The death of a second child from measles is raising alarm bells anew that an ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease is larger than official numbers suggest. And it comes at a time when the Trump administration’s widespread…
Category: 5. Health
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MAHA Focus Is Disease Prevention, But HHS Policies Have Been Opposite
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 13: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of … More
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U.K. Woman Gives Birth To Healthy Baby After Receiving Womb Transplant
A baby has been born in the UK to the recipient of a transplanted womb.
A woman in the U.K. has become the first in the country to give birth after receiving a womb transplant from her sister.
Grace Davidson, 36 gave birth on February 27th…
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Eye health linked to dementia risk
A new University of Otago — Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study has found a link between our eye health and dementia.
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study researchers discovered the blood vessels at the back of the eye — called…
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Early education impacts teenage behavior
Researchers explored the long-term effects of preschool expansion in Japan in the 1960s, revealing significant reductions in risky behaviors amongst teenagers. By analyzing regional differences in the rollout of the program, the study identified…
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High muscle strength linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Researchers from the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) conducted a large-scale epidemiological study to explore the potential health benefits of high muscle strength in preventing type 2…
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Nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine developed
The State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the InnoHK Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics (CVVT) have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and…
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Students lead breakthrough study on diabetes drugs and dementia risk
Two undergraduate medicine students at University of Galway have led a major study examining how cardioprotective glucose-lowering therapies — medications that lower blood sugar and reduce the risk of heart disease in people with diabetes –…
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Handheld device could transform heart disease screening
Researchers have developed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes as a tool for detecting certain types of heart disease.
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed a device that makes it easy for people…
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Genetic predisposition to sedentary behavior increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases
Although sedentary behaviour may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically active, says a new study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Researchers have shown for the first time that…
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