FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Bits of bird flu virus have been discovered in roughly 20% of retail milk samples tested in a national survey, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The finding suggests that bird flu has spread far more widely among dairy cows thanContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Young people researching health topics on TikTok will find an alarming amount of misinformation on the platform, a new study says. About 44% of TikTok videos related to sinusitis contained non-factual information, researchers reported recently in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Further,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. recalls of foods for salmonella, foreign objects or undeclared allergens are rampant nowadays and the highest they’ve been since 2020, a watchdog group warns. “Everyone needs to do better: food producers, regulators and lawmakers,” said Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog at U.S. PublicContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 40% of Americans live where the air is polluted enough to harm them, a new report warns. In the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report, released Wednesday, the number of people living with levels of air pollution that could jeopardizeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Bits of inactive bird flu virus have been discovered in samples of pasteurized milk from across the United States, health officials said Tuesday, although they stressed the viral fragments don’t threaten humans. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did note that testingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic Americans are gaining a better understanding of CPR, with a growing number expressing confidence they could use it to save a life, a new survey finds. About 44% of Black Americans now feel confident performing conventional CPR, up from 30%Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Last summer was a record-breaker for heat emergencies, so the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday launched a new online heat forecaster to help folks better prepare as summer nears. The HeatRisk Forecast Tool is a joint effort between theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People should rely on the well-established Heimlich maneuver to save a choking victim, rather than newfangled “anti-choking” devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. “The safety and effectiveness of over-the-counter anti-choking devices have not been established; they are not FDA approved orContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic patients with Alzheimer’s disease are greatly underrepresented in clinical trials, even though they’re more likely to get dementia than whites. However, racial discrimination may not be driving this disparity, a new study finds. Instead, Black and Hispanic people are beingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Fresh organic basil tainted with salmonella and sold by Trader Joe’s in 29 states has sickened at least 12 people, according to an alert issued Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One person was so ill that hospitalization wasContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As climate change threatens another long hot summer for Americans, new data shows last summer’s record-breaking temperatures sent a rising number of people to emergency departments. At special risk of heatstroke and other heat-related issues: Working-age Americans, who often found themselves far fromContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 20% of fresh, frozen and canned fruits and vegetables that Americans eat contain concerning levels of pesticides, a new report finds. Pesticides posed significant risks in popular choices such as strawberries, green beans, bell peppers, blueberries and potatoes, the review from ConsumerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Deep-seated racial and ethnic disparities persist in health care across the United States, even in states considered the most progressive, a new report shows. For example, California received a score of 45 for the care its health system provides Hispanic Americans. The CommonwealthContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two implanted heart devices used by patients in end-stage heart failure are now under a strict U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall, after being tied to 273 known injuries and 14 deaths, the agency said Tuesday. The HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 areContinue Reading