Current Health News
Friday, October 11, 2024
- U.S. Scrambles to Find Hospital IV Fluids After Helene Damages NC Plant
- Government Crackdowns Can Cripple Bogus Stem Cell 'Cures' Industry
- Could Certain Genes Help You Slim Down?
- Almost 10 Million Pounds of Meat Recalled Due to Listeria Danger
- Why Friendships in Your Teen Years Are So Important
- Unprotected Sex Boosts Mpox Danger for Gay Men as Drug-Resistant Strain Spreads
- 2 Million Fisher-Price Infant Swings Recalled After 5 Deaths
- Injected 'Nanodiscs' Could Bring Brain Stimulation Therapy Without Implants
- About 6% of Adults Have ADHD, Drug Shortages Are Affecting Treatment
- All Those Head Spins By Breakdancers Could Be Harming Them
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- A Robot Finger Might Someday Take Your Pulse, Check for Tumors
- Loneliness Raises Odds for Dementia by 31%
- Could Lingering Infection Be Causing Long COVID?
- MS Might Raise a Person's Odds for Cancer
- Seniors, You're Never Too Old to Quit Smoking, Study Finds
- Crohn's, Colitis Care Take Big Financial Toll on Patients
- Boys Treated With Gene Therapy for Rare Brain Disease Doing Well 6 Years Later
- Think Your Opinion Must Be Right? Science Reveals Why You May Be Wrong
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- EPA Finalizes Rule to Require Removal of Lead Pipes in U.S. Water System
- More Screen Time Tied to Mental Health Risks for Tweens
- Severe COVID Case Ups Heart Risks As Much as History of Heart Disease
- Here's Where Viruses Love to Lurk in Your Bathroom
- Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Americans With Cancer Beat the Disease
- Heat Stress in Pregnancy Might Affect a Babies' Development Later
- Steady Rise in U.S. Cases of Tick-Borne Babesiosis Disease
- Common Acne Drug Might Become Carcinogenic at Room Temperature
- Vendors of Synthetic Nicotine Vapes on Instagram Are Skirting FDA Rules
- Be Alert to Carbon Monoxide Dangers During, After Hurricane Milton
- Only 1 in 5 Large Companies' Health Plans Cover New Weight-Loss Meds for Employees
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Blood Test Can Help Predict Survival From Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Are People Holding Their Arms Incorrectly for Blood Pressure Tests?
- Increases in Life Span Are Beginning to Slow
- U.S. Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discovery of mRNA
- U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop 10% in Early Data
- Were FDA's 'Black Box' Warnings on Antidepressants a Mistake? Youth Suicides Rose Afterwards
- Breast Cancer Treatments Might Speed Aging, Study Finds
- Damage to Brainstem Could Be Driving Long COVID
- Could Music Lessons Help Clear the 'Brain Fog' of Chemotherapy?
- New Hope Against Breast Cancers That Spread to the Brain
- AI May Not Be Ready to Run Emergency Rooms
- Epinephrine: Tips to the 'EpiPen' Ingredient and How It Treats Anaphylaxis
- Marijuana Use Tied to Worse School Outcomes for Teens
- Scientists Discover the Brain's Waste-Disposal System, With Clues to Alzheimer's Disease
- CDC Will Test Travelers From Rwanda for Ebola-Like Marburg Virus
Monday, October 7, 2024
- Water Fluoridation May Be Less Beneficial Than in Past, Review Finds
- What You Need to Know After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Could Disrupt Sleep
- Diverting Low-Level Criminals to Drug-Treatment Programs Instead of Jail Reaps Rewards
- Phenols, Found in Many Products, Could Upset Heart's Rhythms
- Bright Light Therapy May Ease Multiple Forms of Depression
- Poor Circulation: How to Prevent It, How to Spot It
- Yellowjackets and Bees Swarm in NC in Helene's Aftermath
Friday, October 4, 2024
- CDC Warns of Fake Drug Dangers From Online Pharmacies
- Stem Cell Therapy Might Repair Vision-Robbing Holes in Retinas
- This Season's Flu Vaccine Cuts Risk of Hospitalization by Almost 35%
- Trauma at Life's Beginning Can Mar Its End
- Mpox Vaccine's Protection Wanes Within 1 Year; Boosters Needed
- Folks With Chronic Pain and Doctors Often Differ on Medical Marijuana
- Hearing Loss Can Raise Risks for Cognitive Decline
- Food Allergies Spur Serious Anxiety in Most of Those Affected
- Even Low Levels of Radon May Raise Children's Risk for Leukemia
- Colonoscopies Among the Young Are on the Rise
- California Reports Two Cases of Bird Flu in Dairy Workers
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Deadly Legacy of Storms Like Helene Can Linger for Over a Decade
- Scientists Get Closer to Stopping Macular Degeneration
- Antibodies in Mom's Breast Milk Are Protecting Babies
- Could Lithium Supplements Ease the Brain Fog of Long COVID?
- Good Friendships Crucial to Young Adults' Happiness
- Most Americans Struggle With Poor Sleep, Daytime Drowsiness
- Reading to Your 1 and 2-Year Old Boosts Their Vocabulary
- Air Pollution Could Be Changing Children's Brains
- Science Finds Link Between Excessive Sweating, Sensitive Skin
- So Fly: Scientists Complete Map of Adult Fruit Fly Brain
- Sitting Less Helps Prevent Back Pain From Getting Worse
- Record Rate of Kindergartners Failed to Get Recommended Vaccines
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- U.S. Breast Cancer Deaths Keep Declining, Though Disparities Remain
- Coffee, Water, Soda: Which Raise Your Odds for Stroke?
- 1 in 14 U.S. Hospital Patients Fall Victim to Harmful Diagnostic Errors
- Six in 10 Americans Have Unhealthy Pro-Inflammatory Diets
- Adding Routine 'Suicide Care' to Primary Care Could Save Lives
- Brain Zap Treatment Could Get Arms, Hands Moving After Head Injury
- GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds Could Interfere With Endoscopy, Colonoscopy
- George the Frenchie's Cancer Journey May Help Other Dogs and Even Children
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Shorter Course of Breast Cancer Radiation Won't Affect Breast Reconstruction
- Falling Linked to Raised Risk of Dementia in Older People
- COVID Shot Lowers Your Odds for COVID-linked Heart Trouble
- Outpatient CAR-T Cancer Therapy Can Be Safe, Effective
- Drug Industry Taking Bigger Role in Clinical Cancer Trials
- Could a Cheek Swab Predict When You Might Die?
- Outbreak of Ebola-Like Marburg Virus in Rwanda Has Killed 8 People
- California Bans 6 Artificial Dyes in Foods Served at Public Schools
- Helene's Aftermath: How to Safely Enter, Clean Flood-Damaged Homes
Monday, September 30, 2024
- FDA Approves New Kind of Drug for Schizophrenia
- U.S. Preterm Births Are on the Rise
- Blood Cancers: What You Need to Know
- What Do Families Fight About Most? New Study Finds Out
- Synthetic THC May Calm Agitation in Alzheimer's Patients
- Despite Progress, America's Fight Against Toxic Lead Far From Over
- 1 in 3 Teens Have Trouble Obtaining Menstrual Tampons or Pads
- America's Pediatricians Want You to Read a Book With Your Child
- Sports Injuries: How They're Treated, and How Soon You Can Safely Return to Play
- Good Sex and Self Esteem Often Go Together, Study Finds
- Cluster of 8 Possible Human Bird Flu Cases Now Reported in Missouri
Friday, September 27, 2024
- U.S. Restarts Free COVID Test Program
- Babies Who Got Only Breast Milk in Hospital Have Lower Asthma Rates
- Gum Disease Germs Could Help Trigger Cancer
- Could Fertility Treatments Raise Heart Defect Risks in Babies?
- Grandma, the Family Dog: Unexpected Sources of Opioid Tragedies for Young Kids
- Upping Dose of Anti-Opioid Drug Might Work Better to Curb Addiction
- Treatment Could Be New Option for People Battling Ulcerative Colitis
- Know What 'Chroming' Is? TikTok Fad Could Harm Your Kids
- Kids' ER Visits for Heat Illness Nearly Tripled Over Last Decade
- E-Bike and Scooter Injuries are Soaring
Thursday, September 26, 2024
- Most Americans Won't Get Vaccinated as Flu, COVID Season Looms: Survey
- Airports Take Big Toll on Sleep of Those Living Nearby
- Being a 'Weekend Warrior' Can Cut Your Odds for 200 Diseases
- Most Pregnant Women Will Become Iron Deficient, Study Finds
- Forget BMI, 'Body Roundness' Measure Could Spot Heart Risk
- Brain Injury & PTSD: Veterans' Study Suggests Area of Damage Is Key
- Trial Confirms 'Life-Changing' Impact of Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B
- Could Ozempic Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses?
- Health Concerns Around Fluoride in Water Merit EPA Action, Judge Rules
- U.S. Suicide Death Rate Is Rising Again
- One More Death Tied to Listeria From Boar's Head Deli Meats
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Prediabetes in Teens Could Raise Odds for Complicated Pregnancies Later
- Four in Every 10 U.S. Adults Is Now Obese; Severe Obesity Rising
- Inmates in Many U.S. Jails Have No Access to Meds That Fight Opioid Addiction
- 14.3 Million Americans Are Caring for Ill or Disabled Veteran
- Most People With Schizophrenia Aren't Getting Treated
- Initial Symptoms of MS Could Guide Prognosis, Treatment
- Answers Company Recalls Raw Dog Food Due to Salmonella, Listeria Threat
- Experimental Nasal Spray Might Ward Off Multiple Viruses
- Space Travel May Not Be Healthy for Heart Muscle
- NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre Has Parkinson's Disease
- Free COVID Tests Back Again by End of September
- Novo Nordisk CEO Grilled by Congress Over Price of Ozempic
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- Second Health Care Worker Linked to Missouri Bird Flu Case Also Had Symptoms: CDC
- Almost 200 Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer Are Found in Food Packaging
- Many Pregnant Medicaid Patients Miss Prenatal Ultrasounds, Upping Risks Around Birth Defects
- Psilocybin May Curb Mental Illness That Leads to Eating Disorders
- Surrogate Moms Have Higher Rates of Pregnancy Complications
- Many Former NFL Players Believe They Have CTE, Raising Suicide Risk
Monday, September 23, 2024
- Stroke Rates Rising in Adults and Kids With Sickle Cell Disease
- FDA Approves First Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself at Home
- Workplace Stress Triggers: How to Spot Them, How to Cope
- Psilocybin Equals or Exceeds SSRI Antidepressants at Easing Depression
- Sometimes Kidney Stones Need a Little Nudge
- Partner's Adult ADHD Can Harm a Woman's Mental Health
- Cataracts Gone Without Surgery? New Science Suggests It's Possible
- Could Antidepressants Give Memory a Boost?
- Diabetes Treatment Might Ease Gum Disease, Too
- Is It a Cold, Flu or COVID? An Expert Helps You Sort It Out
- Climate Change Could Triple U.S. Heat Deaths by Mid-Century
Friday, September 20, 2024
- Breastfeeding Crucial to a Healthy Infant Microbiome, Lowering Asthma Risk
- Do You Know the MIND Diet? It Might Keep You Sharp With Age
- Parents, Know the Nursery Products Most Linked to Infant Deaths
- Are Antidepressants Being Overused to Treat Seniors' Pain?
- Arthritis Can Flare Up in Colder Weather: Tips to Easing the Pain
- Dad's Epilepsy Med Use Won't Harm His Kids
- Wastewater Tests Show Bird Flu Virus Limited to Areas With Farm Animals
- Endurance Exercise Can Get Rid of Body Fat, Even Without Weight Loss
- Fussy Eater? It Might Be in Your Kid's Genes
- Yoga, Other Exercise Can Curb Urinary Incontinence in Women
- Caring for Horses Could Help Veterans Battling PTSD
- Whooping Cough Cases Rising, Especially in Teens, CDC Says
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Buildup of Metals in Body Can Worsen Heart Disease
- Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising
- Diabetes Med Metformin Could Cut Risks for Long COVID
- 'Exercise Is Medicine' for People With Parkinson's
- Some Chocolate Products Labeled 'Dairy-Free' Contain Milk, FDA Finds
- Some Diabetes Meds Could Lower Odds for Dementia, Parkinson's
- Did Your ACL Surgery Work? Try Hopping Backwards
- Long-Term Outcomes Good for Face Transplant Recipients, Study Finds
- U.S. Health Care System Ranks Last Among Wealthy Nations, Report Finds
- Dengue Cases Mount in Los Angeles
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- A Few Cups of Coffee Per Day Might Help Your Heart
- Therapy Dogs Can Ease Nurses', Doctors' Stress, Too
- Cost Has Many Going Around Doctors to Get Weight-Loss Meds
- Feeling Content Helps Shield You From Heart Attack, Stroke
- Some People With MS May Need Earlier, Higher-Dose Meds
- Child's Risk for Obesity Depends on Where Parents Can Shop for Food
- Post-Op Keytruda Boosts Bladder Cancer Outcomes
- Childhood Trauma Can Raise Health Risks for a Lifetime
- FDA Expands Use of Breast Cancer Drug Kisqali
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Ozempic Could Curb Progression of Diabetes-Linked Liver Disease
- Breathing Could Bring Microplastics Into the Human Brain, Study Shows
- Genetics Suggest Link Between ALS, Parkinson's Disease
- Combo Treatment Doubles Survival for Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer
- Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Study Finds
- Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children's Mental Health
- Could 'Brain Training' Exercises Help Slow Alzheimer's Symptoms?
- Most Parents Are Moving Kids Out of Car Booster Seats Too Soon
- Many Toxic Chemicals Leach Into Human Bodies From Food Packaging
- Millions Worldwide Could Die From Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, Report Finds
- Senate to Vote on Nationwide Protections for IVF
Monday, September 16, 2024
- 1 in 3 Store-Bought Cinnamon Samples Tested Have Elevated Lead Levels
- Ozempic or Saxenda for Weight Loss: Which Works Best?
- Boar's Head Will Close Virginia Plant Linked to Listeria-Tainted Deli Meats
- Why Beans Are a Natural Superfood
- Poll Finds Many Parents Worry About Kids Finding Friends
- One Part of Football Helmets Especially Linked to Concussion
- Expert Advice on Preparing for the Fall COVID, Flu Season
- Immunotherapy Drugs Extend Survival for Patients With Advanced Melanomas
- Ovarian Cancer in the Family? Know Your Risks
- Vaping Is Harming College Students' Brains, Study Shows
- Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Possibility of Human Transmission