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3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak - AP News
The U.N. health agency says three patients on a cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infections are being flown to the Netherlands. The ship involved in a deadly outbreak remains off Cape Verde. The World Health Organization says eight cases have been record…
A promising new depression therapy focuses on finding paths to joy - The Washington Post
Depression treatments focus mostly on decreasing negative emotions. But a study finds that increasing positive ones might be more effective.
Large study finds a strong link between depression and problem cannabis use - Medical Xpress
A new meta-analysis of 55 studies involving more than 3 million people has found that 31% of individuals with cannabis use disorder (CUD) also struggle with major depressive disorder (MDD). While a link between these two conditions has been known for some tim…
NYC measles case leads health officials to notify Manhattan restaurants, other venues - Gothamist
The outreach follows a positive case that officials have linked to foreign travel.
While patients lay unconscious under anesthesia, their brains kept decoding stories and preparing for what came next - Medical Xpress
Baylor College of Medicine researchers have found that the human brain is capable of sophisticated language processing while in an unconscious state from general anesthesia. The findings, published in Nature, challenge what we know about the role of conscious…
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth - ProPublica
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.