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The American College of Cardiology issued new guidance Tuesday that recommends adults with heart disease get vaccinated against respiratory illnesses, including RSV, COVID-19, pneumococcal infection, shingles and influenza. Just weeks out from cold and flu season, the recommendation marks a departure from official U.S. guidance as the Trump administration makes moves to limit vaccine access, particularly for COVID-19 shots. People …

A novel implant has shown it can slow vision loss in macular telangiectasia type 2, offering the first approved treatment for this rare disorder. Credit: Stock Phase 3 clinical trial results from Scripps Research and its collaborators supported FDA approval of ENCELTO, the first cell-based treatment for the neurodegenerative retinal disease known as MacTel. For individuals with macular telangiectasia type …

Scientists have developed a simple blood test to spot ovarian cancer early that could “significantly improve” outcomes for women with the disease. More than 300,000 women, mostly over the age of 50, are diagnosed worldwide each year, according to the World Cancer Research Fund. Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed late, which makes treating the condition more difficult. The test trialled …

New research reveals a strong link between a common liver disease affecting nearly 90 million Americans and heart failure, with nearly half of patients showing early signs of heart damage. Researchers from Duke University examined the health data of 570 patients at the university’s hospital system who had metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver …

Omega fatty acids may help protect women from Alzheimer’s disease, revealing why more women are diagnosed, according to a study from King’s College London and Queen Mary University of London. The research, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, found that women with Alzheimer’s disease had fewer unsaturated fats—especially the healthy ones like omega fatty acids—compared …

Courtney Kidd was just 19 when she learned she’d eventually die if she didn’t get a new liver. The New York teen had been diagnosed five years earlier with Crohn’s disease, which causes inflammation in the digestive tract.   During a round of routine bloodwork, doctors noticed Kidd had elevated liver enzymes, proteins that help produce substances like bile to filter …

August 24, 2025 | 5:05 AM By P.J. Reilly/LNP | LancasterOnline  P.J. Reilly / LNP | LancasterOnline This is the Game Commission deer head collection bin that has sat in the Salisbury Township Office parking lot off Route 340 the past few years. Pennsylvania hunters worried about deer they’ve shot being infected with chronic wasting disease can get their …

Ranked: How Smoking Raises the Risk of Death, by Disease  Visual CapitalistView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Air conditioners have been working overtime this hot summer, from those tiny window units to the massive AC towers that serve the tightly packed apartment buildings in major cities. And while they bring the relief of cool air, these contraptions also create the conditions for dangerous …

The plague — aka the Black Death, aka the Great Pestilence — is rarely contracted today, yet it recently infected a South Lake Tahoe resident. But before you put on your 17th century “air-purifying” beaked mask, let’s find out from the experts why this disease is still around and how dangerous it is now. Most people associate the term “plague” …