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14 Feb
A new study from the American Cancer Society finds menthol cigarettes increase the risk of death from all causes more than non-menthol smokes.
13 Feb
HealthDay speaks with Dr. Dana Hawkinson, Director of Infection Control and Prevention at the University of Kansas Health System.
12 Feb
In a new randomized, controlled trial, adults with alcohol use disorder who received a once weekly injection of Ozempic for nine weeks experienced reduced alcohol cravings and drank less than those who were given placebo.
Cancer screenings can save lives by detecting cancer early, when treatment is most effective.
With an estimated 2 million new cancer cases expected in 2025, regular screenings are more important than ever, according to the American Cancer Society.
February is National Cancer Prevention Month, which makes it a perfect time to check if...
Three U.S. dairy veterinarians unknowingly had H5N1 infections, otherwise known as bird flu.
This included one person who worked only in states without known outbreaks in cows, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The findings, published Feb. 13 in the Morbidity and Mortal...
In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in infant deaths, new research reveals.
Two studies, published Feb. 13 in JAMA, show that states that enforced complete or near-total abortion bans after six weeks of pregnancy saw a 6% overall rise in infant death...
Popular cooler brand Igloo has recalled more than 1 million rolling coolers due to serious fingertip injury risk.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the recall affects 90-quart Flip & Tow Rolling Coolers manufactured before January 2024. The recall was issued Feb. 13.
"The tow handle can pinch consumers&rsquo...
There appears to be limited evidence supporting the use of epidural steroid injections for certain types of chronic lower back pain, new guidance from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) finds.
Epidural steroid injections are treatments in which a steroid or corticosteroid medication is injected into the spine.
In a s...
A growing numbers of family members now provide care for older adults who live at home or in residential care settings, a new study shows.
Their ranks increased 32%, from 18.2 million to 24.1 million, between 2011 and 2022, according to new research in the journal Health Affairs.
The number of hours that these folks spent caring for ...
When it comes to testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), many young adults prefer the privacy and convenience of at-home testing, a new survey suggests.
Fully 91% of survey participants aged 14-24 said they would use free STI self-collection kits, the survey showed. STI home kits involve collecting a urine sample or vagina...
Kidney transplant recipients who’ve never been exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus but receive organs from a donor who has been may develop a rare and aggressive cancer
As many as 1,200 patients a year could be at risk for that cancer, called post-transplant lymphoproliferative di...
Most people who are working after age 50 say staying on the job boosts their health and well-being, and those over 65 report the most benefit, a new University of Michigan poll finds.
The poll of 3,486 U.S. adults aged 50-94 found that 67% of those who continue to work report that their jobs have a positive impact on their physical health,...
Zoo workers and volunteers often grieve when animals die, and zoo managers can do a better job of supporting them, a new study finds.
“Zoo professionals and volunteers frequently face significant emotional strain due to animal losses, yet structured organizational support for processing grief remains limited," lead author Nichole Nag...
Depression hits the whole body, speeding the onset of long-term physical ills as people age, new research contends.
“People who’ve experienced depression are more likely to develop long-term physical health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes," noted a team led by Kelly Fleetwood, a statistician at the University of E...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, was confirmed Thursday as the nation's new health secretary.
The Senate voted largely along party lines to put Kennedy at the helm of the $1.7 trillion U.S. Health and Human Services Agency.
In his new role, Kennedy will oversee 11 agencies including the U.S. Cente...
If you've got a big belly, diabetes or high blood pressure, you may want to limit your alcohol, experts warn, as drinking could significantly raise your odds for serious liver disease.
The research, published recently in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, found that people with belly fat or diabetes who drink mo...
A legal loophole is allowing marijuana ads to slip past regulations and land right in front of kids on social media, a new report shows.
Although the federal Controlled Substances Act prohibits advertising the sale or use of marijuana through federal airwaves or across state lines, these rules haven’t stopped social media ads on cann...
The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study finds.
Contraceptive vaginal rings and skin patches formulated in the same way were also linked to higher heart risks.
Danish researchers stressed that the absolute risk to any one woman usin...
This Valentine's Day, are you ready for something real or still playing the field?
New research suggests your friends probably share similar notions about your readiness for lasting love.
Researchers at Michigan State University in East Lansing tracked data on nearly 800 young adults embedded in friend groups.
Participan...
Children who develop multiple sclerosis appear to fare better if they were exposed to safe amounts of summer sunshine as infants, new research shows.
If their moms got some summer sun while pregnant, that seemed to help, too, according to a study published Feb. 12 in the journal Neurology.
“It is important not to spend...
Love doesn't fade when one member of a family develops Alzheimer's disease, but times of intimacy like Valentine's Day can become tougher.
Experts at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) acknowledge that a loved one living with dementia can have trouble expressing their feelings or remembering things as they did in the past.
You may be less likely to develop an especially lethal form of colon cancer if you're a longtime consumer of yogurt, new research finds.
Folks who ate two or more servings of yogurt per week for years had a 20% lower odds for an aggressive type of tumor typically found on the right side of the colon, researchers reported Feb. 12 in the jou...
A major recall of canned tuna sold in dozens of states has been issued amid concerns that a packaging defect could cause “a potentially fatal form of food poisoning,” the manufacturer said in a statement.
California-based Tri-Union Seafoods announced a voluntary recall for certain tuna products sold under the Genova®,...