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- Food Poisoning Outbreaks Linked to Sick Restaurant WorkersSick food workers accounted for 40% of food poisoning outbreaks at restaurants from 2017 to 2019, a new report from the CDC says.
- Plant-Based Diet May Help Lower Bad Cholesterol: StudyCompared to meat eaters, people who followed a vegan or vegetarian diet had lower blood levels of certain fats in their blood that can block arteries and possibly lead to heart disease and stroke, new research shows.
- ‘Exciting Time’: FDA Commissioner Talks AI and MisinformationAI’s potential depends on how it’s used, Robert Califf, MD, said. “It could be used for tremendous gain or it could be used for tremendous harm.”
- Can HPV Cause Breast Cancer? Research Shows Potential LinkAccording to a recent study from Mexico, HPV has been found in breast cancer tissue, and in both malignant tumors and non-malignant breast disease.
- Ketamine Outperforms Shock Therapy for Depression: StudyThe desensitizing drug ketamine helped more people overcome treatment-resistant depression symptoms, compared to electroconvulsive therapy, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
- Weight-Control Surgery Surging Among Children, Teens, Report SaysMore children and teenagers are getting surgical procedures to lose weight, according to a report published in JAMA Pediatrics on Tuesday.
- Flavanols Can Boost Memory for Some People: Study A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that consuming certain nutrients may help the brain stave off the effects of aging. This latest indication, from researchers at Columbia and Harvard universities, shows that older people who had a diet low in flavanols boosted their scores on memory tests by 16% after taking a flavanol pill for one year.
- After Tragedy of Stillbirth, She Set Out to Help Others Every year at least 21,000 babies are stillborn in the United States. That’s about one in every 175 births, according to the CDC. Elizabeth O'Donnell wants to see that number fall.
- One in 10 People Who Had Omicron Got Long COVID: StudyAbout 10% of people infected with Omicron reported having long COVID, a lower percentage than estimated for people infected with earlier strains of the coronavirus, says a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
- Can a Saliva Test Predict the Best Way to Manage Obesity?Mayo Clinic researchers are working on saliva tests that may help figure out the type of obesity a person has and, based on the results, decide what may be the best course of action to treat it.
- Daily Multivitamin Improves Memory in Older Adults: StudyOlder people who took a daily multivitamin for 1 year appeared to stave off the equivalent of 3 years of age-related decline in mental skills, according to a new study.
- Amid Therapy Waitlists, New AI Coach May Be Quicker OptionResearchers from the University of Illinois Chicago and their colleagues have found that their AI app appears to be useful in treating anxiety and depression.
- Researchers Discover Brain Abnormalities in Babies Who Had SIDSResearchers have discovered specific brain abnormalities in babies who died of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
- New HIV Cases Decline, But Prevention Still Falls Short: CDCThe number of people diagnosed with HIV each year in the U.S. continues to decline, according to new CDC data released Tuesday.
- Do Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Cause Hair Loss? Experts consider claims that new weight loss medications cause hair loss. They find that hair loss is unlikely and actually more common with bariatric surgery.
- Mental Health Issues for Adolescents Spiked During PandemicDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, young people experienced spikes in mental health difficulties, with girls taking a harder hit, particularly adolescents developing eating disorders, according to a report this week in JAMA Network.
- Mouth 'On Fire': Help for the Often Misdiagnosed Condition TMDThere's a type of pain in the mouth and face that includes over 30 types of temporomandibular disorders, called TMDs, and they're hard to diagnose, leaving some patients on a long quest to find relief.
- Surgeon General Issues ‘Urgent’ Social Media Warning for KidsSurgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, called on policymakers and technology companies to fund more research and make social media safer.
- The Weird World of Hydrogels: How They’ll Change Health CareIt’s a liquid, it’s a solid – no, it’s hydrogel! And it’s poised to transform everything from dentistry to brain implants.
- Pill Version of Wegovy Achieves Similar Weight LossIn a trial of 667 people who were overweight or obese, those who took the daily semaglutide pill lost 17% of their body weight after 68 weeks.
- Donor Hearts From Patients With COVID Tied to Lower SurvivalHeart transplantation centers need to thoroughly evaluate and continue to weigh the risks and benefits of using hearts from active COVID-19 donors because they may offer worse outcomes for the recipients, researchers say.
- Researchers Locate Signals in Brain Related to Chronic PainUsing surgical implants inside the brain, scientists have recorded for the first time electrical patterns that occur when a person is feeling chronic pain, a new study in Nature Neuroscience concludes.
- Study Finds COVID-19 Boosters Don’t Increase Miscarriage RiskCOVID-19 boosters are not linked to an increased chance of miscarriage, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.
- Severe Asthma and Lung Cancer: What’s the Link?Cutting-edge research is highlighting the link between heavily symptomatic asthma and lung cancer. Here's what to know.
- Another Death, More Infections Linked to Recalled Eye DropsThe number of people who developed treatment-resistant bacterial infections from tainted eye drops continues to grow. An additional 13 cases have been confirmed since the CDC’s last update in March, many of which were identified since the eye products were officially recalled.
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