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Myopia: A Silent and Growing Epidemic

FRANCE — Today, close to 40% of adults in France are nearsighted. Experts say that in 2050, that number could be as high as 60%. The Institute for Medical Education and Prevention (IEMP) has launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about myopia, a vision condition that many people still don’t know a lot about. Screens vs Natural Light “Myopia is […]

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Two Congressmen Targeting ‘Gender Transition’ Physicians

Two GOP congressmen have introduced legislation aimed at holding doctors who perform gender transition procedures on minors liable for their actions, says a story reported on KATV.com, among other news sites. The two GOP lawmakers — Rep. Jim Banks (IN) and Sen. Tom Cotton (AR) — introduced the Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act in […]

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Kids Want to Put Montana on Trial for Unhealthy Climate Policies

For her birthday every October, Grace Gibson-Snyder and her family explore the Lamar Valley just inside the northern border of Yellowstone National Park. Carved long ago by meandering glaciers, the valley is home to bison and bald eagles, grizzly bears and gray wolves. Gibson-Snyder has seen them all. She calls it “my favorite place.” “I […]

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Experts rue simple steps not taken before latest COVID surge

With new omicron variants again driving hospital admissions and deaths higher in recent weeks, states and cities are rethinking their responses and the White House is stepping up efforts to alert the public. Some experts said the warnings are too little, too late. The highly transmissible BA.5 variant now accounts for 65% of cases with […]

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How hearing affects your brain health

People who are having difficulty following conversations or are developing issues with memory and thinking skills may want to get their hearing checked. Age-related hearing loss may be linked to an increased risk of cognitive decline, explains Ronald Petersen, M.D., a neurologist and director of Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Several large studies have […]

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Tapinarof effective for longer-term treatment of plaque psoriasis

Four in 10 plaque psoriasis patients achieve complete disease clearance with tapinarof cream, 1 percent, according to a study published online June 26 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Bruce Strober, M.D., Ph.D., from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues assessed the long-term safety, efficacy, remittive effect, durability of response, […]

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Towards a new drug class in the treatment of type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a major public health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Developing new drugs to help better treat its underlying causes is therefore a research priority. In a new study coordinated by Inserm researcher Vincent Marion in collaboration with the University of Birmingham (UK), Monash University (Australia), and along with Alexander […]