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Health news • May 27

Expert says to stay alert for illnesses beyond hantavirus while traveling this summer

Illnesses such as norovirus, rotavirus, flu and COVID-19 are the ones a Valley expert said people should be paying more attention to.

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Health news • May 27

Wisconsin DHS confirms 5 mpox cases

MADISON (WKOW) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) confirmed five mpox cases in the state this year, with a cluster identified in...

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Health news • May 27

One Weight Loss Strategy Is 5x More Effective Than Ozempic, Study Shows

Ozempic and other semaglutide medications have been working wonders in terms of shedding pounds for many people. But a recent study shows that they're still...

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Health news • May 27

Doctors push new blood tests for colon cancer as cases surge in younger adults

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening. The organization released the update in its flagship journal...

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Health news • May 27

αKG-mediated carnitine synthesis drives DNA repair via histone acetylation

Homologous recombination (HR) deficiency increases sensitivity to DNA-damaging agents that are commonly used to treat cancer1. In HR-proficient cancers,...

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Health news • May 27

New research looks at GLP-1's to treat gastrointestinal diseases

Dr. Eric Newton , a gastroenterologist and researcher at University Gastroenterology said conditions like inflammatory bowel disease.

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Health news • May 27

In Utah, Measles Sickens Babies and Others Who Can’t Be Vaccinated

Many of those who can't be vaccinated, including pregnant women and immunocompromised people, are also at high risk of serious complications.

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Health news • May 27

Virginia measles cases climb as outbreak hits Buckingham County, officials say

Measles cases are continuing to climb across Virginia this year, with more than half of the state's recorded cases reported in Central Virginia.

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Health news • May 27

What Happens When You Drink an Olive Oil and Lemon Shot Every Morning?

Olive oil and lemon juice each offer health benefits like healthy fats, antioxidants, and vitamin C, but there isn't strong evidence that combining them...

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Health news • May 27

Why are more young people getting colon cancer? Idaho doctors help lead search for answers

Doctors in Idaho are working to understand why more people under 50 are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a trend that has been steadily rising over...

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Health news • May 27

Ebola cases near 1,000 as world scrambles to contain outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda shows no sign of containment, as suspected cases have reached almost 1,000 and...

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Health news • May 27

Century-long analysis of biosafety incidents identifies strongest predictors of outbreaks, deaths

A new analysis of more than a century of laboratory biosafety incidents found that disease outbreaks are closely linked to operational failures,...

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Health news • May 27

What Happens When You Drink an Olive Oil and Lemon Shot Every Morning?

Olive oil and lemon juice each offer health benefits like healthy fats, antioxidants, and vitamin C, but there isn't strong evidence that combining them...

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Health news • May 27

Blood testing is now included in screening recommendations for colon and rectal cancer

The American Cancer Society is adding some new testing options to its screening guideline for colorectal cancers \u2013 and for the first time,...

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Health news • May 27

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Manufacturing a scandal: What the FDA’s COVID vaccine pediatric death review actually says

On the Friday after Thanksgiving 2025, Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, who was then the director of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for Biologics...

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Health news • May 27

They had major medical crises. Doctors called them panic attacks

In the ER, Christy Kirk was told her symptoms were anxiety. They weren't – she had a hole in her heart that had gone undetected, leading to a stroke.

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Health news • May 27

Why caffeine can sabotage deep sleep even when you still get eight hours

Evening coffee has sparked controversy for years. Some people fall asleep without difficulty, while others toss and turn for half the night.

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Health news • May 27

My Patient Invited Me To Her Home To Watch Her Die. What I Saw When I Arrived Gave Me Goosebumps.

She sat down and paused for a few seconds, and then looked at me earnestly and asked, 'Will you be there to hold my hand?'”

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Health news • May 27

Human haematopoietic stem cells remember inflammatory stress

Inflammation activates blood cells, contributing to ageing and malignancy1–3. Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) survive a lifetime of infection to sustain...

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Health news • May 27

AI maps brain waste-clearing flow, revealing two speeds tied to deep sleep

When a person goes into deep sleep, waterlike fluid circulates around the brain, washing away metabolic waste that is linked to diseases such as Alzheimer's...

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