MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As Africa continues to battle an outbreak of the newer “clade Ib” strain of mpox, California officials have confirmed the first known U.S. case of this strain of the virus. The subtype of clade I mpox virus has already caused widespread misery inContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — One in five cases of dengue fever can be linked to climate change, and future surges in the mosquito-borne virus are inevitable, a new study says. About 19% of current dengue cases can be tied to climate change, which has expanded the areaContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Florida resident Joshua Walker isn’t concerned his health will take a hit from all the cakes, pies, cookies and candy that will tempt him during holiday gatherings. That’s because he’s armed with a solid diet and exercise routine that will allow for aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More people in rural America are dying from heart disease, a new study says. Heart disease deaths increased among 25- to 64-year-olds in U.S. rural areas by about 21% between 2010 and 2022, researchers report in the Journal of the American College ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 in 5 Americans likely suffer from long COVID, a new AI-assisted review has found. The analysis suggests that nearly 23% of U.S. adults experience the symptoms of long COVID, according to results published Nov. 8 in the journal Med. That’sContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After “Friends” star Matthew Perry was found dead in his home jacuzzi just over a year ago, an autopsy later pinpointed the main cause of death as an acute ketamine overdose. The coroner’s report determined that high blood levels of ketamine, an anestheticContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Four cases of the more infectious variant of mpox have been reported in the U.K., making it the first cluster of infections that have surfaced outside of Africa. British authorities announced the first case in that country last week, saying the person was beingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A simple nasal swab might help doctors predict the severity of a person’s COVID infection, a new study suggests. More than 70% of people with mild or moderate COVID develop certain antibodies in their nasal cavities that are linked to fewer symptoms, betterContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In election results that showed protecting women’s reproductive freedoms matter to a majority of Americans, abortion rights measures passed in seven states and failed in three. Missouri, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New York, Maryland and Montana all backed those rights, while such amendments wereContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing, some health officials report that case counts seem to be stabilizing in the Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak. The World Health Organization first declared the mpox outbreak a global healthContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with diabetes face a number of health challenges related to their chronic condition, and loss of vision due to retinal damage is one of them. “Diabetes can silently damage a person’s most precious sense, their sight, before symptoms even appear. That’s whyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In what may be a first for the United States, a regional public health department in Idaho will no longer provide COVID-19 vaccines, following a close vote by its board. “I’m not aware of anything else like this,” said Adriane Casalotti, chief ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Don’t automatically throw out that old COVID-19 at-home test you just came across in your medicine cabinet. It might still be good, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Some over-the-counter COVID tests have had their expiration dates extended beyond the dateContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new report shows the number of women getting abortions in the United States has actually increased since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Since March 2023, the #WeCount report found a small, consistent increase in abortion rates. In the firstContinue Reading