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Health news • Jun 19

‘Ghost fat’ is a surprising side effect of injectable weight-loss drugs

As the use of injectable weight-loss drugs rises, so do the known side effects. While many of the reported issues are physical, there are reports of one...

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Health news • Jun 19

Doctors Say These Are the Top 5 Foods That Cause Inflammation

A doctor and dietitian reveal the top foods that cause inflammation to limit or avoid, plus the key features of an anti-inflammatory diet.

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Health news • Jun 19

The #3 Cause of Cancer Deaths Is Rising Fast, But 60% of Cases May Be Preventable

Liver cancer is one of the fastest rising causes of cancer-related deaths in the UK, and the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide.

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Health news • Jun 19

Tick season is getting worse. Can managing deer help?

Health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations, which serve as "party buses" for mating ticks, can reverse the tide of ticks...

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Health news • Jun 19

Using AI to help diagnose rare genetic diseases

Dr. Catherine Brownstein, an assistant at Harvard Medical School, discusses the Boston Children's Hospital study that used technology from OpenAI.

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Health news • Jun 19

Golden Retriever Suffers Through ‘Annoying’ Little Sister’s Shenanigans

Ask anyone with a younger sibling, and they will tell you life was infinitely more peaceful before the new arrival. A hilarious Instagram video uploaded by...

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Health news • Jun 19

We Are Admittedly a Bit Startled by This Medical Case Report About Giving an Elderly Woman With Advanced Alzheimer's a Gigantic Dose of Psychedelic Mushrooms Just to See What Would Happen

A recent case report describes an octogenarian woman with Alzheimer's being given a shockingly high dose of psilocybin.

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Health news • Jun 19

Is Protein Powder Bad For Your Long-Term Health?

Drinking protein shakes can help you grow muscle mass. But how does it affect on the rest of your body long-term? Experts weigh in.

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Health news • Jun 19

Could the HPV vaccine eliminate cervical cancer deaths?

The HPV vaccine has reduced the risk of cervical cancer death before age 30 to effectively zero in the United Kingdom.

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Health news • Jun 19

Local Army vet fighting for his life in ICU, daughter says Legionnaires’ disease is to blame

A longtime employee at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center was hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease, according to his daughter.

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Health news • Jun 19

AI Reasoning Model Helps Identify Leads for Rare Disease Diagnoses

A study in NEJM AI reports a 4.8% increase in rare disease diagnoses using an AI model to reanalyze unsolved genetic cases.

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Health news • Jun 19

RFK Jr.’s New Lyme Plan Is More Conspiracy Than Science

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s latest cause, outside of losing fights to snakes, is centered around Lyme disease and...

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Health news • Jun 19

People consciously recognize the meaning of words they can no longer see, study finds

When humans are awake, they are typically aware of specific sounds, movements, objects and other stimuli in their surroundings. Most of these are stimuli...

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Health news • Jun 19

A Signal of Future Alzheimer's May Be Hidden in Your Eyes

With every year, more evidence is connecting our eyes to Alzheimer's disease. The retina is the light-sensitive tissue at the very back of the eye,...

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Health news • Jun 19

Weight-loss drugs linked to 'Ozempic ears' and other cosmetic complaints, surgeons say

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are linked to a growing list of cosmetic concerns, with surgeons reporting more patients seeking treatments for so-called "Ozempic...

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Health news • Jun 19

Deep learning reveals antimicrobial peptides within prions

Prion and prion-like proteins are classically associated with protein misfolding, but amyloidogenic sequences can also participate in host defence.

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Health news • Jun 19

I’m an infectious disease doc — 5 way-too-common things people do that make me squirm

Dr. Bruce Hirsch, MD, of Northwell Health shared five surprisingly common habits that can spread germs and increase the risk of illness.

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Health news • Jun 19

Lyme disease: symptoms, spread, prevention

What nursing staff need to know about ticks, and the disease some of these tiny spider-like creatures carry.

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Health news • Jun 19

A traveler with measles passed through LAX. Officials urge caution amid World Cup crowds

A person infected with measles flew on a transpacific flight and passed through Los Angeles International Airport last week, potentially exposing other...

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Health news • Jun 19

CT man’s ear infection spread to his brain. His family claims it could’ve been caught before he died

A Connecticut man who went to an urgent health care facility with an earache died about three weeks later from infection of the middle ear that led to a...

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