Seasonal allergies are nothing to sniff at — they can cause sneezing, itchy eyes, a runny nose and a cough that can last for weeks or even months. In NYC, spring kicks off tree pollen season, followed by grass pollen in the summer and weed pollen in the late summer and fall. Crosswinds carrying pollen … Read more
Dwyane Wade wants to block kidney cancer’s full-court press on your health. The retired NBA star recently opened up about his Stage 1 kidney cancer diagnosis at age 41, admitting that he initially dismissed the early warning signs his body was sending. “I didn’t think nothing of it,” Wade told “Today,” adding he felt “pretty … Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow is considered a pillar of health in the wellness community, which has made her the subject of scorn in the past. Critics have deemed her “unrelatable” and her goals “unattainable” for the average person. But the acclaimed actress and entrepreneur opened up about her struggles with something every woman has to go through … Read more
A recent study from the University of California, San Francisco, indicates that pre-teens with greater exposure to certain types of tech use could be at a higher risk of developing manic symptoms. Published in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, the study analyzed a nationwide sample of 9,243 children in the U.S. between 10 and … Read more
Who needs a crystal ball when you’ve got artificial intelligence? Researchers at Mass General Brigham have developed a potentially game-changing AI tool capable of detecting subtle changes in brain wave patterns that could predict cognitive decline years before symptoms appear. “This could completely change how we approach dementia prevention,” said Dr. Shahab Haghayegh, lead author … Read more
A puzzling discovery has left doctors scratching their heads: The brain of an American woman with Down syndrome showed all the classic signs of Alzheimer’s disease, yet she remained symptom-free throughout her lifetime. The patient enrolled in the Alzheimer Biomarker Consortium–Down Syndrome, which was created to explore how the two conditions are connected. She also … Read more
Can Paxlovid treat long Covid? A new report suggests it might help some patients, but which patients might benefit remains unclear. The report, published Monday in the journal Communications Medicine, describes the cases of 13 long Covid patients who took extended courses of the antiviral drug. Results were decidedly mixed: Nine patients reported some improvement, … Read more
Many people have vowed to change their lives on Jan. 1 after a big night of ringing in the New Year — but experts have weighed in on whether exercising with a hangover is a good thing. A study published in the journal Addictive Behaviours looked at 1676 undergraduate students. They’d all had at least … Read more
A British women says the “subtle” symptoms she’d experienced her whole life were actually signs of a potentially dangerous brain disorder. Charlie Rolstone, 44, battled migraines and motion sickness whenever she was “using her phone too much,” but after an incident in which she rushed to the hospital, she discovered that the phone wasn’t really … Read more
Christina Applegate is getting candid on her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. Although the actress, 53, wasn’t officially diagnosed until 2021, she first noticed mysterious symptoms two years earlier while shooting the pilot for the Netflix series “Dead To Me.” Applegate spoke about her experience on the Tuesday episode of her podcast, “Messy,” which she co-hosts with actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler, … Read more
Five years after being diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer at the age of 28, Joe Faratzis is reflecting on the six red flags that signaled he was struggling with a serious disease. “I put these symptoms off for months before finally going to get a colonoscopy,” Faratzis recently admitted on TikTok. “Don’t risk your … Read more
Five years after being diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer at 28, Joe Faratzis is reflecting on the six red flags that signaled he was struggling with a serious disease. “I put these symptoms off for months before finally going to get a colonoscopy,” Faratzis admitted on TikTok. “Don’t risk your life by waiting to … Read more
A heartbroken mom has told how her two-year-old boy died from a ‘brain injury caused by sepsis’ just days after doctors diagnosed him with constipation. Little Hudson Cole Perrins was taken to Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital by his worried dad after he started complaining of stomach pains on June 27. Just four days later the … Read more
New research has established a link between a specific type of body fat and the brain proteins that are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. The type of fat is especially common for people in middle age — and it could signal Alzheimer’s a full two decades sooner than the memory disease’s symptoms. Alzheimer’s is the most … Read more
A leaf of faith? If you’re looking to boost brain health, a common supplement that’s sold on Amazon and at stores like Walgreens, Walmart, and GNC could help fight symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Ginkgo biloba extract — known as the “brain herb” — stems from dried leaves of the ginkgo biloba tree, which is … Read more
Losing your sense of smell is nothing to sneeze at — it could be an early sign of dementia. “Odor identification has been identified as a useful screening tool that predicts conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease dementia,” Virginia neurologist Fouzia Siddiqui told Parade last week. Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which gradually … Read more
With colorectal cancer rates rising among young people, it’s important to know the signs that may indicate colon cancer. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer, which includes cancers of the colon and rectum, according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. It’s a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Dr. Waqqas Tai, a cancer specialist … Read more
You might be iron deficient and not even realize it. A recent study, published in JAMA Network Open, revealed that 29% of US adults are affected by absolute or functional iron deficiencies — and nearly one in three Americans may have an undiagnosed iron deficiency. An absolute iron deficiency affects women, children, vegetarians and vegans and … Read more
Rates of colon cancer among young people have been steadily rising over the past three decades, even as diagnoses among older people decline. A staggering 20% of colorectal cancer cases in 2019 were discovered in people younger than 55, up from 11% in 1995. Alarmingly, this younger demographic tends to be diagnosed in the disease’s … Read more
US wastewater samples are showing an alarming increase in a respiratory virus that has been linked to polio-like symptoms. Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) can lead to acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), which can cause weakness or paralysis, typically in kids. “We are detecting EV-D68 nucleic acids in wastewater across the country now, and the levels are increasing,” … Read more