WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The new COVID variant known as JN.1 was named a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization on Tuesday, which means health officials are now closely tracking its rapid spread across the globe. So far, the highly mutated variant has not beenContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cinnamon used in applesauce pouches that have been tied to high lead levels in kids may have been deliberately tainted with the toxic element, a source at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. “We’re still in the midst of our investigation,” JimContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) — It’s that time of year when your kids come home with sniffles and sore throats, but when should you worry if they have a fever? To a certain extent, fevers are the body’s natural way of fighting infection, one expert says. “Fever helps theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal agents have seized more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products being smuggled into the United States from China. A three-day operation at Los Angeles International Airport resulted in the seizure of 41 shipments of illegal e-cigarettes worth more than $18 million, theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Low vaccination rates for the flu, RSV and COVID-19 are putting Americans at higher risk for severe illness and hospitalization this winter, a new government alert warned Thursday. There is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination rates as the trio of viruses spreadContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A California company has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve MDMA, the active ingredient in party drugs like molly and ecstasy, as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When announcing the new drug application (NDA) filing on Tuesday, MAPSContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nurses are less likely to discharge still-recovering Black patients to home health care than white patients, a new study has found. About 22% of Black patients are referred to home health care by discharge nurses, compared with 27% of white patients, according toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As the war in the Ukraine rages on, new research shows that hospitals there are waging a battle of their own against a different kind of enemy: antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” that are spreading at an alarming rate. In a study published Thursday by theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 (Healthday News) — A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupes keeps expanding, with cases doubling since the last tally, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. “Since the last update [on] November 30, 2023, an additional 113 people infected with this outbreak strain of salmonella have been reported from fourContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An electric scooter might be on your kid’s wish list for Christmas, but pediatricians say parents should think twice before buying one. Even taking a child on a ride with an e-scooter is a dicey proposition, said Dr. Ashley Ebersole, a pediatrician withContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Suicide rates for Black women and girls ages 15 to 24 have more than doubled over the past two decades, a new report finds. “Suicides are rapidly increasingly among young, Black females in the U.S.,” said study first author Victoria Joseph, an analystContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration has again delayed enacting a ban on menthol cigarettes following intense lobbying from the tobacco industry. Along with that pressure, other critics of the ban have warned that it might anger Black smokers, who use menthol cigarettes at far higherContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Few people look forward to doctor visits, but a new survey shows that many minorities feel a deep sense of dread. Some even try to dress especially well for their visit, to try and ward off the possibility they’ll face insults or unfairContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 (Healthday News) — Hunting season has begun in many parts of the United States, with millions of Americans heading into the woods in hopes of bagging a big buck. But with the season comes tragic accidents. “Every year, within the first 72 hours of hunting season,Continue Reading