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Using semaglutide injections, scientists were able to reverse life-threatening cases of liver disease in a new clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Semaglutide, which is traditionally a treatment for type 2 diabetes, was given to participants who had been diagnosed with a life-threatening form of liver disease called metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
«This is a major step forward in the field,» said Arun Sanyal, M.D., director of the VCU Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health, in a video from VCU. «It provides patients with additional choices when we think about treating fatty liver disease.»
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MASH is a severe form of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), which was previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to WebMD.
Both MASH and MASLD are marked by excessive fat in the liver, which can be dangerous…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is sounding the alarm on a potential measles exposure at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
In a news release on April 30, the department identified two confirmed measles cases in Cook County.
These are the first two cases in the county, following the state’s first confirmed case in a southern Illinois adult on April 23.
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One case was identified as a suburban Cook County adult with an unknown vaccination status who sought medical care at a local hospital on April 28.
The second case was identified in a Chicago adult who traveled internationally through O’Hare Airport in April.
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The patient, who had one prior dose of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine, reported a rash onset on April 25.
Both individuals have been isolated at home since being diagnosed.
The state health departm..

Chemicals found in plastics have been linked to a multitude of health risks — and now heart disease mortality has been added to the list.
In an analysis of population surveys, researchers at NYU Langone Health discovered that daily exposure to chemicals in common household items could have been a factor in more than 356,000 heart disease deaths in 2018 alone.
That number equates to more than 13% of heart disease-related deaths worldwide for people between 55 and 64 years of age.
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The study, which was published in the journal Lancet eBioMedicine on April 29, explored the risks of chemicals called phthalates, which are found in cosmetics, detergents, solvents, plastic pipes, bug repellents and other products, according to an NYU press release.
In this research, the focus was a specific type of phthalate called di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), which is used to make softer, more flexible plastics like food containers and medi..

Five years after the worldwide hyperfocus on COVID-19 began, some are concerned about the next pandemic — whether it could be caused by influenza, bird flu or another pathogen.
Too easily overlooked are non-influenza, non-COVID viruses and bacteria that are burgeoning and spreading unchecked — both in the U.S. and around the world. While they may not cause the next pandemic, they do cause a lot of illness and death.
One such bacteria is Streptococcus Group A, an old enemy that colonizes the throat and tonsils of close to 20% of U.S. children, according to Dr. Joshua Osowicki, team leader and senior research fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia.
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This problematic bacterial strain is easily treated with penicillin drugs when it causes a clinical infection, Osowicki told Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview. (See the video at the top of this article.)
But the problem, he said, is th..

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced its support for weight-loss drugs in adults globally.
The organization plans to back GLP-1s like Wegovy and Zepbound to treat obesity in adults as part of a shift in addressing the global obesity epidemic, as reported by Reuters.
In a memo, the agency called for strategies to improve access to the medications in countries that are low- and middle-income, Reuters summarized.
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More than one billion people have obesity across the globe, according to WHO's data, and around 70% of these individuals live in low- and middle-income countries.
The proven effectiveness of weight-loss drugs has led individuals, especially in the U.S. and other high-income countries like Britain and Germany, to seek out GLP-1 solutions.
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Cost can be a factor, however, as the medications can be priced at more than $1,000 per month,..

The Ice Bucket Challenge is back, but this time for a new cause.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that went mega-viral in the summer of 2014 had more than 17 million people on social media, and even celebrities on talk shows, dumping ice water over their heads.
The challenge, supported by the ALS Association, was intended to raise awareness of the disease. It ultimately raised $115 million toward ALS research and patient care.
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Eleven years later, the Ice Bucket Challenge has been revived by USC Mind, the University of South Carolina’s Mental Illness Needs Discussion club.
In support of a foundation called Active Minds, the country's largest mental health nonprofit for teens and young adults, the USC group launched the #SpeakYourMind Ice Bucket Challenge.
The challenge is taking off on social media and has raised nearly $400,000 on the event’s fundraising site.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday released a comprehensive review of best practices for children and teens with gender dysphoria.
The report, titled ‘Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices,» was published by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and Office of Population Affairs.
«This review, informed by an evidence-based medicine approach, reveals serious concerns about medical interventions, such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries, that attempt to transition children and adolescents away from their sex,» stated a press release from HHS.
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These types of «gender-affirming» treatments are recommended by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).
The report highlights evidence of risks associated with gender-related treatments, including irreversible infertility, sexual dysfunct..

More people are focused on staying healthy and fit as they grow older — but it's true that it can become more challenging with age.
New research has revealed that cellular changes during the aging process can cause belly fat — and that's exacerbated by stress and sleep issues that contribute to weight gain.
«People often lose muscle and gain body fat as they age — even when their body weight remains the same,» study author Qiong (Annabel) Wang, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular & Cellular Endocrinology at City of Hope, said in a press release.
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Published in the journal Science, the preclinical research involved experiments on mice that were later confirmed with human cells.
Researchers focused on a group of stem cells called adipocyte progenitor cells (APCs) within the fatty tissue responsible for age-related weight gain.
When they transplanted these cells from mice of var..

A new means of prostate cancer screening could emerge as an alternative to the PSA test, which has long been the first-line option.
Using machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, Swedish researchers analyzed urine samples from more than 2,000 men with prostate cancer, along with a control group.
They determined that the simple, non-invasive urine test was able to detect biomarkers of prostate cancer with a high degree of accuracy — and could also determine the grade (stage) of the disease.
The results were published in the journal Cancer Research.
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«Prostate cancer can be effectively identified by analyzing the expression of candidate biomarkers in urine,» confirmed lead author Martin Smelik from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, who spoke to Fox News Digital about the findings.
«This approach outperforms the current blood tests based on PSA, but at the same time keeps the advantage..

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