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Mussels near Seattle test positive for opioids After people consume oxycodone, some of it ends up in the toilet and goes into wastewater.
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End of the Mediterranean diet: southern Europe has most overweight kids on continent WHO data shows that a large share of children in some Mediterranean countries are overweight or obese.
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He went to an in-network emergency room: he still ended up with a $7,924 bill You can’t avoid surprise medical bills even with a PhD in surprise billing.
@AnnieLowrey
Doctors explain Michael Jackson's impossible dance move Spine experts reveal the improbable dynamics of the Smooth Criminal lean.
@CecileMilscott
Nanoparticles derived from tea leaves destroy lung cancer cells
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Bill Gates says he had to explain to Donald Trump that HIV and HPV are different There is no difference between Donald Trump and ignorance incarnate.
@Jezebel
Big spike in US kids and teens attempting suicide The number of children and teens who've been hospitalized for attempted suicide or suicidal thoughts has doubled in the last decade, a new study finds
Researchers take key step toward growing human organs in laboratory
@medicalexpress
More than 2 dozen people killed by carbon monoxide after leaving on their keyless cars A New York Times report published Sunday found at least 28 deaths and 45 injuries have been linked to carbon monoxide from keyless ignition vehicles.
Depression has spiked by 33% in the last five years Young people are most at risk
A soldier needed an ear transplant: doctors 'grew' a new one in her arm Two years ago, Army Pvt. Shamika Burrage almost died when she was ejected from her car during a crash in Texas. Afterward, when she woke up in the hospital, she wasn't whole. Her entire left ear was gone.
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Seventeen deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed
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She was told her perpetually runny nose was from allergies: it was a brain-fluid leak Kendra Jackson was recently diagnosed with a cerebrospinal fluid leak, in which brain fluid was spilling out from a tiny hole in her skull.
This drug went from $40 in 2001 to $40,000 in 2018 Did you catch 60 Minutes last night? If you did, you may have learned about a drug called Acthar that went from $40 in 2001 to over $40,000 today. It’s a perfect illustration of just how poorly regulated the US pharmaceutical industry continu
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Australian experts release statement calling for exercise to be prescribed to all cancer patients A group of Australian cancer experts release a world-first statement calling for exercise to be prescribed to all cancer patients, saying the evidence of its benefits is indisputable.
The ticks that make people allergic to red meat with their bites continue to spread The Lone Star tick's alpha-galactose, or alpha-gal, allergy, is still new enough that it's not counted by the CDC on their lists of tick-borne diseases. It make
The immigrant doctor who's solving West Virginia's opioids crisis A data-driven health commissioner figured out a way to slow overdose deaths. But treating addiction is a much harder problem.
@MarshallProj
Study: PTSD veterans 'cured' with ecstasy treatment in weeks Treating soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the party drug ecstasy effectively cures the condition within weeks, according to a new study.
@Telegraph
Scientists pinpoint best age to learn a second language Researchers believe the critical period for mastering a new language is longer than previously thought.
@Newsweek
Artist turns babies' medical helmets into works of art
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Scotland fixes a minimum price on alcohol in bid to save lives With 22 alcohol-related deaths a week, Scotland takes action to relieve its health services & give hope to addicts by targeting heavy drinkers' favourite cheapest brands.
@euronews
She didn't get treated at the ER: but she got a $5,751 bill anyway Vox’s emergency room database shows that patients can face steep bills even when they decline treatment.
@voxdotcom
Dozens diagnosed with rare eye cancer in North Carolina and Alabama Dozens of people diagnosed with an extremely rare eye cancer in Huntersville, North Carolina, and Au...
@ajc
Australia's oldest scientist will fly to Switzerland to end his life David Goodall, who is Australia's oldest scientist at 104, plans to fly from Perth to Switzerland next week.
@SBS
Nepal: medical drones bring healthcare to the Himalayas Thousands of people living in remote areas of Nepal have no access to proper healthcare facilities
UK: anti-vaxx movement spreads to pets Dogs cannot get ‘autism’, the British Veterinary Association has warned, after the ‘anti-vaccine’ movement spread to pets.
$10,000: a typical American birth costs as much as delivering a royal baby The average normal delivery in the United States costs over $10,000
@TheEconomist
Mexico City: study finds symptoms of Alzheimer's in babies, suggesting environmental factors may be to blame
@thedailybeast
Opioid epidemic: 24-fold rise in organ transplants from drug overdose donors A study shows a 24-fold increase in organ transplants from drug overdose deaths between 2000 and 2016, but many organs from overdose-death donors still were not used to save lives when they could have been.
@CNN
This is how you should lift loads if you want to protect your back
@ThingsWork
Science hinted that cancer patients could take less of a $148,000-a-year drug: its maker tripled the price of a pill Taking fewer pills could save money — in theory.
@washingtonpost
France had a big heroin epidemic in the 1980s and '90s: here's how the country fixed it The US, facing its own opioid crisis, could take similar action.
How advertising shaped the first opioid epidemic And what it can teach us about the second
@SmithsonianMag
China: universities add HIV test kits to vending machines Chinese universities are stocking HIV self-test kits in vending machines as the country attempts to curb a growing rate of young people infected in a culture where sex is a taboo subject.
@ABCNetwork
Drug companies are testing ketamine to treat severe depression The evidence that ketamine can curb the symptoms of severe depression is starting to pile up. New findings on the clinical efficacy of the well-known party drug may pave the way for it to move out …
Flesh-eating ulcer spreading rapidly in Australia Doctors say they are perplexed by a worsening epidemic in the state of Victoria.
@BBCWorld
Puerto Rico: dialysis patients are still trekking 12 hours for care after hurricane Maria Left without a hospital, some Puerto Ricans must travel by plane for lifesaving treatment.
@TheAtlantic
A temporary tattoo may be able to track your alcohol levels A new monitoring device could help people discreetly measure their alcohol intake by transmitting alcohol levels to a connected cell phone. The tech, developed...
@engadget
Study: using the bathroom hand dryer just flings poo particles all over you Scientists at the University of Connecticut have found that several nasty bacteria, including one commonly associated with human waste, get sucked into bathroom hand dryers and then blown onto the hands of unsuspecting patrons.
@MiamiHerald
Scientists successfully test new allergy "vaccine" in mice with peanut allergies. There may be hope on the horizon for food allergy sufferers.
@ABC
Black mothers and babies are dying at more than double the rate of white mothers and babies The answer to the disparity in death rates has everything to do with the lived experience of being a black woman in America.
@NYTmag
Majority of older Americans support doctor-recommended medical marijuana Four out five Americans between the ages of 50 and 80 support medical marijuana if a doctor recommends it.
@NYDailyNews
Scientists think cockroach milk could be the next superfood An international team of scientists sequenced a protein crystal located in the midgut of cockroaches in 2016. The reason?
@ScienceAlert
Silicon Valley is taking aim at hangovers Soylent is busy “disrupting” food. Brain-boosting nootropics are available at a handful startups. La Croix fizzy water has traveled from Silicon Valley fridges to become the preferred tonic i…
California: judge rules coffee needs cancer warnings A Los Angeles judge ruled that California law requires coffee companies to carry an ominous cancer warning label because of a chemical produced in the roasting process.
UK man has contracted the first case of untreatable 'super-gonorrhoea' He had a regular female partner in the UK.
@businessinsider
Louisiana one step closer to approving medical marijuana to treat autism Patients with autism could be treated with medical marijuana if this proposal is approved.
@NOLAnews
The share of US health-care spending devoted to administrative costs is roughly three times what it is in other affluent countries Doctors, hospitals and insurers need standardized electronic billing systems.
@FSBarry
Sexual orientation top risk for suicidal thoughts in college freshmen Sexual minorities, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students were at four-to-eight-fold higher risk than others for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
A former cancer patient is now a doctor at the hospital that helped her survive Jennifer Pratt is now a hospitalist at the same place she received cancer treatment as a child: Children's Minnesota.
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