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[ad_1] Amid reports of two confirmed Marburg virus outbreaks in the African countries of Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an alert last week for U.S. doctors to keep an eye out for any potential cases. “Currently, the risk of MVD [Marburg virus …

[ad_1] Cancer, heart disease vaccine could be ready by 2030
 Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat says the technology that the vaccine uses has been studied since the 1980s and that it teaches the body to recognize cancerous cells in order to attack and destroy them. Colorectal cancer is …

[ad_1] For many people, ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) calls to mind overactive kids who have trouble focusing or behaving. Yet the disorder also affects adults, many of whom are getting diagnosed well into their 30s, 40s and beyond. A recent study from Epic Research, a health analytics firm based in Verona, …

[ad_1] People who have asthma or eczema could be at a higher risk of developing osteoarthritis, a new study from Stanford University has found.  Additionally, researchers postulate that existing allergy medications could block an allergic pathway to help slow the progression of the degenerative joint disease. “The main implication of …

[ad_1] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a warning about the rare Ebola-like Marburg virus Thursday, advising American public health officials and doctors to be on the lookout. There are two confirmed outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea. The CDC says …

[ad_1] Today’s smartwatches go far beyond checking time and texts. They can track an array of health information, including calories burned, step counts, sleep quality and even heart rate.  Now, a new study from University College London suggests that a smartwatch’s heart rate tracker could potentially predict when someone has …

[ad_1] San Francisco — Dr. Laura Scrimgeour had never met a female cardiothoracic surgeon until she met Dr. Amy Fiedler. “I think it’s a real problem for women in medicine in all fields, but particularly in surgery,” Scrimgeour told CBS News. Scrimgeour is a fellow working under Fiedler at the University …

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially do a better job of screening for heart health than trained sonographers. This is the finding of a study from the Smidt Heart Institute and the Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, California. In the study, published in the …

[ad_1] Oyewale Tomori is a virologist and fellow at the Nigerian Academy of Science. In April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned doctors about two growing outbreaks of deadly Marburg virus in Africa. World Health Organization officials confirmed in February an outbreak in Equatorial Guinea of the highly infectious disease, which …

[ad_1] Oyewale Tomori is a virologist and fellow at the Nigerian Academy of Science. In April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned doctors about two growing outbreaks of deadly Marburg virus in Africa. World Health Organization officials confirmed in February an outbreak in Equatorial Guinea of the highly infectious disease, which …