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Health news • Jul 15

New York officials find Legionella in 76 cooling towers as cases hit 63

Yesterday New York City's Department of Health (NYC Health) said 76 cooling towers on the Upper East Side have tested positive for the Legionella,...

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Health news • Jul 15

Loneliness Directly Causes Poor Mental Health

A new study utilizes UK Biobank data to demonstrate that subjective loneliness exerts a direct causal impact on mental health degradation and reduced...

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Health news • Jul 15

Framing loneliness as a medical issue hinders societal responsibility

While loneliness has been shown to harm one's health, framing it as a health issue shifts responsibility from society to healthcare, even though healthcare...

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Health news • Jul 15

Former smokers who vape face higher lung cancer and death risks, study finds

A study of more than 4.5 million former smokers found that continued e-cigarette use was linked to higher risks of lung cancer and death from any cause;...

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Health news • Jul 15

Blood Test Accurately Predicts Five-Year Alzheimer’s Risk

The p-tau217 blood test predicts a 38% risk of cognitive impairment within 5 years.

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Health news • Jul 15

A Sensible New Yorker’s Guide to Legionella Season

With the latest Legionnaires' outbreak in New York City, we talked to Columbia University's Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr about whether you can drink tap water (yes)...

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Health news • Jul 15

New study untangles how Epstein-Barr viral infection triggers immune response in multiple sclerosis

Researchers have uncovered how Epstein-Barr virus launches immune responses seen in people with multiple sclerosis, according to a new study.

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Health news • Jul 15

Opinion | How Worried Should You Be About Cyclospora?

In a summer already characterized by extreme heat and a surplus of ticks, we didn't need an outbreak of a nightmare stomach bug. But here we are, with the...

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Health news • Jul 15

Legionnaire’s disease is spreading through New York — and now impacting a world-famous museum

Legionnaires' disease is fatal in about 10 percent of cases.

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Health news • Jul 15

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths

Ebola cases in Congo have reached 2011, with 754 deaths, according to government data. Health workers at Bunia General Hospital went on strike on Wednesday...

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Health news • Jul 15

Modular in vivo antibody–ADC click to reverse drug resistance in tumours

Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) have significantly advanced cancer therapy by enabling the selective delivery of cytotoxic agents to tumour cells.

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Health news • Jul 15

Cell-type signatures of Alzheimer’s disease shared across population groups

Genomic studies at single-cell resolution have identified several cell types associated with clinical and pathological traits in Alzheimer's disease1,2,3,4...

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Health news • Jul 15

A Bayesian framework for longitudinal EHR and genetic discovery

Electronic health records (EHRs) provide rich longitudinal disease histories, but existing methods for analysing these data typically treat diseases in...

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Health news • Jul 15

Cases rise of severe diarrhea parasite in Virginia

There are more than 7000 cases of a foodborne illness across the country, according to the CDC. Cyclosporiasis can cause weeks of severe diarrhea.

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Health news • Jul 15

WHO Says $115 million Ebola response is barely half-funded as cases quietly multiply

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it has secured less than half of the required funding to combat the spreading Ebola outbreak in the...

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Health news • Jul 15

Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work

In a survey, 93% of cancer researchers who study disparities said federal policy changes have affected them. Funding is harder to come by and they worry...

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Health news • Jul 15

Could The Keto Diet Be Fueling Cancer? New Study Challenges Popular Theory

The ketogenic diet has become one of the world's most popular eating plans.

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Health news • Jul 15

How to Protect Yourself From Alpha-Gal Syndrome

The spread of the lone star tick and alpha-gal syndrome, the red-meat allergy its bite can cause, has alarmed many Americans. But experts say the risk is...

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Health news • Jul 15

Losing Just 80 Minutes of Sleep Could Cause Weight Gain, New Study Finds

Losing about 80 minutes of sleep per night may raise your risk of weight gain, a new study shows. See how sleep loss affects weight and get healthy tips.

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Health news • Jul 15

The Met, Guggenheim, schools, banks and more test positive for Legionella

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Cleaning is underway at 76 New York City buildings that have tested positive for Legionella bacteria amid an outbreak on the Upper...

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