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Health news • Apr 28

'Strength Training and Hormone Therapy Completely Transformed My Body After Early Menopause at 40'

The Alloy founder went through early menopause and multiple surgeries in her 40s to lower her cancer risk.

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Health news • Apr 28

Where people get their news influences their beliefs about vaccines

People who follow "new right" media outlets are more than twice as likely to be vaccine-hesitant compared to those who never engage with those outlets,...

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Health news • Apr 28

CDC investigates Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry across 13 states

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry.

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Health news • Apr 28

Mpox Clade Ib: 1st Local Transmission in Denmark & Wastewater Detection in Hawaii

Although it hasn't taken off the way that clade II did in the spring of 2022, we continue to see scattered reports - such the following one from the San...

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Health news • Apr 28

Cardio vs Strength Training: Do I Really Need to Do Both?

Q: I enjoy strength training and do it a few times a week. I'm also active in my daily life. But I don't do cardio workouts. Does it matter?

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Health news • Apr 28

Scientists Just Discovered a Surprising Benefit of Virgin Olive Oil

New research links olive oil, especially extra-virgin olive oil, to better brain health and cognitive function. See why the type you choose is important.

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Health news • Apr 28

Study Links Advanced Heart And Kidney Disease To Increased Cancer Risk

It is known that high blood sugar, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, and obesity, increase the risk of certain cancers. However, the link between...

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Health news • Apr 28

Two Hair Loss Drugs Not Tied to Heart Disease Risk

In a large study, the oral 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors (5ARI) finasteride and dutasteride were not associated with a higher risk for composite or...

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Health news • Apr 28

The 9 Best Plant-Based Foods for Protein, According to Nutritionists

These are the best plant-based proteins according to nutritionists. From legumes to seeds, our experts say these nine foods are good sources of protein and...

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Health news • Apr 28

AI algorithm shines in spotting early pancreatic cancer

An AI model can detect early, subtle tissue changes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) -- which despite being the most common form of pancreatic...

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Health news • Apr 28

Health Officials Detect Mpox in Oahu Wastewater and Nevada Cases

Hawaii health officials found mpox in Oahu wastewater while Nevada reports two clinical cases, prompting renewed calls for high-risk group vaccinations.

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Health news • Apr 28

Efforts to eliminate hepatitis delivers gains but more action needed to meet 2030 targets

Global efforts to combat viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress in reducing infections and deaths, but the disease remains a major global health...

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Health news • Apr 28

The people who keep their phone face-down on every table aren't being secretive. They learned at some point that being reachable on someone else's schedule was the price of being available, and turning the screen down is the smallest act of sovereignty th

The face-down phone isn't about secrecy. It's a quiet act of autonomy from people who learned, often the hard way, that being constantly reachable carries a...

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Health news • Apr 28

DOH detected Mpox in Oahu wastewater sample

The Hawaii Department of Health said the sample, collected April 13 at a treatment facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, tested positive for clade I...

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Health news • Apr 28

CDC delay of infant hepatitis B shot likely to raise infections, studies show

Federal vaccine advisers to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted in December to recommend delaying the first shot until at least two months of age...

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Health news • Apr 28

DOH: Mpox detected in wastewater sample from Pearl Harbor

The Hawaii Department of Health officials said a wastewater sample from Oahu has tested positive for clade I mpox. At this time, the risk to the general...

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Health news • Apr 28

GLP-1 drugs promise wider health benefits, but experts urge caution on use

As GLP-1 receptor agonists move beyond blood sugar and weight loss, a new review shows why clinicians must pair their growing promise with sharper...

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Health news • Apr 28

Patients taking weight-loss drugs often make 5 critical mistakes, doctor warns

Experts say GLP-1 drugs offer benefits beyond weight loss, but common mistakes like skipped labs and poor nutrition can undermine results or cause harm.

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Health news • Apr 28

Fluorescent quail embryos could help solve serious birth defects in humans

A fluorescent embryo allows scientists to watch living cells organise themselves in real time, revealing processes previously impossible to observe.

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Health news • Apr 28

New U.S. recommendation on hepatitis B vaccine will have dire consequences, studies project

A new U.S. policy that recommends offering hepatitis B vaccine at birth only to babies perceived to be at risk of neonatal infection will lead to increased...

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