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Céline Dion returns to stage amid rare disease that causes severe muscle stiffness and painful spasms. Here's how she is fighting back

Celine Dion is touring France four years after her stiff person syndrome diagnosis. She trains five days weekly with Pilates and ballet for her residency. Stiff person syndrome causes muscle stiffness and painful spasms, affecting one to two people per million. There is no cure, but treatment helps manage symptoms…

The Economic Times

Whooping Cough Is Circulating, and Adults May Be Spreading It to Newborns Without Knowing It

Adults with waning pertussis immunity can spread whooping cough to unvaccinated newborns without knowing it. Here's what the CDC recommends and why the Tdap booster matters.

Medical Daily

New FDA-Approved Blood Tests Can Detect Alzheimer's Before Symptoms Worsen, but Access Remains Limited

Two FDA-approved blood tests can now detect Alzheimer's early, but Medicare doesn't cover pre-symptom screening and access gaps remain severe. Here's what you need to know.

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The anniversary of my best friend’s death hits me every year. Experts say these coping mechanisms may help

Even watching a funny video every day can help fight symptoms of traumatic stress

The Independent UK

Vaping ‘likely’ to cause lung and oral cancers, ‘most definitive determination’ to date finds

7% of Americans use e-cigarettes, recent CDC data shows

The Independent UK

Itchy eyes? Experts reveal the causes and what you can do about them

Some 22 million Americans suffer from eye allergies and the spring season has just begun

The Independent UK

Trump's Shocking Cognitive Slips 'Consistent With Dementia,' Claims Former Johns Hopkins Medical School Insider

A viral video claims Donald Trump's recent public appearances show signs of cognitive decline, sparking debate over his mental health.

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This gross habit could reduce your risk of alzheimer’s by 37%, according to experts

Certain amounts of hydrogen sulfide can help protect aging brains from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a 2021 study

The Independent UK

Trust your gut: The foods you need to boost those friendly bacteria, and improve your health

Gut health has become the buzzword in wellness circles and with good reason.

The Independent UK

'Embarrassing, painful and socially debilitating': The rare condition that stops people from burping

Social media users and medical specialists have been raising awareness of a rare condition that stops people from burping, but treatment options remain limited and costly.

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What is spasmodic dysphonia? The condition that makes RFK Jr sound 'strangled’

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services previously said that he ‘can’t stand’ his voice

The Independent UK

Prepare for tick season: What to know about bites, removing ticks and tick-borne diseases

Knowing how to prevent and safely treat tick bites can help reduce your risk of developing tick-borne infectious diseases, such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

LiveScience

Low protein levels in spinal fluid predicts mild cognitive impairment: Study

A study of cognitively healthy adults has added to evidence that low spinal fluid levels of a protein associated with learning and memory in mice may serve as an early predictor of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) years before symptoms appear. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Joe Biden has sleep apnea; here’s what you should know about the condition

President Joe Biden recently began using a CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea, CNN reported on Wednesday. It’s a common disorder that affects an estimated 30 million U.S. Adults, according to a Feb. 2023 report by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

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Johns Hopkins surgeons get $21.4 million to study pig-to-human organ transplants

BALTIMORE — Two Johns Hopkins Medicine surgeons will receive $21.4 million over the next two years to advance research needed to successfully transplant living cells, tissues and organs from animals to humans.

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The ginger ale cure's secret ingredient

When my own kid was sick, I felt pulled toward the refrigerator case for the taste of familiar medicine

Chicago Sun-Times

Celine Dion reveals stiff person syndrome diagnosis, postpones 2023 tour dates

The singer revealed the diagnosis of the incurable neurological disorder in an emotional Instagram video Thursday adding that the symptoms are what have been causing her to have severe muscle spasms in the past.

Tribune News Service

Johns Hopkins University releases designs for new building named after Henrietta Lacks

BALTIMORE — Design plans were released this week for a 34,000-square-foot building near the medical campus of Johns Hopkins University that will be named after Henrietta Lacks.

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Johns Hopkins-led consortium gets $200 million to fight tuberculosis

BALTIMORE — Johns Hopkins Medicine has received $200 million in federal funding to head up a consortium aimed at treating and stemming spread of one of the world’s oldest and deadliest scourges: tuberculosis.

Benzinga

CBD: New Study Finds Wide Evidence Of Mislabeling For Cannabidiol Products

In a new study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers tested more than a hundred topical cannabidiol (CBD) products, that are available online and at retail stores and found "significant evidence of inaccurate and mi

Dynamite News

Health: Coffee consumption may reduce risk of acute kidney injury

A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers suggests that coffee consumption is linked to a reduced risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). Full story on Dynamite News:

Chicago Sun-Times

Gilbert Gottfried suffered from ventricular tachycardia — what to know about the heart condition

Sometimes episodes of the condition can last just a few seconds, but longer episodes can be life-threatening. The condition also can cause the heart to stop.

Tribune News Service

Gilbert Gottfried had myotonic dystrophy before his death. What is the rare disease?

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried died on Tuesday after a long illness, his family announced.

Dynamite News

Study finds how mosquitoes ignore insect repellents

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists have uncovered the process that makes mosquitoes able to ignore common insect repellents.

The Hindu

How are mosquitoes able to avoid insect repellents?

In what they call surprise findings, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report that unlike fruit flies, mosquitoes' odour sensing nerve cells shut down when those cells are forced to produce odour-related proteins, or receptors, on the surface of the cell. This "expression" process apparently makes the bugs able to ignore common…

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