Last Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced his agency’s plans to cut 10,000 jobs and re-organize functions across several key groups, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — two critical groups for food safety in the […]
Grapefruit is a citrus powerhouse. As Johns Hopkins Medicine explains, the fruit, which originated in Barbados, is rich in fiber, vitamin C, and vitamin A, and “supplies about 10% of your daily potassium needs, along with 8% of your requirements for thiamine and folate.” However, for decades, those on certain medications have been advised to avoid this […]
Heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism—all three medical emergencies happen in different parts of the body, and yet they have something in common: They can all be caused by a blood clot. The National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) states that approximately one person dies every six minutes as a result of a blood clot. They’re so […]
March Is National Breast Implant Awareness Month. National Breast Implant Awareness Month was founded in March 2018 to help women make informed decisions about breast implants and to educate them about the risks associated with all kinds of breast implants. By bringing resources to women that are not readily available elsewhere, National Implant Awareness Month […]
The Trump administration has officially eliminated several food safety committees, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) and the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI). As Food & Wine reports, both committees were cut through the Executive Order titled “Commencing the Reduction of the […]
The key to better mental health may be stuck in your teeth. That’s right. The next time your dentist reminds you to floss for the millionth time, take their words to heart (which flossing is also good for) because it could be good for your brain. New research published by the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term […]
If it seems like everyone you know has been sick with the flu lately, you’re not alone. The United States is facing what seems to be one of the worst flu seasons in over 15 years. Doctor’s office visits for influenza and flu hospitalizations have reached the highest levels since the 2009-2010 swine flu pandemic […]
When Grant Fisher stepped off the track at Boston University on Feb. 14, it wasn’t entirely a shock that the American distance runner had just broken the world record for the indoor 5,000 meters. For one thing, he was in great shape. And as NBC News reports, only six days earlier, Fisher, 27, who was […]
The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday. As AP News reports, the number of cases — Texas’ largest in nearly 30 years — increased by 22 in just a few days. The Texas Department of State Health Services said cases span […]
Personalized mRNA vaccines show promise as pancreatic cancer treatment, a phase 1 clinical trial published last week in the journal Nature found. As NBC News reports, fewer than 13% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer live for more than five years, making it one of the deadliest types of cancer. That is, in part, because around 90% of cases are […]