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Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the US The dominant flu virus this year, H3N2, is known to cause more severe symptoms than the H1N1 virus that was most common last year. And over the summer, H3N2 acquired at least seven mutations that allow it to sidestep immunity against infection.
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Experimental mRNA flu vaccine is more effective than conventional flu shot, but causes more side effects It's not a new problem. Flu viruses are infamous for their ability to evolve quickly and without warning, creating a mismatch between the shots already on the market and the viral strains spreading from person ...
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Science Reveals 3 New Ways to Relieve Knee Arthritis Pain The study found that tirzepatide gave people more years of healthier life than semaglutide, diet and exercise alone, or the "usual care" for obesity and arthritis (which may mean no treatment beyond monitoring symptoms).
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RFK Jr. Links Aluminum in Vaccines to Peanut Allergies. Here Are the Facts HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. says aluminum in vaccines may be a factor in a child developing a peanut allergy. Experts say Kennedy's comments are not based on credible scientific evidence. Children are exposed to more aluminum throughout daily life ...
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Surveys find strong confidence in childhood vaccines but deepening partisan divides; most adults reject COVID shot A pair of new Pew Research Center surveys finds that while nearly two-thirds of US adults view childhood vaccines as effective, confidence in their safety and in vaccine policy is increasingly shaped by political affiliation. At the same time, ...
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CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recast the vaccine safety section of its website on Wednesday to align with the view of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that childhood vaccines cause autism, countering decades of science ...
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Measles On the Rise: Global Surge and US Status at Risk Measles resurgence threatens US elimination status, with 1,723 confirmed cases and 45 outbreaks, primarily among unvaccinated individuals. · The CDC links outbreaks in Texas, Utah, and Arizona, risking the US's 25-year elimination status if transmission ...
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Eat Plants, Sleep Deep? What a New Study Really Says About Produce and Recovery. Recent research links this food group to fewer wake-ups during the night and a 16 percent improvement in sleep quality. Share. Save. person asleep with a night sky background and fruits and veggies behind them. (Photo: Ayana Underwood/Canva).
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New Measles Spread Across States Threatens US Elimination Status WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The United States may be on track to lose its measles elimination status for the first time in 25 years as health officials confirm that two major U.S. outbreaks are linked to the same measles strain.
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Fluoride in Tap Water Not Linked to Lower Child IQ, Massive Study Finds Researchers tracked thousands of Americans for decades, finding no links between ingesting recommended levels of fluoride and lower cognitive skills. By Humberto Basilio edited by Claire Cameron. A person in a suit and tie poses in front of an American ...
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Deadly horse virus outbreak linked to Texas competition MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — Texas' top agriculture official is urging horse owners to keep a close eye on their animals after an outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1) was linked to the recent World Championship Barrel Racing Finals in the Waco ...
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In animal tests, this needle-free insulin acted as fast as injections A material that slips through skin might someday make needle-free insulin possible for people with diabetes. In mice and mini pigs, attaching the permeating polymer to insulin and applying the resulting compound like a cream normalized blood glucose ...
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Combining Mediterranean diet with other lifestyle changes offers extra protection against diabetes Research has linked the Mediterranean diet — which emphasizes high intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats; moderate intake of dairy and lean proteins; and minimal intake of red meat — with many health benefits, including a reduced ...
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US measles cases pass 1750 as Utah-Arizona outbreak grows Only 86.5% of Minnesota kindergartners are fully vaccinated against measles, well below the 95% threshold required for herd immunity. The lowest MMR vaccination rate in the United States is in Idaho, with 78.5%, followed by Alaska, Wisconsin, then ...
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Health Rounds: High blood pressure among children doubles; obesity may be driving trend Nov 19 (Reuters) - (This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox for free sign up here.) The worldwide prevalence of high blood ...
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Want Bigger Gains for Your Brain? 6 Facts About Creatine and Brain Health Supplementing with creatine monohydrate — a natural performance enhancer — is commonly associated with athletes and people who are serious about their physical fitness. It optimizes the energy muscles have available for workouts and recovery.
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| Ultra-processed foods are a threat to public health, scientists say Go into any grocery store, and the shelves are packed with ultraprocessed food. You know, sugary sodas, salty snacks, prepackaged meals. They're really hard to avoid. Well, now an international team of researchers says governments need to act urgently.
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Ethiopia battles first-ever Marburg outbreak Ethiopia battles first-ever Marburg outbreak ... Health experts race to contain one of the world's deadliest viruses, as outbreaks increase in frequency. 20 November 2025; 4 min read; by ...
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Hypnosis May Reduce Hot Flashes in Postmenopausal Women Gary Elkins, PhD, from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and colleagues evaluated whether a self-administered clinical hypnosis intervention effectively reduces hot flashes compared with a sham hypnosis. The analysis included 250 postmenopausal women ...
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Lower Income Linked to Higher Prevalence of Dementia Risk Factors There was an association seen for higher income with a lower number of midlife risk factors (prevalence ratio, 0.91). Historically underrepresented race-ethnicity categories in dementia studies were associated with midlife diabetes, obesity, physical ...
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AI Diabetes Prevention Program Yields Similar Results as Human-Led Program Nestoras Mathioudakis, M.D., from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues compared referral to a lifestyle intervention exclusively driven by AI to referral to a human coach-led diabetes prevention program (DPP) lifestyle ...
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Measles alert for Sydney South Western Sydney Local Health District Director of Public Health, Dr Mitchell Smith, said measles is a vaccine preventable disease that is spread through the air when someone who is infectious coughs or sneezes. " ...
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8 Trajectories for Long COVID Millions of patients have developed long COVID, a chronic condition that involves a range of symptoms, including fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, and palpitations, that persist for at least three months after infection. In ...
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month: The human cost of managing the disease NORFOLK, Va. — For Troy Lyons, managing diabetes has been a decades-long battle, physically, emotionally, and financially. First diagnosed in 1994, Lyons quickly learned that lifestyle changes alone weren't enough. "I lost 80 pounds and had to double ...
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Ethiopia confirms three deaths in new Marburg virus outbreak The outbreak was reported in the Omo region, an area neighbouring South Sudan. Ethiopian Health Minister Mekdes Daba said the government had conducted tests in 17 suspected cases in the country's south. In addition, ...
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Charge-switching polymer could hold the key to needle-free insulin gel A polymer can carry insulin through the skin and into the bloodstream, heralding a future where people with diabetes could manage their condition without injections. The approach, which ...
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Ethiopia confirms 3 Marburg virus deaths in new outbreak The outbreak was reported in the Omo region. The minister said there were no active cases but the government was taking preventive measures. A team from the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control ...
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Lung Cancer Screening: So Many More Lives Could be Saved In a commentary, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD, and colleagues describe that while tens of thousands of lung cancer deaths can be prevented by lung cancer screening, only a fraction of adults at high risk of lung cancer are getting screened.
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What doctors say about one of the biggest flu shot myths Washington Post The idea that you can get the flu from the flu vaccine is a long-standing fallacy. Here's what to tell someone who thinks it's true. The question. Can the flu shot cause the flu? The science. You may be tempted to skip your flu shot ...
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New Antibiotic Stokes Hope for Still Lethal TB in Study Bloomberg Thuto Pulane had just wrapped up a promising internship in marketing when she lost 13 kilos over two months and started coughing up green phlegm. She grew weaker and decided to visit a nearby clinic to get help after returning home from a ...
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Prime editing suppressor transfer RNAs for gene therapy Instead of fixing one of the many genes that can be mutated, the technique addresses a type of mutation they share, a stop codon that cuts off protein production too soon. According to Zoya Ignatova, ...
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What men should know before signing up for testosterone 'optimisation' Pop-up clinics and glossy adverts are selling men a new message: it is time to "check your T" (shorthand for testosterone levels). The idea is not about treating medical problems but about "optimising" energy, focus and masculinity.
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Can New Drug Herald Shorter TB Treatment? The novel antibiotic candidate sorfequiline has the potential to shorten and improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment when combined with pretomanid and linezolid (SPaL), according to new clinical trial results presented today at the Union World Conference ...
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New AI tools could help save lives by spotting warning signs of bowel cancer earlier Patients having a colonoscopy – a camera test to look inside the bowel – could benefit from cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tech that helps doctors spot small growths called polyps more easily. Some of these polyps can turn into bowel cancer ...
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New guidance for GPs on managing patients with dense breasts A new resource driven by research from the University of Melbourne has been released to support General Practitioners (GPs) in advising patients about breast density and its implications for cancer screening. Until now, guidance available to GPs when ...
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