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Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case Linked to DR Congo Strain
Key Takeaways
- Nigeria identified the Abuja patient’s infection as the Bundibugyo Ebola strain.
- Officials said 44 contacts were being monitored.
- The case emerges amid a major Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Water infrastructure attacks should be treated as health attacks, experts say
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- BMJ experts say water-system attacks should be considered attacks on health systems.
- The Pacific Institute recorded 420 water-related violent events in 2024.
- Examples from Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine show the health consequences of disrupted water services.
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Candida auris review flags conditions that may enable new fungal threats
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- A University of Würzburg review synthesized about 180 studies on Candida auris.
- The authors say climate change is a plausible but unproven contributor to the fungus’s emergence.
- The pathogen’s natural habitat remains unknown, complicating efforts to explain its rapid spread.
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Tea Linked to Lower Vascular Disease Risk in Large China Study
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- The study followed 485,934 adults in China for a median of 9.05 years.
- Regular tea consumption was associated with an 11% lower risk of specified vascular outcomes.
- The research is observational and does not prove tea caused the lower risk.
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Hurricane flooding raises risks for older adults using medical devices
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- A study tracked North Carolina Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older using electricity-dependent medical equipment after Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.
- County-level disaster declarations showed no significant immediate changes, but Hurricane Matthew was associated with sustained increases in hospitalizations and deaths over a year.
- Higher-resolution flood data produced stronger and more consistent associations, while Black individuals had worse outcomes as flooding severity rose.
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High-Nicotine Vapes Tied to Dependence in Young Adults
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- Nearly half of daily vapers aged 18 to 24 used e-cigarettes with at least 4% nicotine in 2022.
- High-nicotine use among daily young-adult vapers rose from 3.1% in 2017 to 49.2% in 2022.
- The longitudinal analysis associated high-nicotine use with greater dependence and more persistent vaping.
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Belgian study links 665 heat deaths to human-caused warming
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- Researchers estimate 1,181 deaths were statistically linked to the June 17–28 heat wave.
- The study attributes 665 of those deaths, or 56%, to human-caused climate change.
- The event was Belgium’s deadliest heat wave on record and strained emergency and geriatric services.
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Equatorial Guinea Expands Its Malaria Elimination Plan
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- Bioko Island cut malaria infections and deaths through long-running vector-control work.
- The national expansion faces larger geography, mosquito-friendly conditions and porous borders.
- The programme relies on spraying, nets, larval control, data collection and household outreach.
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Kenya Ebola Cases Rise to Eight as Contacts Remain Quarantined
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- Kenya reported an eighth Ebola case in a person already in quarantine.
- About 130 contacts were identified after the first patient died; 128 remained quarantined.
- Officials say no community transmission has yet been identified.
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Extreme Temperatures Put Pennsylvania Prisoners at Risk
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- Extreme heat and cold were associated with higher death and medical-care rates in Pennsylvania prisons.
- Many facilities were built in the 1990s or earlier and have limited or partial air conditioning.
- The findings frame prison climate control as a public-health and infrastructure issue.
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Napping Patterns Linked to Higher Dementia Risk in Study
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- Researchers followed more than 990 dementia-free Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older for up to 10 years.
- Frequent, unintended and short naps were each associated with higher observed dementia risk.
- The study is observational and cannot show that napping causes dementia.
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Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis and Heart Failure Burden May Rise by 2050
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- The analysis examined disability trends from 1990 to 2023 and modeled outcomes through 2050.
- The United States, Central Europe and Eastern Europe are projected to see increases of about 50% to 67%.
- Adults aged 70 and older had YLD rates 10 to 16 times those of people aged 15 to 49.
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Stroke inequalities tied to risk factors, study finds
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- The study analyzed records from more than 650,000 people at 41 Lambeth general practices between 2005 and 2021.
- Asian and Black patients were more likely to develop major stroke risk factors, particularly diabetes and hypertension.
- After these conditions developed, the reported likelihood of stroke was similar across the ethnic groups studied.
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Nairobi study examines how gut microbes shape antibiotic resistance
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- The research examined resistant E. coli in healthy residents of a densely populated Nairobi settlement.
- People living in close proximity can develop similar background gut microbial communities.
- Researchers tested whether baseline microbial differences were associated with later resistance patterns.
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Why learning CPR can matter before emergency crews arrive
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- More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside U.S. hospitals each year.
- About three quarters of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur at home.
- Immediate CPR can double or triple the chance of survival, according to the American Heart Association.
- The recommended early actions are to call 911, begin CPR and retrieve an AED if available.
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Obesity Surgery Linked to Lower Cancer Risk Across Ages and Sexes
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- Study included more than 780,000 people with obesity in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
- Nearly 100,000 participants had undergone bariatric surgery.
- Surgery was associated with an approximately 20% lower risk of obesity-related cancer.
- The association was similar across age groups and sexes.
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Disaster Study Finds Distinct Links Between Drinking and Mental Health
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- Researchers followed 941 Gulf Coast participants for nine years after multiple disasters.
- The study identified stable high, stable low, increasing and decreasing alcohol-use groups.
- Drinking trajectories were associated with different changes in depression and health anxiety.
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US Map Identifies Neighborhoods at Higher Childhood Lead Risk
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- The map estimates risk across 83,388 census tracts and 3,222 counties.
- Older housing and poverty levels are used as predictors of childhood lead exposure risk.
- Validation against data from 11 states found a consistent positive relationship between predicted risk and observed blood lead levels.
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Meal Prep Safety Depends on Cooling, Cleaning and Cooking
Key Takeaways
- Bulk-cooked meals are not inherently unsafe; storage practices are central.
- Raw meat and produce can carry pathogens including E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria.
- The guide recommends cooking food to 75°C for at least two minutes.
- Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces helps prevent cross-contamination.
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