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How RFK Jr is systematically undermining vaccines around the world

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health success stories of all time. Over the past 50 years, they’ve saved an estimated 154 million lives. But in the US, both access to vaccines and public trust in them are being systematically undermined – not by conspiracy theorists online, but from…

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Weird swelling of man's fingers and toes revealed cancer had 'completely replaced' the bones with lesions

Marked swelling in a man's finger and big toe was a symptom of late-stage cancer.

LiveScience

8 babies spared from potentially deadly inherited diseases through new IVF 'mitochondrial donation' trial

A groundbreaking trial in the U.K. has released data on eight babies born through a special IVF procedure to lower their risk of mitochondrial DNA disease.

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Man's body crawling with parasitic worms after infected kidney transplant at US hospital

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to blame.

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Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy

The Independent UK

Americans die earlier at all wealth levels, even if wealth buys more years of life in the US than in Europe

Americans at all wealth levels are more likely to die sooner than their European counterparts, with even the richest U.S. citizens living shorter lives than northern and western Europeans. That is the key finding of our new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The Conversation

Cass Review of trans care 'transgresses medical law and policy', US experts claim

THE Cass Review into transgender care for young people “transgresses medical law, policy, and practice”, US experts have claimed ...

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'Red balloon' sprouts from baby's back due to birth defect

The newborn had a birth defect that left a gap in his lower spine, through which tissue pushed out and formed a giant, red, balloon-like structure.

LiveScience

Health experts rally for ‘call to arms’ to protect children from toxic chemicals

In new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, leading researchers to propose action to protect kids

The Guardian - US

Tuberculosis triggered giant, crusty wart to sprout on man's hand

Around 20% of cases of tuberculosis affect organs other than the lungs, and some can cause warty plaques on the skin.

LiveScience

Diabetes Drug Shows Promise Against Parkinson's In Clinical Study

A drug used to treat diabetes slowed the progression of motor issues associated with Parkinson's disease, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said Wednesday.

International Business Times

COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain

COVID can cause headaches, strokes, seizures and more. These injuries can result in significant drops in IQ scores

Salon

Watch parasitic worms get pulled from man's abdomen after surprise discovery during routine surgery

When doctors peered into a man's abdomen during routine surgery, they didn't expect to find five living worms in there.

LiveScience

You had your genome sequenced and found something – now what? | Explained

On November 9 this year, researchers in Iceland published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine by researchers in which they reported trying to address whether these incidental findings could be associated with the lifespan of an individual! Researchers pored through more than 57,000 whole genome sequences obtained…

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A woman kept hearing unexplained clicking and rustling sounds. Doctors found a spider in her ear

A woman in Taiwan spent around four days living with a tiny spider crawling inside her ear

Zenger

World First: Breast Cancer Drug Helps Lung Cancer Patient

Advanced lung cancer patient passes out from acute hypoglycemia, given treatment that is a successful scientific breakthrough.

LiveScience

What happens if you get struck by lightning… and survive?

Lightning is terrifying, but it's not always deadly. Here's what it does to the human body.

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Man sprouted thick, green 'fur' on his tongue in odd medical case

A man developed a condition known as hairy tongue, which can manifest itself in different colors depending on the bits of food, bacteria and dead skin cells that get trapped in the "hairs."

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AW FUCK NAH: Dude’s Tongue Grows Literal Fur & Turns Green After One Too Many Durries

A man's tongue has resembled The Grinch after turning green and spouting fur after smoking ciggies.

Daily Mirror

Man's tongue turned green and hairy due to rare reaction to cigarettes

The man had been on a course of antibiotics when he noticed his tongue start to change in colour and texture before it turned green and hairy in a rare side effect

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13 horrific firework injuries that will keep you cautious on July 4

As July Fourth celebrations take off across the U.S., so will the number of firework-related accidents and hospital visits.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Ventilators and the learning curve of COVID-19 treatment

An axiom in medicine is that good judgment depends on experience, and experience depends on bad judgment. Basically, one way doctors refine their care is through a learning curve resulting from inexperience and lack of judgment.

Chicago Sun-Times

A skin patch to treat peanut allergies? Study involving toddlers shows promise

A New England Journal of Medicine study found the Viaskin patch helped kids 1 to 3 years old who couldn’t tolerate even a small fraction of a peanut to eventually safely eat a few.

Tribune News Service

New obesity drug would cost Medicare $27 billion, even with limited uptake

Covering Novo Nordisk A/S’s new obesity drug Wegovy could strain the budget of US government insurance program Medicare, according to a new analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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