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Mild to moderate consumption of alcohol can reduce the risk of dementia, study finds
CNN - 06-Feb-2023The study was observational, no cause and effect can be determined
Statistics shows steep decline in life expectancy - largely driven by COVID-19
BBC - 31-Aug-2022US records the lowest since 1996 and UK fell for the first time in 40yrs
US life expectancy dropped by 1.5 years in 2020, mostly due to COVID-19
Independent - 21-Jul-2021Largest drop since world war II, mainly affecting Black and Hispanic Americans
Cancer death rates in US record major drop, according to latest health report
STAT - 08-Jul-2021Improved survival rates for lung and skin cancer, thanks to new FDA approved therapies
2020 might be the deadliest year for America
Guardian - 22-Dec-2020Life expectancy to drop by 3 years - greatest cut off since World War II
COVID-19 advanced testing lab created by UC Berkeley scientists
University of California, Berkeley - 30-Mar-2020In response to mass testing needs, they employ robotics and automation for accuracy and speed
Kinsa's smart thermometer, an early warning device for COVID-19
New York Times - 18-Mar-2020Very beneficial as health sector sees where to prioritize testing
Hospitals around the world find drug resistant fungus
Live Science - 08-Apr-2019One-third of C. auris are resistant to two antifungal drug classes
Dangerous toxins accidentally released from labs every few days
VOX - 20-Mar-2019All too easy to get lax about safety when you work with deadly materials every day
Investigation into Liveyon-Genetech stem cell treatment problems
Independent - 12-Mar-2019Nearly 1,000 clinics selling unregulated treatments in the US
China Won't Share Its Samples of a Deadly Flu Virus
Live Science - 28-Aug-2018China refuses to share H7N9 samples making difficult developing a vaccine against it
Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine
BBC - 05-Mar-2018Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of a Lassa fever. Current outbreak is spreading faster a...
First ever human case of H7N4 bird flu
Guardian - 15-Feb-201868-year-old woman from eastern China developed symptoms on 25 December. Admitted to hospital but...
Infectious disease outbreak could kill 30 million people in a year
Business Insider - 02-Feb-2018Global Health Security Agenda program is coming ot an end. Bill Gates has described an emergent ...
What is 'Aussie' flu and should we be worried?
BBC - 08-Jan-2018Aussie flu or H3N2 is an influenza A virus that appears to cause more severe infections in young ...
Raw water health craze is a bad idea
Washington Post - 04-Jan-2018Raw water advocates worry that filtration is removing necessary minerals. But it also removes da...
US life expectancy down for a second year
USA Today - 21-Dec-2017Health researcher claim that Americans are dying younger, and life expectancy is now down for th...
Synthetic Nanobots Could End Antibiotic Resistance
Futurism - 17-Nov-2017Most current antibiotics wipe out all bacteria - good and bad. French startup Eligo Bioscience i...
H7N9 Influenza Could Be The Next Big Flu Pandemic
Science Trends - 20-Oct-2017H7N9 is an avian flu that was discovered in China in 2013. Since its discovery, there have been m...
Shortage Could Leave U.S. With Deadly Flu Pandemic
Newsweek - 12-Oct-2017United States relies on foreign trade for many medical needs. About 30 essential items, these inc...
FDA Cracks Down on Stem Cell Clinics
New York Times - 28-Aug-2017The F.D.A. reported actions against two large stem cell clinics and a biotech company calling th...
First-time birth in later life may increase longevity
Medical News Today - 18-Nov-2016Average age of American mothers has increased from 24.9 years in 2000 to 26.3 years in 2014. Fir...
Dreaded Superbug Has Officially Arrived in the United States
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 17-Nov-2016US Centers for Disease Control has identified over a dozen cases of antibiotic-resistant fungus, ...
8 Strange Hacks To Live Longer
Medical Daily - 09-Aug-2016Article links to studies showing increased life expectancy and reduced chronic disease, based on ...
Cognitive speed training exercises reduce dementia
iMedicalApps - 01-Aug-2016Brain training industry careful about claims after Lumosity was fined $50 million dollars for lac...
15 Research-Backed Health Benefits of Coffee
Home Grounds - 26-Jul-2016Coffee offers research-backed health benefits
Trading Modern Medicine for Cheap Meat
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 03-Jun-2016A superbug resistant to all known antibiotics has surfaced in the United States for the first tim...
Keep moving, live longer
Medical News Today - 26-Feb-2016Doesn’t have to be exercise – even washing the dishes or sweeping the floor is better than sittin...
Guns, car crashes and drugs cut US male life expectancy by a year
Guardian - 09-Feb-2016Half of reduction from gun injuries. Although only 1%-2% of deaths due to firearms, deaths of yo...
How Big Data Is Quietly Fighting Diseases and Illnesses
Dataconomy - 18-Jan-2016Big Data has already offered up amazing proof of its applications Ebola – predicting the disease...
Dog infects four humans with the plague, may involve human-to-human transmission
Independent - 01-May-20158 cases of the plague in humans each year on average but is currently treatable with antibiotics.
HIV and syphilis diagnosis in 15 minutes on smart phone dongle
Columbia Engineering - 04-Feb-2015A team of researchers developed a low-cost smartphone accessory that detects three infectious dis...
Breaches at UK labs handling potentially deadly diseases
Guardian - 04-Dec-2014100 safety incidents in 5 years including live anthrax being accidentally posted Grand Challenge ...
