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Pentagon says medical readiness was a casualty of downsizing healthcare
A former Pentagon official has said that beneficiary care from military treatment facilities to civilian institutions emptied out and wiped out storied military medical centres like Walter Reed. “Sooner or later, somewhere, we’re not going to have air superiority,” Dr Art Kellerman, who served as the dean of the Uniform Services University of the Health…
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College student explores rare mental health condition
Vargas Arango, a 24-year-old student at Miami Dade College, said in his podcast, ‘The Monsters We Create’, that he has a schizoaffective disorder, a chronic mental health condition where a person experiences symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorders like depression. Arango also said that he’s not dangerous. “I’m just one…
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The New York Times said that dairy workers were the most vulnerable to Bird Flu
A study by the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) College of Animal and Plant Sciences has found that the new coronavirus is spread through close contact with infected animals. The study found that people who came into direct contact with infected animals were at higher risk of contracting the virus. The virus has killed more…
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The gut microbes of the dad matter when pregnant and growing a baby
An experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of antibiotic-induced disruption of the paternal gut as a previously unknown mode of a sperm-mediated effect on fetal development and offspring health. The genome was binnned into sliding tiles containing 50 consecutive CpGs and an RNA-seq quantification pipeline was used to generate log 2 reads per million…
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Temporal dynamics of endurance exercise training
Researchers at the US’ University of Pittsburgh have found that exercising activates its more calming molecule, IL-10 and IL-1ra, which tone down inflammation and its harmful effects. It’s a first step in understanding their effects on the body, a researcher said. Researchers hope that the data will eventually help clinicians to develop tailored exercise prescriptions…
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There are male and female comparisons in medical research
Scientists have found that sex differences in the immune system affect people’s chances of developing autoimmune conditions, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and developmental defects in the neural tube, the embryonic precursor to the central nervous system. This suggests sex differences in immunity are evolutionarily conserved, perhaps because of a common need for females to transfer immunity…
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The ban on abortion in Florida will make it harder to get the procedure in the South
Thousands of people travelled to Florida for abortions in the past year despite the state’s new 15-week ban on abortion, state data showed. Nearly 8,000 people traveled to Florida last year for abortions, according to data from the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration. The 24-hour waiting period and a ban on using telemedicine for…
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In Nebraska and Iowa, tornadoes leveled buildings and homes
One person has been killed and three others have been injured after a tornado hit the US city of Omaha in Nebraska, officials said. At least six houses were destroyed, including one that was levelled. The University of Nebraska Medical Center reported that the building collapsed with about 70 employees inside and several people trapped.
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Despite its terrible outbreak of mpox, the country has no vaccines or treatments yet
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is planning to use two types of mpox vaccines in an effort to contain the spread of the virus, which has killed over 300 people and infected more than 9,600 others. The US has committed to giving the DRC enough doses to inoculate 25,000 people, while Japan has…
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An atomic clock is aboard a naval ship
Researchers have developed a high-Performance Optical Atomic Clock, VIPER, to help accurately characterise the Earth’s magnetic field. The research, conducted by the US’ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has shown it to be more reliable than the hydrogen maser clock. The global Navigation Satellite System (GNS) has a network of high-performance microwave-based…
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The person who killed 6 people in Australia is identified by police
A man stabbed five people to death at a busy shopping centre in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW) before he was fatally shot by police. “I’m content that there’s no continuing threat,” New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Cooke said. “We are continuing to work through the profiling of the offender but very clearly to…
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Is the cycle of radicalization perpetuated by Israel?
Commenting on the Israeli strikes in Gaza, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he doesn’t think it is possible to destroy Hamas. “The Palestinian Health Ministry says that 33,00 Palestinians have been killed so far,” he added. “With civilian death toll being at where it is…I reckon…Hamas will actually have a lot of people that will…
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Scientists worry about bird flu’s spread among cattle
A study found that the H5N1 virus can transmit very quickly from ferrets to ferrets through direct contact and cause lethal infection in the originally uninfected animals. Another study had found that the virus could spread through air between ferrets in different cages. However, the study didn’t find severe illness in the animals who were…
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A first look at the ruins of Khan Younis, a Gaza city
Israel has pulled out its soldiers from Gaza after a four-month battle with Hamas that killed over 31,000 Palestinians and over 1,200 people in the Jewish state. The conflict began on July 8 when Israel and Hamas agreed to end an eight-day ceasefire, following which Israel launched an offensive against Hamas. Gaza’s health ministry said…
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Scientists wake up to the mental-health toll of climate change
A case study of a medical student’s Survival during Hurricane Dorian due to Hurricane-Induced Depression has been published in the journal Climate Health. The 28-year-old student, who saw the fury of Hurricane Dorian and fear for country’s future because of its vulnerability to sea-level rise, said that people with depression receive inadequate treatment in low-…
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The US has final rules aboutforever chemicals in drinking water
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new rule to test drinking water for the risk of PFAS, a group of chemicals used in industrial manufacturing. It said that public drinking water systems will have to test the water and make sure its levels stay below mandated thresholds. The EPA estimated that up to 10%…
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Solar eclipse myths and rumors include radiation and food poisoning
The US Space Agency has said a solar eclipse can make people uncomfortable, as its heat can warm the eye. The myths about the moon turning black during a eclipse or the Earth’s two poles not seeing eclipses are all false, the agency said. The space agency also shared a hypothetical scenario where the eclipse…
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The CDC is watching and protecting against bird flu
As the US reported its first human case of bird flu, an expert said the virus can infect humans “not all the time”. “This is a virus that doesn’t infect humans…well, but can…cause very significant disease when it does,” the expert said. “The less human or cow transmission we have, the fewer of these mutations…
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The US makes it illegal to make heavy-duty vehicles emit greenhouse gases
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new pollution rules for heavy-duty trucks in model years 2027 through 2032. The rule aims to reduce carbon emissions from heavy-duty trucks and soot and smog, which harms human health. It also estimates fuel savings of up to $3,700 and maintenance cost savings of up to $10,500…
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Is social media a factor in the epidemic of teenage mental illness?
Childhood has switched from being predominantly play-based to being phone-based and as a result, young people are less happy as children and less competent as adults, US psychologist Michael Haidt has claimed. He added that young people are not going into adulthood in a healthy way because they are wrapped in cotton wool by their…
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An old immune system needs to be regenerated
Researchers in the US say that a similar approach to rebalance aged human blood stem cells is under development. It’s possible that antibody treatment did more than just effect the dominant blood stem cell population, said Enca Montecino-Rodriguez, who underlies the development of white blood cells. Weissman said his team is working on a similar…
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Some trials give reasons for optimism
Personalized cancer vaccines could pose logistical challenges, such as timing when to give a vaccine relative to other interventions such as surgery. Immunity monitoring is done and tracking acquired immunity is important to assess vaccine efficacy. New T- cell monitoring techniques are needed for vaccines for cancer.Streamlining production will be essential to keep costs down…
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The New York Times explains why abortion is back at the Supreme Court
Doctors are challenging the US FDA’s actions that made abortion pills more accessible. Drug can be used through 10 weeks of pregnancy, rather than the previously limit of seven weeks, because of changes made by the FDA. The changes also relaxed the requirement that the drug be dispensed in person, allowing it to be sent…
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There are consequences for every drug in the abortion pill case
anti- abortion doctors are challenging the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) actions to makeabortion pills more accessible. “It would be traumatizing to the system,” said Marsha Henderson, a former FDA associate commissioner for women’s health and a 22-year Veteran of the agency. The FDA had made it easier for women to access abortion pills…
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The New York Times said that Kate’s Cancer announcement would be difficult
Actress Kate Farrell has said it’s important for children to know that it’s OK to have feelings, that this is a “hard situation” for them. She added that parents could begin by telling their children they have some news to share, that it is hard news and it’s OK to feel however they feel, but…