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[ad_1] A push for more accessible HPV testing is underway. A new program called SHIP Trial Network, led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is exploring testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) via self-collection to prevent cervical cancer, according to a press release. The Last Mile Initiative, announced at the White …

[ad_1] Is the COVID quarantine on its way out? Amid reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may be considering a change to its COVID isolation guidelines, doctors are sharing their own recommendations. The current CDC guidance, which was implemented in late 2021, calls for people …

[ad_1] Sports fan depression is a “very real experience for avid sports fans,” said a licensed professional counselor. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) HEAD IN THE GAME – Here’s how to cope if your team lost the Super Bowl, according to mental health experts. Continue reading… ‘LIFE-CHANGING’ …

[ad_1] Australian researchers may have found a breakthrough treatment for lupus. In a study published in Nature Communications on Feb. 6, scientists at Monash University revealed that they were able to “fix” defective cells that can cause lupus, an autoimmune disease. They accomplished this by infusing human cells — called …

[ad_1] People are curious about heart health — and for good reason. Heart disease remains the leading killer of men and women in the U.S. — each year, around 695,000 people die from cardiovascular conditions, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For American Heart Month, Dr. Martha …

[ad_1] A growing number of schools are relaxing their restrictions and opening their doors to kids with coughs, sore throats and other symptoms. This is a marked difference from the strict guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic — when parents were advised to keep students home at any sign of illness. …

[ad_1] The first fatality from Alaskapox, a type of orthopoxvirus, has been reported on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. State officials released a bulletin Feb. 9 detailing that an elderly man contracted the virus in Sept. 2023, likely from an infected stray cat who scratched him. The man, whose immune …

[ad_1] PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Jon Burnett was one of Pittsburgh’s favorite on-air personalities for 36 years.  At KDKA-TV, he co-hosted Evening Magazine, Pittsburgh Today, did the weather and co-hosted Pittsburgh Today Live for 11 years. Burnett was always known for his adventurous and spontaneous spirit, willing to try anything like …

[ad_1] A study of frozen blood samples has turned up a trove of proteins that may predict several forms of dementia more than 10 years before the disease is diagnosed, researchers from the U.K. and China reported on Monday. The study, published in the journal Nature Aging, is part of …

[ad_1] You win some, you lose some — and the Super Bowl every year is no exception. As the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers went at it in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday night, fans were headed either for a victory dance or a major let-down — and …