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France says cattle disease under control as farm protests continue

France said on Monday the lumpy skin disease affecting cattle is under control in the country even as farmers continue a second week of protests against the government's handling of the virus by blocking highways with tractors and dumping manure. Lumpy skin disease is a virus spread by insects that …

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ASR Under the Stethoscope: Evaluating Biases in Clinical Speech Recognition across Indian Languages

arXiv:2512.10967v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) is increasingly used to document clinical encounters, yet its reliability in multilingual and demographically diverse Indian healthcare contexts remains largely unknown. In this study, we conduct the first systematic…

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A hormone can access the brain by 'hitchhiking' on extracellular vesicles, researchers discover

Researchers at Touro University Nevada have discovered that tiny particles in the blood, called extracellular vesicles (EVs), are a major player in how a group of hormones are shuttled through the body. Physical exercise can stimulate this process.

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Using 2+ weed products may raise binge drinking risk for teens

A new study finds an increase in risk of binge drinking among 12th graders who use two or more cannabis products.

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Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a deadly pesticide

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Doctors vote to go ahead with this week's five-day strike

It comes after ministers made fresh offer amid warning the walkout is risky as NHS battles wave of flu.

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Tips for employers weighing GLP-1 coverage, health IT vendors

Employers should assess health IT vendors that can tailor GLP-1 coverage pathways, provide lifestyle support and guide users discontinue use.

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FDA warns 4 major retailers about selling recalled ByHeart infant formula

Four of the nation's top retail stores failed to promptly pull contaminated ByHeart infant formula from their shelves, federal health officials said in warning letters.

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Flu Cases Skyrocket in New York City, Earlier Than Expected

The city and surrounding region have some of the highest levels of flu-like illness in the United States.

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Nearly Half of All Heart Attacks May Be Missed by Current Screening Tools

Is there a better approach?

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FDA Commissioner on Covid Vaccine Safety and Men’s Health

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary says the agency has no plans to put a black box warning on Covid-19 vaccines. He says a recommendation was made, but it won't be adopted since the vaccines have changed since they first came out. He speaks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close." (Sou…

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The Leapfrog Group unveils 2025 Top Hospital awardees

The Leapfrog Group said more organizations received the Top Hospital award this year due to improvements in some patient safety metrics.

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Tracking Sudan’s humanitarian crisis: By the numbers

Nearly three years of war have displaced 14 million people and pushed 21 million into acute hunger.

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Cannabis compounds show unexpected power against ovarian cancer

Scientists have discovered that key compounds from cannabis—CBD and THC—show surprisingly strong effects against ovarian cancer cells. Used together, they slow cell growth, reduce colony formation, and may even block the cancer’s ability to spread. Even more promising, the treatment caused minimal h…

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Anxiety and insomnia linked to sharp drops in key immune cells

Natural killer cells act as the immune system’s rapid-response team, but the stress of anxiety and insomnia may be quietly thinning their ranks. A study of young women in Saudi Arabia found that both conditions were linked to significantly fewer NK cells—especially the circulating types responsible …

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Normalizing Blood Sugar Cuts Heart Attack Risk in Half

Universitat Tubingen For the first time, an international analysis has shown that when people with prediabetes bring their blood glucose back into the normal range through lifestyle changes,...

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More primary care practices ditch insurance for direct care

A study reveals an increasing number of practices and clinicians transitioning to concierge and direct primary care models in a move that cuts medical billing's administrative burden.

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French farmers protest cattle cull as disease spreads

French farmers are protesting the systematic cull of cattle as herds face the spread of nodular dermatitis, or lumpy skin disease. The disease is classified as a category-A disease by the EU's animal health law, which implies that if one cow gets stick, the entire herd must be killed. FRANCE 24's So…

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In New Dementia Trials, Ozempic’s ‘Miracle Drug’ Image Takes a Hit

The drug failed to slow the progression of early Alzheimer’s. Experts are trying to understand why.

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U.S. Transplant Hospitals Court Patients Overseas Despite Organ Shortage

International patients can bring a hospital as much as $2 million for a transplant. In recent years, they have typically gotten organs faster than U.S. patients.