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Foster Youth Lose Health Programs Built for Them as Research Documents Gaps in Access to Care

Federal grant terminations ended sexual health programming built for foster youth, a population research shows faces distinct barriers to care.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Researchers Describe an Immune Cell Turnover in the Memory Center That Appears to Begin near Fifty

A study of human hippocampal tissue found that the brain's resident immune cells decline between ages 50 and 75 and are replaced by blood-like cells.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

The First mRNA Flu Vaccine Is Approved, and What Changes for Patients Is Not Simply Another Shot Option

The FDA approved mFlusiva for adults 50 and older. Here is who qualifies, how mRNA flu shots differ, and what still stands before they become widely available.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Head Start Delivers Screenings and Immunization Tracking to Young Children, and Its Rules Are Changing Now

A proposed federal rule would rescind and replace Head Start's performance standards, including required health screenings and immunization verification.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 4,000 Cases as Most New Infections Fall Outside Known Contact Chains

Congo's Ebola outbreak has passed 4,000 confirmed cases, with officials reporting most new infections are arising outside known contact chains.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Researchers Describe a New Role for Tau in Brain Cell Damage That Could Open a Drug Target

Stanford researchers report that tau can enter mitochondria and reverse electron flow, generating cellular stress and inflammation in brain cells.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

New Analysis Suggests Real Heart Protection May Require Far More Weekly Activity Than Current Guidance Recommends

A UK Biobank analysis found 150 minutes of weekly exercise cut cardiovascular risk 8 to 9%, while substantial protection took 560 to 610 minutes.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

A Year After the Atlanta Shooting, CDC Staff Say They Still Do Not Feel Safe at Work

One year after a gunman fired on CDC headquarters, employees describe continuing safety fears amid heavy losses across the agency workforce.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Vitamin C Pills Failed in Cancer Trials While Intravenous Dosing Behaves Like a Different Drug

Oral vitamin C cannot reach the blood levels that make intravenous ascorbate pharmacologically active. Here is the chemistry behind the difference.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Seafood, Infant Formula and Dried Peppers Lead the Latest FDA Import Alerts That Block Shipments at the Border

FDA import alerts let inspectors hold shipments at the border without testing them. Here is how detention without physical examination works.

Medical Daily · Aug 10