public health

Scientists Uncover Unexpected Hidden Dangers of a Common Antibiotic

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Rachel Carter

A University of Michigan study linked the use of the antibiotic piperacillin/tazobactam in sepsis treatment to a 5% increase in 90-day mortality, ...

Alarming Virus Evolution – Scientists Identify First-Ever Mammal-to-Human Bird Flu Case

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Rachel Carter

Texas Tech’s BTRL confirmed the first human case of HPAI A (H5N1) transmitted from a dairy cow, marking a significant milestone in ...

What’s Actually in Your Supplements? Scientists Uncover Hidden Ingredients and Questionable Claims

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Rachel Carter

A recent study reveals that some supplement companies might be misleading customers by making unproven health claims and adding undeclared ingredients. The ...

Young Diabetics Show Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

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Rachel Carter

A study by the University of Colorado links youth-onset diabetes to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, emphasizing the need for further ...

Long Beach declares public health emergency for tuberculosis outbreak

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Rachel Carter

Long Beach reports tuberculosis outbreak Long Beach health officials are sounding the alarm after a tuberculosis outbreak at a local hotel. Fox ...

Longevity science is progressing slowly amid the anti-aging craze

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Rachel Carter

Jonathan An tries to ignore the hype about new life-extension treatments, but it’s caught up to him anyway. He has heard the ...

New Research Links Popular Hormone Drugs to Brain Tumors

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Rachel Carter

A recent study indicates a significant increase in the risk of developing intracranial meningioma associated with prolonged use of certain progestogens, hormones ...

What to know about spread, symptoms

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Rachel Carter

CDC director Mandy Cohen on COVID response Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about their role ...

Scientists Discover Method To Offset Effects of Life-Shortening Genes by Over 60%

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Rachel Carter

New research indicates that a healthy lifestyle can significantly lessen the impact of genes predisposed to shorten life, potentially by more than ...

Rural Americans more likely to die early from preventable causes

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Rachel Carter

Challenges Americans deal with when it comes to health care A new poll from KFF finds that health care is the expense ...