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Frustrated by the constraints of Earth, a team of California scientists took tumor research to space—and may have discovered a ‘kill switch’ for cancer
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Frustrated by the constraints of Earth, a team of California scientists took tumor research to space—and may have discovered a ‘kill switch’ for cancer

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February 4, 2024
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, speaks to the media during a press conference with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Dr. Mike Ryan, the executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, at the Government Buildings in Dublin on Dec. 18, 2023. Ghebreyesus spoke on the topic of the pandemic treaty Saturday at the Warwick Economic Summit in Coventry, England, attending virtually from Geneva. He called the treaty, currently in dispute my member nations, "mission critical for humanity."
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WHO chief warns ‘future generations may not forgive us’ if pandemic treaty not agreed upon: ‘There will be a next time’

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February 3, 2024
The impact of various environmental factors—like climate, nutrition, and toxicants—on the epigenome has been shown to extend tens of hundreds of generations in fruit flies and hundreds of generations in plants. It's unknown how far out it might extend in humans.
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Toxic chemicals your grandparents were exposed to are likely affecting your health, new research claims. Here’s how it works

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February 2, 2024
Vials of injectable penicillin in cold storage at the Metro Public Health Department in Nashville, Tenn. Injectable penicillin is the go-to treatment for syphilis and the only treatment considered safe for pregnant people with the disease. In mid-2023, the health department began rationing the injectable to just pregnant women because of a nationwide antibiotic shortage. Patients who test positive for syphilis and are not pregnant are given an oral antibiotic instead.
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Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin

By Catherine Sweeney, WPLN and Kaiser Health News
February 2, 2024
More than 24 million Americans, by some estimates up to 50 million, have an autoimmune disorder — diseases such as vitiligo (as pictured), lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and dozens more.
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Autoimmune diseases like lupus, MS, and rheumatoid arthritis strike far more women than men. Scientists now think they know why

By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated Press
February 1, 2024
Are Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and ALS prion diseases? It's a complicated question and one that involves semantics, experts say.
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Alzheimer’s disease may be transmissible, some experts say—but only in rare, unusual circumstances. Here’s how

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February 1, 2024
A young man is seen drinking from a beer bottle on Aug. 13, 2014, in Berlin, Germany. Global cancer diagnosis rates are expected to rise 77% to 35 million by 2050, fueled by aging, obesity, and tobacco and alcohol use, according to the World Health Organization.
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Global cancer rates are expected to rise 77% by 2050, the WHO warns. From aging to alcohol, here’s why

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February 1, 2024
Dr. M. Rameen "Dr. G" Ghorieshi treats patient Ernie Ruiz while he sleeps during a visit to Palo Alto Mind Body in Palo Alto, Calif., on March 13, 2019. Ghorieshi gave his patient a ketamine IV at the clinic. A new ketamine-based nasal spray treatment was approved by the FDA in early 2019 to treat severe depression.
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Ketamine therapy for mental health a ‘wild West’ for doctors and patients

By Dawn Megli and Kaiser Health News
January 31, 2024
Seth Robinson, a chiropractor who serves as Tesla BioHealing's medical director, lifts bed skirts to show "biohealers" — canisters that the company claims exude "life force energy," or biophotons, at the Tesla BioHealing & MedBed Center, in Milford, Del., on Oct. 3, 2023. According to QAnon adherents, medbeds were developed by the military (in some versions, using alien technology) and are already in use by the world’s richest and most powerful families.
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From ‘life force energy’ canisters to ‘medbeds,’ online health conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven treatments

By David Klepper and The Associated Press
January 31, 2024
People hold photos of their loved ones as they sit in the audience before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with the heads of social media platforms on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to discuss child safety. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Meta, TikTok, other social media CEOs testify before Senate committee on child exploitation: ‘Constant pursuit of engagement and profit over basic safety’

By Barbara Ortutay, Haleluya Hadero and The Associated Press
January 31, 2024
Policymakers have long tried to lure more primary care providers to the areas of the nation that have fewer than one physician for every 3,500 residents. Recent examples include the Biden administration boosting funding in 2022 to address shortages and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pushing sweeping primary care legislation in 2023.
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Where are the nation’s primary care providers? It’s not an easy answer

By Rae Ellen Bichell and Kaiser Health News
January 30, 2024
It's not clear why syphilis rose 9% in 2022 while gonorrhea dropped 9%, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, adding that it's too soon to know whether a new downward trend is emerging for the latter.
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The US syphilis rate has hit a near 75-year high. Scientists are baffled

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
January 30, 2024
Activists pose at a colorectal cancer awareness installation on the National Mall showcasing the increasing number of cases in young adults on March 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The installation was a visual representation of more than 27,400 people under the age of 50 estimated to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2030.
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More Millennials and Gen Xers are dying from colorectal cancer. Obesity and alcohol consumption are fueling the trend

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January 30, 2024
“The increased number of measles importations seen in recent weeks is reflective of a rise in global measles cases and a growing global threat from the disease,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Jan. 25 bulletin to health care providers.
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Measles cases are mounting in the US as the UK declares a ‘national incident’ over the disease. What parents need to know to keep their kids safe

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January 27, 2024
So-called “chronic wasting disease”—colloquially referred to as “zombie deer disease,” a condition related to "mad cow disease" that affects cervids like deer, elk, reindeer, and moose—has been detected in 32 U.S. states, three Canadian provinces, South Korea, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
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Lethal deer disease could spill over to humans, research group warns as it launches an international effort to prepare

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January 26, 2024

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