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36d ago
Health officials in Michigan report a confirmed case of the rare mosquito-borne virus in Roscommon County.
began Aug 19now
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The singer describes undergoing ECT treatment, calling it painful but life-changing after surviving 'quite a few' suicide attempts.
began Aug 17now
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№471 (page 14) · newest development 36d ago · 11 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“F---, it didn't work”
— Paris Jackson, Singer · Entertainment Weekly · full quotes →
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36d ago
A discovery that cancer itself—not just treatment—causes nerve damage could reshape how doctors approach peripheral neuropathy in…
began Aug 19now
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“Colorectal tumors may begin damaging peripheral nerves before patients receive chemotherapy, challenging the widely held assumption that cancer-related…”— University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Mastodon / ScienceMag · full quotes →
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36d ago
The children's content creator and former librarian disclosed a personal crisis on social media, announcing his hospitalization.
began Aug 19now
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“I am not okay. Maybe I'll never be okay. I'm seeking help. Going to the hopital tomorrow. In this moment I am safe. By God's grace.”
— Mychal Threets, "Reading Rainbow" host · Threads · full quotes →
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36d ago
A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been detected at a farm in south-west Scotland.
began Aug 19now
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36d ago
Student leaves note citing exam pressure and disappointment over low scores.
began Aug 20now
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“Sorry Aai and Appa. I will definitely become a doctor for you in my next birth.”— The deceased student, NEET aspirant · The Times of India · full quotes →
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36d ago
Medical columnist warns that electrical stimulation devices lack strong evidence despite widespread advertising.
began Aug 20now
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“The devices that you mentioned are called neuromuscular electrical stimulation devices, and they have a complementary action with exercise.”— Dr. Keith Roach, Medical columnist · The Oregonian · full quotes →
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36d ago
A blaze in the intensive care unit injured four people and prompted emergency evacuations and surgery cancellations.
began Aug 19now
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36d ago
Connecticut moves beyond tracking spending to enforce cost limits, a strategy likely to reshape how states tackle healthcare affordability.
began Aug 19now
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“Connecticut is moving beyond tracking healthcare spending and beginning to enforce cost-growth targets, a strategy that could influence how states address…”— Chris Pugh, Reporter · Cleveland.com · full quotes →
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36d ago
Financial Times data journalism examines how pandemic disruptions created lasting isolation effects for some demographics.
began Aug 15now
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№479 (page 14) · newest development 36d ago · 8 pieces from 5 sources · ranked by recent attention
“The decline of socialising in modern society has been a steady process, but on many measures of isolation a gap really opened up after the pandemic.”— John Burn-Murdoch, Financial Times journalist · Financial Times YouTube · full quotes →
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36d ago
New reporting on the gut microbiome's ties to Parkinson's disease raises hopes for a low-cost treatment approach, even as a related study…
began Aug 18now
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“My grandfather suffered from Parkinson's, so I am always encouraged when I hear of progress in research towards treatments.”— thebluehydrangea2026, Mastodon user · Mastodon · full quotes →
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36d ago
Attorney General Phil Weiser accuses the private contractor of withholding records about tuberculosis at a detention center.
began Aug 19now
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“The Geo Group is endangering Coloradans' public health by refusing to follow the state health department's order and by violating Colorado law.”
— Phil Weiser, Colorado Attorney General · Raw Story · full quotes →
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36d ago
Manitoba's first safe consumption facility reports no issues after launch, attracting over 100 users in its opening week.
began Aug 18now
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“studies have shown they work best in the most concentrated areas”— SasquatchsBigDick, Reddit commenter · Reddit · full quotes →
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36d ago
The Department of Veterans Affairs is recruiting at medical conferences this September, offering positions that pay as much as $400,000.
began Aug 19now
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“The VA is recruiting at medical conferences in September.”— AL.com · full quotes →
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36d ago
Research documents increased prostate cancer and melanoma incidence linked to low-dose radiation exposure.
began Aug 19now
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“Protracted exposure to low-dose ionising radiation and cancer incidence among Canadian nuclear power plant workers: Canadian NPPWs have increased risks of…”— Study title · Occupational and Environmental Medicine journal · full quotes →
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36d ago
Regulatory agency conducted enforcement action against a Montreal North store selling unapproved medications.
began Aug 18now
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36d ago
Moderna's individualized therapy combined with pembrolizumab meets Phase 3 goals in adjuvant melanoma, per company update.
began Aug 19now
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37d ago
Amber Williams had her appendix and ovary surgically removed while doctors dismissed years of severe pain as normal menstruation.
began Aug 12now
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№487 (page 14) · newest development 37d ago · 11 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“years of agonizing pain were dismissed as "just periods" despite countless doctor's appointments, repeated trips to the hospital, scans and major operations”— Amber Williams, Patient · New York Post · full quotes →
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37d ago
A six-week study finds that eating tomatoes and tomato sauce can reduce hepatic steatosis, even without weight loss.
began Aug 19now
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№488 (page 14) · newest development 37d ago · 7 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Daily consumption of tomatoes and tomato sauce seems to reduce hepatic steatosis in adults with MASLD.”— Medscape Medical News · Medscape · full quotes →
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37d ago
The biotech company's experimental drug halved blood sugar crashes in post-bariatric hypoglycemia patients, sending stock up 55%.
began Aug 18now
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“Amylyx readies approval push after GLP-1 inhibitor halves blood sugar crashes in ph. 3 win”— Fierce Biotech headline · Fierce Biotech · full quotes →
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37d ago
Research finds beauty influencers drive teenage girls to use hormone-disrupting products at rates rivaling adults.
began Aug 17now
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“Beauty tutorials in social media increase use of hormone-disrupting products by teens”— News-Medical · News-Medical headline · full quotes →
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37d ago
Researchers find that triple-negative breast cancer tumors recruit immune cells to release a protein that draws nerves into the tumor…
began Aug 17now
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“Tumors appear to recruit macrophages—immune cells normally involved in healing and fighting infection—and use them to release a protein called BDNF that draws…”— Research team, Cancer researchers · Science Daily · full quotes →
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38d ago
Refrigerated platelets perform as well as room-temperature ones in complex heart operations, potentially expanding blood supply.
began Aug 17now
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№492 (page 14) · newest development 38d ago · 8 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Extending the shelf life of platelets with refrigeration didn't hurt their hemostatic function for people undergoing complex cardiac surgery.”— CHIPS trial · MedPage Today · full quotes →
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38d ago
Major professional guidance update on how to manage cholesterol levels released by U.S. cardiologists.
began Aug 15now
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39d ago
The Trump administration credits its policies for a year-over-year decline in prescription drug costs.
began Aug 17now
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№494 (page 14) · newest development 39d ago · 3 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Trump "promised to slash prescription drug prices — and he has delivered,"”
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39d ago
White House credits policies for unprecedented prescription cost reductions announced this week.
began Aug 13now
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“President Trump Delivers Largest Prescription Drug Price Drop in Over 60 Years”— The White House · White House official release · full quotes →
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39d ago
A new Quartz report says the Affordable Care Act is in its worst affordability crisis since it began offering widespread coverage.
began Aug 16now
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№496 (page 14) · newest development 39d ago · 4 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“most serious affordability crisis since it began widely offering coverage more than a decade ago”— Policy experts, cited by Quartz · Quartz · full quotes →
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39d ago
A 40-year-old patient already living with three autoimmune conditions was found to have a fourth after presenting with severe iron…
began Aug 17now
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“40-year-old woman in China was already diagnosed with 3 - ulcerative colitis, autoimmune hepatitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis. She presented with…”— mvea, Reddit poster · Reddit · full quotes →
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39d ago
Major health insurers are abandoning Medicare Advantage plans, citing insufficient reimbursement rates and citing margin concerns.
began Aug 11now
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“Older adults could be scrambling for new health coverage next year, especially in rural markets that have fewer insurance choices.”— MarketWatch · full quotes →
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39d ago
States are mandating toilet training for school entry as parents increasingly adopt child-led approaches, creating friction between…
began Aug 15now
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“teachers can never really get into the curriculum, because they're constantly having to take kids out and change their nappies.”— Felicity Gillespie, Chief executive, Kindred Squared · The Atlantic · full quotes →
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40d ago
Glucagon-like peptide-1 medications are emerging as a treatment option for polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that forces women to…
began Aug 16now
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“I didn't understand why all this weight was coming back or why my friends didn't have to shave their faces and I had to.”— PCOS patient (unnamed), Patient · Fortune / Associated Press · full quotes →
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40d ago
R. Eric Thomas addresses reader's dilemma about trusting an aging friend-physician with cataract surgery.
began Aug 16now
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“The man is nearly 80. Isn't it time for him to retire?”
— R. Eric Thomas, Advice columnist · AL.com · full quotes →
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40d ago
Australian authorities enlist birdwatchers and conservationists to prepare for bird flu spread to one of the last H5N1-free regions.
began Aug 15now
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“The Northern Territory is one of the last places in Australia still free of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, but experts say it's only a matter of time before it…”— Joseph Hathaway-Wilson, Reporter · ABC Australia · full quotes →
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40d ago
A dermatologist is warning about a counterintuitive risk associated with sunscreen use.
began Aug 15now
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40d ago
Candice Davis experienced warning signs of a dangerous pregnancy complication that doctors say required rapid intervention.
began Aug 15now
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№504 (page 14) · newest development 40d ago · 4 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Everything kept getting worse”— Candice Davis, Patient · CBS News · full quotes →
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Kate Morgan BBC correspondentNHS Wales Regional health service
