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New research shows neonatal HSV infections may lead to long-term cognitive impairment

Very early exposure to even a very small dose of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in infant mice can lead to cognitive decline later in life, according to new findings. This is significant because of eme...

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The NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump Officials

On the afternoon of Friday, February 7, as staff members were getting ready to leave the headquarters of the National Institutes of Health, just outside Washington, D.C., officials in the Office of...

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Trump Issues Executive Order to Expand IVF Access: What to Know

President Trump issued an executive order to expand in vitro fertilization (IVF) access and lower costs, which can run up to $25,000 for a cycle. Jill Lehmann Photography/Getty Images Pre...

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Environmental factors, lifestyle choices have greater impact on health than genes, study finds

Nature versus nurture: Scientists are gathering more evidence on which has more of an impact on human well-being amid the aging process.While both environmental exposures and genetics are known to ...

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Personal vaccine may reduce risk of pancreatic cancer returning after surgery, small study finds

Out of the 16 patients in the study, half had a strong response to the vaccine.A personalized mRNA vaccine may reduce the risks of pancreatic cancer returning after surgery, according to a prelimin...

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Aging: 150 minutes of exercise may help reduce death risk by 31% - Medical News Today

Aging: 150 minutes of exercise may help reduce death risk by 31% Medical News Today

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Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Florence Makumene held a plastic container of HIV medication and wondered if it would be her last as fears swelled of a return to a time decades ago when millions across sub-Sah...

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An Ice Rink To Fight Opioid Crisis: Drug-Free Fun vs. Misuse of Settlement Cash

A Kentucky county nestled in the heart of Appalachia, where the opioid crisis has wreaked devastation for decades, spent $15,000 of its opioid settlement money on an ice rink. ...

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UK baroness praises Vance's tough words for Europe, believes its 'foolish to think' continent will avoid ruin

Member of the British House of Lords and Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) CEO Baroness Philippa Stroud praised Vice President JD Vance for his recent criticism of European countries for s...

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RFK Jr. says he's studying the 'threat' of SSRIs and weight loss drugs, but is there one?

Shortly after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for a team to study the use of...

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FDA approves first rapid-acting insulin biosimilar for patients with diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sanofi-Aventis's Merilog (insulin-aspart-szjj) as a biosimilar to Novolog (insulin aspart) for adults and pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus.

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Is spending all day on your feet at work an occupational hazard?

NEW YORK -- While traveling in Europe, Margaux Lantelme noticed something different about the store cashiers: they did their work sitting down. It was a stark contrast to Chicago, where Lantelme wo...

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Malnutrition in older adults: Strategies for addressing this common problem - Harvard Health

Malnutrition in older adults: Strategies for addressing this common problem Harvard Health

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New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettes

New York is suing several large electronic cigarette distributors for allegedly selling vaping flavors that can appeal to childrenNew York on Thursday sued some of the country’s biggest distributor...

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Heavy Smoking Linked to Unexplained Stroke in Young Adults, Study Finds

A new study reports young adults who smoke could face more than double the risk of having an unexplained stroke. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Researchers report that people unde...

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Death of high-profile actor highlights South Korea’s huge pressure on its celebrities

In the about 1,000 days between her drunken-driving crash in May 2022 and her death, South Korean mainstream news organizations published at least around 2,000 stories on film actor Kim Sae-ron.The...

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Small amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity are associated with big reductions in dementia risk

A little movement could help prevent dementia, even for frail older adults, suggests a new study.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Medicaid in the Crosshairs, Maybe

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington ...

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Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC

Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the United States for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to new federal data published early Thursday.The rate of overdose deaths...

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Spared by DOGE—For Now

Americans have plenty to worry about these days when it comes to infectious-disease outbreaks. This is the worst flu season in 15 years, there’s a serious measles outbreak roiling Texas, and the th...

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Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing

Abortion rights advocates feared the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to state abortion bans would also lead to tracking women and charging women who get abortions with murder.No...

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