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Health

Planters peanut products under recall due to listeria risk

Planters peanut products sold at Publix and Dollar Tree in five states are being recalled due to the risk of Listeria contamination, maker Hormel announced.

May 7, 2024

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Study finds private equity expanding to mental health facilities

Private equity firms now account for as much as a quarter of practices providing behavioral health services in some states, according to a new study by researchers from Oregon Health & Science University, the University of ...

May 1, 2024

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Ozempic 'oops' babies spark debate about weight-loss drug use as fertility drug

A surprising thing is happening to some women on weight-loss drugs who've struggled with fertility issues: They're getting pregnant. That's leading to questions about the safety of medications from Novo Nordisk A/S and Eli ...

Apr 22, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Black women hospitalized in US with blood infection resistant to last-resort antibiotic at increased risk of death

New research being presented at this year's ESCIMD Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April), finds that the odds of death in Black women with a bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by carbapenem-resistant ...

Apr 19, 2024

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Overweight & Obesity

Weight-loss drug Zepbound eases sleep apnea in company trials

Zepbound, one of the wildly popular weight-loss drugs that millions of Americans now take, eased sleep apnea in obese adults in two company trials, drug maker Eli Lilly announced Wednesday.

Apr 17, 2024

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Medications

ACC: Empagliflozin cuts heart failure hospitalization risk after AMI

For patients with acute myocardial infarction at risk for heart failure, empagliflozin reduces the risk for heart failure hospitalization, according to a study published online April 6 in Circulation to coincide with the ...

Apr 8, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Crude sickle cell birth prevalence 28.54 per 10,000 in non-Hispanic Blacks

The crude sickle cell disease (SCD) birth prevalence is 28.54 per 10,000 non-Hispanic Black newborns, according to research published in the March 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity ...

Apr 1, 2024

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Oncology & Cancer

Colorectal cancer is rising among younger adults: Some states want to boost awareness

Responding to new research on the rising incidence of colorectal cancer among younger adults, some states are trying to boost public awareness of the deadly disease with a focus on Black and rural residents.

Mar 12, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Race, racism, and COVID-19 in the US: Lessons to be learned

In a publication in The BMJ, Keisha Bentley-Edwards at Duke University, North Carolina, and colleagues argue that systemic racism and economic inequality are at the root of disparity in COVID-19 outcomes and suggest ways ...

Feb 26, 2024

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