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 […]
Shortly after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for a team to study the use of antidepressants, antipsychotics and obesity medications in children, claiming these medications may cause a “threat” to adolescents. As ABC News reports, the […]
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, amid an outbreak ravaging poultry flocks, contributing to the sky-high price of eggs. Zoetis, the manufacturer behind the vaccine, announced the conditional approval Friday, saying in a news release its scientists had begun updating its existing avian […]
The current measles outbreak in Texas has doubled to 48 cases in just one week — marking the state’s greatest outbreak of the virus in nearly 30 years — after children and teens in a “close-knit, undervaccinated” community became infected. As The New York Post reports, at least 13 people have been hospitalized in the Lone Star […]
The blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on drinking, new research published in JAMA Psychiatry suggests. As NBC News reports, in a study of around 228,000 people in Sweden who had alcohol use disorder, researchers found that people who were taking a GLP-1 drug like semaglutide were less likely to be hospitalized for alcohol-related […]
The cholesterol that’s good for your heart health might be bad for your eye health, and vice versa, a new study says. As reported by U.S. News & World Report, “Good” HDL cholesterol appears to increase risk of glaucoma in people older than 55, researchers stated Feb. 4 in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. Conversely, “bad” LDL cholesterol […]