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Health news • May 21

US doctor infected with Ebola critically ill but says he is 'cautiously optimistic'

The American doctor infected with Ebola said he is "cautiously optimistic" about his health improving amid more severe symptoms.

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Health news • May 21

GLP-1 Agonists Associated With Major Reduction in Metastatic Cancer Progression

GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) were associated with a 31% to 50% reduction in the risk of progression to metastatic disease vs other antidiabetic drugs...

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Health news • May 21

GLP-1 drugs may reduce the risk of cancer progressing, study suggests

GLP-1 drugs may be linked to a lower risk of cancer progression, according to new research that will be presented next week at the American Society of...

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Health news • May 21

Dulles Airport becomes focus of US efforts to prevent spread of Ebola

Northern Virginia's Dulles International Airport is the focus of the United States' effort to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus from East and Central...

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Health news • May 21

GLP-1s Linked to Lower Risk of Cancer Spread in Four Tumor Types

CHICAGO -- Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with four solid tumor types was significantly associated with lower rates of progression to metastatic...

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Health news • May 21

Opinion | Ebola Is a Terrible Disease. I Saw It Firsthand.

The Trump administration cut the programs meant to coordinate an Ebola response.

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Health news • May 21

Weight-Loss Drugs May Have Surprising Side Effect: Stalling Cancer

New studies suggest drugs like Ozempic, Zepbound might slow tumor progression and improve survival; more research needed to confirm finding.

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Health news • May 21

Machine Learning Doubles Depression Remission Rate

Machine-learning iMAP coaching track achieves a 55% depression remission rate by personalizing lifestyle targets.

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Health news • May 21

US begins enhanced airport screening as race to contain Ebola outbreak continues

Beginning today, all US nationals and lawful permanent residents who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, or Uganda in the...

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Health news • May 21

Women Are Arguing Online About This Health Procedure, And We Really, Really Need To Talk

Gen Z women argue that these procedures are barbaric, but millennials and medical experts beg to differ, urging the importance of pap smear screenings.

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Health news • May 21

Structured Programs Physically Slow Down Biological Aging

A new study proves structured coaching and lifestyle intervention radically lower biological frailty and slow aging.

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Health news • May 21

Acting head of NIH’s infectious disease institute reported to have stepped down

Yet another leadership position at the National Institutes of Health appears to be vacant. Jeffery Taubenberger, who has been serving as acting head of the...

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Health news • May 21

Acting head of US NIH infectious disease institute has left, senators say

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The acting director of the U.S. NIH's infectious disease institute has stepped down, two Democratic senators said on Thursday...

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Health news • May 21

Why energy fades with age: Missing membrane lipid may destabilize mitochondria

Why do cells age—and why do we lose our energy and vitality as we get older? This question is one of the central challenges of modern biomedicine.

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Health news • May 21

American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine

Angela Perryman says she trusted federal officials when they flew her and 17 other Americans back to the U.S. after the MV Hondius cruise ship was hit by...

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Health news • May 21

Ebola Treatment Center Burns Near Heart Of Deadly Outbreak, Report Says (Live Updates)

Arsonists attacked an Ebola treatment center in Rwampara, one of the towns at the center of an ongoing and deadly disease outbreak in the Democratic...

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Health news • May 21

Ebola Treatment Center Burns Near Heart Of Deadly Outbreak, Report Says (Live Updates)

Arsonists attacked an Ebola treatment center in Rwampara, one of the towns at the center of an ongoing and deadly disease outbreak in the Democratic...

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Health news • May 21

You Won’t Believe How Much Exercise It Takes to Get ‘Substantial’ Heart Protection

New research suggests that it might take four times the current recommended level of exercise to significantly lower your odds of cardiovascular disease.

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Health news • May 21

Hantavirus found in shocking number of Pacific Northwest rodents

A surprising number of rodents captured during a recent study in the Pacific Northwest were carriers of the Sin Nombre virus, a type of hantavirus that...

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Health news • May 21

Broken Sleep Rhythms: The Glymphatic Link to Dementia

A new study links stress, depression, and aging to dementia via the disruption of glymphatic brain cleaning cycles during sleep.

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