Older people who only walk 4,000 daily steps once a week still reduce their risk of dying early by a quarter, a study suggests.
Staying active is known to bring a wide range of health benefits. But many people in their 60s, 70s and beyond may…
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Significant Quality of Life Gains Seen After CO₂ Laser Therapy for HS
In the largest prospective study of its kind, researchers at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark evaluated the clinical outcomes and patient-reported quality of life following CO₂ laser treatment in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa…
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First case of new mpox variant detected in Netherlands-Xinhua
THE HAGUE, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — The Netherlands has confirmed its first case of a new, more transmissible variant of mpox, Minister for Health, Welfare and Sport Jan Anthonie Bruijn said in a letter to parliament on Tuesday.
The infection,…
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Is LAAO More Effective Stroke Prevention Than OAC in Patients With AFib and ESRD?
Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) was associated with a lower rate of a composite of ischemic stroke, systemic embolism (SE), major bleeding or all-cause mortality when compared with oral anticoagulation (OAC) with apixaban and warfarin…
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Big data dimensionality reduction-based supervised machine learning algorithms for NASH diagnosis | BMC Bioinformatics
This section firstly introduces the parameters of the algorithms and then extensively analyses the results.
Parameters of the machine learning algorithms
Table 2 presents the parameters of the algorithms.
Table 2 Parameters of the machine learning… Continue Reading
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Ragon–Scripps collaboration shows single mRNA shot can start several HIV-blocking antibody paths at once
A new study co-led by the Batista Lab at the Ragon Institute and Scripps/IAVI shows that a single mRNA-based vaccine mix can jump-start the early steps toward several promising HIV-fighting antibodies at the same time. Because HIV is extremely…
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Drug Combo Boosts Prostate Cancer Survival by 40%: What to Know
Oct. 21, 2025 – A new drug combination cuts the risk of death in people with advanced prostate cancer by 40% over eight years, according to unprecedented results of a drug treatment trial in men whose prostate cancer had returned.
That means a…
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Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies – NewsNation
- Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies NewsNation
- Guidelines for Early Food Introduction and Patterns of Food Allergy AAP
- Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows The New York Times
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Samoa dengue outbreak 2025 update
The Samoa Ministry of Health has recorded a total of 14,996 clinically diagnosed dengue cases and 4,362 lab-confirmed cases, since January, including 61 new confirmed cases and seven dengue-related deaths, through October 12.
Children under 15…
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Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele.
In the recovery unit of UC San Diego Health, Salaysay helps patients manage pain after surgery….
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