The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. As AP News reports, the numbers represented some good news about sexually transmitted diseases, which experienced some alarming increases in past years due to declining condom use, inadequate sex education, and reduced testing and treatment […]
A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. As AP News reports, about 50 people have fallen ill in the McDonald’s outbreak, and one has died, with ages ranging from 13 to 88, according to the Centers for Disease Control […]
A nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine can now be taken at home, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says. As Live Science reports, in a statement published Sept. 20, the FDA announced that it had approved the nasal spray influenza vaccine, called FluMist, for use at home. This allows people ages 18 to […]
The nation recorded one of its worst totals for child deaths from the flu this past season, coinciding with troubling drops in U.S. vaccination rates, federal health officials warned. As USA Today reports, nearly 200 children died from influenza-related complications in the 2023-24 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Officials announced […]
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month It is a time to promote healthy growth in children. Weight gain occurs when an individual’s energy intake exceeds their energy expenditure — in other words, when calories in exceed calories out. What is less well understood is the fact […]
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a rare but potentially life-threatening viral disease spread by mosquitoes, has communities in Massachusetts on high alert after public health officials confirmed the first human case in the state in four years. As NBC’s The Today Show reports, the patient, a man in his 80s, was exposed to the virus in […]
More than half of U.S. states are reporting “very high” levels of COVID activity as the virus continues to spread and increase in many parts of the country, according to the latest wastewater data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As ABC News reports, at least 27 states are reporting “very high” levels and […]
Two people in the U.S. have died and 28 people have been hospitalized from a multi-state outbreak of listeria linked to sliced deli meat, federal health officials announced on Friday. A dozen states in the Midwest and East Coast reported people recently became ill from listeria, a bacteria that causes potentially foodborne illnesses and is […]
A new study found that more than a dozen brands of tampons contain heavy metals, including lead and arsenic. As Yahoo Life reports, the revelation, published in the journal Environment International, has many women saying they’re going to swear off the products — used by more than half of all menstruating people — over fears that the tampons could […]
Totally Cool — a Maryland company that manufactures ice cream sandwiches, ice cream cakes, ice cream, sorbet, and other frozen treats for a slew of well-known brands such as Hershey’s and Jeni’s — has voluntarily recalled 65 products across 13 brands due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. It’s summer, it’s hot outside, and it’s National Ice Cream month, […]