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Plant-Based Diet Yields Better Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Survivors

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Echoing claims from multiple other studies that emphasize the health benefits of a plant-based diet, a prospective cohort study published in Cancer revealed that prostate cancer survivors who eat...

47% of Trans Individuals Considered Moving Due to State Laws

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According to a recently published survey, nearly half of transgender individuals in the United States have considered moving because of restrictive anti-trans laws, including banning access to...

University of Wisconsin Researchers 3D Print Functional Brain Tissue

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On Friday, February 1, 2024, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) revealed they had developed the first 3D-printed functional human brain tissue. Unlike previous...

Women with PCOS Are Almost 8.5 Times More Likely to Attempt Suicide

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A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine analyzing the risk of suicide in people with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) revealed that these individuals are 8.47 times more likely to attempt...

Preterm and Early-Term Birth Rates in the US Increased Since 2014

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On January 31, 2024, the United States CDC published a National Vital Statistics Report (NVSS) evaluating the distribution of births by gestational age from 2014 to 2022. Through data stratification,...

CDC Data Raises Concerns About Rising Syphilis Cases

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CDC data published on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, prompted discussions around the alarmingly high and continually rising rates of syphilis across the United States. The CDC gathered data on over 2.5...

Discontinued Treatment for GHD Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

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On Monday, January 29, 2024, researchers from the United Kingdom published an article in Nature Medicine identifying iatrogenic Alzheimer’s disease in individuals who were treated with cadaveric...

CBT Reduced Frontal and Parietal Activity in Children with Anxiety

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On January 24, 2024, researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a subset of the NIH, published a study in the American Journal of Psychiatry revealing that cognitive behavioral...

Eli Lilly Gene Therapy Restores Hearing Within 30 Days

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On January 23, 2024, Eli Lilly and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced the success of an experimental gene therapy for patients with genetic hearing loss. According to the press...

CDC States JN.1 Accounts for Nearly 90% of Circulating COVID Variants

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Despite federal representatives ending the national public health emergency associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the CDC’s COVID-19 tracking data continually reveals that the pandemic is far...

FDA Expands Approval of CASGEVY for Beta Thalassemia

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On January 16, 2024, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics secured yet another approval for CASGEVY, the first FDA-approved gene therapy in the United States. Last month, the companies’...

Four States Identify Measles Outbreak This Year

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Throughout the past month, four states, including Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, confirmed measles cases, indicating a potential outbreak and sparking concerns about vaccination...

Testosterone Replacement Therapy Linked to 7.9% Greater CVD Risk

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A recent Cosmos Study, published by Epic Research on January 16, 2024, revealed that men with low testosterone who are being treated with testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) have an increased risk...

Almost 10% of Adolescents Use Non-Prescription Weight Loss Products

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Earlier this week, a study published in JAMA Network Open raised concerns about the use of non-prescribed weight loss products among adolescents. The systematic review and meta-analysis calculated that...

FDA Updates Medical Device Sterility Guidelines

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Earlier this week, on January 8, 2024, the United States FDA announced a revised version of its guidance on medical device sterility: Submission and Review of Sterility Information in Premarket...

American Red Cross Tackles National Blood Shortage with Technology

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On January 7, 2024, the American Red Cross, the largest blood supplier in the nation, disclosed a critical national blood shortage. This announcement follows a 20-year low in blood donations, causing...

Researchers Identify Potential Cause of SIDS: Convulsive Seizures

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Yesterday, January 4, 2023, the Journal of Neurology published a research article analyzing videos from baby monitors and nanny cams to identify potential causes of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)....

Reckitt Recalls Nutramigen Infant Formula for Bacterial Contamination

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Closing out the year, Reckitt, which owns Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), voluntarily recalled six batches of Nutramigen Powder, an infant formula sold under the Enfamil brand, on December 31, 2023. The...

Adding Salt to Food Increases CKD Risk by 4–11%

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Last week, a public health investigation published in JAMA Network Open analyzing the correlation between salt consumption and chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk identified a positive correlation...

COVID Rates Surge Amidst the Holiday Season

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Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data from the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) identifying high SARS-CoV-2 viral activity levels in...