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A photo of a subject鈥檚 waist is measured during an obesity prevention study in Chicago.

Severe Obesity on the Rise in the U.S.

Nearly 10% of those surveyed reported severe obesity

A photo of families at a UNICEF mpox treatment center in Bakavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

CDC Alerts on Mpox Prevention for Patients Heading to Areas With Clade I Outbreaks

Clinicians should urge vaccination, provide patient education to at-risk travelers

A computer rendering of Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria in the blood stream.

Prolonged Symptoms After Lyme Disease: What CDC Wants Doctors to Know

Validating patients' symptoms, active listening is critical to prevent "medical wandering"

A photo of medical students training in the cadaver lab.

Training on Cadavers Still Essential for Medical Students

Donor dissection teaches skills not easily acquired with other methods

A computer rendering of mpox viruses.

Mpox: Lessons From 2022 for Future Preparedness

We must be ready for possible systemic complications

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Florida's New COVID Booster Guidance Is Straight-Up Misinformation, Experts Say

State's health department advising against most shots

U.S. Deaths Tied to Extreme Temps May Double, Triple by Mid-21st Century

Study finds that increase in heat deaths will far outweigh reduction in cold deaths

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

Pope's Illness; Docs Against Trump; Another Contact of Missouri H5N1 Case Fell Ill

Health news and commentary gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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EPA Scientists Say They Were Pressured to Downplay Health Harms From Chemicals

And a watchdog found they were retaliated against

FDA APPROVED Nasal spray influenza vaccine (FluMist) over a photo of the product.

FDA OKs First Flu Vaccine for At-Home Use

FluMist nasal spray can now be used without the help of a healthcare provider

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A Georgia Woman's Death After Delayed Abortion Care Was Preventable. Who's to Blame?

Physicians need more clear guidance and protocols from their healthcare systems

FDA APPROVED arimoclomol (Miplyffa) over a computer rendering of a strand of DNA.

First Drug Approved for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

Arimoclomol (Miplyffa) greenlit for ultra-rare genetic disorder

Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease

Risks observed for the akinetic rigid form of the disease, as well as dyskinesia

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

COVID Czar's 'Sex Parties'; Nationwide Drug Recall; Steward CEO Held in Contempt

Health news and commentary gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

A photo of a female physician looking out the window of a hospital.

Is Healthcare Consolidation Fueling the Physician Burnout Crisis?

New report finds pandemic burnout is still lingering

A photo of healthcare workers holding up the letters spelling UNION as they march in Wisconsin.

House Staff Unionization Has Come in Waves

Residents' efforts to organize date back some 90 years

A photo of a raccoon.

What to Know About 'Raccoon Roundworm'

Stay away from raccoon latrines

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Docs Accused of Treating Fatal COVID With Peroxide; Cardiologists' Defamation Suit

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

A photo of surgeons performing robotically assisted bariatric surgery.

Is Wegovy Shrinking Bariatric Surgery, Too?

GLP-1 drugs have the potential to reduce healthcare costs in unexpected ways

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

RFK Jr. Helping Trump Pick CDC Chief; Excess COVID Death Lingers; Turmoil at 23andMe

Health news and commentary gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

California Pledges to Halve Maternal Mortality By Late 2026

But how will the state with the lowest maternal mortality rate do it?

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EMS Encounters for Youth Opioid Overdoses Remain Higher Than Before the Pandemic

Increasing trend among adolescents a cause for alarm, says researcher

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New COVID Variant XEC May Outpace Others This Fall

No signs of meaningfully different symptoms or vaccine response, experts say

A computer rendering of a blood vessel narrowed by plaque.

Metal Exposure Also Linked to More Coronary Artery Calcium

Impact of contaminant exposure considered on par with traditional risk factors

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Abortion Ban Deaths; Trans Paper Retraction Fallout; The Payout That Drained Steward

This past week in healthcare investigations

A photo of the cover of the book Under the Gun next to the author Cedric Dark, MD, MPH.

Long Before I Was a Doctor, I was Just a Teen Whose Cousin Was Shot Dead

An excerpt from Dark's new book, Under the Gun

A photo of boxes of Regener-Eyes PRO and LITE ophthalmic solution.

Eye Drop Company in FDA's Sights Once Again

Agency sounds alarm that products still may contain amniotic fluid

A photo of a tired looking mature male physician at his desk with his head in his hand.

Treating a New Species: Homo Fragilis

Our fragile patients are increasingly dependent on a crumbling healthcare system

Decades of National Suicide Prevention Policies Haven't Slowed the Deaths

National experts and government officials agree strategies simply haven't been embraced widely

A graphic of a stethoscope creating a heart with the words: World Patient Safety Day inside.

'Failing Wisely' Can Promote a Safer Healthcare System

Don't assume old strategies and new technologies will improve patient safety

Over Half of Adults With Uncontrolled Hypertension Unaware of Their Condition

CDC researcher shares alarming stats and some engagement opportunities

A photo of a syringe partially buried in beach sand.

Swimming Banned at Multiple East Coast Beaches After Medical Waste Washes Ashore

Source of the waste is under investigation

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

Alcohol and Food Poisoning; Texas Sells Body Parts; Rise in Virus Tied to Paralysis

Health news and commentary gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Deaths Projected to Rise 70% by 2050

New antibiotics, access to care could prevent millions of deaths, researchers say

A computer rendering of the olfactory system.

Microplastics Found in Human Olfactory Bulbs

Findings suggest a pathway for plastic fragments to enter the brain

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Florida Hospitals Ask Immigrants About Their Legal Status. Texas Will Try It Next.

Patients can decline to answer and still receive care

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Haunting Questions About a Lethal American Virus

How long has Sin Nombre hantavirus lived in North America?

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HHS Proposes Rule to Increase Access to Kidney, Liver Transplants in HIV Patients

Rule would streamline criteria for organ donation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV

A photo of a mature man in a hospital room.

CDC: U.S. Falls Short in Improving QoL for Older People With HIV

Addressing shortcomings will require moving "beyond clinical care," agency says

A photo of Mylissa Farmer in her home in Joplin, Missouri.

Feds Rarely Punish Hospitals for Turning Away Pregnant Patients

Inquiries are "slow, insufficiently staffed," and get pushback from hospitals, said one expert

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