New CDC data shows record 40% of adults are obese in these three states... so how fat is YOURS?
In 2022, a record three states had more than 40 percent of their adults classified as obese - West Virginia , Louisiana and Oklahoma - and 19 states had rates over 35 percent.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Girl, 8, gets kidney transplant without need for life-long drugs in UK-first
The stem cell transplant performed at London's Great Ormond Street (Gosh), means the eight-year-old's body accepted the organ as her own, sparing her a lifetime of medication.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wine o'clock could be DEADLY: Liver disease rates have shot up five-fold since the 70s - and experts fear heavy evening drinking may be to blame
Experts said findings should serve as a 'wakeup call' to change lifestyle factors associated with the disease - namely alcohol and obesity - and called for more liver ultrasounds for early detection.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scientists discover 11 aggressive prostate cancer genes for first time in large global study
Scientists in California have singled out 11 genes linked with aggressive prostate cancer in the largest ever study of its kind, paving the way for new innovations in genetic testing and therapies.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

ChatGPT Generates Differential Diagnoses With Similar Accuracy to Emergency Doctors
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 -- ChatGPT performance in generating differential diagnoses appears to be similar to emergency department medical experts, according to a research letter published online Sept. 9 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine to...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Free COVID-19 Test Program to Resume
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 -- Americans will once again be able to get free at-home COVID-19 tests. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday that it will spend $600 million to buy and offer the tests, produced by 12...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Most PCPs Do Not Feel Comfortable Screening for Firearm Safety
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 -- Only a minority of internal medicine (IM) providers report feeling comfortable conducting routine firearm safety screening, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the Journal of General Internal...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

New drug combo that shrinks colorectal cancer by 90% could help halt epidemic among young people, scientists hope
Researchers in NYC are testing a new drug to treat colorectal cancer, which has exploded into an epidemic in young people, including patients Evan White (left) and Marisa Maddox (right).
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Big banks predict junk food giants to lose BILLIONS over next decade as Wegovy and Ozempic sap nation's sweet tooth
Big banks in the US are concerned that weight-loss drugs, which reduce cravings and make people feel full longer, are impacting the stocks of popular junk and snack food companies.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

News at a glance: Diphtheria treatment shortage, prisoner release, and iNaturalist ’s growth
CONSERVATION Popular biodiversity app to expand The nonprofit that runs iNaturalist, a popular app and website for identifying species, has received a $10 million grant to expand. The funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, announced last week, will allow iNaturalist—whose website is one of the largest generators of crowd-sourced species-occurrence data—to add users, technology, and observations to inform conservation. iNaturalist hopes to grow in nature-rich parts of the world, such as Asia and South America, which have fewer users uploading data. Since iNaturalist’s founding in 2008, the ...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Disney to Release Gargantuan 100-Movie Blu-ray Collection in November
Disney fans and physical media collectors, rejoice! This November will see the release of a gargantuan 100-film Blu-ray collection called the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection. The catch? It’ll cost you $1,499.96. The boxed set officially releases on Nov. 14, but preorders are currently…#disney #walmart #waltdisneyanimation #toystory #incredibles #blackcauldron #robinhood #disneytoonstudios #tinkerbell #returntoneverland
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Agnieszka Holland Defiant Despite ‘Abominable,’ ‘Dangerous’ Attacks as Venice Prize-Winning Refugee Drama ‘Green Border’ Prepares for Polish Theatrical…
Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland has remained defiant despite a wave of vicious political attacks and online hate speech as she prepares to release her Venice Special Jury Prize-winning refugee drama “Green Border” in Poland on Sept. 22. “I find the orchestrated hatred organized by the highest…#polish #agnieszka #holland #venice #greenborder #poland #academyaward #variety #belarus #jessicakiang
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Guillermo del Toro Confirms Axed ‘Star Wars’ Movie, Writer David S. Goyer Scripted It Four Years Ago: ‘There Is a Lot of Cool Art Work From It’
Guillermo del Toro confirmed on X/Twitter that he planned to direct a “Star Wars” movie around four years ago from a script by David S. Goyer, best known known for writing superhero movies such as “Batman Begins,” “Man of Steel” and more. The project never made it past development, but Goyer…#guillermodeltoro #starwars #davidsgoyer #batmanbegins #manofsteel #happysadconfused #lucasfilm #deltoro #bb8 #jabbahutt
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Biometrics could be the key to protecting your digital ID: 5 Things podcast
5 Things podcast SPECIAL | Digital ID: How do we stay safe online? The ability to maintain a secure digital identity has been a shared, but elusive goal of the online financial and e-commerce industry for decades now. In a world where cyber attacks have grown exponentially more sophisticated with…#jeremygrant #usatoday #fivethings #danataylor #worldcoin #samaltman #nigeria #newyorker #northkorea #fidoalliance
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'They told me it was a death sentence': Only four Americans have ever survived after being infected with brain-eating amoeba - these are the stories of two of those victims
Among the survivors of the amoeba Naegleria fowleri is 22-year-old Kali Hardig from Arkansas, who caught the infection a decade ago, and fourteen-year-old Caleb Zeigelbaur from Florida.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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