Health
Fake botox shots land 13 women in hospital
Seventeen women in nine states have fallen ill after getting fake Botox shots, with 13 of them landing in the hospital and one requiring a ventilator, a new report warns.
Jul 12, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do you have COVID? Here's how long the CDC recommends you stay home
COVID is going around again this summer, with infections rising across Florida and the country.
Jul 11, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Higher mortality, less improvement seen for rural residents with head, neck cancer
Compared with their urban counterparts, rural residents with head and neck cancer (HNC) have higher mortality rates and less annual improvement, according to a research letter published online June 27 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Toxoplasma is a common parasite that causes birth defects—but the US doesn't screen for it during pregnancy
Imagine the shock of your baby being born with a swollen brain, blindness and debilitating seizures. Now imagine learning that these devastating conditions could have been prevented if you took a simple test for the common ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nearly 200 NY, NJ residents diagnosed with dengue fever amid spike in cases
Nearly 200 people in New York and New Jersey have been sickened with dengue fever amid a rise in cases across the Americas, prompting a warning from the Centers for Disease Control.
Jul 11, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research finds suicide the leading cause of violent deaths in 48 states and D.C. in 2021
There were 70,688 violent deaths that occurred in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2021, more than half of which were suicides, according to research published in the July 11 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The plague rarely affects humans, though the US sees about 7 cases a year. Here's why
Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th century Europe. Today, it's easily treated with antibiotics.
Jul 11, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Writing about identity and values can boost teens' self-esteem
Providing teenagers opportunities to affirm positive aspects of their identities can help bolster their self-esteem over time and ease transitions to high school, new Cornell psychology research finds.
Jul 10, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Research suggests dual-language gameplay protects against cognitive aging
Cognitive decline is inevitable as we age, but a research team led by Professor Yow Wei Quin from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is finding ways to slow the decline through language.
Jul 10, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Optimized diagnosis of neuroborreliosis using signaling protein as a biomarker
A newly defined threshold for the concentration of the cytokine CXCL13 may improve the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis. The clinical diagnosis of this disease, which is caused by infections from tick bites, is still difficult ...
Jul 10, 2024
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