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A Woman Tried a Social Media Remedy for Vaginal Discharge, and Doctors First Feared the Damage Was Cancer

A woman inserted potash alum after a social media video. Doctors considered cancer, but tests showed a chemical burn. What the case warns about.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

117-Year-Old Woman Showed Signs of Extreme Aging and Unexpected Biological Youth in Detailed Longevity Study

Scientists studying Maria Branyas, who lived to 117, found signs of extreme aging alongside biological features linked to healthy longevity.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Doctors Suspected Leftover Pills on His CT Scan, Then a Test Tube Pointed to the Scan Drink Instead

Round white spots in a man's stomach looked like leftover pills on a CT. A test tube experiment pointed to his mannitol scan drink mixing with bile.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Azithromycin Use in Unplanned C-Sections Climbed to Nearly 40% as Postpartum Infections Fell, Though Cause Is Unproven

A JAMA analysis of 1.6 million births found that azithromycin use in unscheduled C-sections rose as infections fell. Here is what expectant parents can ask.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Ten Healthy Eating Patterns Were All Linked to Slower DNA Aging Markers in German Study of 7,500 Adults

A DZNE study of about 7,500 adults linked 10 healthy eating patterns, including Mediterranean and DASH, to slower biological aging. No single diet stood out.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Forty-Seven Children Developed MRSA Skin Infections After a Neighborhood Party Near Dublin Featuring Three Bouncy Castles

An Irish report ties a drug-resistant staph outbreak among 47 party guests to bouncy castles. Here is what parents should watch for after parties.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Pancreatic Cancer Pill Daraxonrasib Gets FDA Breakthrough Status for Untreated Metastatic Disease When Paired with Standard Chemotherapy

The FDA gave daraxonrasib breakthrough status with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel for untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer. The combination is not yet approved.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Nearly 4% of Publicly Insured Children's Sepsis Hospitalizations Ended in Death Within 30 Days, with Wide Regional Gaps

A national pediatric study found that 3.9% of publicly insured children with community-acquired sepsis died within 30 days, with a higher risk for kids with chronic illness.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

South Bronx Legionnaires' Cases Reach 12 as New Diagnoses Follow Order to Clean 10 Cooling Towers

NYC now counts 12 Legionnaires' disease cases in Melrose and Morrisania after 10 cooling towers were ordered to be cleaned. Here is why new cases can still appear.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

76% of Americans Now Call the MMR Vaccine Safe for Kids, Down from 84%, as Kindergarten Coverage Slips

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 76% of Americans say the MMR vaccine is safe for kids, down from 84% in 2020, as kindergarten coverage fell to 92.4%.

Medical Daily · Sep 17