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An outbreak of a highly contagious virus in China has health officials on alert.
Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, which can lead to respiratory disease, are reportedly spiking in northern China, the country's health officials have said. Children 14 and under are said to be most affected.
While not as widely known as other viruses, HMPV is not new. The virus was first discovered in 2001 and is in the same family as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Videos have appeared on social media showing overwhelmed hospitals in China, sparking concerns of a potential pandemic.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has attributed the spike to a regular seasonal surge, saying in a statement on Friday, «Respiratory infections tend to peak during the winter season … the diseases appear to be less severe and spread on a smaller scale compared to the previous year.»
The CDC has said ..

Bird flu cases are rising in U.S. states, with the first death reported this week in Louisiana.
The spread of avian influenza (HPAI) has also impacted the nationwide supply of poultry products, including eggs.
According to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, avian influenza is a highly contagious virus that can spread through contact with infected animals, by equipment, and on the clothing and shoes of caretakers.
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So, are the eggs in America's grocery stores safe to eat?
An April 2024 notice from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) suggested there is a «low» likelihood that eggs from infected poultry would be found in the retail market.
With proper storage and preparation, eggs should be safe to eat, according to a statement sent to Fox News Digital from the FDA.
In 2010, the FDA and USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) concluded in a joint assessment that the risk of humans being ..

Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day for a few reasons – and feeding your brain is one of them.
In a video posted to X on Sunday, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier asked her neurosurgeon husband, Dr. Paul Saphier, M.D., what he was having for breakfast.
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Saphier, founder of Coaxial Neurosurgical Specialists in New Jersey, responded that he was having a «heart- and brain-healthy breakfast.»
This included a variety of ingredients that could make up a yogurt parfait.
The meal started out with some 0% fat Greek yogurt, which provides «great lean proteins,» as well as probiotic health benefits, the doctor said.
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Saphier added some high-antioxidant blueberries – great for both cardiovascular health and brain health – as well as some honey.
«Immunologically, [honey] is good for you,» he said. «A lot of antioxidants there as well. Help..

With 15.5 million U.S. adults currently diagnosed with ADHD, there is a growing focus on warning signs of the disorder.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a «developmental disorder marked by persistent symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity,» as defined by the National Institutes of Health.
«ADHD is often misunderstood as just being overly distracted or hyperactive — in reality, it’s a neurodevelopmental condition that affects focus, emotional regulation, time management and impulse control,» Lisa Anderson, a licensed clinical social worker and clinical director at Brooks Healing Center in Tennessee, told Fox News Digital.
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More than half of the adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder didn’t learn they had the condition until adulthood, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Fox News Digital spoke with multiple mental health experts, who identified the..

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China.
HMPV, which was discovered in 2001, is common but underdiagnosed due to its similarities to the common cold, according to the CDC.
Cases of the virus in the United States are at «pre-pandemic» levels and are not «a cause for concern» at the moment, but there is a large spike in northern China, especially in children 14 and under, according to media reports in Beijing.
Chinese government officials said the reported spike coincides with seasonal illness and seems to be less severe than in other years.
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«Respiratory infections tend to peak during the winter season,» the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Dr. Eileen Schneider, a medical epidemiologist in the CDC's Division of Viral Diseases, said HMPV is «associ..

A patient in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, or bird flu), has died, health officials announced on Monday.
The death was reported by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). The patient, who was not identified, was over 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions, the agency said.
«The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds,» stated a press release from the LDH.
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«The Department expresses its deepest condolences to the patient’s family and friends as they mourn the loss of their loved one.»
«Due to patient confidentiality and respect for the family, this will be the final update about the patient.»
The Louisiana patient was found to have a mutated version of the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last week.
The fact th..

Actor, author and advocate Michael J. Fox has been awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor.
On Jan. 4, Fox received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his efforts in Parkinson’s disease research with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF).
President Biden presented the medal in a White House ceremony, which honors individuals who have made «exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,» according to a press release.
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Fox’s introduction to the stage read: «Michael J. Fox is one of the most beloved actors of our time. With remarkable wit and charm, he introduced iconic characters to the center of American culture, from Alex P. Keaton to Marty McFly and more.»
«With undaunted resilience and optimism, he also warms hearts and captivates aud..

Good shut-eye is critical for all sorts of reasons — but now there's a compelling new one, according to a study.
An international team of scientists discovered an interesting incentive for getting eight hours of sleep a night.
Make sure to get plenty of slumber if you're trying to learn a new language, researchers say.
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The study, led by the University of South Australia, revealed that the coordination of two electrical events in the sleeping brain «significantly» improves its ability to remember new words and complex grammatical rules, as news agency SWNS reported.
To explore the relationship between memory retention and sleep, researchers at the university asked 35 English-speaking adults to study Mini Pinyin, a miniature language based on Mandarin.
Mini Pinyin's grammatical rules are similar to English.
The language contains 32 verbs and 25 nouns, SWNS reported, including 10 human entities, 10 animals a..

For the nearly 20,000 women in the U.S. who receive an ovarian cancer diagnosis each year, artificial intelligence is emerging as a potentially life-saving tool.
In a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, AI models did a better job of detecting ovarian cancer than human doctors.
The research, which was published in Nature Medicine, tested an AI model’s ability to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions on the ovaries, according to a press release.
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The AI model was trained on more than 17,000 ultrasound images from 3,652 patients across 20 hospitals in eight countries, the release stated.
The AI model achieved an accuracy rate of 86% for detecting ovarian cancer, compared to 82% for human experts and 77% for those with less expertise.
«I was surprised that the AI models outperformed all 33 of the expert examiners,» study author Elisabeth Epstein, a professor at the Department of Clinical Science and Education at Karol..

A new trend gaining popularity among people trying to lose weight is microdosing the diabetes medication Ozempic.
With approximately 70% of American adults meeting the criteria for being obese or overweight, more people are turning to weight loss medications to help them shed pounds.
Ozempic is approved for type 2 diabetes, while its counterpart, Wegovy, is approved for treating obesity. Both are made by Novo Nordisk.
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Eli Lilly also offers a diabetes medication, Mounjaro, as well as a version for weight loss, Zepbound.
«Ozempic is the only version among the weekly injectables — Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro — that has the option to ‘hack’ the pen for a smaller dose,» Dr. Alexandra Sowa, an obesity medicine specialist and founder of SoWell in New York, told Fox News Digital.
She is also the author of the book «The Ozempic Revolution» that is set to be released on Jan. 7.
Fox News Digital spoke to the experts to get th..