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Health news • Jun 10

Older drug reprograms white blood cells, improves blood sugar in type 1 diabetes

This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) June 10 (Reuters) - We also report...

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Health news • Jun 10

Extremely rare tick-borne disease resurfaces in California

A fourth person has become sickened by a rare bacteria first discovered in Sonoma County.

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Health news • Jun 10

Doctors warn parents as dangerous ‘Benadryl Challenge’ may be resurfacing after children’s deaths

Doctors are urging parents to keep a close eye on medications in their homes after three children in Connecticut recently died following exposure to the...

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Health news • Jun 10

This Overlooked Health Marker Is Linked To Better Longevity — And You've Probably Never Heard Of It

Increasing this can boost your brain, decrease anxiety, improve cardiovascular health and more.

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Health news • Jun 10

The World Cup could be a petri dish for disease. Wastewater could sound the alarm

As millions of soccer fans pack FIFA World Cup venues, public health scientists created a wastewater monitoring network to forecast potential disease...

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Health news • Jun 10

Alpha-Gal Legislation Unanimously Passes in the Assembly

Last week, a bill sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni that would require healthcare providers to report instances of alpha-gal...

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Health news • Jun 10

Trump’s war on state capacity is coming home to roost

From the screwworm to Ebola and beyond, there's a price to pay.

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Health news • Jun 10

'Cutting-edge' prostate cancer treatment to be rolled out by NHS from next week

NHS England revealed that some radiotherapy centres will begin offering the new treatment to patients from next week.

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Health news • Jun 10

I’m a personal trainer who works with clients aged 65+ daily. Here are the 2 exercises I always recommend when it comes to building mobility and balance

We all know that strength training is essential as we get older, but if you're a complete beginner or returning to fitness after an extended break,...

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Health news • Jun 10

3 Connecticut children die of apparent overdose, officials issue warning

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A very dangerous social media trend is back and may have already led to multiple deaths in Connecticut.

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Health news • Jun 10

NIAID appoints new acting director after weekslong questions over leadership

The National Institutes of Health has appointed researcher John Powers III to lead its infectious disease institute on an acting basis, after weeks of being...

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Health news • Jun 10

Gov. Pillen Issues Statement Upon Departure of Hantavirus-Exposed Guests from UNMC

Governor Jim Pillen issued the statement below following the University of Nebraska Medical Center's (UNMC) announcement that, in coordination with the CDC...

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Health news • Jun 10

A Yale researcher measured how people felt about growing old, and what she found was surprising: those with a positive view of aging lived more than 7 years longer — a gap traced back to attitudes they'd recorded as much as 23 years earlier

I will admit something I have not examined too closely until recently. For a while there, I dreaded getting older — nothing dramatic, just a low hum of...

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Health news • Jun 10

Murray, Kaine, and Warnock Lead Colleagues in Pressing Administration on Threats to Americans from Ebola and Hantavirus Due to Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts and WHO Withdrawal

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Reverend Raphael Warnock...

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Health news • Jun 10

Mama Golden Retriever Rescued From Life in a Cage Thinks Little Kids Are Her Babies

It's a special dog that gets to spend her Gotcha Day surrounded by toys, family, and a fan club of tiny humans who she seems convinced belong to her.

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Health news • Jun 10

Popular joint supplement glucosamine linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression

A major study suggests glucosamine, a popular supplement for joint pain, could be linked to faster progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's...

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Health news • Jun 10

US Democrats warn Ebola threat amid HHS cuts

Washington, June 10 (IANS) A group of Democratic senators has warned that the United States is ill-prepared to respond to major public health threats,...

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Health news • Jun 10

World's First AI‑Designed Vaccine Tested in Humans For The First Time

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed what they describe as a fundamentally new type of vaccine using artificial intelligence (AI).

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Health news • Jun 10

Bowie County expert says hantavirus rare in East Texas region

TEXARKANA, Texas -- A local agriculture expert says East Texas residents should have little concern about hantavirus.

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Health news • Jun 10

Health officials warn of rising tick activity across Portland metro area. Here's what you need to know

PORTLAND, Ore. — Ticks have been confirmed at various areas across the Portland metro following surveillance conducted by Multnomah County Vector Control...

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