2 Win Nobel Prize In Medicine For Showing How We React To Heat, Touch
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries into how the human body perceives temperature and touch, revelations that could lead to new ways of treating pain or even heart disease. Americans David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian identified receptors in the skin that respond to heat and […]
Homicides Surged in U.S. in 2020
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Sept. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) A record increase was seen in the number of murders in the United States in 2020, in the biggest one-year jump reported since federal officials began tracking homicides in 1960. Figures showed 4,901 more murders committed in 2020 than in 2019. A total […]
Baby Lounger Recall Cites Infant Deaths – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Healthy Kids News MONDAY, Sept. 27, 2021 The death of eight babies has prompted the Boppy Company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall more than 3 million baby loungers, they announced Thursday. A year ago, the CPSC issued a safety warning about similar pillow-like baby products, CBS News […]
DEA Issues Rare Public Safety Alert on Fake Prescription Pills
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a public safety alert on Monday warning of an “alarming increase” in lethal counterfeit pills containing fentanyl or methamphetamine. The alert, the DEA’s first in 6 years, aimed to raise awareness of a significant surge in fake pills mass-produced by criminal drug networks and marketed as legitimate prescription pills. […]
U.S. Will Lift Restrictions on Fully Vaccinated International Travelers in November
Latest Travel Health News MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Starting in November, the United States plans to lift travel restrictions on people coming from overseas who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This move by the Biden administration will open the United States to relatives separated from families as well as business travelers. […]
Opioid Use Disorder Is as Deadly as Heart Attack: Study
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Hospitalized opioid addicts die at a rate similar to people who have a heart attack after leaving the hospital. Nearly 8% of patients addicted to opioids died within 12 months of hospital discharge, according to researchers from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). […]
AHA News: Since Her Stroke, Her Southern Drawl Turned Into a Foreign Accent
Latest Heart News MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Most people Pamela Anderson Bowen meets wonder about her accent. Sometimes they try to guess the origin. Maybe Russia? What about Sweden? “I’m from here,” the North Carolina resident will answer. Then she waits for the inevitable follow-up question about where she […]
Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans’ Blood Pressure
Latest High Blood Pressure News MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) With the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare, fewer Americans are uninsured and more are getting their blood pressure and blood sugar under control, a new study finds. The gains are especially strong among Black and Hispanic patients, according to Boston University researchers. […]
U.S. to Be Removed From E.U. Safe Travel List
Latest Travel Health News MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Due to surging coronavirus cases, the United States will be removed from the European Union’s “safe list” of countries whose citizens can travel to the 27-nation bloc without additional restrictions such as testing and quarantines. The change is expected to be announced Monday, […]
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic’s First Year
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) While the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on the economy and jobs, it didn’t result in fewer Americans having health insurance. The number of 18- to 64-year-olds in the United States without health insurance held steady at 11% between March […]