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Category: 4. Health

  • Powerful new painkiller ADRIANA shows promise in ending opioid dependence

    Powerful new painkiller ADRIANA shows promise in ending opioid dependence

    Opioids like morphine are widely used in medical practice due to their powerful pain-relieving effects. However, they carry the risk of serious adverse effects such as respiratory depression and drug dependence. For this reason, Japan has strict regulations in place to ensure that these medications are prescribed only by authorized physicians.

    In the United States, however, the opioid OxyContin was once prescribed frequently triggering a surge in the misuse of synthetic opioids such as…

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  • Will GPT-5, Claude, Gemini Break Doctors’ Monopoly On Medical Expertise?

    Will GPT-5, Claude, Gemini Break Doctors’ Monopoly On Medical Expertise?

    For 5,000 years, doctors have stood as the sole source of medical expertise, with patients reliant on their judgment to make sense of their symptoms and medical options.

    Now, a new kind of intelligence is helping patients challenge that monopoly. The rapid rise of large language models like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini offers patients the opportunity to climb the ladder of…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • Stronger weed, higher risk? Potent THC linked to psychosis and addiction

    Stronger weed, higher risk? Potent THC linked to psychosis and addiction

    A systematic review analyzed associations of high-concentration delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cannabis products with mental health outcomes. The review found that high-concentration THC products are associated with unfavorable mental health outcomes, particularly for psychosis or schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder (CUD). However, there are limitations to currently available evidence and the researchers call for studies with improved designs to provide more accurate guidance for…

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  • The next Ozempic: A 4-in-1 breakthrough for lasting weight loss

    The next Ozempic: A 4-in-1 breakthrough for lasting weight loss

    Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are used by over 15 million adults in the U.S., or 4.5% of the population. Despite their effectiveness, they have drawbacks. Their effect may not last after discontinuing use, and side effects including osteoporosis and muscle loss have raised concerns about long-term harms. They also induce nausea, which can make it difficult to stay the course of treatment.

    Now Tufts researchers led by Krishna Kumar, Robinson Professor of Chemistry, have designed a…

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  • Your nose could detect Alzheimer’s years before memory loss

    Your nose could detect Alzheimer’s years before memory loss

    A fading sense of smell can be one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease even before cognitive impairments manifest. Research by scientists at DZNE and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) sheds new light on this phenomenon, pointing to a significant role for the brain’s immune response, which seems to fatally attack neuronal fibers crucial for the perception of odors. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, is based on observations in mice and humans,…

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  • How long can one RSV shot protect seniors? Study shows surprising two-year shield

    How long can one RSV shot protect seniors? Study shows surprising two-year shield

    One shot of an RSV vaccine protects adults ages 60 or older from RSV-associated hospitalization and critical illness during two consecutive RSV seasons, according to a study published in JAMA on August 30 by the IVY Network research group.

    RSV causes substantial seasonal illness during fall and winter in the U.S., with an estimated 100,000-150,000 hospitalizations and 4,000-8,000 deaths occurring annually among adults 60 or older.

    The results reinforce the recommendations for RSV vaccines…

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  • Gut Immune Cells Migrate to Brain & Are Linked to Alzheimer’s

    Gut Immune Cells Migrate to Brain & Are Linked to Alzheimer’s

    The gastrointestinal tract is the biggest immune organ in mammals. The gut extends its influence all over the body through various links like the gut-liver axis, the gut-lung axis, and the gut-brain axis, and it also contains the trillions of microbes that compose the gut microbiome. Scientists have now used a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease to show that immune cells from the gut can migrate to the brain through the gut-brain axis. This connection…

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  • Vaping Is On The Rise. Here’s How It Can Negatively Affect Your Health

    Vaping Is On The Rise. Here’s How It Can Negatively Affect Your Health

    E-cigarette sales rose 49% between 2019-2023, according to a report from the CDC Foundation and Truth Initiative. Although the use of e-cigarettes in youth has declined, more than 1.6 million youth still report using e-cigarettes, and nearly 90% of these youth report using one of the many…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • Purge At CDC Has Major Implications For Agency And Public Health

    Purge At CDC Has Major Implications For Agency And Public Health

    President Trump fired Susan Monarez last week from her position as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after just one month on the job. This coincided with a number of high-profile exits at…

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  • Hurricane Katrina Disaster Preparedness Lessons Are Being Ignored

    Hurricane Katrina Disaster Preparedness Lessons Are Being Ignored

    The most valuable words I ever heard about leadership were provided by retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, whom I met in 2010 at RAND’s Washington, D.C., offices. He’s best known for bringing order to the initially chaotic federal response to…

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