Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Traveler carries measles through LAX as cases rise around the US

A traveler carrying measles flew from Munich, Germany, through Los Angeles on the way to Fresno Yosemite International Airport this May, exposing thousands of California travelers to the highly infectious disease, health ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Binge-eating disorder not as transient as previously thought

Binge-eating disorder is the most prevalent eating disorder in the United States, but previous studies have presented conflicting views of the disorder's duration and the likelihood of relapse. A new five-year study led by ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Monitoring the H5N1 avian influenza, bird flu, outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to actively monitor the ongoing outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, and says that the public health risk remains low.

Gastroenterology

Some patients take second at-home fecal test to delay colonoscopy

A study of 316,443 patients shows that 7.4% of these patients repeated fecal testing rather than proceeding directly to colonoscopy as guidelines recommend, and of those who repeated home tests, over half did not have a colonoscopy ...

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