Cook County Health opens new center in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood
Cook County Health opened a new community health center last week in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
DOH WARNS OF POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS FROM KĪLAUEA VOG AS ERUPTION PAUSES
DOH WARNS OF POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS FROM KĪLAUEA VOG AS ERUPTION PAUSES Posted on Apr 25, 2025 in Newsroom HILO, HI. — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is urging residents and visitors to take precautions as elevated volcanic gas emissions from the recently paused Kīlauea eruption continue to produce vog and poor air quality […]
CDC Tells Docs to Be on the Lookout for Bird Flu Cases
The CDC wants clinicians and health departments to consider potential infections with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus, commonly known as bird flu, in people with exposure to potentially infected animal sources. The health advisory alert comes on the heels of Monday’s announcement by the CDC and the Texas State Department of Health […]
Feeding the lonely brain
A new UCLA Health study has found that women who perceive themselves to be lonely exhibited activity in regions of the brain associated with cravings and motivation towards eating especially when shown pictures of high calorie foods such as sugary foods. The same group of women also had unhealthy eating behaviors and poor mental health. […]
More Than ‘Just a Pinch’? Patients Film Their Expressions Getting IUDs
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today‘s collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional’s take on the latest viral medical topics. Young women are filming their faces during insertions of intrauterine devices (IUD) and posting the videos on TikTok, where they are racking up hundreds of thousands of views. In some, patients wince and […]
Women, Take These Key Steps to Good Urological Health
Latest Women’s Health News SATURDAY, June 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) Women who try to hold their pee during the day might want to rethink that strategy. It’s time to “get up and go,” according to the Urology Care Foundation, which is encouraging women to be proactive about their urological health. That, of course, […]
Survey Finds Many Adults Don’t Want Kids — and They’re Happy
Latest Sexual Health News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) Marriage and children may be the norm for most Americans, but a new study shows that many people are choosing to remain child-free — and they’re happy that way. The study of 1,000 Michigan adults found that one-quarter […]
We Work The Night Shift. Here Are Our Tips For Avoiding Exhaustion.
Kaity McKee/TikTok; Claire Murashima/TikTok; Sarah Maria Awang/TikTok Night shift workers in health care, media and the service industry share their top tips for surviving an overnight schedule. While the rest of us are sleeping, millions of Americans are clocking in each evening to work night shifts. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, around 10% […]
The Perimenopause Symptom We Don’t Talk About Nearly Enough
FG Trade via Getty Images Brain fog, fatigue and mood changes can all be part of the mental health symptoms you may experience during perimenopause. If your mood fluctuations feel less like your usual stress and anxiety and more like the beginnings of a villain origin story (and you’re also experiencing symptoms like insomnia and […]
Neurologic Conditions Now Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide
Disorders affecting the nervous system were the leading cause of ill health and disability globally, affecting 3.4 billion people worldwide, a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study showed. Neurologic conditions affected 43.1% of the world’s population and were the top contributor to the global disease burden in 2021, ahead of cardiovascular […]