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Trump is running from his biggest health care success - Vox.com
Five years ago, the WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Today we risk undermining the medical technology that helped us survive.
Can I get weight loss drugs on the NHS in Scotland? - BBC.com
Medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy have been hailed as "game changers" for tackling obesity.
The sea slug’s improbable lesson for life in the Trump era - The Boston Globe
Since Donald Trump returned to office, experiments with a sea creature have taken on an unexpected connection to humans.
'Meat intolerance': Can our bodies forget how to digest flesh? - BBC.com
Some people who stop eating meat have reported unpleasant effects when they return to it. Can your body forget how to digest flesh?
This Common Habit May Accelerate Cognitive Decline After Just Three Days - AOL
Most of us do this regularly—find out what it is.
Axios-Ipsos poll: COVID's enduring divides - Axios
Five years after the COVID pandemic began, its legacy is as much political as epidemiological.
Low-Carb Diets May Fuel Colorectal Cancer, Concerning New Study Reveals - SciTechDaily
A low-carb diet can worsen the cancer-causing effects of certain gut bacteria by weakening the gut barrier and altering the microbiome. This increases colorectal cancer risk, especially in individuals with genetic mutations affecting DNA repair. However, solu…
Five years of Covid exacted a terrible toll. Another epidemic has claimed even more lives - STAT
The 2020s have inarguably been Covid-19’s decade. Since the coronavirus outbreak was acknowledged as a pandemic exactly five years ago, the pandemic
Doctors didn't warn women of 'risky sex' drug urges - BBC.com
Patients given drugs for movement disorders like restless leg syndrome say their behaviour changed entirely.
Can you get measles if you've been vaccinated? Do you need a booster? What to know - USA TODAY
As of Tuesday more than 160 people had contracted measles in at least eight states, health officials said.
Study Reveals Critical Age When Your Thinking Begins to Decline - ScienceAlert
As Shakespeare put it, we all have our entrances and our exits on this grand stage we call life, and now researchers have identified the specific point in middle-age when our brain cells show the first signs of starting down a downward slope.
Having Surgery at The End of The Week Could Make a Concerning Difference - ScienceAlert
A thorough study of 429,691 surgeries in Canada has revealed a worrying statistic: you're around 5 percent more likely to die, experience complications, or need to go back to the hospital if you have your operation just before the weekend, rather than just af…
New Protein Discovery Could Rival Ozempic With Fewer Side Effects - ScienceAlert
Scientists have discovered a naturally-occurring molecule that aids appetite control and weight loss so well, it may compete with popular GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic.
Ozempic’s New Frontier: The War on Aging - The Wall Street Journal
Research suggests benefits beyond what popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs were first approved to treat
RFK Jr. Makes Disturbing Claims Linking Measles To Poor Diet And Exercise - HuffPost
He also baselessly claimed that natural immunity from measles and other diseases could protect people from cancer and cardiac disease.
Brain Receptors For Cannabis Could Be Why Some People Are More Resilient - ScienceAlert
A receptor that cannabis latches onto in the brain could be a promising target for future mental health treatments.
2 more children die from flu in Kentucky, including child from Louisville - WLKY Louisville
A total of three children in Kentucky have now died from the flu this year, including one from Louisville.
Health officials: Raccoon found in Amityville tests positive for rabies - News 12 Long Island
This is the second case of rabies in a raccoon in Suffolk County this year.
Cardiologists seeing more cases of POTS since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic - WZZM13.com
POTS is a condition that disrupts the body's ability to regulate blood flow while changing positions. Dr. Charles Hong says they have seen a sharp rise since COVID.
Flu season peaks late, but packs an extra punch in DC area - WTOP
Health officials in the D.C. region say this year’s flu season — with the deaths of six children reported in Maryland and Virginia — has been especially severe.