Health

The CDC issued a warning to health care providers this week about an uptick nationwide in “extensively drug-resistant” shigellosis, which is a bacterial infection that affects the intestines and causes inflammatory diarrhea.  There are about 450,000 shigellosis infections every year. The CDC reports that 5% of all infections in 2022 …

At the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, in Palm Desert, California, it’s hard not to marvel at giraffes, with their towering height and gentle ways. But it turns out they may be medical marvels as well. Physician and biomedical researcher Dr. Davis Agus notes that giraffes have a blood pressure …

The Biden administration is moving to require patients to be evaluated by a physician in person before receiving prescriptions for some controlled medications, including Adderall and OxyContin. The proposal would reverse a policy enacted during the coronavirus pandemic that allowed doctors to prescribe these medications through telehealth appointments. The move …

A nurse in New York who was caught on video allegedly slamming a newborn face-first onto a bassinet was fired and is under investigation. The incident, which occurred at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip on Long Island, is being investigated by the Suffolk County Police Department’s Special Victims …

Simon & Schuster We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Could mankind learn how to treat or avoid diseases and afflictions, like cancer or Alzheimer’s, by studying the evolution of animals? In “The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature’s Lessons for a Long and Happy …

People will soon be able to self-test for both flu and COVID-19 in one fell swoop — without leaving their homes. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the first over-the-counter (OTC) home test that can detect both influenza A and B as well as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that …

What is a vegan diet? Curious about becoming a vegan? Here is what you need to know about the vegan diet. A healthy diet is the key instrument for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death for adults living in the United States.  Although genetic factors …

A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory group said Friday it isn’t recommending more than one annual coronavirus vaccine booster.  The working committee, which is part of the CDC’s Advisory Committee For Immunization Practices, found insufficient evidence that more than one shot a year would benefit older or …

A simple urine test could detect pancreatic and prostate cancer with up to a 99% rate of accuracy, says a team of researchers from the Surface & Nano Materials Division of the Korea Institute of Materials Science. Dr. Ho Sang Jung, lead author of the study, said cancer urine contains …

Older adults who take laxatives on a regular basis could face a 51% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who do not use them, a new study published in the journal Neurology suggests. However, there are caveats to the study.  Titled “Association Between Regular Laxative Use and Incident …