The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed the country’s first case of H5N1 bird flu infection in a child, who experienced mild symptoms and is recovering from their illness. California’s public health department had reported the case on Tuesday, but said there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus. … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced his choices to lead the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as his pick for the surgeon general post. Trump, 78, nominated Dr. Marty Makary – a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine – to serve as FDA commissioner; … Read more
A deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a massive recall of popular Boar’s Head deli meats is over, federal health officials said Thursday. Ten people died and 61 were sickened in 19 states after eating listeria-contaminated Boar’s Head products, including liverwurst. Illnesses were reported between late May and mid-September, according to the Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
Josh Brolin has an affinity for nicotine pouches, and he isn’t afraid to talk about it. Brolin, 56, admitted on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast that while he gave up chewing tobacco, the pouches have become a constant in his life, and he has them “all over the house.” “My wife would hear this in the … Read more
When it comes to healthy eating, veggies are always a good choice — but one takes the cake for being the healthiest. Watercress is the most nutrient-dense vegetable, receiving a perfect score of 100 in the CDC’s long-standing ranking of “powerhouse” fruits and vegetables (PFVs). Chinese cabbage is a close second with a score of … Read more
Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western province of British Columbia, health officials said on Saturday. The teenager likely caught the virus from a bird or animal and was receiving care at a children’s hospital, the province said in a statement. The province … Read more
Experts at the Mayo Clinic are determining once and for all how many push-ups the average man and woman should be able to do by age bracket — and the answer may surprise you. The push-up pros said the classic exercise is a good measurement of muscular strength and endurance as one ages. The standard … Read more
Turns out the Octomom is truly one of a kind. The rate of triplet births and births of a higher order — like quadruplets, sextuplets and octuplets — dropped 62% in the US between 1998 and 2023, according to a Thursday report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reports that … Read more
They got more than they paid extra for. A dozen cruise ship passengers were sickened by Legionnaires’ disease — including 10 who were hospitalized — on two different ships, and health experts believe a private luxury amenity is the source, according to a new report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked the serious … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the number of infected people from the E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has increased to 90 from 75. The outbreak was first reported on Oct. 22 and on Wednesday, CDC said 27 people have been hospitalized due to the outbreak, which has already killed one person. … Read more
Think only the young and reckless and the old and infirm end up in health clinics? Think again. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data Tuesday revealing the age range of Americans who visit healthcare centers most — and the results are surprising. New CDC data reveals the demographic of Americans who seek … Read more
Ten people have been hospitalized and one older person in Colorado has died after E. coli infections linked to McDonald’s quarter pounder hamburger, the Centers for Disease Control said on Tuesday. Shares of McDonald’s were down 9.2% after the bell. McDonald’s has proactively removed the slivered onions and beef patties used for the quarter pounder hamburgers … Read more
It’s not always smooth sailing for these luxury cruise ships. The world’s dirtiest cruise ships are brimming with grime — from beer tap sludge to maggot infestations — according to a new reporter from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency’s Vessel Sanitation Program, which scores cruise ships for cleanliness out of 100 to keep … Read more
You might want to take another look at how you’re washing your hands. Dr. Myro Figura (@doctormyro) and Dr. Dana Brems (@footdocdana) posted a TikTok video reacting to a seemingly clean hand being put under a microscope. “This hand looks clean to the naked eye but is it?” they both ask the camera. Dr. Myro … Read more
Contracting a viral infection during pregnancy could lead to an autism diagnosis for the child, new research on mice finds. Irene Sanchez Martin, a postdoctoral researcher at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island, said mouse embryos may show signs of developmental deficits soon after their mother is exposed to a virus. “The model we … Read more
A 10th person has died in the listeria outbreak that shuttered a Boar’s Head deli meat plant, federal health officials said Wednesday. At least 59 people in 19 states have been sickened by the bacteria first detected in liverwurst made at the Jarratt, Virginia, plant. Illnesses were reported between late May and late August, the US Centers … Read more
The general rate of obesity among adults in the United States has stagnated, but the rate of severe obesity has increased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A report compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found that between August 2021 and August 2023, the rate of obesity among the nation’s adults was approximately … Read more
Fall has arrived — but the mosquitoes haven’t left. A New York resident who tested positive last week for a rare mosquito-borne illness has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday as State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald declared Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) an imminent threat to public health. The unidentified Ulster County patient, the state’s first … Read more
Somebody give Grandpa a box of condoms, already. Sex-crazed senior citizens are driving a major spike in the rise of STIs across the country, salacious new statistics revealed — with one surprising state leading the horny charge. In 2022 — the year with the most recent data — more than 2.5 million cases of syphilis, … Read more
The US is losing its battle against the bulge. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that Americans are heavier than ever before. The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30, and a shocking 20% of Americans meet that criteria, with the Midwest … Read more