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How Can Caregivers Find Support During Oncology Treatment? Kelly Dyckman, MSW, LCSW, offers advice for caregivers of patients with cancer, emphasizing the need for proactive self-care and recognizing burnout. Advertisement.
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Diet Drinks Harder on the Liver Than Sugary Drinks? A large UK Biobank study found that higher intakes of both sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and low- and non-SSBs (LNSSBs) were significantly associated with a higher risk of developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
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'Harvard Thinking': Cancer is rising among younger people — why? Cancer rates in recent decades have been declining. Yet from 2010 to 2019, the incidence of 14 cancer types among people under the age of 50 has increased. "Somebody who is born in 1990 now has quadruple the risk of developing colorectal cancer and ...
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CDC Approves New Covid-19 Vaccine Guidelines. How to Get a Booster Shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that the agency approved the dialed-back recommendations on Covid-19 shots from its vaccine advisory panel. Accessing the Covid booster shot might seem a bit more confusing this year.
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CIDRAP Op-Ed: Why the CDC director is wrong about the MMR vaccine This presents an unusual situation. The head of the federal agency responsible for disease control is advocating for dismantling a vaccination program his own agency credits with eliminating rubella and reducing mumps incidence by 99%. Just this ...
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Allergic Diseases Tied to Increased Risk for Optic Neuritis IN PRACTICE: The findings suggest "allergic conditions and autoimmune-related optic nerve inflammation may involve overlapping pathogenic pathways," according to the researchers. "These results are highly relevant for clinical management and ...
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Chinese Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-Human Liver Transplant The transplanted portion of the genetically modified pig liver was removed after 38 days, and the patient, who had advanced liver cancer and cirrhosis, died several months later.
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Can Pregnant Women Get the COVID Vaccine? New CDC Guidance Leads to Confusion "I'm getting questions about COVID vaccination and pregnancy on an almost daily basis," Dr. Justin Brandt, associate professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and director of the division of maternal-fetal ...
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More measles cases confirmed in South Carolina, Michigan as US total climbs to 1563 A recent measles outbreak in South Carolina has grown by two cases, according to health officials in the state, as the US outbreak total has reached 1,563 cases, the most in decades. Seven measles cases have been reported in Spartanburg County, ...
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Epilepsy patients 'at risk' following unit closure Vulnerable patients with epilepsy and learning disabilities have been left at an "increased risk" of premature death because of the sudden closure of a specialist service in west Wales four years ago, a mother has said. The lack of provision from Hywel ...
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Covid Shots Are About to Be Widely Available Again The CDC no longer broadly recommends the Covid-19 vaccine, but US residents will still be able to get one if they want.
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Are ultraprocessed foods truly addictive? And certain kinds of engineered foods, usually combinations of salts, fats and sugars, create such a strong desire to eat them that they could be classified as addictive substances. Highly engineered foods can worm their ...
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Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people's risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination. By Sara Novak edited by Lauren J. Young.
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Medicaid Expansion Can Improve 5-Year Survival Outcomes in Patients With Cancer Medicaid expansion enhances 5-year cancer survival rates in rural and high-poverty areas, highlighting the importance of financial support for better health outcomes. Advertisement.
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Weight Loss Treatment Variability and Cost-Effectiveness: David Rometo, MD Bariatric surgery is more cost-effective and better at helping patients lose and maintain weight than glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA). They are even proven to be efficacious with a low rate of recurrence; however, they are still ...
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Hair Straightener, Chemical Relaxer Use Linked to Certain Non-Reproductive Cancers The researchers analyzed data from the Sister Study, a prospective cohort of more than 50,000 US women aged 35-74 years who were enrolled between 2003 and 2009. The women had no personal history of breast cancer but had a sister who had previously been ...
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Updated COVID shot led to less severe illness, fewer hospitalizations last year, US study finds Oct 8 (Reuters) - Last year's updated COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent severe outcomes including hospitalizations and deaths, according to data from a large study of U.S. military veterans published on Wednesday. Vaccinated veterans who developed COVID ...
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Denmark to cull 150000 chickens after bird flu outbreak COPENHAGEN, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Denmark will cull 150,000 chickens after detecting an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in a flock in the southeastern part of the country's Jutland peninsula, the Danish Veterinary and Food ...
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How Rising Early-Onset Cancer Incidence Is Changing Primary Care Kayla Sheehan, MD, listened carefully as her patient, a woman in her thirties with no symptoms or family history of pancreatic cancer, asked about getting screened for the disease. As a primary and palliative care physician for University of Michigan ...
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CGM-Based Measures Could Improve Detection of Impaired Glucose Regulation Researchers from the University of Tokyo assessed the use of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) as a less invasive method for identifying impaired glucose regulation in individuals without diagnosed diabetes. The study authors, who published their ...
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SAFETY ALERT: Another child catches measles in SC outbreak SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The South Carolina Department of Public Health on Thursday confirmed the 11th case of measles and the eighth case since Sept. 25 related to the ongoing measles outbreak in the Upstate. The case is a child in Greenville County, ...
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Potential TB exposure recorded at Chula Vista's Innovation High School Tuberculosis is an airborne disease spread through the inhalation of bacteria from an infected person. County health officials said individuals in congregate settings such as schools are at higher risk of exposure. Advertisement.
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Decades of exercise found to train the immune system for better defense The research, which was supported by FAPESP and published in the journal Scientific Reports, investigated natural killer (NK) cells. NK cells are a type of white blood cell (lymphocyte) that can destroy infected and diseased cells, including cancer cells.
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Utah measles case count rises to 53 with new infections in southwest Utah Utah County and Bear River Health District report seven and four cases, respectively. Health officials warn of exposure at specific locations and advise monitoring for symptoms. SALT LAKE CITY —The number ...
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Scientists develop a high accuracy blood test to diagnose Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Lead researcher Prof. Dmitry Pshezhetskiy, from UEA's Norwich Medical School, said: "ME/CFS is a serious and often disabling illness characterised by extreme fatigue that is not relieved by rest. "We ...
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'Continue living our life:' Mother beats breast cancer while pregnant RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) – A once again soon-to-be mother in Virginia has more to look forward to than adding to her growing family after she beat breast cancer while pregnant. Life can often be fast-paced for 33-year-old realtor Lacey Kearney.
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Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak "I call on vaccine manufacturers to develop safe monovalent vaccines to replace the combined MMR and 'break up the MMR shot into three totally separate shots,'" O'Neil wrote in a post on X/Twitter.
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Beyond the Pink Ribbon: Combating Breast Cancer in Younger Women About 316,950 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S. this year and about 42,170 will die from breast cancer. By gisele galoustian | 10/9/2025. As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets underway, research from ...
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Doctors warn public to watch out for flu, RSV viruses with cooler months ahead LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Dr. Dharshana Krishna is a pediatric emergency medicine physician with UMC Children's Hospital. She says just last year there were roughly 910 thousand hospitalizations for influenza and RSV across the nation.
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Research shows a simple strategy can protect babies from malaria-carrying mosquitoes LAMBERT: That's Ross Boyce, an infectious disease researcher at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. When babies in many parts of rural Africa aren't in bed, there's a good chance they'll be bopping around on Mom's back in a baby wrap, where they ...
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CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone — leaving the choice up to patients. The government health agency on Monday ...
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Health officials confirm schools linked to SC measles outbreak The South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday that Global Academy of South Carolina and Fairforest Elementary, both in Spartanburg County, have cases associated with the outbreak. Fairforest Elementary is in Spartanburg School District ...
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LIVE: SC health officials providing update on measles outbreak The South Carolina Department of Public Health will hold a press briefing after confirming two Upstate schools that are linked to cases associated with the outbreak: Global Academy of South Carolina and Fairforest Elementary. Both schools are ...
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Can increasing levels of 1 protein protect against Parkinson's? Increasing levels of the protein PI31 shows neuroprotective effects in mice, researchers report. One fundamental feature of neurodegenerative diseases is a breakdown in communication. Even before brain cells die, the delicate machinery that keeps neurons ...
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Brainstem damage found to be linked to long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19 The researchers found that Covid-19 infection damages the region of the brainstem associated with breathlessness, fatigue and anxiety. The powerful MRI scanners used for the study, known as 7-Tesla or 7T scanners ...
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GLP-1 therapeutics may have the potential to treat alcohol and drug addiction A popular class of therapies for treating diabetes and obesity may also have the potential to treat alcohol and drug addiction, according to a new paper published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. The therapies, known as Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ...
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New hope for MS Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting more than 2.9 million people worldwide. It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin sheath, the protective insulation around nerve fibers, causing disruption of ...
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Obesity-linked fat vesicles accelerate amyloid aggregation in Alzheimer's disease The brain is rich in fats, which comprise a significant portion of the myelin sheath and neuronal membranes. Disruptions in lipid metabolism—whether due to genetic factors or environmental influences—can increase the risk of AD, particularly when linked to ...
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Just 2 short bursts of exercise a day could boost heart and lung fitness Getting enough exercise is an essential part of keeping healthy and active, particularly as you get older, but many people struggle to fit exercise into their daily routines. Now, researchers have found that 'exercise snacks' — short bursts of physical ...
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Nutrition for breast cancer care and recovery A woman is holding up two protein shakes as she talks to a patient in a. Dietician Erica Paulson shares with her patients that protein should be a priority during medical treatment.
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Continuous Glucose Monitors Not Accurate in People Without Diabetes Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD, from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined associations between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and eight CGM metrics across glycemic status using data in adults aged 40 to 85 years from the Artificial Intelligence ...
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GLP-1s Hold Promise as Treatment for Tobacco/Nicotine Use Disorder A variety of evidence-based treatment options exist for the management of tobacco use disorder, including nicotine replacement therapy, as well as bupropion and varenicline, which are Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved for smoking cessation.
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Study reports the world's first genetically engineered pig-to-human liver xenotransplantation According to the World Health Organization, thousands of patients die every year while waiting for organ transplants due to the limited supply of human organs. In China alone, hundreds of thousands experience liver failure annually, yet only around 6,000 ...
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What's Driving the Rising Odds of Breast Cancer in Young Women? In a special series with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, HealthCentral explores the troubling statistics and ways AI-guided detection could help. Oct 8, 2025.
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Taking two-minute exercise 'snacks' twice a day can boost fitness Incorporating just two minutes of exercise "snacks" into your daily routine can make you fitter, researchers say. Bursts of activity can improve health, reduce the risk of depression, and support those with a lack of time or motivation to boost their ...
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Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center's Sexual Health After Cancer Program Helps Women Heal Without the Taboo Throughout her cancer treatment and recovery from the bone marrow transplant that saved her life, Karen had been asking her doctors for help with intimacy. The treatment had left her barely able to feel her breasts and she had frequent pain and dryness ...
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Scientists just found a molecule that could stop Parkinson's in its tracks Date: October 8, 2025; Source: University of Bath; Summary: Researchers have designed a peptide that prevents the deadly misfolding of alpha-synuclein, the protein behind Parkinson's and some dementias. In lab and animal tests, it stabilized the ...
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'Google for DNA' brings order to biology's big data Close up view of a researcher's hand interacting with a DNA sequence on a digital display. MetaGraph indexes and vast archives of DNA, RNA, and protein sequences. Scientists can search the archives and trace ...
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here's what to know about spotting breast cancer The most common sign of breast cancer is new lumps or masses, according to the American Cancer Society. However, there are more symptoms to be wary of, said Christine Roberts, clinical assistant professor of nursing.
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Mum's plea as city has England's highest TB rate A mother who spent a year being treated for tuberculosis (TB) is calling on people to get tested following a rise in cases across England. Jess Talbot-Jones lives in Birstall, just outside Leicester - the city with the UK's highest TB rate for the past ...
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