New evidence shows high crime may cause young girls to gain weight. A scientific study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published this week looked at the correlation between crime in New York City and childhood obesity and found there to be a direct link, namely in girls. The study, which was published … Read more
Blaring your workout tunes or seeing your favorite band live could actually do you harm — or your ears, at least. A new study shows more than one billion young people are at risk of hearing loss, blaming loud music in headphones and earbuds and noisy music venues as potential causes. According to the World … Read more
Last week, when mom of three Kate Brown, 43, was told her local Walgreens and neighboring pharmacies were out of liquid amoxicillin — it was hard to swallow. Both her 10-year-old, Lydia, and 2-year-old, Genevieve, were in the throes of painful ear infections. Brown not only had to contend with caring for two sick children … Read more
Dentists are warning health-conscious people to avoid homemade and fluoride-free toothpaste if they want to avoid issues with their teeth. The warning comes amid a rise in demand for herbal toothpaste, particularly those that don‘t contain fluoride, with “homemade recipes” shared on TikTok racking up millions of views. These recipes include ingredients like lemon, baking … Read more
A nurse in Sydney, Australia has urged people to update their medical identification on their phone after an ordeal at Boost Juice reminded her it “might just save your life”. Posting on TikTok, the nurse named Lauren said she was waiting in line at a shopping center on Tuesday when a woman collapsed and hit … Read more
Half (51%) of Americans with a healthcare provider are too afraid to ask them about their health condition or symptoms. That’s according to a recent survey of 2,005 nationally representative Americans, which found more men than women dread this interaction (57% vs. 45%). Seven in 10 (69%) are concerned they won’t be able to understand … Read more
Half (51%) of Americans with a healthcare provider are too afraid to ask them about their health condition or symptoms. That’s according to a recent survey of 2,005 nationally representative Americans, which found more men than women dread this interaction (57% vs. 45%). Seven in 10 (69%) are concerned they won’t be able to understand … Read more
Hospital rooms, operating rooms and medical equipment are so inadequately cleaned that any patient going into a hospital is at risk of getting a deadly superbug. That’s true even if you’re going for the happiest reason of all, to give birth. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest data show alarming increases in the … Read more
A new Covid-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of shots available will likely limit booster uptake. Omicron subvariants BA.4/5 that dominated this summer are still behind the majority of infections, but newer Omicron subvariants are gaining ground. … Read more
A neurologist at a prestigious U.S. research institute has developed an experimental COVID treatment he calls “true revenge” that weaponizes the virus against itself. The treatment, dubbed NMT5, was created by Scripps Research Institute’s Neurodegeneration New Medicines Center founding director Dr. Stuart Lipton and a team of scientists. It’s a derivative of memantine, an Alzheimer’s … Read more
CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning to health care providers Thursday about severe illnesses in people with monkeypox. The alert comes as Ohio reported that an individual with monkeypox has died – the third known death of a patient with monkeypox in the United States. Ohio listed … Read more
CNN — Eligible individuals who did not receive the monkeypox vaccine were around 14 times likelier to become infected with the virus than those who were vaccinated, according to federal government data described to CNN by multiple US health officials. That figure reflects the first wave of authoritative data collected by the Biden administration on … Read more
CNN — Doctors should prepare for a possible increase in young patients with enterovirus D68, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, and that may be linked to more cases of the rare, paralyzing condition acute flaccid myelitis. There was an increase in acute respiratory illnesses and emergency department visits driven by … Read more
CNN — People who got the Covid-19 vaccine reported slightly longer menstrual cycles, but the change was temporary, according to a new study published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Medicine. “Compared with the unvaccinated group, vaccinated individuals had an adjusted increase in menstrual cycle length of less than one day with both first and second … Read more
CNN — As part of the White House’s Covid-19 response plan for the fall, the US Department of Health and Human Services is debuting a video ad to encourage people to get the updated Covid-19 booster shot – especially those who are 50 and older. In the new video advertisement from the public education campaign, … Read more
Add to that: There’s little past experience with the vaccine, known as Jynneos in the US, being used against this disease. It was only approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2019, primarily for the prevention of smallpox in case that virus—eradicated from circulation by an earlier vaccine, but retained in two labs—was … Read more
CNN — Since the beginning of the monkeypox outbreak, scientists and activists have pushed for the name of the virus and the disease to be changed to something “non-discriminatory” and “non-stigmatizing.” Public health experts have worried that stigma could steer people away from getting tested and vaccinated. A new name can help slow the spread … Read more
People with type A blood may be at higher risk of having a stroke before the age of 60 compared to other blood groups, researchers have found. In contrast, those with blood type O are less likely to have an early-onset stroke, according to the new meta-analysis. The research was carried out by a team … Read more
CNN — A cluster of pneumonia cases in Tucumán, Argentina, was caused by legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, the Pan American Health Organization said. As of Saturday, a total of 11 pneumonia cases had been identified as part of the outbreak associated with a health clinic in the city of San Miguel de … Read more
Deer are becoming infected with a disease that’s creeping into Ohio and other parts of the Midwest. On Monday, police in southern Ohio were called to look into a bizarre sighting on the side of the road. “This deer was just standing there and unresponsive to us, just like… like it wasn’t afraid,” said James … Read more