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NFL tight end Mark Andrews assisted a critically ill passenger on board a plane. How to spot—and help during—a diabetic emergency

NFL tight end Mark Andrews assisted a critically ill passenger on board a plane. How to spot—and help during—a diabetic emergency

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February 2, 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.

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
In this photo illustration, the Weight Watchers logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.

WeightWatchers’ worst month ever—a stark reversal of 2023—wipes out obesity-drug gains

By Katrina Compoli and Bloomberg
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.

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.

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
The main gate to Camp Lejeune Marine Base outside Jacksonville, N.C., on April 29, 2022. Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere, federal health officials said Wednesday, in a long-awaited study of the North Carolina base's contaminated drinking water.

Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to a range of cancers—from leukemia to thyroid—in troops and civilians alike, CDC study finds

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
February 1, 2024
Hope Zuckerbrow, founder of the cozy cardio wellness movement, shows her workout set-up, including a walking pad, smoothie and remote control for watching television.

The new ‘lazy girl workout’? In a world of comfort-seeking, some find happy medium in ‘cozy cardio’

By Melissa Rayworth 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.

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.

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
The last time there was this much hype over a new drug was for Viagra, which was approved in 1998. Yet hurdles remain, when it comes to the ability of patients to access weight loss and anti-diabetes injectables like Zepbound and Wegovy: These drugs cost a lot, insurance coverage is spotty, and patients may need to take them indefinitely to avoid regaining weight.

Weight-loss injectables like Zepbound are making as big of a splash as Viagra, if not bigger. What you need to know about the ‘miracle drugs’

By Emma Court, Madison Muller and Bloomberg
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.

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
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.

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.

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.

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 latest California data shows increased rates of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths from dog bites, with new records set after COVID lockdowns.

A record number of Californians are visiting emergency rooms for dog bites

By Phillip Reese and Kaiser Health News
January 27, 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.

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
Can elderberry really cure your cold or flu? Experts explain the health benefits and how much to take

Can elderberry really cure your cold or flu? Experts explain the health benefits and how much to take

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January 27, 2024
The colonoscopies were free. But the ‘surgical trays’ came with $600 price tags

The colonoscopies were free. But the ‘surgical trays’ came with $600 price tags

By Samantha Liss and KFF Health News
January 26, 2024
Racism is rampant in health care and a new memoir reveals how deadly the consequences can be

Racism is rampant in health care and a new memoir reveals how deadly the consequences can be

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January 26, 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.

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
Bob Ferguson

‘They knew what the harm was. They did it anyway’: Johnson & Johnson pays $149.5 million to Washington state over opioids

By Manuel Valdes, Hallie Golden and The Associated Press
January 24, 2024
Soy milk pouring in matcha ice tea.

8 health benefits of drinking matcha that might make you give up coffee

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January 24, 2024
person on phone

A $190 million phone call: Medicare Advantage insurance giant accuses government of stripping bonus payments after one bad ‘secret shopper’ call

By John Tozzi and Bloomberg
January 23, 2024
That nagging cough you have might not be COVID. Here’s how to determine if it’s the JN.1 variant, RSV, the flu, or a cold instead

That nagging cough you have might not be COVID. Here’s how to determine if it’s the JN.1 variant, RSV, the flu, or a cold instead

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January 22, 2024
Some say that COVID headaches are no different than your run-of-the-mill headache. Others describe it as more of a tension or migraine-type headache.

Have a COVID headache? What you can expect, how to treat it, and when it might go away

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January 20, 2024
Ashley Park experienced ‘excruciating pain’ after being hospitalized for septic shock while on vacation: ‘I’m safely on the other side of the worst’

Ashley Park experienced ‘excruciating pain’ after being hospitalized for septic shock while on vacation: ‘I’m safely on the other side of the worst’

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January 19, 2024
A midwife on New York's Long Island who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations has been fined $300,000, the state's health department announced this week.

Long Island midwife who gave kids homeopathic ‘pellets’ instead of vaccines fined $300,000 for falsifying immunization records

By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
January 18, 2024
Ozempic is getting more popular—and more expensive

Ozempic is getting more popular—and more expensive

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January 18, 2024
Stella Kyriakides, European Union commissioner for health and food safety, speaks at the session “Facing a World Without Antibiotics” at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Antimicrobial resistance currently causes over 1 million deaths each year and contributes to 5 millions, experts say. By 2050, it could cause as many as 10 million deaths annually.

Failure of some prescription drugs could kill 10 million annually by 2050, Davos leaders warn, calling the issue a ‘silent pandemic’

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January 17, 2024
The World Economic Forum's run-of-the-mill pandemic preparation session was blown out of proportion late this week, leading to the phrase “Disease X” trending on both Twitter and Google at times.

‘Disease X’ could cause the next pandemic, according to the WHO—or Ebola, SARS, or Nipah. 9 pathogens researchers are keeping a watchful eye on

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January 12, 2024

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