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Health news • May 21

32 measles cases reported in Pa., almost half of them in 1 county

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has identified recent cases of measles, including more than a dozen in Lebanon County.

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Health news • May 21

Cardiologists Warn: Sleeping with the TV On Can Harm Your Heart Health

For better or worse, our habits are second nature. At bedtime, the ability to slip into a habit without thinking can be helpful—like with brushing your...

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Health news • May 21

Sleep helps brain clean Alzheimer’s-linked toxins, study says

Sleep plays a crucial role in clearing toxic waste such as proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease from the brain, and smartwatch data could help warn of...

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Health news • May 21

Study Maps 175 Vicious Mental Health Loops

A new study maps 175 causal connections and thousands of vicious cycles trapping young adults in poor mental health & sleep deprivation.

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Health news • May 21

GLP-1 Prescriptions Quadruple Since 2021 Alongside Decline In Obesity

New Epic Research dashboards show ongoing shifts in GLP-1 uptake and BMI trends in the United States. Two new Epic Research dashboards show how GLP-1...

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Health news • May 21

U.S. doctor with Ebola feared he "wasn't going to make it" before evacuation from Congo

Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.

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Health news • May 21

N.Y. man who was on hantavirus cruise ship says Nebraska isolation center feels like ‘prison’

A man from New York state who was on board the Hondius cruise ship — which became the center of an outbreak of hantavirus that killed three people earlier...

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Health news • May 21

There is no Ebola vaccine for this outbreak and won’t be one soon. Here’s why.

There are no existing vaccines for this strain of the virus raging through the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Health news • May 21

Marathons and ultramarathons may be linked to colon cancer. Here’s why.

A small study found a surprisingly high incidence of precancerous polyps in young extreme runners, sparking controversy and concern.

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Health news • May 21

10-Cent Pill Could Transform Heart Failure Treatment Worldwide

New research indicates that low-dose digoxin may provide significant benefits for heart failure patients.

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Health news • May 21

Human inflammatory bowel disease-on-a-chip for modelling disease progression, cancer initiation and sex-specific effects

Patients affected by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exhibit compromised intestinal barrier function and decreased mucus accumulation, as well as increased...

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Health news • May 21

Irisin as a driver of neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis

Exercise is increasingly recognized as a disease-modifying intervention in multiple sclerosis. A new study published in Nature Metabolism shows that the...

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Health news • May 21

Former CDC director on Ebola outbreak: ‘I suspect this is going to become a very significant pandemic’

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said Wednesday he suspects the spreading Ebola outbreak in Africa will...

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Health news • May 21

Atlanta, Houston join list of airports that can receive passengers from three countries amid Ebola outbreak

Amid a fast-moving Ebola outbreak, the US government is expanding the list of airports that can screen passengers entering the US who have been in certain...

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Health news • May 21

As GLP-1 drugs surge in popularity, bariatric surgery rates plunge across the US

For a very long time, bariatric surgery, in which doctors removed a portion of the stomach, was the standard procedure for helping patients lose weight and...

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Health news • May 21

Pa. dental clinic patients might have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis: health officials

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is warning patients at a dental clinic in the city that they could have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis.

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Health news • May 21

Passenger from Congo boards flight ‘in error’, prompting diversion to Canada amid Ebola outbreak

An Air France flight headed to Detroit, Michigan, was redirected to Canada on Wednesday after it was determined that a passenger from the Democratic...

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Health news • May 21

The benefits—and dangers—of optimism

Research shows optimists enjoy better health, career success and resilience, but excessive optimism can lead to poor decisions and project failures in...

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Health news • May 21

The exercise hormone irisin has neuroprotective effects in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis

Aerobic exercise is a disease-modifying intervention in multiple sclerosis (MS) that ameliorates several progressive neurological symptoms in people with MS...

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Health news • May 21

Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in Europe, data shows

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including gonorrhoea and syphilis have hit record levels in Europe, according to new data.

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