Sick Season Is in Full Force. Here’s What the Latest CDC Figures Show.
The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels ...
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CBD-Coated Tampons? FDA Says No Way
(MedPage Today) -- "CBD is known for its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, which makes it your period's perfect partner in ...
Surgeon General Calls for Stronger Wording of Cancer Risk on Alcohol Packages
In a new report emphasizing the link between alcohol and cancer, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, calls for ...
‘Ticking Time Bomb’; Jimmy Carter’s Lasting Impact on Cancer; Breast Cancer-CVD Link
Liver cells damaged by diet-driven metabolic dysfunction are like a "ticking time bomb" in the evolution of liver cancer, according ...
Possible Early Symptom of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Identified
People who died with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants before neurologic symptoms started, a ...
What’s With All the UFH Infusions for Acute Pulmonary Embolism?
Professional guidelines recommend LMWH and DOACs over UFH for the majority of patients hospitalized for acute PE.Yet physicians expressed general ...
Which Respiratory Virus Do I Have?
This story was originally published in 2022; it has since been updated. It started with a tickle in your throat. ...
Skeptics Question Transmissible Alzheimer’s Claims
In early 2024, we reported new research that suggested Alzheimer's disease may be transmissible under rare conditions. The study fueled ...
Weight Management Cuts Cardiovascular Risks in Breast Cancer Survivors
Findings from a retrospective cohort study at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium showed that weight management strategies, such as ...
Will the Trump Administration Be a Dangerous Ally to the Wellness Industry?
Love is an immunologist and microbiologist with expertise in infectious diseases, cancer, and autoimmunity. Suleta is a trained epidemiologist with ...
Cancer Warnings on Alcohol? Surge in GI Illnesses; Swab Detects Kids’ Asthma Type
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory that alcohol consumption is ...
These are the Top Diets for 2025
This year's annual "Best Diets" ratings from U.S. News & World Report featured a dozen new categories for health conditions ...
US teens are using less of every substance – except for one
Nicotine pouches have become popular in the USShutterstock/Piskova Photo Adolescent drug use in the US largely declined in 2024, with ...
US Surgeon General Urges Cancer Warnings for Alcoholic Drinks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - -Alcoholic drinks should carry a label warning consumers about their cancer risks, the U.S. Surgeon General said ...
Which Migraine Treatments Work Best in the ED?
TOPLINE:For patients with migraine who visit the emergency department (ED), intravenous (IV) chlorpromazine provides superior pain relief at 2 hours ...
Flu rises sharply in England’s hospitals
The number of people with flu in hospital in England has risen sharply over Christmas, NHS chiefs warn. The latest ...
AI-Driven Colonoscopy Aid Module Boosts Premalignant Polyp Detection
Results from the British COLO-DETECT trial add to the growing body of evidence supporting the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-aided ...
ESG Plus Lifestyle Intervention Shows Promise for MASH
TOPLINE:Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) combined with lifestyle changes leads to significant weight loss and improves liver health in patients with ...
Gastro Issues Common Symptom Cluster Tied to Kidney Failure
TOPLINE:A systematic analysis revealed eight distinct symptom clusters in patients with kidney failure, with gastrointestinal problems being the most frequent. ...
Stockton mum’s vaccine plea after losing baby to flu
Meg HughesUntil he caught flu, Louie Hughes had been thriving since being born at just 26 weeks A mother is ...
