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The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has "low ...

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The obscure 'quack' who helped pioneer the modern clinical trial

Brighton and Sussex Medical School and Royal Sussex County Hospital researchers have published an analysis of Francis Hauksbee the Younger's 1743 "Experimentum Crucis." In the analysis, the researchers consider the systematic ...

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India probes mystery illness after 17 die: Reports

Authorities in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir were investigating a mysterious disease that has claimed the lives of 17 people, local media reports said Saturday.

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Cancer survivors face steep costs for essential medical equipment

A University of Minnesota Medical School research team has examined the financial burden of different medical services—including outpatient care, inpatient care, prescription drugs and physical therapy—on cancer survivors. ...

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Death toll from Tanzania Marburg outbreak rises to nine

An outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed nine people in Tanzania, Africa's health agency said Thursday, up from eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health Organization last week.

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Researchers define new subtypes of common brain disorder

Roughly 4% of the population is affected by a congenital brain malformation that has eluded researchers' efforts to find causes and treatments. For the condition, Chiari type-1 malformation, the diagnosis is straightforward: ...

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H5N1 bird flu infects 5 more humans in California, and 1 in Oregon

As H5N1 bird flu spreads among California dairy herds and southward-migrating birds, health officials announced Friday six more human cases of infection: five in California and one in Oregon — the state's first.

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First US case of mpox variant reported in California

The first case in the U.S. of a more severe mpox variant has been confirmed in a person who had recently traveled to East Africa and was treated in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health announced Saturday.

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New therapies offer effective treatment for managing Tourette syndrome

Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have made significant strides in improving the lives of patients with Tourette syndrome. Their recent publication highlights how behavioral therapies—an approach that teaches patients ...

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Walking pneumonia, whooping cough surge in San Diego County

San Diego County's public health department warned local doctors Friday that the region is in the midst of a significant increase in walking pneumonia cases, especially among children ages 2 to 4, echoing a national trend ...

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Diabetes drug shows promise in protecting kidneys

Type 2 diabetes can lead to diabetic kidney disease, but a class of drugs that cause the kidneys to remove glucose through urine has been gaining attention. An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research group has investigated ...

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Basic research leads to drug candidates for fatal lung disease

During the 1990s, medicinal chemist Anders Hallberg was working in his lab at the Department of Medicinal Chemistry. He was exploring a hormonal system in the body that regulates blood pressure, among other things, by designing ...

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Fifth of dengue cases due to climate change: Researchers

Climate change is responsible for nearly a fifth of the record number of dengue cases worldwide this year, US researchers said on Saturday, seeking to shine a light on how rising temperatures help spread disease.

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RSV hospitalizations linked to considerable burden in adults

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with a considerable burden of hospitalizations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and in-hospital deaths among adults, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in JAMA ...

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New study shows how salmonella tricks gut defenses to cause infection

A new UC Davis Health study has uncovered how Salmonella bacteria, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the gut even when protective bacteria are present. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National ...