Health

Chris Hemsworth’s new show with National Geographic on Disney Plus is “a mission to live better for longer.” But because of that show, he has come face-to-face with his “biggest fear” – that he might develop Alzheimer’s disease. During one episode of the show, the 39-year-old “Thor” actor underwent genetic …

The World Health Organization, or WHO, will officially begin using the term “mpox” instead of “monkeypox” after the Biden Administration pressured the international organization to change the name because of racial connotations associated with it. On the international organization’s website, it says both names will be used simultaneously for a …

A common injection for treating arthritis may be speeding up the onset of the disease rather than preventing it, according to new studies.  Both of the studies were presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.  FILE: Osteoarthritis of the knee. Wear then destruction of …

Mayor Eric Adams makes mental health treatment announcement Mayor Eric Adams makes mental health treatment announcement 17:53 New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced an initiative that would give the city more leeway to involuntarily hospitalize severely mentally ill people on the city’s subways and streets, even if they do …

England’s government agency responsible for responding to public health emergencies said mistakes at a testing laboratory resulted in tens of thousands of positive COVID-19 cases reported as negative may have led to the deaths of 20 people. Britain has one of the highest coronavirus death tolls in the world, with …

Commuters and thrill-seekers should stay off Onewheel electric skateboards because the products can eject riders, causing serious injury and death, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. At least four people have died from traumatic head injuries after falling from the self-balancing boards made by Santa Cruz, California-based Future …

(Eric Harkleroad/KHN illustration) Heather Meador and Anna Herber-Downey use dating apps on the job — and their boss knows it. Both are public health nurses employed by Linn County Public Health in eastern Iowa. They’ve learned that dating apps are the most efficient way to inform users that people they …

Green Sprouts is recalling thousands of stainless steel bottles and sippy cups sold nationwide because the base of the products can break off, posing a lead-poisoning risk to children. The Asheville, North Carolina, company has received seven reports of the bottles’ base breaking off, exposing a solder dot containing lead, …

The top addiction researcher in the U.S. government is calling for the broad deregulation of methadone — a medication that can reduce dependency on opioids — in a major departure from how it is currently made available.  Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), made the …

Abbott plans to build a $500 million infant formula facility and is boosting production at other plants as the health care company looks to increase supply in the U.S. amid ongoing shortages. “We’re currently in the final stages of determining the site location and will work with regulators and other …