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Tufts University lacrosse players hospitalized for days after workout

Patrick Collins, executive director of media relations at Tufts University, said in a statement to NPR on Sunday that 12 players participated in a “voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout” on campus last week and have been diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis. As of Friday, five players remain in the hospital, he also said.

npr.org/2024/09/22/nx-s1-51224

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Had my mammogram today. Don't forget the new FDA rule (effective from September 10) requires that all patient reports include a breast density notification summary.
Hope your Wednesday is going well.

Mammography Quality Standards Act

federalregister.gov/documents/

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Abbot gonna jail her. One for the books 😁

A Democrat running for the Texas House of Representatives released a pro-marijuana campaign ad on Monday that depicts the candidate smoking a blunt and a bong.

The attention-grabbing ad called “It’s HIGH Time for Change in Texas” features the candidate, Sally Duval, criticizing the state’s “confusing and unclear” policies on marijuana use while appearing to use it herself.

&Wellness

thehill.com/homenews/state-wat

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At its Glowtime event on Monday, Apple announced that it’s adding a new Apple Watch feature that can alert users to sleep apnea, a health condition that causes you to stop breathing when you’re asleep. Apple says it expects to receive FDA clearance for the feature “very soon.”

The feature will available on the new Apple Watch 10, as well as the Apple Watch 9 and Ultra 2.

&Wellness

techcrunch.com/2024/09/09/appl

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The Biden administration is finalizing a sweeping expansion of regulations that require insurers to cover mental health and addiction care on the same terms as other care.

Administration officials said insurers have flouted a 2008 law requiring so-called mental health parity — and are expanding the rules, with potential fines for violators. However, the administration’s decision is expected to draw legal challenges from the industry.

politico.com/news/2024/09/09/b

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A salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs sickens people in 9 states

The recalled eggs came from Milo’s Poultry Farms and were distributed to Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan, the CDC said.

People fell ill between May 23 and Aug. 10. Most of the illnesses are concentrated in Wisconsin and Illinois. People also reported illnesses in California, Utah, Colorado, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Virginia.

npr.org/2024/09/07/nx-s1-51047

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Researchers conducted preclinical experiments and found that oral administration of manuka honey significantly reduced tumor growth by 84% in mice with ER-positive breast cancer cell, without affecting healthy cells.

During in vitro human cell testing, the honey also “provoked a significant 75% reduction” in the cell growth of a type of lung cancer and in a type of pancreatic cancer.

nicenews.com/health-and-wellne

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PFAS "forever chemicals" found in water at 10 Harford County schools as students return

At five of the schools, bottled water is being provided because the water is not safe to drink.

*Fallston High
*Harford Academy *Harford Technical High
*Norrisville Elementary
*Prospect Mill Elementary

cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/ami

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Doctors warn of COVID, RSV and flu as kids return to school

The FDA recently approved an updated version of the COVID vaccine for the latest variants, which will be available soon and can be taken along with the flu vaccine. The RSV vaccine is currently available for older and at-risk adults, as well as pregnant people.

Also this month, the Biden administration plans to restart its free COVID test-by-mail program.

wjcl.com/article/back-to-schoo

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Sleeping in on weekends could protect against heart disease: Study😴

“Our results show that for the significant proportion of the population in modern society that suffers from sleep deprivation, those who have the most ‘catch-up’ sleep at weekends have significantly lower rates of heart disease than those with the least,” said one of the study’s authors, Zechen Liu.

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/

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Death toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meat, CDC says

The new food poisoning toll includes two deaths in South Carolina plus one each in Florida, New Mexico, Tennessee and New York, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Three deaths were previously confirmed in people who lived in Illinois, New Jersey and Virginia.

apnews.com/article/listeria-bo

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Nice News readers already know that looking on the bright side can improve one’s life both physically and mentally, but recent research out of Harvard is offering further evidence on the health benefits of having a positive perspective. A longitudinal study found that an optimistic outlook could slow age-related physical decline in women.

nicenews.com/health-and-wellne

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FDA gives green light to first at-home syphilis test as cases rise

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market authorization to the first at-home syphilis test amid a decades-long rise of cases in the U.S.

The test, which detects syphilis antibodies in human blood, provides a result within 15 minutes.

thehill.com/homenews/4832220-f

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Sweden on Thursday recorded the first case outside Africa of the new, more contagious variant of mpox linked to the Congo epidemic, which the World Health Organization (WHO) a day earlier declared a global public health emergency.

A person was diagnosed with the disease in Stockholm after returning from a stay in a part of Africa that is experiencing an outbreak of the disease, Sweden’s public health agency said.

thehill.com/policy/internation

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Barking up my tree now. I fought for those staffing levels. 😤

Texas is suing the Biden administration over a new policy that mandates minimum staffing levels in nursing homes, arguing the federal Medicare agency exceeded its authority.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Texas, state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said the rule should be vacated and the administration should be permanently blocked from enforcing it.

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/

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A new study found that adding honey to yogurt helps the beneficial bacteria in the yogurt survive longer in the hostile environment of the GI tract.

It’s just another reason to value the wisdom passed down to us from the classical Greeks, who recognized honey as a medicinal food over 2,000 years ago.

goodnewsnetwork.org/honey-adde

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Two women have filed federal complaints against Texas hospitals they say refused to treat their ectopic pregnancies, leading both women to lose their fallopian tubes and endanger their future fertility.

texastribune.org/2024/08/12/te

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The Food and Drug Administration approved the first needle-free alternative to the EpiPen on Friday, a single-use epinephrine nasal spray for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis.

The agency said it approved Neffy, from ARS Pharmaceuticals, for use in adult and pediatric patients who weigh at least 30 kilograms (about 66 pounds).

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/

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A coalition of 15 red state attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over its plan to expand Affordable Care Act (ACA) health coverage to immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/

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Majority of US adults say euthanasia should be ‘allowed by law’: Gallup

Gallup found that 53 percent of Americans think physician-assisted suicide is morally acceptable and 40 percent think it is wrong.

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/

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