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Feb 2026
Why the carnivore diet’s claimed benefits don’t outweigh its health risks
Researchers determine the nutritional adequacy and health effects of the carnivore diet.
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Feb 2026
Your next primary care doctor could be online only, accessed through an AI tool
When her doctor died suddenly in August, Tammy MacDonald found herself among the roughly 17% of adults in America without a primary care physician.
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Feb 2026
When health insurance costs more than the mortgage
When Noah Hulsman, who owns a skate shop in Louisville, Kentucky, learned he no longer qualified for federal subsidies to help him pay for his "gold" Affordable Care Act health plan, the 37-year-old opted for skimpier coverage. But the deductible is about a quarter of his yearly income.
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Feb 2026
How the CDC prepares influenza vaccines for pandemics
CDC scientists outline the comprehensive methodology involved in the development of influenza candidate vaccine viruses.
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Feb 2026
Do lifestyle choices affect university students' grades
Researchers examine the association between academic performance on secondary school exams and lifestyle behaviors among university students.
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Feb 2026
Researchers open ‘window to the brain’ with powerful cancer tech
Technology created at The University of Queensland could improve the odds of surviving brain cancer and change how we treat a range of neurological conditions.
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Feb 2026
Simpler hemiarch surgery effective for older aortic dissection patients
Ascending aortic hemiarch reconstruction offers the same long-term benefits to patients over age 65 with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) as more complex extended arch reconstruction procedures, according to a study presented today at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
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Feb 2026
Chlamydia pneumoniae found in the eye may aggravate Alzheimer’s disease
Chlamydia pneumoniae—a common bacterium that causes pneumonia and sinus infections—can linger in the eye and brain for years and may aggravate Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study from Cedars-Sinai.
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Feb 2026
New platform improves prediction of human antibody drug responses
An international research consortium, led by scientists at VIB and UGent, has developed a new platform that could change how antibody medicines are tested and brought to patients. The
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Feb 2026
Religious faith linked to lower psychological distress during Covid-19 lockdown
Two Cambridge-led studies suggest that the psychological distress caused by lockdowns (UK) and experience of infection (US) was reduced among those of faith compared to non-religious people.
