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Pennsylvania Measles Hospitalizations Reach 17 Percent of Cases, More Than Double the National Rate This Year

Pennsylvania has hospitalized 98 measles patients, about 17% of its 577 cases, against roughly 8% nationally as the outbreak spreads.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

Doctors Are Telling Patients to Hold Off on Copper Peptide Injections Until Human Safety Studies Exist

Dermatologists urge patients to wait before injecting GHK-Cu copper peptides bought online, citing copper overload and no human safety data.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

‘Happy and cheeky’ Rory given world-first treatment for rare skull condition

One-year-old Rory Potter was diagnosed with severe sagittal craniosynostosis.

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Purple Urine Triggered Antibiotics in 77 Percent of Patients Who Had No Sign of Infection

An analysis of 63 purple urine bag syndrome cases found that most patients had no infection symptoms, yet most still received antibiotics anyway.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

Her Face Swelled Five Hours After a C-Section, and It Had Happened to Her Once Before

A woman's parotid glands swelled hours after a C-section under spinal anesthesia, the second time it had happened. Doctors call it anesthesia mumps.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

Mild Mitochondrial Stress Before Birth Protected Adult Mouse Hearts from a Chemotherapy Drug and Citrate Carried the Signal

Salk researchers found that mitochondrial stress in mouse embryos protected adult hearts from a chemotherapy drug, with citrate carrying the signal.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

An Injectable Gel Helped Mice Regrow Brain Blood Vessels and Recover Forelimb Movement Eight Weeks After Stroke

Duke engineers report an injectable scaffold that regrew blood vessels and restored movement in stroke-damaged mice. The work is preclinical.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Almost half of Brits think more should be spent on disability benefits

Longstanding poll reveals public opinions on disability benefits and Labour’s big challenge on NHS satisfaction

The Independent UK · Sep 7

Diet, Exercise and Three Drug Classes Shifted Aging Biomarkers Across 51 Studies While Supplement Evidence Fell Short

A Nature Medicine analysis of 51 trials found that diet, exercise, metformin, semaglutide, and anti-TNF drugs shifted aging markers. Supplement evidence was thin.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Nearly 1.7 million deaths linked to second-hand smoke in 2023, study finds

More than 2.7 billion people worldwide, including 767 million children, were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2023, contributing to nearly 1.7 million deaths, a Lancet study said on Tuesday. Researchers found second-hand smoke remained a major global health risk, with no safe level of exposure.

France 24 · Sep 7