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Attacks on water systems are attacks on health, say experts

Water infrastructure attacks should be treated as health attacks, experts say

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 22, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Candida auris: A harbinger of further dangerous fungal species?

Candida auris review flags conditions that may enable new fungal threats

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 22, 2026·via phys.org

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Can drinking tea help protect against cardiovascular disease?

Tea Linked to Lower Vascular Disease Risk in Large China Study

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 21, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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How hurricanes affect hospitalizations and deaths among older adults using electricity-dependent medical devices

Hurricane flooding raises risks for older adults using medical devices

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 21, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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High-nicotine e-cigarettes linked to rising nicotine dependence among young adults

High-Nicotine Vapes Tied to Dependence in Young Adults

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 21, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Heat deaths doubled in Belgium during the June 2026 heat wave

Belgian study links 665 heat deaths to human-caused warming

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 20, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Equatorial Guinea is expanding an ambitious malaria elimination plan

Equatorial Guinea Expands Its Malaria Elimination Plan

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 19, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Kenya's Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet

Kenya Ebola Cases Rise to Eight as Contacts Remain Quarantined

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 19, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Pennsylvania's aging prisons weren't built for today's extreme weather—leaving women and seniors at risk

Extreme Temperatures Put Pennsylvania Prisoners at Risk

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 18, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Napping linked to dementia risk

Napping Patterns Linked to Higher Dementia Risk in Study

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 17, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Disability burden linked to alcohol-related cirrhosis and heart failure projected to rise sharply by 2050

Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis and Heart Failure Burden May Rise by 2050

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 17, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Ethnic inequalities in stroke explained by differences in stroke risk factors

Stroke inequalities tied to risk factors, study finds

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 17, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Good gut bacteria vs. bad: What we learned about antibiotic resistance from a community in Nairobi

Nairobi study examines how gut microbes shape antibiotic resistance

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 16, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Learn CPR: Why it matters more than you may realize

Why learning CPR can matter before emergency crews arrive

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 15, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Study finds a lower cancer risk after obesity surgery regardless of age or sex

Obesity Surgery Linked to Lower Cancer Risk Across Ages and Sexes

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 15, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Study examines long-term mental health and alcohol use trajectories following disasters

Disaster Study Finds Distinct Links Between Drinking and Mental Health

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 12, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Mapping childhood lead exposure risk in the US, neighborhood by neighborhood

US Map Identifies Neighborhoods at Higher Childhood Lead Risk

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 11, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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How to meal prep safely: A microbiologist's step‑by‑step guide

Meal Prep Safety Depends on Cooling, Cleaning and Cooking

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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DT Editorial Team·Oct 11, 2026·via phys.org

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Maternal house cleaning behaviors during pregnancy associated with child developmental screening outcomes

Pregnancy Cleaning Habits Linked to Developmental Screens

Researchers analyzed 81,125 mother-child pairs in a nationwide Japanese cohort.
More frequent dust-related cleaning during pregnancy was associated with lower odds of developmental screening concerns through age 3.
The observational study cannot establish that cleaning behaviors caused the outcome.

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DT Editorial Team·Oct 10, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the US nearly every year

Plague Never Vanished: Cases Still Reported in Africa and the US Most Years

Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, has never been eradicated and is still reported in Africa and the United States nearly every year.
The World Health Organization says most human cases since the 1990s have occurred in Africa, particularly Congo and Madagascar.
The CDC records an average of roughly seven US cases annually, mostly in rural areas of the American West.
A worker at a Siberian plague research institute died of pneumonia; Russian authorities said tests showed no evidence of plague, but the facility was quarantined.

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DT Editorial Team·Oct 8, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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