FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Tuberculosis cases are on the rise in the United States, with the number of reported infections in 2023 the highest seen in a decade. Forty states logged an increase in tuberculosis (TB) cases, and rates were up among all age groups, the study fromContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Some pain-relieving skin products contain potentially harmful doses of the numbing agent lidocaine and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. These creams, gels, sprays and soaps are marketed for topical use to relieve the pain of cosmetic procedures likeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a big push over the past few years to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed in public spaces, to help save lives threatened by cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, the devices are very seldom used. A new study finds that in nearly 1,800Continue Reading
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Puerto Rico has declared a dengue epidemic following a surge in cases of the mosquito-borne disease in the U.S. territory. In total, there have been 549 cases, including 341 hospitalizations and 29 severe cases, reported since the start of the year, the mostContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Suicidal thoughts and contemplation of death haunt the minds of many rural Black men in the United States, a new study reports. One in three rural Black men said they had such dark thoughts within the past two weeks, University of Georgia researchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Living in a poor and unhealthy neighborhood could nearly double a person’s risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study says. The findings indicate that all the factors that make for a crummy neighborhood — air and water pollution, toxic sites, fewContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The odds in the United States that a well-functioning donor heart will go to a Black man are lower than for white transplant candidates of either gender, new research shows. The news is troubling, since “Black patients have a two to three timesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research offers an easy prescription to get people to roll up their sleeves for a flu shot. Just ask them to. And then reinforce the invitation with a little video and print encouragement. “Our study adds to the growing body of knowledgeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Milk from dairy cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico has tested positive for the presence of bird flu, U.S. officials say. In a news release issued Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, knownContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ahead of a total solar eclipse arriving April 8, new research finds there was a temporary rise in U.S. traffic accidents around the time of a solar eclipse back in 2017. The area in the United States covered by the total eclipse sevenContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders. The devices deliver electric shocks to a patient’s skin, in an attempt to stop them from harmingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As the pandemic wound down, life expectancy in the United States began to bounce back in 2022, although deaths among children increased and drug overdose deaths continued to reach record highs, new government research shows. Final data for 2022 was published Thursday byContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Younger Black Americans face particularly high risks of developing high blood pressure. However, new research finds that when your peers are coaching you to get healthy, it’s more likely you’ll see your numbers improve. The study of nearly 1,600 Black patients living inContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As millions of Americans prepare to travel abroad this summer and measles outbreaks increase worldwide, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tightened its guidance on how travelers should handle the potential health threat. Americans planning to fly to other countriesContinue Reading