Dr. Marc J. Kahn In The News

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A new NBC report shows a rise in rare flu complications among children. It's called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, a rare brain disease.
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Coca-Cola is revealing it will launch a version of its signature drink made with American cane sugar. As NBC News reports, Coca-Cola produced for the U.S. market is typically sweetened with corn syrup, while the company uses cane sugar in some other countries, including Mexico and various European countries.
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A new study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated brain aging, regardless of whether individuals contracted the virus. Researchers analyzed a large database of brain scans and discovered an age acceleration of approximately five-and-a-half months associated with the pandemic.
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New studies and research are showing that after about the age of 40, our brains start to slow down. According to reporting from NPR, those changes can be signs of a disease, like Alzheimer's. But usually, they're not.
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The Trump administration appears to be expanding the age recommendation for RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50, down from age 60, according to a decision appearing on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage.
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How concerned should we be over a rising Covid-19 variant with a terrifyingly named symptom? That鈥檚 because the variant 鈥 NB.1.8.1. or 鈥淣imbus鈥 鈥 may cause painful sore throats and in some parts of the world it has earned a new nickname: 鈥渞azor blade throat鈥 COVID.
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More than 1,100 measles cases have been reported in the United States this year, and the highly contagious virus has put people at risk while they wait in emergency rooms and doctor鈥檚 offices, CNN reports.
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There appears to be a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's. A new blood test that detects a distinct characteristic of the disease is likely going to change the way doctors diagnose and treat it.