The U.S. is facing its worst flu season in 25 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which estimates that as of Jan. 3 there have been at least 15 million illnesses, 180,000 hospitalizations, and 7,400 deaths.
Category: 8. Health
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Why it seems like everyone has the flu this year
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Your Brain Is on Autopilot Two-Thirds of the Day, New Research Reveals
Most daily actions are driven by habit, often aligning with goals and shaping how behavior change succeeds or fails. Most of what people do each day is guided by habit rather than deliberate decision-making, according to new research from the…
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Albumin – A Blood Protein That Protects Us From Black Fungus
While rare, the fungal infection mucormycosis can be fatal. It tends to impact individuals who are immunocompromised or who have diabetes. This fungus can grow into blood vessels, destroying tissue, and it…
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Genetic obesity risk fails to predict short-term weight loss, study finds
Kanagawa University of Human Services-led researchers found short-term BMI reductions after an eight-to-12-week low-carbohydrate diet plus resistance-training program. BMI moved downward across the program while a derived efficiency score…
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What’s Lurking in Diabetic Foot Wounds May Explain Treatment Failure
A global DNA deep dive shows why E. coli infections in diabetic foot wounds can be so stubborn, dangerous, and hard to treat. A new study led by King’s College London, working with the University of Westminster, offers a clearer picture of the…
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Scientists discover how the uterus knows when to push during childbirth
Successful childbirth depends on the uterus producing steady, well-organized contractions that move the baby safely through delivery. Hormones such as progesterone and oxytocin play a major role in controlling this process. For years, however,…
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Colorado ranks among the highest states in the country for flu – an emergency room physician describes why the 2025-26 flu season is hitting hard
Colorado is in the midst of a record-breaking flu season. In the week ending Dec. 27, 2025, 831 people were hospitalized with influenza – the most since the state started tracking flu cases two decades ago. Hospitalizations eased the
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Immune stress during pregnancy changes how fetal brain cells communicate, mouse study reveals
Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related genes vary by location and cell type across the developing mouse brain before birth. Maternal immune activation and…
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What causes extreme morning sickness? What we know, don't know and suspect about hyperemesis gravidarum
Most women experience some nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.
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Angina pectoris: What does 'strangling' in your chest tell you?
Angina pectoris, often shortened to angina, is chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart and most commonly—but not always—a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD). The term derives from Latin and Greek, and means…
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