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Her Emergency Cesarean Went Smoothly Until the Breathing Tube Came Out

A 41-year-old's cesarean was uneventful. Minutes after extubation, she was in respiratory distress and back on a ventilator in intensive care.

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CDC Says a Tropical Bacterium Occurs Naturally in Gulf Coast Soil, and U.S. Cases Are Being Missed

CDC says the bacterium causing melioidosis occurs naturally in the Gulf Coast region, meaning Americans can be infected without traveling abroad.

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Most American Adults with Arthritis Still Report Moderate to Severe Joint Pain, Federal Survey Data Show

New federal survey data show 58.5 percent of US adults with diagnosed arthritis reported moderate to severe joint pain, with no recent progress.

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CDC Journal Corrects Syphilis Study After Reported Doxycycline Resistance Signal Traced to Contamination

A reported doxycycline resistance signal in syphilis bacteria was traced to lab contamination, and the CDC journal issued a correction.

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Infants Given the RSV Antibody Received Fewer Antibiotic Prescriptions, Philadelphia Study Finds

A study of 15,341 infants found that nirsevimab recipients received fewer antibiotics for respiratory infections, a benefit beyond RSV prevention.

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Hepatitis A Spread Inside a Los Angeles County Nursing Facility Despite Vaccination After Exposure

A CDC report details hepatitis A spreading in a Los Angeles County nursing facility, including among residents vaccinated after exposure.

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FDA Adjusts Cyclospora Case Count from 115 to 172 in an Investigation with No Identified Food

The FDA adjusted a Cyclospora investigation from 115 to 172 cases after linking additional illnesses. No food source has been named yet.

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Waist Size Flags Heart Risk in Adults Whose BMI Looks Normal, Large Pooled Analysis Finds

A pooled analysis of 259,388 adults found waist measures flagged elevated heart risk in many people whose BMI looked entirely normal.

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FDA Opens a New Salmonella Investigation with 30 Illnesses and No Food Source Identified

The FDA opened an investigation into 30 illnesses linked to a Salmonella strain with drug resistance. No food source has been identified yet.

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Bladder Medication Mirabegron Recalled Nationwide Over an Impurity Linked to Cancer Risk

A lot of mirabegron tablets for overactive bladder were recalled nationwide due to an impurity. Here is the lot code patients should check now.

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Nationwide Recall Issued for Arthritis Injection Tyenne After Glass Particles Found in Vials

Fresenius Kabi recalled a lot of Tyenne arthritis injection nationwide after glass particles were found. Here is the lot number to check now.

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Psychosis Appeared After Brain Surgery in a New Case Report, and Untangling the Cause Is Harder Than It Looks

A patient with multiple meningiomas developed psychosis after shunt surgery. Separating tumor from operation from coincidence is a real problem.

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Epilepsy Can Come from Two Broken Genes at Once, a Finding That May Explain Half of Undiagnosed Cases

Baylor scientists found epilepsy can arise from pairs of faulty genes rather than one, and traced the damage through a newly mapped cellular pathway.

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An 18-Year-Old Ate at a Buffet and Lost His Entire Stomach to a 5 Degree Gap Between Two Blood Vessels

A narrow angle between two blood vessels can pin the duodenum shut. In one teenager, it turned a buffet meal into an emergency gastrectomy.

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Six Weeks After Her Cesarean Her Belly Filled with Fluid, and One Lab Value Showed the Ascites Was Urine

Three women developed abdominal swelling weeks after cesarean delivery. The fluid was urine, and one lab value told doctors where it came from.

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SuperAgers Have Ordinary Alzheimer's Genes, but Their Brain Tissue May Hold the Secret to Their Memory

Genetic risk scores cannot explain SuperAgers. Autopsy work can: fewer tau tangles, larger memory neurons, four times the density of a rare cell type.

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Frozen Raw Dog Food Recalled in 11 States After Testing Confirmed Salmonella in the Product

Oma's Pride recalled 639 bags of Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe over Salmonella. The lot shipped to 11 states and directly to homes.

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Most Children Hospitalized for Vitamin Poisoning Took the Supplements on Purpose, Researchers Report

A national study found 1,961 children hospitalized for vitamin toxicity, with 56 percent of cases intentional and most involving teenage girls.

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HHS Puts $4 Million Toward Rapid Syphilis Tests After 40% of Affected Mothers Went Untested in Time

HHS is funding point-of-care syphilis testing after finding that 40 percent of mothers of babies with congenital syphilis lacked timely testing.

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Nearly 9,000 Dressers Recalled for Failing the Stability Standard Congress Passed After Children Died

CPSC recalled about 8,981 DUMOS nine-drawer dressers for violating the STURDY Act stability standard. No injuries have been reported.

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Estrogen-Only Hormone Therapy Was Linked to Lower Alzheimer's Risk, but the Study Cannot Show Cause

A Stanford study of 21,462 women tied estrogen-only hormone therapy to 35 percent lower odds of Alzheimer's pathology. It cannot prove cause.

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The First Independent Ratings of GLP-1 Telehealth Companies Left Out Every Platform Selling Only Compounded Drugs

U.S. News rated 20 GLP-1 telehealth platforms and excluded companies selling only compounded drugs, a boundary that shapes what shoppers see.

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Federal Prosecutors Move to Shut Down a Raw Pet Food Maker After Nearly a Decade of Contamination Findings

DOJ sued Darwin's Natural Pet Products, alleging repeated pathogen contamination. Pathogens appeared in 12 of 18 recent FDA samples.

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Michigan Cyclospora Hospitalizations Rose by 35 in a Week Even as Case Reports Slowed

Michigan reported 13,909 Cyclospora cases and 314 hospitalizations, up 35 in a week, a week after officials cleared lettuce for shoppers.

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FDA Expands Warning on Weight-Loss Supplements Found to Contain a Heart-Stopping Plant Toxin

The FDA added three products to its yellow oleander alert. The plant toxin acts on the heart and has been substituted for tejocote root.

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