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Multiple nurses working on the same floor of busy hospital develop brain tumors

At least five nurses working on the same floor of a Boston-area hospital have been diagnosed with brain tumors, and they're looking for answers.
The nurse's union at the hospital, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), told Fox News Digital in a statement that it is actively supporting nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, «who have brought forward serious medical concerns, focused on brain tumor diagnoses on the 5th floor maternity unit.»
«We recognize that nurses and many other people want immediate information about the situation,» the MNA continued. «This urgency comes from a place of concern for the health of nurses, their families, and patients — an urgency that we share.»
The MNA further said it is working to «complete an independent, scientific investigation» into the diagnoses.
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«That effort is underway and may take additional weeks,» the MNA said. «..

Flu vaccine linked to higher infections, says early research

The flu vaccine is recommended annually for all Americans 6 months and older, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — but a new study from Cleveland Clinic suggests that it might not have the protective effects people expect.
The preprint study, which was published on MedRxiv.org this week, looked at infection data for the 2024-2025 flu season.
Researchers found that among 53,402 Cleveland Clinic employees in northern Ohio, getting the influenza vaccine was associated with a 27% increase in flu infections.
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Vaccinated employees were compared to those who did not get the vaccine over a 25-week period.
«This study found that influenza vaccination of working-aged adults was associated with a higher risk of influenza during the 2024-2025 respiratory viral season, suggesting that the vaccine has not been effective in preventing influenza this season,» the researchers wrote in the study.
While previous wor..

This weight loss plan performs better than traditional dieting, study finds

The traditional diet of restricting calories is a tried-and-true method for weight loss — but new research reveals that a certain intermittent fasting regimen may be more effective.
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus compared two randomized groups of dieters on their change in weight after a 12-month period.
The participants were between 18 and 60 years old with a body mass index (BMI) of 27 to 46, which is considered overweight or obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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One group followed daily caloric restriction (DCR) and the other followed 4:3 intermittent fasting (IMF), where dieters eat freely four days a week and undergo intense calorie restriction on the remaining three days.
After the year-long study, the intermittent fasters reported an average body weight loss of 7.6%, compared to 5% for the calorie-restricted group.
The study, which was published in the journal Annals of Interna..

Kids with autism supported by service dogs, as research and families note ‘incredible changes’

Having a furry friend can add fun and companionship for anyone — but for children with autism, it can be life-changing.
A recent study from the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine evaluated the impact of service dogs on autistic children and their caregivers in 75 families.
Working with nonprofit service dog provider Canine Companions, the researchers found that having a service dog was associated with «significantly better child sleep behaviors,» including less sleep anxiety and better sleep initiation and duration.
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In an interview with Fox News Digital, lead researcher Dr. Maggie O’Haire, associate dean of research at the university, said the research was sparked by the growing number of programs that pair service dogs with autistic children.
The sleep improvements are particularly important for the child and the entire family, O’Haire said.
Children were able to sleep in th..

Diabetes ‘rewires’ the brain in surprising way, study finds

Diabetes is known to cause many medical issues, from heart disease to vision problems — and now a new study suggests it could also impact memory and other cognitive functions.
After observing brain activity and behavior in rodent models, researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) determined that type 2 diabetes can «rewire» the brain in ways similar to early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
«Diabetes may be altering the brain similarly to early stages of Alzheimer’s disease,» said lead researcher and UNLV psychology professor James Hyman in the release.
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«Further research is needed, but these findings have the potential to help researchers unlock clues to improved diagnostic or treatment strategies for the disease.»
The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in The Journal of Neuroscience.
Previous studies have shown that people with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of de..

Hantavirus, cause of Gene Hackman’s wife’s death, kills three in California

Hantavirus, the disease that caused the death of Betsy Arakawa, actor Gene Hackman’s wife, has claimed the lives of three people in California.
After Arakawa, 65, was found dead along with Hackman, 95, on Feb. 26, authorities confirmed her cause of death as «hantavirus pulmonary syndrome» (HPS), while Hackman succumbed to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease along with advanced Alzheimer's disease.
Now, Mono County Public Health has confirmed a total of three deaths due to hantavirus in Mammoth Lakes, a town in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Hantaviruses include a group of viruses primarily carried by rodents that can cause severe respiratory or renal diseases in humans, according to Dr. Rhys Parry, a molecular virologist at the University of Queensland in Australia.
Most hantaviruses that are found in North, Central and South America can cause HPS. The disease has a nearly 40% fatality ra..

Baby with fatal brain disorder ‘saved’ by anonymous $47K donation

A Florida baby who was given just weeks to live is thriving today — and it wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity of an anonymous donor who covered her medical bills.
When Bill and Meg Longhenry welcomed their second child, Millie, in August 2023, they were told she had no hope of survival due to a rare and severe congenital brain disorder called alobar holoprosencephaly (HPE).
HPE affects about one in 10,000 live births, and most infants do not survive beyond the first week, statistics show. Millie was born with the most severe form of the disease.
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«We found out that she has a rare brain malformation where part of her brain didn't develop, and the other part didn't develop correctly,» Meg Longhenry said in an on-camera interview with Fox News Digital.
«So there's no division between the two hemispheres and the middle is hollow.»
Doctors told the parents that «Mill..

Prostate cancer drug now available to more patients with aggressive form of disease

A newly expanded prostate cancer drug could bring new hope to patients with a common form of the disease.
Novartis, a Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company, announced on March 28 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded approval for Pluvicto (lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan), a targeted radioligand therapy (RLT) that is given before chemotherapy.
(RLTs are a form of targeted nuclear medicine that doctors use to treat multiple types of cancer, according to Novartis.)
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The drug is intended for patients with PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who have received one round of androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs), a class of drugs used in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer.
Pluvicto first got FDA approval on March 23, 2022, but this new expanded approval triples the number of patients eligible to receive the drug, according to a Nova..

Can’t stop clearing your throat? A doctor explains why — and how to fix it

Clearing one’s throat is a common reflex to remove mucus and irritants — particularly during allergy season.
But for some, it can become a habit that's hard to break, which can lead to stress and anxiety.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, laryngologist Dr. Inna Husain shared the causes of chronic throat clearing, as well as when to see a specialist and how to kick the habit.
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When people clear their throats, it actually slams the vocal folds together, which over time can cause lesions, nodules, bruising and hemorrhages that affect the voice, according to Husain, who works at Powers Health in Munster, Indiana.
«Those same vocal cords are used to help create sound — so if you keep slamming them, you could injure the surface area of the vocal cords,» she said.
One cause of throat clearing is laryngeal pharyngeal reflux (LPR), or «silent reflux.» This condition occurs when stomach contents come up into the throat,..