Health

A contract worker at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan, has died from an ongoing fungal outbreak that may have infected nearly 100 employees with blastomycosis, according to a press release issued from Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) on April 14. “Everyone at Billerud is deeply saddened …

Hibernating bears can’t help us escape long plane flights or unforgiving winters — but they may help us prevent blood clots. The bears, during hibernation, prevent blood clots in their own bodies by keeping a low level of a key protein in their blood, according to a new study published in …

Seeing the disappointment on his daughter’s face because, at 400 pounds, her dad couldn’t play with her, was the fuel one father needed to turn his life around after 25 years. “I probably wouldn’t be here if I didn’t smarten up,” David Murphy, 47, told Fox News. “So, instead of waiting …

An outbreak of avian influenza in birds that has led to the death and culling of tens of thousands of domestic and wild birds in Montana, has also infected at least a dozen mammals, according to a report.  Since the end of March, a black bear, two grizzly bears, a …

While a breast cancer vaccine is not yet approved for widespread use, there are trials underway — including one at Cleveland Clinic, where 46-year-old Jennifer Davis of Ohio was the first person to get the shot in 2021. The vaccine had been in development at Cleveland Clinic for more than …

Florida has joined the ranks of a dozen Republican-led states that have approved near-total bans on abortion in the 10 months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed the Heartbeat Protection Act, which prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, with some exceptions. …

Marie Ohlsson Chisholm (pictured with her family in New Orleans) was diagnosed with ADHD at 40 years old. She told Fox News Digital her diagnosis has been both a blessing and a curse. (Marie Chisholm/The Crawfords Photography and Films) MISSING PUZZLE PIECE – Mom says her diagnosis helped her see …

A single hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, reported that it has seen 30 infant deaths due to unsafe sleeping conditions since January 2022, according to a press release issued last week from Cook Children’s Medical Center. The hospital is sharing the statistics in an effort to raise awareness of the …

An international group of researchers has discovered a new tool that can reveal a key pathology of Parkinson’s disease in brain and body cells.  The identification of the new biomarker, known as abnormal alpha-synuclein, opens a new chapter for research, according to The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.  …

Two mothers who gave birth at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, passed along the COVID-19 infection to their newborns through the placenta, researchers at the University of Miami Health System and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have found. In both cases, the infection caused brain damage …