Prolonged disorders of consciousness (pDOC) represent states in which patients fail to show reliable evidence of awareness after severe brain injury.

Sprint-interval exercise triggers a much larger and faster shift in circulating proteins and metabolites than moderate-intensity exercise, revealing distinct patterns of predicted communication between organs.
The findings suggest that exercise intensity shapes systemic molecular signaling, with skeletal muscle and adipose tissue emerging as potential source and target tissues linked to cardiometabolic health.

A fully self-guided, internet-delivered attachment-based compassion therapy improved overall quality of life and reduced preoccupied attachment compared with a waiting-list control in adults with chronic medical conditions. The findings are preliminary, with high attrition, no active control, and most secondary psychological outcomes showing no significant between-group differences.

UKHSA data show a 50% drop in newborn ICU admissions since the RSV maternal vaccine programme took full effect, though officials say low uptake still leaves many babies exposed.
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A CDC report found that about 40 percent of Biltmore Forest blacklegged ticks carry Lyme bacteria. Here are the symptoms worth raising with a clinician.

A supplier recall pulled H-E-B and NatureBest pico de gallo and other refrigerated items over Salmonella risk. Here is what to check at home.

Two RSV options can protect a newborn this season. Here is the timing, the hospitalization data, and what to ask a pediatrician now.

CDC added 101 measles cases, and most came from Pennsylvania and Ohio. Here is what the county-level data mean for families this week.

FDA raised the Midwest Poultry egg recall to Class I. Check cartons for plant codes P-1950 or 0840962 before the final best-by dates pass.

Two more Legionnaires deaths push the Upper East Side toll to nine, two weeks after New York City said the summer cluster had ended.