HIV Prevention Breakthrough Shot Approved By UK: Will India Follow? The UK has approved a long-acting injection for HIV prevention, administered every two months. Experts say it marks a major step in public-health tools, but complex issues of access and cost raise questions for India. Advertisement.
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Simple hand grip test may reveal your future obesity risk Preclinical obesity can progress to clinical obesity, characterized by metabolic dysfunction and a higher risk of death. It is unclear how this progression is affected by muscle strength. The body mass index (BMI) is ...
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Protective immune cells in breastfeeding women identified as guard against breast cancer, new research finds Patients who had more cells had better outcomes, particularly for aggressive types such as triple-negative breast cancer. Natasha May Health reporter. Mon 20 Oct 2025 11.00 EDT. Share. In the 18th century, physicians noticed nuns had some of the ...
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Traditional practice in Democratic Republic of the Congo helping Ebola response efforts This practice among the Kete community in Bulape—a locality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kasai Province and the epicentre of the ongoing Ebola outbreak—is working to the advantage of disease surveillance teams.
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Cancer survivor urges others 'not to be scared' A breast cancer survivor has urged others "not to be scared to get checked out". Chiara Mazzone had been attending annual screening appointments due a family history of the disease when she found out she had the condition herself.
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VT3989 continues to show promising early results in patients with advanced mesothelioma The first-in-class YAP-TEAD inhibitor VT3989 continued to be well tolerated and demonstrated notable initial antitumor activity, particularly in patients with refractory mesothelioma, according to results from a trial led by researchers from The ...
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World Osteoporosis Day 2025: Are Urban Lifestyles Making Our Bones Weaker Sooner? World Osteoporosis Day 2025: Studies indicate that sedentary behavior can accelerate bone loss leading to conditions such as osteopenia or osteoporosis at younger ages. Advertisement. Written by: Dr Jayant Arora · Health; Oct 20, 2025 08:21 am IST.
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Your DNA may shape how you use cannabis A major collaboration between UC San Diego and 23andMe identified genes that shape cannabis use behaviors. The study linked the CADM2 and GRM3 genes to cannabis use and connected these patterns to more than 100 traits across mental and physical health.
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A 9000% Spike in Fentanyl Deaths Is Devastating Older Americans Overdose deaths among people 65 and older linked to fentanyl mixed with stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamines have skyrocketed by 9,000% in the past eight years, reaching levels similar to those seen in younger adults. The ...
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This common vitamin could cut your skin cancer risk in half Date: October 20, 2025; Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Summary: A massive Veterans Affairs study has confirmed that nicotinamide may offer real protection against skin cancer. Patients who took the vitamin B3 derivative saw notable ...
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Covid-19 boosters: information for people living with MND In November 2024, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended that automatic eligibility for the two Covid-19 vaccine rollouts in 2025 (spring and autumn) would be restricted to: people aged over 75.
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What you are getting wrong about high protein products – and the ones which are better than you think Protein helps build and repair bodily tissues such as muscle, while also supporting hormone regulation and immune function, but are the 'high protein' products taking over supermarket shelves are worth investing in or avoiding? Harry Bullmore asks the ...
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Australia posts record-breaking flu numbers as vaccination rates stall GPs are sounding the alarm on Australia's influenza vaccination rates, following a record flu season in which more than 410,000 lab-confirmed cases were reported. The startling case numbers have already outstripped the previous all-time high of 365,000 ...
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Research reveals how MS harms brain before symptoms appear Multiple sclerosis may begin damaging the brain up to seven years before symptoms appear, researchers say, showing immune activity starts earlier than previously thought. By analysing more than 5,000 blood proteins, scientists have mapped when MS ...
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When strength erodes: what you need to know about osteoporosis Strong bones rarely make headlines, yet without them the simplest daily acts would be impossible. That invisible strength is exactly what osteoporosis, whose name comes from the Greek for "porous bone," quietly erodes. World Osteoporosis Day, marked on ...
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Muna Al-Khaifi: Evidence on Vaginal Estrogen Use in Breast Cancer Survivors A July 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the safety of vaginal estrogen therapy (VET) for genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) in breast cancer survivors. Across 118,659 survivors (6,358 VET users) ...
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| More sedentary behavior and lower physical activity levels in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic Linear regression models adjusted for age, parity, BMI, smoking, country of birth, and timing of measurements were used. A subgroup analysis was performed to evaluate whether activity patterns returned to pre-pandemic levels during year 2022.
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Is Menopause Having Its Moment? That is something that has to be stopped. Hormonal therapy is important for controlling debilitating symptoms for so many menopausal women," said Gloria Bachmann, professor, co-director of the Women's Health Institute, and associate dean for Women's Health ...
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Barriers to improving asthma care for those who need it most Dear Editor,. The joint BTS/NICE/SIGN guidance on asthma management may be new, with a standout emphasis on SABA-free pathways, but the barriers to change are old. A recent attempt to implement them locally highlighted this and shifted my perspective ...
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Global resurgence of pertussis in infants Pertussis remains a serious public health threat that continues to cause outbreaks despite widespread vaccination programmes. The sharp rise in cases and preventable infant deaths seen since the pandemic demands a coordinated global response. Clinicians, ...
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Lincolnshire's residents encouraged to think about bone health this World Osteoporosis Day Radiographers within the DEXA service at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) see thousands of patients each year who may be at risk of having lower bone density. They work to support specialties from across Lincolnshire's hospitals ...
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Healthy Living: Anti-cancer exercises On Monday, Dr. Bruce Nakfoor, the founder of Inspire Exercise Medicine, came into the studio to talk to the Gulf Coast News Team about how important it is to exercise in order to prevent cancer from returning. A simple routine of squats and weightlifting ...
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Finding the Best Match for MASLD Management New pharmacologic options approved by the FDA are set to alter the treatment landscape of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to the authors of clinical reviews who offered guidance on the pros and cons of ...
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Cells Have a Crystal Trigger That Makes Them Self-Destruct When Viruses Invade A model showing proteins called death fold domains (green) telling a caspase enzyme (blue) to kill the cell after it has been compromised by pathogens. Stowers Institute for Medical Research/Tayla ...
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YAP/TEAD inhibitor VT3989 in solid tumors: a phase 1/2 trial Constitutive YAP activation resulting from dysregulated Hippo signaling drives tumor progression in mesothelioma and other cancers. VT3989, a first-in-class potent oral TEAD palmitoylation inhibitor, disrupts YAP transcriptional activity.
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AYUSH Ministry Promotes Ayurvedic Steps to Prevent Osteoporosis AYUSH Ministry has urged citizens, especially the elderly and post-menopausal women, to adopt Ayurvedic preventive measures, balanced nutrition, and gentle physical activity to prevent osteoporosis. In a statement on the eve of World Osteoporosis Day, ...
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Daily briefing: How the brain locks in long-term memories Astrocyte 'support' cells help engrave emotional memories on the brain in mice. Plus, what's causing mysterious dots in images of the early universe and how making poison helped toads conquer the world. By. Jacob Smith. Jacob Smith.
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