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Treatment for alcohol addiction is undergoing a seismic shift. Many say it’s overdue

Increased interest in alcohol moderation, new medications, and flexibility among 12-step proponents is changing how Americans treat alcohol use disorder.

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Health news • May 14

What to know about a so-called flesh eating bacteria in Long Island Sound

A dangerous waterborne pathogen called Vibrio vulnificus is a naturally occurring bacterium that likes warm salty waters, which means the chances of...

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Health news • May 14

Hantavirus outbreak - as it happened: French woman on life support with severe case

With all passengers off the cruise ship at the heart of the outbreak, attention turns to their treatment and preventing the virus's spread.

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Health news • May 14

Norovirus found in wastewater treatment plant in Ohio

OHIO — Northeastern Ohio health officials shared that there's an increase in norovirus viral levels in untreated wastewater.

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Health news • May 14

U.S. Cruise Passenger Moved Out of Isolation

Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, the American oncologist and cruise ship passenger who tested positive for the hantavirus, has been moved out of isolation and into a...

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Health news • May 14

CDC Is Walking a Tightrope With Its Response to Hantavirus

Administration officials host frequent calls and have reallocated staffing, but don't want to replicate Covid-era response.

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Health news • May 14

Doctor on ship who helped care for passengers with hantavirus leaves medical isolation unit

An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska,...

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Health news • May 14

Doctor from hantavirus-stricken ship tests negative, moves out of biocontainment unit

Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, a passenger from the MV Hondius who had tested “faintly positive” for hantavirus, has now tested negative and been moved out of a...

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Health news • May 13

CDC not requiring hantavirus cruise passengers to isolate at home

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship poses low risk to public, says CDC. No formal quarantine order in place, but passengers encouraged to isolate.

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Health news • May 13

Sleep chart of biological ageing clocks in middle and late life

Optimal sleep has a vital role in promoting healthy ageing and enhancing longevity. Here we propose Sleep Chart to assess the relationship between...

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Health news • May 13

Ecotypes of triple-negative breast cancer in response to chemotherapy

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype that is frequently treated with chemotherapy, but only half of the patients respond well and...

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Health news • May 13

Weight gain as adult increases cancer risk by up to five times, research shows

Swedish study of 600000 patients between 17 and 60 years old suggests there is no safe age to get heavier.

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Health news • May 13

Sustaining microglial reparative function enhances stroke recovery

Neurological symptoms after brain injury can remain as lifelong detrimental sequelae because most of the spontaneous recovery response disappears within a...

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Health news • May 13

Cruise passengers are quarantining, but for how long? Latest on hantavirus

All of the American cruise passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska are asymptomatic for hantavirus, officials said. Here's the latest.

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Health news • May 13

CDC: Risk to general public from hantavirus is low

Today, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said 100 personnel from the agency are actively working on monitoring passengers...

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Health news • May 13

Connecticut Confirms First Case Of Clade I Mpox

The person had recently traveled to Western Europe, according to state health officials.

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Health news • May 13

Why Men and Women Hear Differently

Researchers present work on sex-dependent auditory variability, showing how hormones influence hearing loss and processing.

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Health news • May 13

A new kind of liver crisis is emerging in the U.S. The American diet is to blame

Metabolic dysfunction and alcohol-associated liver disease, or MetALD, is now a leading concern among doctors. STAT series 'Deadliest Drug' explores why.

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Health news • May 13

Nancy Cox, Who Worked to Conquer the Wily Flu, Dies at 77

Nancy J. Cox, who as the longtime leader of the influenza program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention oversaw the development of a global...

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