Public Health
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Sugar‑sweetened beverages raise teen anxiety and depression risk, Australian study finds
A three‑year study of 6,500 Australian adolescents shows daily sugary‑drink intake increases the odds of meeting screening thresholds for depression and anxiety,…
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How Texas’ $6B CPRIT Outpaces NIH in Speeding Cancer Breakthroughs
The state’s aggressive funding model recruits top researchers and accelerates treatments—while federal grants face slower bureaucratic hurdles.
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Thyroid Eye Disease Affects 16 in 100,000 Women Yearly, Smoking Multiplies Risk
Thyroid eye disease, linked to Graves’ disease, occurs in 16 per 100,000 women annually, with smoking increasing risk nearly eightfold and severe…
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Cancer Researchers Face Funding Gaps and Scientific Hurdles as Personal Stories Drive Public Support
Despite rising prevention knowledge and fundraising success, scientists cite funding instability and complex tumor biology as key barriers to progress in cancer…
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GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Reduced Alcohol Use in Nearly Half of Users, Study Finds
WASHINGTON, October 15 — A national survey published in JAMA Psychiatry reveals that nearly half of adults using GLP-1 receptor agonists like…
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UN General Assembly Adopts WHO-Backed Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Response
NEW YORK, October 14 — The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) of the…
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Elevated Toxicants in Autism Children’s Teeth: A Wider Developmental Toxicant Exposure Revealed
Raleigh, October 6 — A new study has found that children with autism show higher levels of toxicants in their teeth than…
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French Study Links Food Preservatives to Higher Hypertension Risk
Paris, September 22 — A large French study published in 2024 in the journal Hypertension found that people who consumed the most…
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Congenital TORCH Infections Linked to Higher Autism and Disability Risks
ATLANTA, September 21 — Children born with congenital TORCH infections are three times more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder…
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Abdominal Obesity Plus Vitamin D Deficiency Doubles Death Risk in Older Adults
NEW YORK, September 20 — A study of more than 5,500 people over the age of 50 has found that those with…
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DRC Ebola Cases Top 7,000; Officials Say Spread May Have Peaked
BUNIA, September 15 — More than seven thousand Ebola cases have now been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak…
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Uganda Trial: One-Fifth Yellow Fever Dose Works in Children
KAMPALA, September 13 — A clinical trial in Uganda has found that a one-fifth dose of yellow fever vaccine protected children under…
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Cuba Rotavirus Outbreaks Hit Strained Health System Amid Water Crisis
HAVANA, September 12 — A weekly situation update covering Latin America and the Caribbean, issued as of September 11, paints a picture…
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WFP: Ebola Fight in East Congo Needs Food Aid as 500,000 Face Hunger
GOMA, September 11 — The World Food Programme is warning that the international response to the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic…
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RFK Jr.’s Controversial Beliefs: Barrier to Cancer Cure?
NEW YORK, August 26 — It’s a geopolitical predicament wrapped in a medical enigma: as science edges closer to vaccines against certain…
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Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Surpasses Containment, WHO Alerts
Mbandaka, August 20 — The Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a resurgent Ebola outbreak that health authorities are struggling to contain,…
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CDC: U.S. Autism Diagnoses Rise 30% Since 2018, Girls Closing Gap
ATLANTA, August 2 — Data emanating from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates a significant uptick in autism spectrum…
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Autism Groups Push for Gender-Inclusive Diagnostics as Female Cases Rise
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 2 — The strategic efforts by prominent advocacy groups, notably Autism Speaks, have demonstrably reshaped the understanding and diagnosis…
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UMD Creates Lab-Made Antivenom 10x Stronger Using Rattlesnake Proteins
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31 — A strategic advance in medical science has emerged from the University of Maryland (UMD), signaling a potential…
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Health Ministry warns of unproven weight loss products
GENEVA, July 22 — A warning from the Health Ministry on July 21 has thrown a spotlight on the shaky scientific foundation…
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Ismail Fazil Critiques Unverified Weight Loss Claims
MALE, July 22 — A Maldivian exercise science coach has publicly taken aim at the TikTok-fueled marketing of quick weight loss products,…
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TikTok under scrutiny for unverified weight loss ads
MALE, July 22 — A sharp warning from the Maldives Health Ministry on July 21 has put TikTok at the centre of…
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Health Ministry warns against unregulated TikTok weight loss products
MALE, July 22 — The Maldivian Health Ministry issued a public warning July 21 against the promotion of quick weight loss products…
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Canada’s Public Health Agency assesses US outbreak risk from SARS lessons
OTTAWA, July 21 — The building on Colonnade Road is quiet this afternoon, its surveillance systems humming through servers that link Ottawa…
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