WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 14: Dr. Mehmet Oz, arrives for his confirmation hearing with the Senate … More
Category: 5. Health
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CDC Vaccine Advisors To Vote On Thimerosal In Flu Shots. Here’s What To Know About Thimerosal
ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 05: A podium with the logo for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … More
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HIV is surging in over-50s—But campaigns still target the young
Prevention and treatment campaigns are not adequately targeting the particular needs of the 50+ years age group.
Indeed, between 2000 and 2016, the number of adults aged 50 years and older living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa doubled. At…
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Zapping aging cells: The fast, label-free test that could transform research
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new way of telling “aged” human cells apart from younger ones using electric fields. While key markers have been found for these “senescent” cells, current methods require biochemical…
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FDA under fire: Data discrepancies uncovered in AstraZeneca approval trials
In a follow up investigation into the multibillion dollar drug ticagrelor, The BMJ has uncovered fresh concerns, this time in key platelet studies used in its FDA approval.
For more than a decade, ticagrelor (Brilinta in the US and Brilique in…
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What Is ‘Scrotox,’ The Procedure Zack Wickham Got On ‘The Valley’
Zack Wickham (L), seen here with Melissa Marie Carelli and Benji Quach, got injections of “Scrotox” … More
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Iron overload: The hidden culprit behind early Alzheimer’s in Down syndrome
Scientists at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a key connection between high levels of iron in the brain and increased cell damage in people who have both Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease.
In the study, researchers…
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Diabetes drug cuts migraines in half by targeting brain pressure
A diabetes medication that lowers brain fluid pressure has cut monthly migraine days by more than half, according to a new study presented today at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2025.1
Researchers at the Headache Center of the…
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How A Brain Bleed Decades Ago May Have Affected The Former President
TOPSHOT – US President Joe Biden looks on as he participates in the first presidential debate of the … More
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Health Insurers Take Major Accountability Step On Prior Authorization
The nation’s biggest health insurance companies are poised to ease prior authorization, the process … More
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