AHA News: Family’s Hereditary Heart Condition Discovered After Her Father and Two Sisters Died Young
Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) DeAnn Bartram was 16 when her father felt like he had a virus he couldn’t shake. Doctors said he had cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart muscle can thicken, interfering with normal blood flow. Make a will, they said. Then they recommended he get […]
Do Preteens Think About Booze, Pot? Survey Says Yes
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) Exactly when do your kids become curious about smoking or alcohol? Earlier than you think, new research shows. Children as young as 9 and 10 start to wonder about tobacco, booze and even marijuana, and many may have easy access to these substances at home, […]
Pool Neck Floats a Danger to Babies, FDA Warns
Latest Healthy Kids News WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) Neck floats marketed for babies to use in water can lead to serious injury or death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned this week. The inflatable plastic rings are especially dangerous for infants who have developmental delays or special needs, such as those with […]
Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbug’ Now Widespread in Pigs, Can Jump to Humans
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) – A strain of the superbug MRSA has emerged in pigs that is highly resistant to antibiotics and a growing cause of human infections. University of Cambridge researchers said this particular strain of MRSA, short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, has shown up in livestock over […]
Tampons Are in Short Supply Across United States
Latest Women’s Health News WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) Women aren’t imagining it as they view near-empty store shelves: Global supply chain issues have prompted a shortage of tampons. Reports on social media of shortages were confirmed this week by the on-demand grocery delivery service, Instacart, as searches for tampons rose 13% over last […]
CDC Warns of Deadly Outbreak of Meningitis in Florida
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) One of the worst meningitis outbreaks in U.S. history has prompted public health officials to urge gay and bisexual men who live in Florida or plan to visit the state to get vaccinated right away. Twenty-four cases of meningitis (meningococcal disease) and seven deaths among […]
Mom-to-Be’s Gum Disease Could Raise Odds for Premature Birth
Latest Pregnancy News WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) – A small preliminary study suggests that the health of an expectant mother’s gums may affect her likelihood of a preterm birth. The study compared oral inflammation and microbes in 33 women whose babies were born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, considered preterm, with 44 who […]
Is Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 An emergency committee of independent experts will meet next week to determine whether the growing monkeypox outbreak that’s spread to dozens of countries should be declared an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Tuesday. That’s the highest level of alert for viral outbreaks and doing […]
Did Monkeypox Go Airborne? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 After adding, and then deleting, a recommendation that U.S. travelers wear masks to protect themselves from monkeypox, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still says that those traveling to countries where the disease is spreading and “other people who may be in close contact with […]
Is Politics Creating a ‘Mortality Gap’ for Americans?
Latest MedicineNet News WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) The sharp political divide in the United States may also be creating a widening gap in death rates between those on opposing sides, new research suggests. For the study, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston analyzed death rates and federal and state election […]