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A dangerous fungal infection has seeded its spores farther across the United States than previously assumed. Research out this week details evidence that cases of blastomycosis are regularly showing up in Vermont, outside of the established areas of the U.S. where it’s thought to be endemic.Alex Winter on the Most Important Modern Horror Movie Blastomycosis is an infection caused by a group of fungi called Blastomyces. These infections usually happen when people breathe in spores that have been kicked up into the air from…

A wild green iguana in Costa Rica.Image: Galyna Andrushko (Shutterstock)Welcome to another installment of Gizmodo’s Animal Crime of the Week. Last week, we admired the trash-stealing parrots of Australia. This week features a bitey, cake-stealing iguana that added injury to insult by giving its victim a nasty, rare infection.Alex Winter on the Most Important Modern Horror Movie This weird tale comes from a case report published by Stanford University doctors last April. A 3-year-old girl and her family were vacationing in…

A popular class of weight loss drugs may offer more lasting success than assumed, new data from Epic Research suggests. The study of medical records found that a slight majority of people who took GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide either maintained or improved their weight loss in the year after they stopped using the medication. More than a third of former users did substantially regain much or all of their original weight, however.Alex Winter on the Most Important Modern Horror Movie Semaglutide mimics the natural GLP-1…

Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Humana plummeted on Thursday after the health insurer issued dismal full-year earnings guidance, citing soaring medical costs that are dogging the broader insurance industry.Those expenses have spiked as an increasing number of older adults return to…

An illustration of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells attacking a cancer cell.Illustration: ART-ur (Shutterstock)A relatively new cancer treatment known as CAR T cell therapy is perhaps more dangerous than we knew. The Food and Drug Administration found evidence that the treatment can potentially raise the risk of secondary cancers and is telling makers of these products to add a boxed warning detailing the risk to their labeling. However, the FDA still says that the positives of CAR T therapy outweigh the potential…

Apple has warned prospective Apple Vision Pro customers with certain medical conditions that using its spatial computing headset could “aggravate symptoms or increase the risk of injury or discomfort.”In a support document (via Reddit) published Friday, Apple confirmed that Apple Vision Pro users with a pre-existing medical condition should “consult with a medical provider before using Apple Vision Pro.” “If you are at risk for falls or seizures, or have a serious medical condition such as a heart condition, consult with…

Apple has said that using its mixed reality (MR) headset Vision Pro with certain medical conditions might increase the "risk of injury of discomfort". The tech giant advises to consult with a medical provider before using Apple Vision Pro. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Senior Management ProgrammeVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech, Banking & Applied Risk ManagementVisit"If you are…

Yes, patients and doctors can use chatbots for certain types of questions, experts say. But beware of the shortcomings. Yes, patients and doctors can use chatbots for certain types of questions, experts say. But beware of the shortcomings. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials…

Another year, another round of inscrutable price increases for many prescription drugs. Over 700 medicines are seeing their list prices shoot up this January, according to an analysis by the organization 46brooklyn Research. The average price increase is slightly below the trend of recent years, but includes popular drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic and Mounjaro.Remake this Sci-Fi Film with Peter Capaldi!The Ohio-based 46brooklyn is a nonprofit corporation that describes its purpose as seeking “to improve the…

An outbreak of measles in Philadelphia is growing larger. This week, health officials announced a newly discovered case of the highly contagious viral disease in the area—the ninth reported to date. Many of these cases, including the latest one, have been traced back to a single day care center, and most if not all patients were unvaccinated against measles.Remake this Sci-Fi Film with Peter Capaldi!The outbreak appears to have begun in early December at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. An infant was admitted to…