Month: September 2024

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What’s ‘chroming’? Experts explain the dangerous social media trend among youths

For the younger generation, “chroming” is the new huffing. The dangerous practice is a means of getting high via inhaling hydrocarbons by misusing a variety of legal products, including permanent markers, aerosol deodorant, nail polish, metallic paint, computer duster, carburetor cleaner, paint thinners, gasoline and hair spray, said Dr. Anthony Pizon, professor of emergency medicine […]

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  • September 27, 2024
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Health care worker is third person to become ill after contact with Missouri patient who had bird flu

A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also experienced symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The person, a health care worker, was not tested because their symptoms resolved before the investigation into the illnesses began, according to […]

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  • September 23, 2024
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New analysis of samples from Wuhan animal market supports its role as a central site of early spread of Covid-19

After an in-depth analysis of the genetic material from hundreds of swabs taken from the walls, floors, machines and drains inside the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China — a site that’s been described as an epicenter of early spread of Covid-19 — scientists say they now know exactly which species of animals were […]

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  • September 20, 2024
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Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven’t slowed the deaths

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, help is available. Dial or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for free and confidential support. When Pooja Mehta’s younger brother, Raj, died by suicide at 19 in March 2020, she felt “blindsided.” Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal […]

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  • September 19, 2024
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Twice-a-year injection reduced risk of HIV infection by 96%, drug company says — more than daily PrEP pill

A drug currently used to treat HIV has also been found to dramatically reduce the risk of infection, significantly more than the primary option available for pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP. In a Phase 3 clinical trial, 99.9% of participants who took a twice-a-year injection of lenacapavir for HIV prevention did not acquire an infection, according […]

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  • September 13, 2024
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‘Major deficiencies’ found at Boar’s Head plant almost two years before deli meat recall, documents show

Nearly two years before a deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled deli meat, inspectors at a Virginia Boar’s Head plant detailed poor physical conditions that “could pose an imminent threat,” documents from the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service show. Inspection reports from the Boar’s Head facility in Jarratt, Virginia, have described insects, mold, […]

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  • September 12, 2024
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