Pediatrics
Why 4 of 5 Kansas City kids struggle to get enough physical activity
A recent study concluded that Kansas City area kids aren't as active as they should be—and improving that will take some major changes.
Sep 26, 2024
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Charcot-marie-tooth Disease
Cardiology
Deadly high blood pressure during pregnancy is on the rise
Today, more pregnant people are being diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure, a finding that could save their lives. Recent studies show the rates of newly developed and chronic maternal high blood pressure have roughly ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
With avian flu now in 34 California dairy herds, health experts watch closely
Faced with a surge in the number of California cows infected with H5N1 bird flu, state officials have quarantined 34 dairies and are urging other farms to take protective biosecurity measures.
Sep 26, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Treatment-free remission for chronic myeloid leukemia
Leukemias are cancers of the blood cells. Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is an uncommon type of cancer of the bone marrow, which produces blood cells. "Myelogenous" refers to the type of blood cells this leukemia affects. ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How common is Lyme disease in California? Tick-borne infections spread across US
Lyme disease is one of the most prevalent insect-borne diseases in the country, with far more cases reported each year than other diseases carried by mosquitoes, fleas and ticks, such as West Nile virus.
Sep 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Federal government to offer more free COVID-19 tests
The U.S. government is offering another round of free COVID-19 tests, which will be available by the end of September.
Sep 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People with unmedicated mental illness are less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, finds study
Vaccination coverage for COVID-19 is high in both people with and without mental illness, according to a large multinational study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and published in Nature Communications. However, ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Cardiology
'Weekend warrior' physical activity may help protect against more than 200 diseases
Busy with work and other obligations, some people concentrate their moderate-to-vigorous exercise into one or two days of the week or weekend. A study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital has found that ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mpox vaccine rollout faces challenges in east DR Congo
Mpox epicenter DR Congo is less than a week away from the start of a vaccination campaign, but the rollout faces challenges in a vast country with limited roads, often in poor condition.
Sep 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study and accompanying editorial make strong argument for routine iron screening for all pregnant women
When a woman becomes pregnant, her iron requirements increase almost tenfold to support fetal development as well as her own increased iron needs. Her ability to meet these increased iron needs depends on her iron stores ...
Sep 26, 2024
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