Two Britons self-isolating in UK after leaving hantavirus cruise ship early - BBC
They do not have symptoms and health officials say the risk to the general public remains very low.
Even the unconscious brain can learn — and predict what you’ll say next - Nature
Neuronal recordings of people under anaesthesia show that their brains are processing words and sounds.
NYC measles case leads health officials to notify Manhattan restaurants, other venues - Gothamist
The outreach follows a positive case that officials have linked to foreign travel.
Blockbuster drug can lower your risk of heart attack by 13% - New York Post
New research has found that a wildly popular medication has long-term benefits for heart health.
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth - ProPublica
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
Colon cancer breakthrough keeps patients cancer-free for nearly 3 years - ScienceDaily
A short burst of immunotherapy before surgery is delivering surprisingly powerful results for a specific type of colorectal cancer. Patients in a UK-led trial who received just nine weeks of pembrolizumab prior to surgery have remained cancer-free nearly thre…
Eggs and brain health: New study cracks open Alzheimer’s link - WZTV
A long-term study suggests that eating eggs regularly may be associated with a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in older adults.
Common knee surgery found ineffective, may make things worse - ScienceDaily
A major 10-year clinical trial is turning one of the world’s most common knee surgeries on its head. Researchers found that trimming a damaged meniscus—a procedure long believed to relieve pain—offers no real benefit over placebo surgery. Even more surprising…
FDA halts publication of studies on covid, shingles vaccines - The Washington Post
News of the studies being pulled comes weeks after the CDC decided it wouldn’t publish a report showing last winter’s covid vaccine cut the likelihood of hospitalizations.