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Science Reveals Why Cancer Immunotherapies Can Sometimes Harm the Heart
Researchers think they’ve figured out why cancer treatments that harness a person’s immune system to fight a tumor can cause heart damage in rare instances. Further, what they’ve learned sheds light on how this potentially deadly side...
- Posted November 8, 2024
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Women, Men on Kidney Dialysis Face Different Heart Risks
Women have a higher risk of heart failure and stroke than men while undergoing dialysis for kidney failure, a new study shows. However, women also have a lower overall risk of dying than men, researchers found. The...
- Posted November 8, 2024
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Ketamine ODs Like the One That Killed Matthew Perry Are Rare But Increasing
After “Friends” star Matthew Perry was found dead in his home jacuzzi just over a year ago, an autopsy later pinpointed the main cause of death as an acute ketamine overdose. The coroner’s report determined that high...
- Posted November 7, 2024
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Bird Flu Infects 1 in 14 Dairy Workers Exposed; CDC Urges Better Protections
About 7% of dairy workers exposed to the avian flu that is spreading through U.S. herds have become infected themselves, federal experts estimate. That number highlights concerns that circulating strains of bird flu might become highly infectious...
- Posted November 7, 2024
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FDA Proposes Ban on a ‘Useless’ Decongestant, Phenylephrine
More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine to be useless against nasal congestion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that it be removed from common over-the-counter decongestants. Products that...
- Posted November 7, 2024
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U.K. Reports First Cluster Outside of Africa of New Mpox Variant
Four cases of the more infectious variant of mpox have been reported in the U.K., making it the first cluster of infections that have surfaced outside of Africa. British authorities announced the first case in that country last...
- Posted November 7, 2024
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Novo Nordisk CEO Warns of Deaths Linked to Compounded Semaglutide
The head of the company that makes the diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy has warned that compounded versions of the active ingredient in those medications have now been linked to at least 100 hospitalizations and...
- Posted November 7, 2024
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Rates of Anxiety, Depression Rising Among Americans, Especially the Young
Rates of anxiety and depression among U.S. adults, especially younger folks, continues to rise, the latest federal data shows. Nearly 1 in every 5 (18.2%) adults reported anxiety issues in 2022, up from 15.6% in 2019, reported...
- Posted November 7, 2024
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Using Abortion Pills Very Early in Pregnancy Is Safe, Study Finds
Abortion pills are safe and effective even very early in a pregnancy, a new study finds. Clinics and hospitals tend to defer medication abortions until a woman’s pregnancy is confirmed using ultrasound, researchers said. But abortion pills...
- Posted November 7, 2024
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Just 5 Extra Minutes of Exercise Per Day Could Lower Blood Pressure
It doesn’t take much: Adding just five minutes of exercise to your daily routine lowers your blood pressure and might cut your odds for heart disease, new research shows. “The good news is that whatever your physical...
- Posted November 7, 2024