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Younger Adults Are Missing Early Warning Signs of Colon Cancer

[ad_1] The Latest Colorectal cancer rates are rapidly rising among adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s, and the most common warning sign for the disease is passing blood in the stool, according to a new scientific review. Rectal bleeding is associated with a fivefold increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to the new analysis, […]

Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic

[ad_1] Countries around the globe have failed to reach consensus on the terms of a treaty that would unify the world in a strategy against the inevitable next pandemic, trumping the nationalist ethos that emerged during Covid-19. The deliberations, which were scheduled to be a central item at the weeklong meeting of the World Health […]

Milk Containing Bird-Flu Virus Can Sicken Mice, Study Finds

[ad_1] Milk contaminated with H5N1, the bird-flu virus that has turned up in dairy herds in nine states, has been found to rapidly make mice sick, affecting multiple organs, according to a study published on Friday. The findings are not entirely surprising: At least a half-dozen cats have died after consuming raw milk containing the […]

FDA Panel Endorses Safety of Guardant Blood Test for Colon Cancer

[ad_1] A committee of experts that advises the Food and Drug Administration voted by large majorities on Thursday that a new blood test to screen people for colon and rectal cancers was safe and effective, and that its benefits outweighed its risks. But the group cautioned that the blood test had limitations and added that […]

Louisiana Lawmakers Vote to Make Abortion Pills Controlled Substances

[ad_1] Louisiana lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday to make the state the first in the nation to designate abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances. Possession of the drugs without a prescription would be a crime punishable with jail time and thousands of dollars in fines. The legislation, which passed the State Senate by a vote […]

Abortion Pills May Become Controlled Substances in Louisiana

[ad_1] Louisiana could become the first state to classify abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances, making possession of the pills without a prescription a crime subject to jail time and fines. A bill that would designate the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV drugs — a category of medicines with the potential for […]

Setback Deals Blow to Neuralink’s First Brain Implant Patient, but He Stays Upbeat

[ad_1] Just four months ago, Noland Arbaugh had a circle of bone removed from his skull and hair-thin sensor tentacles slipped into his brain. A computer about the size of a small stack of quarters was placed on top and the hole was sealed. Paralyzed below the neck, Mr. Arbaugh is the first patient to […]

A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports

[ad_1] A farmworker in Michigan has been diagnosed with bird flu, state officials announced on Wednesday, making it the second human case associated with the outbreak in cows. Officials said that the individual became infected with the virus, called H5N1, after exposure to infected livestock. The individual had only mild symptoms and has fully recovered, […]