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05/05/2025

Archive: 05/05/2025

Shingles vaccine lowers the risk of heart disease for up to eight years, study finds

People who are given a vaccine for shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, including stroke, heart failure, and coronary heart disease, according to a study of more than a million people published in the ...

May 5, 2025

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Health assessment tool gauges body's biological age better than current methods

A novel health-assessment tool uses eight metrics derived from a person's physical exam and routine lab tests to characterize biological age. It may be able to predict a person's risk of disability and death better than current ...

May 5, 2025

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'Tis the season for ticks and mosquitoes—a medical entomologist talks about these pests and how to avoid them

As the weather warms and people begin to spend more time outside, ticks and mosquitoes will do the same. While these pests are annoying, even more than that, they can be a threat to our health.

May 5, 2025

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An expanded role for physiotherapists can mean better and faster care

In Quebec, physiotherapists are getting involved in treating patients a lot earlier in the process of their care—and that's a good thing, experts say.

May 5, 2025

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Children as young as 5 can navigate a 'tiny town': New insights into how the brain develops navigational skills

Many behavioral studies suggest that using landmarks to navigate through large-scale spaces—known as map-based navigation—is not established until around age 12.

May 5, 2025

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Pharmacies excluded from preferred networks face much higher risk of closure, research finds

Retail pharmacies excluded from Medicare Part D networks maintained by drug benefits middlemen were much more likely to close over the past decade, according to new research from USC published in Health Affairs.

May 5, 2025

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How older people are affected by caring for a loved one

Researchers from Aging Research Center (ARC), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with National Family Care Competence Center (Nka), recently sent out a survey ...

May 5, 2025

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Consumption of ultra-processed foods by young children favors harmful bacteria in the gut, study finds

A Brazilian study of 728 children up to one year of age shows that the consumption of ultra-processed foods can negatively affect the diversity and abundance of the intestinal microbiota, with a more pronounced effect in ...

May 5, 2025

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Using age, sex, and race-specific standards could reclassify many thyroid disease diagnoses

A cross-sectional analysis of adults examined how newly identified age-, sex-, and race-specific reference intervals for thyroid function diagnostic tests reclassify people into different disease categories compared with ...

May 5, 2025

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Single-dose gel clears ear infections in animal study within 24 hours

Ear infections are a common and painful occurrence in infants and toddlers. Oral antibiotics are often prescribed for a week to treat the condition, but these drugs can trigger side effects that disrupt treatment, which can ...

May 5, 2025

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