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FDA Approves First At-Home Test to Diagnose Three STIs in Women
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Experts Concerned as NIH Axes Critical Vaccine Study Funds
Hundreds of U.S. research projects aimed at boosting vaccine confidence have been shut down — just as preventable diseases like measles and flu are on the rise. Since Jan. 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has canceled more than 1,600 research grants. Around 300 of those were for vaccine-related projects, making… read on > read on >
Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
For nearly two decades, a stroke had left a woman unable to speak — until now. Thanks to a new brain implant, her thoughts are being turned into real-time speech, giving her a voice again for the first time in 18 years. The device was tested on a 47-year-old woman with quadriplegia who lost her… read on > read on >
Microplastics Linked To High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke
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Microplastics appear to be contributing to chronic diseases in shoreline areas of the United States, a new study suggests. High blood pressure, diabetes and stroke rates are higher in coastal or lakefront areas with greater concentrations of microplastics in the environment, researchers reported at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). The results… read on > read on >
Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions
The heart-related death rate among pregnant women and new mothers more than doubled between 1999 and 2022, researchers have found. Just under 9.1 mothers for every million people died from heart-related diseases in 2022, up from 3.6 per million in 1999, according to results presented Sunday at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting in… read on > read on >
Navigators Help Patients Get Colonoscopy For Suspected Cancer
Personalized support can help more people at risk of colon cancer attend a potentially life-saving colonoscopy appointment, a new study says. About 55% of people assigned a patient navigator got a follow-up colonoscopy after their stool test revealed a risk of colon cancer, compared with nearly 43% of patients who were simply notified of the… read on > read on >
Fasting Outperforms Calorie Cutting, Clinical Trial Says
Fasting every other day can prompt more weight loss than simply cutting calories, a new clinical trial shows. People who undertook 4:3 intermittent fasting lost just under 8% of their body weight within a year, compared to a 5% loss among people who cut their daily calories by about a third, researchers reported March 31… read on > read on >
Cardiac Arrest Deaths During Marathons Down By Half
A marathon can be a daunting challenge, particularly for folks worried their hearts can’t stand the strain of running 26.2 miles. But these events are safer than ever for those with heart concerns, according to a new study published March 30 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The risk of dying from cardiac… read on > read on >
Local Outbreaks Can Motivate the Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds
COVID-19 and influenza burned through the U.S. during this year’s cold and flu season, and deadly measles outbreaks have sickened people in 19 states. So what does it take to get people vaccinated against these preventable diseases? Essentially, an outbreak within a person’s own community appears to be one of the most potent influences on… read on > read on >
FDA Approves Cabozantinib for Previously Treated Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors
Patients treated with cabozantinib survived significantly longer with no worsening of their disease compared with patients who received placebo read on >