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  Stem Cells From Patients’ Fat Can Help Treat Spinal Cord Injuries

  Stem cells derived from a patient’s own fat can safely help improve sensation and movement after a spinal cord injury, a new, small study finds. Patients treated with these stem cells experienced increased sensation from pinpricks and...

  • Posted April 1, 2024
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  Dangerous Allergies? An Expert Gives Tips to Protect Yourself

  Allergic reactions can range from mild sneezing to life-threatening episodes where the throat closes and the airways tighten. That’s why people need to prepare themselves for any potential allergies they might have, said Dr. Sanjiv Sur, director...

  • Posted April 1, 2024
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  Steady Rise in U.S. Suicides Among Adolescents, Teens

  U.S. rates of suicide by all methods rose steadily for adolescents between 1999 and 2020, a new analysis shows. During those two decades, over 47,000 Americans between the ages 10 and 19 lost their lives to suicide,...

  • Posted March 29, 2024
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  Mutation Helps Even Carriers of ‘Alzheimer’s Gene’ Avoid Alzheimer’s

  A genetic mutation that boosts cell function could protect people against Alzheimer’s disease, even if they carry another gene mutation known to boost dementia risk. The newly discovered mutation appears to protect people who carry the APOE4...

  • Posted March 29, 2024
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  Another Study Warns of Surgery Risks for Folks Taking Ozempic, Wegovy

  People taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy need to drop them in the days or weeks prior to surgery, a new study warns. Folks on one of these drugs — known as GLP-1 receptor agonists —...

  • Posted March 29, 2024
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  CDC Warns of Spike in Bacterial Illness That Can Cause Meningitis

  There has been a troubling rise in cases of a rare bacterial illness that can cause meningitis, U.S. health officials warned Thursday. In an alert issued to doctors, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...

  • Posted March 29, 2024
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  U.S. TB Cases Reach Highest Level in a Decade

  Tuberculosis cases are on the rise in the United States, with the number of reported infections in 2023 the highest seen in a decade. Forty states logged an increase in tuberculosis (TB) cases, and rates were up among...

  • Posted March 29, 2024
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  Chat GPT Can Produce Medical Records Ten Times Faster Than Doctors

  Artificial intelligence programs could be an effective way to relieve the paperwork burden that keeps doctors from seeing more patients, a new study finds. The AI program Chat GPT can write administrative medical notes up to ten...

  • Posted March 29, 2024
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  Obesity in Childhood Doubles Odds for MS in Young Adulthood

  Children who are obese face double the odds of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, a new study warns. The overall odds for any one child to develop the neurodegenerative illness remains very low. However, the Swedish...

  • Posted March 29, 2024
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  Eye’s ‘Microbiome’ Could Give Clues to Better Dry Eye Treatments

  Folks suffering from dry eyes might have a problem with the naturally occurring bacteria found on the surface of their eyes, a new study suggests. There are key differences in the microbes found on dye eye patients...

  • Posted March 29, 2024
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