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Are Doctors Missing Cases of H5N1 Bird Flu in People Who Drink Raw Milk?

β€” What would the infection look like, and would doctors recognize it and test for it?

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Sleep Apnea May Accelerate Diabetic Retinopathy

Higher rates of progression, interventions, systemic events versus retinopathy without apnea

Jul 21, 2024
Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID

Jul 20, 2024
After Crash Kills 6 Teens, NTSB Says Marijuana's Impact on Drivers Is Underestimated

Cannabis-impaired driving is a growing safety concern as more states legalize its use

Jul 20, 2024
No Asymptomatic Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Farmworkers, Small Study Finds

But officials announce two more cases among farmworkers in Colorado

Jul 19, 2024
After Crash Kills 6 Teens, NTSB Says Marijuana's Impact on Drivers Is Underestimated

Cannabis-impaired driving is a growing safety concern as more states legalize its use

No Asymptomatic Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Farmworkers, Small Study Finds

But officials announce two more cases among farmworkers in Colorado

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Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Do At-Home Testing Devices Measure Up?

Home test showed 52 apnea-hypopnea events per hour in woman with high blood pressure, weight gain

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Why Is a Fit Swimmer Breathless and Coughing Up Blood?

Case highlights a little-known, potentially dangerous, often recurrent condition of swimmers

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What's Behind the Hoarseness, Laryngeal Obstruction in a Healthy Nonsmoker?

Biopsy provides the key to this diagnostic puzzle

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Opinion
Surgeon General: Vaping May Be an 'Attractive' Smoking Cessation Tool for Adults

Vivek Murthy, MD, on vaping, misinformation, and how he feels about masking today

Jul 19, 2024
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IG Live July 19: Measles, Bird Flu, COVID, Oh My!

Experts unpack what recent outbreaks mean for public health

Jul 18, 2024
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FDA Allows Best-Selling E-Cigarette Vuse Alto, but Only in Tobacco Flavor

Agency previously rejected the company's menthol-flavored products

Jul 18, 2024
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Nasal Sprays Reduce Sick Days From Respiratory Illnesses in High-Risk Patients

Sprays and behavioral intervention also reduced antibiotic use in primary care

Jul 17, 2024
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U.S. Health Officials Confirm Four New Bird Flu Cases

Infections in Colorado poultry workers bring U.S. total to nine since 2022

Jul 15, 2024
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Should U.S. Farmworkers Get Bird Flu Shots? Some Experts Say Yes

Opinions remain divided while CDC continues wait-and-see approach

Jul 14, 2024
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Do People Buy Into Hospital-at-Home Care?; Nicotine Pouch Use

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing kidney transplant rejection

Jul 13, 2024
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Opinion
Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week

This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open

Jul 13, 2024
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Genes, Air Pollution Combine to Raise Lupus Risk

British data suggest how environmental and genetic factors add together

Jul 11, 2024
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Nirsevimab Effectiveness Against Severe RSV Holds Up in Real-World Study

Monoclonal antibody also reduced PICU admissions, need for ventilatory support

Jul 10, 2024
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Specialists Say There Are Benefits to Couples Sleeping Separately

More than one-third of Americans said they occasionally or consistently sleep in another room

Jul 10, 2024
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Pandemic Lockdowns Might Have Prevented Wheeze in a Generation of Babies

Italian study emphasizes the role of RSV prophylaxis

Jul 09, 2024
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Primary Care COPD Clinic Could Be a Model for Lasting Survival Benefit

Nonphysician program linked to lower all- and specific-cause mortality risks

Jul 05, 2024
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Financial Incentives for Quitting Smoking: A Mixed Bag

Randomized trial of lower-income adults suffered significant losses to follow-up

Jul 04, 2024
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