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Health news • Aug 07

FDA Approves New, More Effective Flu Vaccine From Moderna

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Moderna's new mRNA flu vaccine. The new vaccine, mFlusiva, was specifically approved for use in adults...

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Health news • Aug 07

North Portland is latest possible exposure site for measles

The Oregon Health Authority warned Thursday night of another possible measles exposure at Randall Children's Hospital in North Portland.

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Health news • Aug 07

AI designs new virus not found in nature

A Stanford-led research team has used generative AI to design a synthetic virus — the first time artificial intelligence has been harnessed to create an...

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Health news • Aug 06

AI creates 16 new viruses from scratch, showing promise for drug resistance and drawing warnings about potential for misuse

Scientists used an artificial intelligence program to create new viral genomes that are different from any known natural viruses and that targeted specific...

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Health news • Aug 06

COVID levels are rising fast in the Bay Area as schools reopen

As Bay Area students return to classrooms, COVID-19 is climbing sharply in the region's wastewater — and the summer increase may not have peaked.

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Health news • Aug 06

Coffee and heart health: Why cardiologists’ view of caffeine has shifted

Coffee has long been treated with caution in cardiology offices, largely because caffeine can temporarily raise heart rate and blood pressure.

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Health news • Aug 06

This 29-year-old had a 'miserable' cyclosporiasis experience: 'You lose complete control'

Christina Hart was growing her online following as a Tennessee-based food reviewer when disaster struck − she came down with cyclosporiasis,...

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Health news • Aug 06

So far, terminated NIH grants have cost University of Pittsburgh $40 million

The federal government has unexpectedly ended two more research grants at the University of Pittsburgh, which in one case, upends 16 years of research in...

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Health news • Aug 06

Study underway to test GLP-1’s for alcohol addiction

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A new study is looking at whether the same treatment helping people lose weight could help with alcohol addiction.

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Health news • Aug 06

Flesh-eating bacteria has killed 5 in Louisiana this year, officials say

A flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters is responsible for at least five deaths so far this year in Louisiana, state health officials reported...

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Health news • Aug 06

Here’s what the first mRNA flu vaccine could mean for flu season

Compared with standard flu shots, Moderna's mFlusiva generates stronger, longer-lasting immunity and is more effective at preventing infection, data show.

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Health news • Aug 06

What you need to know about the rise of Vibrio vulnificus infections in Louisiana after 5 deaths

The Louisiana Department of Health is warning residents to be careful in warm coastal waters, as cases of Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise.

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Health news • Aug 06

Biting rabid beavers prompt partial closure of popular Maryland park

Authorities are investigating what they said is a "possible rabies outbreak within the local beaver population" at a Maryland park.

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Health news • Aug 06

Why do so many doctors and nurses avoid treating patients with addiction?

In the US, about a quarter of a million people die each year from alcohol and drug-related illness, despite proven medical treatments for addiction.

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Health news • Aug 06

5 Louisiana residents die from dangerous warm-water bacterial infection

BATON ROUGE, La. — Five of nine Louisiana residents infected with Vibrio vulnificus in 2026, a flesh-eating bacterium found in warm seawater, have died.

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Health news • Aug 06

LDH: Flesh-eating bacteria has hospitalized 9, killed 5 so far this year

A flesh-eating bacteria found naturally in warm coastal waters has infected nine people in Louisiana this year, sending all of them to the hospital and...

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Health news • Aug 06

5 dead, 9 hospitalized in La. vibrio bacteria outbreak

The Louisiana Department of Health is urging residents to take precautions around coastal water and raw seafood after nine people were hospitalized,...

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Health news • Aug 06

Low Levels of This Vitamin Were Just Linked to Dementia. Are You Getting Enough?

Vitamin B12 was recently linked with dementia in a new study. Doctors explain how much you should be getting, and the major signs that your levels are off.

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Health news • Aug 06

Deadly bacteria lurks in Louisiana’s coastal waters, health officials warn

The Louisiana Department of Health is warning residents to take precautions against a potentially fatal bacteria found in warm coastal waters that has...

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Health news • Aug 06

Leprosy cases are on the rise in Florida. Here’s how to reduce your risk

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, can impact a person's nerves, muscles, skin, eyes and respiratory tract, causing large bumps all over the skin and...

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