Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill, has been approved and is now available in pharmacies and stores, aiming to enhance accessibility to contraception for women. While its availability is seen as a positive step in reducing unintended pregnancies, concerns persist regarding!-->…
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Scientists are studying a German man who claims to have received over 200 doses of different COVID-19 vaccines. There is evidence that the man received 134 vaccines of 8 different types over 9 months. Contrary to scientists' original theories that the man would have a depressed immune system due to!-->…
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Brazil in state of public health emergency due to upwards of 1 million dengue cases this year. The healthcare system is overwhelmed as a result, setting up field hospitals to combat the growing cases. It has been speculated by scientists that the rise in dengue cases are caused by migration and!-->…
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Based on the results of a promising study in the New England Journal of Medicine, the FDA hasapproved the injectable drug omalizumab for treatment of severe food allergies. The drug, whichis also used in the treatment of asthma, was found to increase the threshold of tolerance forpeanuts in 67% of!-->…
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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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