Mansur Shaheen
Mansur Shaheen is the Breaking Health News Editor at The Messenger. He previously worked at the Daily Mail and Bridge Michigan. A Virginia native, he graduated from George Mason University.
- By Mansur Shaheen|These 15 Lifestyle Factors Can Lead to Early Dementia
Researchers identified more than a dozen factors linked to rare early-onset dementia
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|Religious Vaccine Exemptions Are ‘Major Step Back for Public Health,’ Expert Says. ‘I Wish They Didn’t Exist’
Allowing for religious vaccine exemptions has put public health at risk, an expert says
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|Your Pet Is Good for Your Brain: Study
Having a pet can keep your brain healthy into older age
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|First-of-Its-Kind Nerve Transplant May Give Man Use of His Hands Again
An Italian man may be able to use his hand once again after receiving a rare transplant
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|Hackers Want Ransom From Patients for Hospital Records They Threaten to Sell on Dark Web
Patients at an Oklahoma hospital are facing a ransom if they don’t want their data sold
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|Fat-Dissolving Shots Linked to Skin Deformities, Scars, FDA Warns
The shots sold at spas and other clinics could pose major risks
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|Vibrating Pill Can Help With Weight Loss: Study
Swallowing a vibrating pill 20 minutes before eating could help keep portions in check
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|Drug 10-Fold Stronger Than Fentanyl Linked to US Deaths
Nitazene is significantly stronger the fentanyl, and poses a new threat in America’s opioid crisis
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|China Reports Death From Rare Viral Infection
A Chinese woman died after contracting a novel bird flu infection
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|An Ivermectin Lawsuit Could Undermine US Public Health, Experts Fear
A lawsuit attempting to punish the FDA for denouncing ivermectin as a COVID cure could have dangerous consequences
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|‘Physical Inactivity Pandemic’ in US Is a ‘Crisis,’ Experts Say
A large portion of Americans are physically inactive, and the most vulnerable struggle the most
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|‘Canada Syndrome’ Responsible for Woman’s Diarrhea, Hair Loss, and Purple Skin for Six Months
The rare disease sporadically appeared in the Hong Kong woman
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|Measles-Infected International Traveler Exposed Others at Airport
A traveler carrying measles may have exposed others to the deadly disease just before the holidays
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|The Risk of Penile Fractures Rises Around Christmas, Doctors Find
Christmas and summer break have been linked to more penile injuries
By Mansur Shaheen| - By Mansur Shaheen|Molecular Jackhammers and Good Vibes Fight Cancer in New Study
Scientists found that they can kill cancer by shaking cells really fast
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