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Competency-based epilepsy surgery educational curriculum composed of domains of diagnosis, counseling, presurgical workup, surgical techniques

Higher concentrations of PFOS, PFHxS, and PFHpS linked to greater BMI regain, reduced weight loss, increased waist circumference

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Aug. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, people can get their annual flu vaccine without leaving the comfort of home.FluMist, a nasal spray flu vaccine made by AstraZeneca, is now available for at-home use through a service called FluMist Home, the company …

Signs and symptoms linked with withdrawal are relatively consistent in pediatric population; can be seen after five or more days of opioids

Intensive target <120 mm Hg cost-effective even in scenarios with high measurement error

No significant associations seen between treated gastroesophageal reflux disease and incidence of asthma or lung cancer

In adults aged 50 years or older, two-dose recombinant zoster vaccine linked to reduced risk for HZO, acute myocardial infarction, stroke

Health systems can use electronic health record data to target households rather than just individuals, authors say

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hundreds of people may have been exposed to rabies after staying in cabins infested with bats at Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park.As many as 500 visitors who stayed in eight cabins at Jackson Lake Lodge between May and late …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, will donate $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to expand cancer research and patient care.The school called it the largest single donation ever made to a U.S. university.The …