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Common Blood Pressure Drug Supercharges Cancer Treatment in Surprising New Study

A common blood pressure drug may help a major class of cancer therapies work far better than expected. What is this? Report Ad. A widely prescribed blood...

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Health news • May 15

Penn researchers say inconsistent GLP1 use could reduce effectiveness of weight loss

A recent study from Penn found that intermittent use of GLP‑1 drugs could actually have the opposite effect of what users intend.

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Health news • May 15

Prostate cancer screening can save lives but ‘absolute benefit is small’, study says

Although blood test reduces deaths by two for every 1000 men screened, many could face unnecessary treatment.

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Health news • May 14

Could hantavirus spread like COVID-19?

As health officials continue monitoring a hantavirus outbreak tied to the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, many people are asking the same question:...

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Health news • May 14

This Surprising Protein May Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk by 27%, New Study Says

A new study finds that eating eggs regularly may lower your Alzheimer's risk by up to 27%. See the science-backed details and tips for your diet.

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Health news • May 14

American passenger from hantavirus-hit cruise ship speaks about life in quarantine

The number of people being monitored for hantavirus in the United States has grown to 41, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

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Health news • May 14

Concerns over antidepressants and pregnancy have grown. New study offers reassurance

Antidepressant use before and during pregnancy has little to no association with higher odds of ADHD or autism in children, a new study has found.

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Health news • May 14

Antidepressants in pregnancy do not raise children’s risk of autism or ADHD, study finds

Researchers say risk comes from 'other factors, including genetic predisposition to mental health conditions'

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Health news • May 14

Can I get hantavirus from my pet? Here's what pet owners should know

The recent headlines about illnesses and deaths tied to possible hantavirus exposure have left some pet owners wondering whether the virus can be spread...

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Health news • May 14

Doctors rally behind autonomous vehicles as public health issue

Two high-profile doctors are urging policymakers to support AV deployment, arguing it's a public health imperative.

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Health news • May 14

I Spiraled After a TikTok Claimed My Mattress Caused Acne

I spent the majority of my adult life undeservedly acne-free. In college, I'd come home from nights out and not even bother washing my full face of...

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Health news • May 14

New pancreatic cancer drug nearly doubles survival

In clinical trials, the drug was shown to almost double the median survival time for patients with pancreatic cancer.

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Health news • May 14

Questions swirl about U.S., Michigan's ability to quell hantavirus

Questions continue to swirl about the nation's — and Michigan's — readiness to face another global viral threat after about 150 passengers and crew from 23...

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Health news • May 14

Mitochondrial fission helps immune cells kill bacteria and could counter resistance

Alternative therapies that aid the body's immune system to fight bacteria have shown promise in addressing the global threat of antibiotic resistance.

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Health news • May 14

U.S. reports no hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak, monitors 41

There are no confirmed cases in the United States of the Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three people aboard a luxury cruise ship this month,...

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Health news • May 14

Osterholm on hantavirus: We’re missing ‘main point of this outbreak’

Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), which publishes CIDRAP...

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Health news • May 14

Expert issues severe warning about 'ballmaxxing' as more young men doing it

A health expert has warned the trend could lead to 'life-threatening sepsis'

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Health news • May 14

Woman with boobs so big she can’t even play with her son denied surgery by NHS

Charlotte Innes, a woman with boobs so big she can't play with her son because she's in pain, has been denied reduction surgery five times by the NHS.

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Health news • May 14

16 More People in the U.S. Are Being Monitored for Hantavirus, C.D.C. Says

U.S. health officials are monitoring 16 additional people across the country for symptoms of hantavirus whom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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