September 19, 2024
(The Atlantic) – Scientists have now been studying microplastic for 20 years, since a paper in 2004 first used the term, and have started on nanoplastics, the vanishingly small versions that build up in organs. In that time, human exposure … Read More
September 19, 2024
(NBC News) – A spokesperson for the airline said that Flight 1203 from Salt Lake City to Portland, Oregon, was unable to pressurize above 10,000 feet. Crew members “followed procedures to return to SLC where our teams on the ground … Read More
September 18, 2024
(New York Times) – Scientists continue to rethink the idea that moderate drinking offers health benefits. Adults under age 50 have been developing breast cancer and colorectal cancer at increasingly higher rates over the last few decades, and alcohol use … Read More
September 18, 2024
(ABC News) – The number of calls to U.S. poison centers about children consuming energy drinks increased about 20% in 2023 after years of remaining relatively flat, according to data from America’s Poison Centers. America’s Poison Centers, which accredits and … Read More
September 18, 2024
(NPR) – For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. “This is exciting,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute On Drug Abuse [NIDA], … Read More
September 17, 2024
(NBC News) – Enterovirus D68 is linked to rare cases of the polio-like illness acute myelitis, or AFM. So far this year, the CDC has confirmed 13 cases of AFM. A respiratory virus that sometimes paralyzes children is spreading across … Read More
September 17, 2024
(Nature) – Evidence shows that blockbuster weight-loss medications can reduce obesity even in children aged 6–11, but their long-term effects on growing bodies are unknown. Millions of adults around the world take potent drugs such as Wegovy to shed pounds. … Read More
September 17, 2024
(NPR) – PURPOSE 2, the name for the latest trial sponsored by Gilead Science, the California-based maker of lenacapavir, found the drug to be 96% effective in preventing HIV infections in the newly released results of a clinical trial of … Read More
September 17, 2024
(TIME) – AMR is becoming an especially large problem for the elderly. Adults above the age of 70 have experienced an over 80% increase in deaths attributed to AMR from 1990 to 2021, while deaths among children have decreased by … Read More
September 16, 2024
(Washington Post via MSN) – More than 39 million people could die of antibiotic-resistant infections between now and 2050, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet. The authors of the study forecast a nearly 70 percent increase in … Read More
September 16, 2024
(Associated Press) – A woman in Austria was found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media. A judge sentenced the 54-year-old on Thursday to four months’ … Read More
September 16, 2024
(Wired) – I’m a gun-owning emergency physician, a father, and the cousin of a man who was shot to death. If it wasn’t for the National Rifle Association declaring in 2018 that physicians, like me, should “stay in their lane” … Read More
September 13, 2024
(Vox) – From prebiotic sodas to collagen waters, beverages are trying to do the most. Consumers are drinking it up. Consumer demand for drinks that offer added health benefits — known as functional beverages — is booming, and manufacturers are … Read More
September 13, 2024
(NBC News) – In updated guidance for health care providersreleased Thursday, the Florida Health Department and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo questioned the safety and effectiveness of the mRNA Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, including for older adults and … Read More
September 13, 2024
(Wired) – US health officials say they don’t know how a patient in Missouri contracted bird flu. This year in the United States, 14 people have tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu. Nine of those became infected after … Read More
September 12, 2024
(CBS News) – Our warming planet is putting those who are pregnant at higher risk — and the impacts go far beyond heat-related illnesses. Research shows that along with the dangers presented to the general population, extreme heat puts pregnant people — … Read More
September 12, 2024
(The Hill) – Murthy noted in the advisory that parents now grapple with the “complexity of managing social media … concerns about the youth mental health crisis, and an epidemic of loneliness that disproportionately affects young people.” Psychologists and parenting … Read More
September 12, 2024
(NBC News) – Health officials theorize it could be a “one-off” case, in which the infection wasn’t passed along to anyone else. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has yet to identify “a clear source” of … Read More
September 11, 2024
(New York Times) – Fatalities spiked 71 percent last year, far outpacing the 13 percent rise in cases, the World Health Organization said. The cholera outbreaks spreading across the globe are becoming more deadly. Deaths from the diarrheal disease soared … Read More
September 11, 2024
(NBC News) – Researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences identified a compound that affects an area of the brain that triggers hormone production. The age when girls hit puberty has been falling at an alarming rate for … Read More
September 10, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 6, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 9, 2024
(NBC News) – Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection, was nearly eliminated in the U.S. at the beginning of the 21st century but has made a dramatic comeback. In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 200,000 … Read More
September 9, 2024
(The Conversation) – A ten-month-old boy in the Gaza Strip was recently paralysed by poliovirus – the first such case in the region this century. Israel and Hamas have agreed to a limited ceasefire to allow 640,000 children in the … Read More
September 9, 2024
(The Hill) – The first person without known contact with an animal has been infected with the the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird or avian flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed Friday. The case, detected … Read More
September 9, 2024
(The Telegraph via MSN) – Are you too busy to go to the doctor’s, or just don’t see it as a priority? As of next year, thousands of people will no longer have an excuse: the doctor’s will be coming … Read More
