A new study out of England has found that those with chronic COVID-19 symptoms (known colloquially as “Long COVID”) score about 6 IQ points below those who have never gotten infected with COVID-19. Patients with Long Covid often complain of memory problems and brain fog, making the findings of this!-->…
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Despite a large rise in E-bike use in the past few years, helmet use has decreased. A new study in JAMA Surgery found that only 44% of E-bike riders presenting with injuries were wearing helmets. These trends have led to a 49 fold increase in the number of hospitalized patients with head trauma!-->…
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Mexico City is facing a severe water crisis exacerbated by climate change, with reservoirs dwindling to dangerously low levels. The city's inadequate infrastructure and ongoing drought have heightened concerns about the ability to provide adequate water access to its residents. There is unequal!-->…
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Norovirus, more commonly known as the “stomach flu,” has been reported to be at the highest rates in the Northeast since last year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. With the current rate of over 13% of Norovirus tests with positive results, the Northeast has a!-->…
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Despite national initiatives to combat pregnancy-related deaths, maternal mortality rate has risen in recent years according to a review by JAMA Psychiatry. Additionally, maternal mental illness is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths according to the same JAMA review.
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Health officials continue to track Florida's measles outbreak after the Florida Surgeon General defied health orders to contain an outbreak at an elementary school. Although it is unknown whether the new cases are related to the elementary school outbreak, Florida's measles cases join the other 11!-->…
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A bill called HB5105 was passed on Monday by the West Virginia House of Delegates which eliminated school vaccine requirements for people who claim religious exemptions. The bill was expanded to remove vaccine requirements for all students in virtual public schools who will not participate in in!-->…
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A new report published in Nature Found has linked high levels of niacin to heart disease. Experimenters found that niacin, which is also known as Vitamin B3, can promote inflammation and damage blood vessels. Niacin is fortified in many flours, grains, and cereals. It is also found naturally in!-->…
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Currently, the COVID-19 variant JN.1 is responsible for 93% of infections in the United States. This is unusual, as one variant doesn’t usually comprise nearly all cases. It’s previously been found that infection with COVID-19 or vaccination against the virus confers two to six months of!-->…
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Chronic wasting disease, a form of neurodegenerative prion disease which spreads through moose, deer, and other wildlife populations in the US and Canada, has been rising in transmission. Due to the increase in cases, scientists are concerned that human-to-human transmission may be possible,!-->…
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After a series of deepfake phone calls made to voters in New Hampshire before the primaries encouraging residents to wait to vote for Joe Biden until November, the debate of deepfakes and election results has increased. Government officials are concerned that the lack of federal regulation and!-->…
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Climate research has found that two decades worth of efforts to reduce air pollution will soon be reversed, with air pollutant levels in the U.S. approaching those found in 2004. These effects are particularly pronounced on the West Coast, where the increase in wildfire incidence has caused an!-->…
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New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has detailed a rise in premature births between 2014 and 2022, which is in contrast to the previous decline in prematurity. Specifically, researchers noted a 12% increase in births before 37 weeks gestation, with the greatest increases in!-->…
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Health officials have reported the first case of human bubonic plague in rural Oregon in eight years. The county's health services stated that the person likely became infected from their cat, where it may have been exposed to fleas which transmitted the infection that spread to the lymph nodes.!-->…
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