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Kansas and Ohio Report Surge in Measles Cases Amid Outbreaks
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- A measles outbreak in Kansas has rapidly escalated, doubling to 23 cases in less than a week, and health officials in Ohio report...
Five Top CDC Leaders Step Down Amid Wave of Departures
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is facing major changes, with five senior leaders stepping down...
NIH Ends Funding for the Effects of Climate Change on Health
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund new research on how climate change affects people’s health...
Chinese Woman Is Third Person To Get a Gene-Edited Pig Kidney
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- A Chinese woman is the third person in the world living with a gene-edited pig kidney, and nearly three weeks after surgery...
Heart Problems Linked To Brain Shrinkage
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- Heart disease might contribute to the sort of brain shrinkage seen in dementia, a new study says. People with early signs of heart...
Scent Test Can Sniff Out Cognitive Decline
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- The nose might know whether a person is showing early signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. Older...
U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Could Devastate Global Progress Against HIV/AIDS
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- HIV could explode worldwide in the wake of U.S. cuts to foreign aid, resulting in millions of AIDS deaths and soaring rates of...
Obesity More Likely Among Kids Of Obese Moms, Smokers
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- A mom’s health and lifestyle choices can affect her kids’ risk of obesity as adults, a new study says. Specifically, a...
AI Improves IV Nutrition For Preemies
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) can help improve how premature babies are fed, giving them a better chance at normal growth and...
Highly Educated Folks Face Steeper Brain Decline Following Stroke
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- The higher you fly, the harder you fall, the old saying goes. There might be something to that when it comes to the aftermath of a...
Tuberculosis on the Rise Again in the United States
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Preliminary data released this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that more than 10,300...
Gum May Be a Hidden Source of Microplastics
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- That stick of gum you’re chewing? It might be minty fresh, but it could also come with a little something extra: tiny bits...
Trump Administration Ends Dozens of LGBTQ Health Grants
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Dozens of research projects focused on LGBTQ health have been canceled by the U.S. government, alarming scientists who say the...
Federal Government Pulls Back $11.4 Billion in COVID Health Funds
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- The federal government is clawing back $11.4 billion in COVID funding, a move that could affect local and state public health...
Powerful MRI Scans Aid Epilepsy Surgery
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- The first sign of seizures for Amanda Bradbury were auras in her vision that cropped up around age 19. Then came frequent bouts...
Tobacco Control Has Saved Nearly 4 Millions Lives, Study Estimates
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Tobacco control measures like anti-smoking campaigns and cigarette taxes have prevented nearly 4 million lung cancer deaths during...
Black Americans Twice As Likely To Die During Childhood As Whites
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Black babies and children are more than twice as likely to die as white kids, and that gap has grown since the 1950s, a new study...
New Material Allows Amputees To Adjust Prosthetic Limb Fit Via Smartphone
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Chafing, blisters and sores are common problems for people fitted with an artificial limb. The artificial limb’s fixed...
New Moms Benefit From Regular Workouts
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Childbirth is an overwhelming accomplishment, but new mothers would do best not to rest on their laurels following delivery, a new...
Colon Cancer Increases Risk Of Heart-Related Death
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of the disease, the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. But patients...
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