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- Huge Seaweed Blob Contains Flesh-Eating Bacteria: Study A 5,000-mile-long seaweed blob heading toward the east coast of Florida contains “flesh-eating” bacteria,” researchers from Florida Atlantic University said.
- Anxiety, Your Brain, and Long COVID: What the Research Says Anxiety, depression, and COVID-19 can be a bad combination for your brain — and your long-term health. Having anxiety and depression before a COVID infection increases the risk of developing long COVID, researchers have found.
- Do You Need A Full-Body MRI Scan? Probably Not, Experts Say Whole body MRI scans may lead to unnecessary follow-up tests that are not only expensive, but also anxiety-inducing, experts say.
- Study Says Software for Common Lung Test is Racially Biased Lung problems in Black people are widely underdiagnosed or missed altogether because racist medical ideas stretching back centuries have been programmed into medical software used today, a new study shows.
- Biden Picks Another Physician to Lead CDC The former health secretary of North Carolina, Mandy Cohen, MD, is expected to be named the next director of the CDC.
- Brain Abscesses in Children Increased Last Winter: CDC The number of brain abscesses in children rose sharply last winter, along with the number of respiratory infections, the CDC said in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Thursday.
- Canada to Require Health Warnings on Individual Cigarettes Canada will be the first country in the world to require health warnings be printed on individual cigarettes, the country’s health ministry announced Wednesday.
- ‘BE FAST’: Time and Support Key for Younger Stroke Patients A study over 15 years found an overall increase of 11% nationwide, with a 38% increase in the 18 to 44 age group. Yet nearly 30% of U.S. adults younger than 45 are unaware of common stroke symptoms, according to a survey from the American Heart Association.
- The Wisdom of Morrie: An Antidote to Today’s Loneliness Epidemic Rob Schwartz, the son of the man made famous in the book Tuesday's with Morrie, has published a new volume of his late father's writings on life, love and joy.
- Sucralose Is ‘Genotoxic,’ Linked to Leaky Gut: Study A new study reveals health concerns about the sugar substitute sucralose so alarming that researchers said people should stop eating it and the government should regulate it more.
- Study Says Brain Shape Affects Thoughts and Behavior The shape of the brain might play a greater role on our thoughts, feelings, and actions than traditionally believed, according to a new study in the journal Nature.
- About 1 in 3 With Diabetes Have Unknown Heart Risk: Study If you have type 2 diabetes, you could already be at a higher risk for heart disease without knowing it.
- FDA Warns People to Avoid Compounded Semaglutide Medicines The FDA is warning people to avoid using compounded medicines as substitutes for the popular weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic, Rybelsus, and Wegovy.
- Heart Attack Adds 6 Years to Brain Age: Study New research indicates that having a heart attack eventually leads to faster mental decline that is the equivalent of adding 6 years to the age of the brain.
- COVID and Leukemia: What’s the Connection? Once you test negative after a bout with COVID-19, it's a great idea to get a full health screening. This is especially important for people who are at risk for, or have, blood cancers like leukemia. Here's what to know.
- Food Poisoning Outbreaks Linked to Sick Restaurant Workers Sick food workers accounted for 40% of food poisoning outbreaks at restaurants from 2017 to 2019, a new report from the CDC says.
- Plant-Based Diet May Help Lower Bad Cholesterol: Study Compared to meat eaters, people who followed a vegan or vegetarian diet had lower blood levels of certain fats in their blood that can block arteries and possibly lead to heart disease and stroke, new research shows.
- Can HPV Cause Breast Cancer? Research Shows Potential Link According to a recent study from Mexico, HPV has been found in breast cancer tissue, and in both malignant tumors and non-malignant breast disease.
- Best Time of Day to Exercise for Type 2 Diabetes Exercise is essential if you're living with type 2 diabetes and trying to keep blood sugar in check. To maximize exercise benefits, new research shows the best time of day to work out is in the afternoon.
- ‘Exciting Time’: FDA Commissioner Talks AI and Misinformation AI’s potential depends on how it’s used, Robert Califf, MD, said. “It could be used for tremendous gain or it could be used for tremendous harm.”
- Ketamine Outperforms Shock Therapy for Depression: Study The desensitizing drug ketamine helped more people overcome treatment-resistant depression symptoms, compared to electroconvulsive therapy, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
- Weight-Control Surgery Surging Among Children, Teens, Report Says More children and teenagers are getting surgical procedures to lose weight, according to a report published in JAMA Pediatrics on Tuesday.
- Flavanols Can Boost Memory for Some People: Study A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that consuming certain nutrients may help the brain stave off the effects of aging. This latest indication, from researchers at Columbia and Harvard universities, shows that older people who had a diet low in flavanols boosted their scores on memory tests by 16% after taking a flavanol pill for one year.
- After Tragedy of Stillbirth, She Set Out to Help Others Every year at least 21,000 babies are stillborn in the United States. That’s about one in every 175 births, according to the CDC. Elizabeth O'Donnell wants to see that number fall.
- One in 10 People Who Had Omicron Got Long COVID: Study About 10% of people infected with Omicron reported having long COVID, a lower percentage than estimated for people infected with earlier strains of the coronavirus, says a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association.