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An Injury to Her Blind Eye Set Her Immune System Against the Only Eye She Could See

Ten weeks after surgery on a long-blind eye, a woman's immune system attacked her only working eye, on top of severe diabetic retinopathy.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

Firefighters Union Warns Members Against Glutathione IV and Nebulizer Treatments Offered at Wildfire Camps This Summer

The IAFF warns wildland firefighters that glutathione given by IV or nebulizer is unproven, after two pharmacies recalled contaminated batches.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

Should You Compost Diseased Plants? The Answer Depends on How Hot Your Pile Gets

Composting diseased plants sounds wonderfully efficient: the tomato plant gets sick, the garden removes it, and the compost pile turns the whole mess into something useful. Unfortunately, the compost pile does not automatically know which microbes are helpful and which ones came along for the ride. If the pile never…

Frugal Gardening · Aug 25

At least one in four former NFL players in study suffered from degenerative brain disease CTE

At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had chronic ⁠traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a study says

The Guardian - US · Aug 25

Pediatrician With 3 Decades of Experience Explores What the Pandemic Taught Us About Kids and COVID

Dr. Stanley Calderwood notes that politics often overshadowed the scientific reality that children are far less vulnerable to the virus than adults.

Kiplinger · Aug 25

NRL makes a special rule change to help Jai Arrow reach 100 Rabbitohs games

Jai Arrow's battle with motor neurone disease isn't stopping him from reaching for a career milestone in Australia's National Rugby League

The Independent UK · Aug 25

Goosebumps: Arrow get 100th Rabbitohs game swansong

Jai Arrow, who retired with motor neurone disease this year, will reach 100 South Sydney games as part of a unique initiative by the NRL and Rabbitohs.

AAP · Aug 25

Tirzepatide Was Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks in Nearly 53,000 Patients, but the Evidence Has Limits

A BMJ cohort study tied tirzepatide to a 32 percent lower risk of heart attack, stroke, or death, but it was not a randomized trial.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

Rumer Willis gets genetic test after dad Bruce’s dementia diagnosis

The actress has revealed how her family’s medical history prompted her to investigate her genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease as she focuses on protecting her long-term health.

BANG Premier · Aug 25

Most Antibodies Carry the Wrong Electrical Charge to Work Inside a Cell, and One Number Predicts Which Ones Will

Essex researchers found that charge decides whether antibody fragments survive inside cells, then used AI to redesign 672 of them as intrabodies.

Medical Daily · Aug 24