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27 Aug

Healthy Eating and Exercising May Be Lifesavers If You Drink Alcohol

A new study finds daily alcohol intake and binge drinking raise the risk of liver-related mortality, but following a healthy diet and exercising offer significant protection.

26 Aug

High-Potency Pot and the Risk for Psychosis

Marijuana products with high levels of THC increase the risk of psychosis and schizophrenia, according to a new evidence review, but their impact on anxiety and depression remains unclear.

25 Aug

Annual Mental Health Screenings Recommended for Children and Teens

With youth mental health at crisis levels, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines recommending mental, developmental and behavioral health screenings beginning at 6 months of age and continuing annually.

CDC Director Susan Monarez Fired Less Than a Month Into Role

CDC Director Susan Monarez Fired Less Than a Month Into Role

Susan Monarez is out as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — less than one month after taking the role.

The White House fired her after she refused to quit amid pressure to change vaccine policy, according to The Washington Post.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confi...

FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines, But Fewer People Will Be Eligible

FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines, But Fewer People Will Be Eligible

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the fall season but has restricted who can receive them.

This marks the most limited federal policy since the shots first became available.

The updated vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer and Novavax target newer variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that are...

A Sense Of Purpose Can Protect Brain Health In Aging

A Sense Of Purpose Can Protect Brain Health In Aging

Having a sense of purpose in life is not only personally fulfilling, but might also protect your brain against the ravages of dementia, a new study says.

People who reported a higher sense of purpose in life had about 28% lower odds of mild cognitive impairment or dementia, researchers report in the October issue of the American Journa...

Fatty Foods Might Contribute To Childhood Asthma

Fatty Foods Might Contribute To Childhood Asthma

Fatty foods might contribute to asthma in children, a new study says.

Fats found in certain foods are linked to neutrophilic asthma, a non-allergic type of asthma triggered by microbial and bacterial proteins, researchers reported Aug. 27 in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Specifically, a type of saturated fatty ...

CPR In Space? Best Method Identified, Researchers Say

CPR In Space? Best Method Identified, Researchers Say

As humans begin to colonize space, it’s inevitable that some will suffer a cardiac arrest.

Space CPR conducted in weightlessness will be crucial to save their lives – and researchers say they’ve now come up with a better method.

Automatic chest compression carried out by a mechanical piston is expected to be more ef...

Middle-Aged Folks At Risk For Irregular Heartbeat, Especially If They Don't Work Out

Middle-Aged Folks At Risk For Irregular Heartbeat, Especially If They Don't Work Out

Middle-aged folks who don’t exercise are putting themselves at risk of life-threatening complex heartbeat irregularities, a new study says.

Adults 40 to 65 with low fitness levels had a 52% increased risk for irregular heartbeat disorders, also known as arrhythmias, according to findings presented Wednesday at the European Society of...

GLP-1 Drugs Are Good For Climate Change, Heart Study Says

GLP-1 Drugs Are Good For Climate Change, Heart Study Says

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound don’t just enable people to drop pounds  — they also are helping save the planet, a new study says.

These drugs translate into decreased greenhouse gas emissions when used to help heart failure patients lose weight, researchers reported Wednesday at the European Society of ...

Diet, Exercise Protect Liver Health From Alcohol Damage, Study Says

Diet, Exercise Protect Liver Health From Alcohol Damage, Study Says

Enjoy a pint of beer, a glass of wine or a dram of whiskey?

Then make sure you have some healthy eats and a good dose of exercise on the side, a new study says.

A healthy diet and regular physical activity can protect your liver at least partially from the harmful effects of alcohol, researchers reported Aug. 27 in the Journal of...

New GLP-1 Pill Helps People Lose 23 Pounds in Study

New GLP-1 Pill Helps People Lose 23 Pounds in Study

Eli Lilly says its new once-daily pill, orforglipron, helped people lose significant weight and lower blood sugar in a late-stage clinical trial. 

The company plans to seek global regulatory approval later this year.

The study included people with overweight, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Participants who took the highest dose of...

CDC’s Anti-Smoking Ads Set to End After 13 Years

CDC’s Anti-Smoking Ads Set to End After 13 Years

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will stop airing its “Tips From Former Smokers” ads at the end of September, ending a 13-year campaign that helped millions of Americans quit smoking.

Launched in 2012, the campaign featured real people sharing the devastating health effects of smoking — and pointe...

Drowning In Chaos? A New Mindset Can Protect Against Depression, Stress

Drowning In Chaos? A New Mindset Can Protect Against Depression, Stress

Struggling to cope with today’s catastrophe-filled world?

Changing your mindset can help protect you from the stress caused by disease outbreaks, wildfires, earthquakes, political uproars and traumatic life events, researchers say.

People given a one-hour class in shifting their mindset — to see growth opportunities amids...

Heart Patients Urged To Seek Vaccination For Common Infectious Diseases

Heart Patients Urged To Seek Vaccination For Common Infectious Diseases

It is vital that people with heart disease get vaccinated against common infectious diseases like COVID-19, influenza and RSV, a new clinical guideline says.

Vaccination can protect the heart health of people who’ve been diagnosed with heart disease, says the new guidance from the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

“Va...

More Women In Study Reveals Heart Risk For Men

More Women In Study Reveals Heart Risk For Men

Recruiting more women to clinical trials for heart devices can improve care for all cardiac patients, a new study argues.

A trial investigating the effectiveness of implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) wound up revealing vital information because researchers made sure nearly half the study participants were female, researchers reporte...

Child Gun Wounds More Common In Poor Neighborhoods

Child Gun Wounds More Common In Poor Neighborhoods

Children living in poor neighborhoods are up to 20 times more likely to be hospitalized for a gunshot wound, a new study says.

These hospitalizations most often are the result of unintentional shootings, caused by mishandling or accidental discharge of a firearm, researchers added.

“Our study shows that where you and your famil...

Breath Test For Diabetes Under Development

Breath Test For Diabetes Under Development

Detecting diabetes might soon be as easy as breathing into a device, a new study says.

An experimental breath test sorted out type 2 diabetes patients from healthy people, based on their exhalations, researchers report in the September issue of the Chemical Engineering Journal.

“This sensor only requires that you exhal...

Talk Therapy Alters Brain Structure, MRI Scans Show

Talk Therapy Alters Brain Structure, MRI Scans Show

Talk therapy has the power to alter a person’s physical brain structure, a new study shows.

Psychotherapy caused measurable changes in the brains of people with severe depression, MRI scans revealed.

Specifically, most patients experienced growth in brain regions responsible for processing emotions, researchers reported Aug. 26...

The Experts' Guide to Safely Pumping, Storing And Thawing Breast Milk

The Experts' Guide to Safely Pumping, Storing And Thawing Breast Milk

Breastfeeding offers many benefits, from emotional bonding to better nutrition and immune support. But for parents who need to pump and store breast milk, handling it safely is key.

“Parents often feel nervous about food safety when handling and storing their breast milk,” said Dr. Patricia Campbell, a pediatrician and lactatio...

U.S. Resident Diagnosed With Rare Screwworm Parasite After Travel

U.S. Resident Diagnosed With Rare Screwworm Parasite After Travel

A Maryland resident has recovered after being diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case in years that's tied to travel in a country with an outbreak.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the case on Aug. 4, after the person returned from El Salvador. State health officials said t...

Pig Lung Transplanted Into Man for 9 Days in Groundbreaking Study

Pig Lung Transplanted Into Man for 9 Days in Groundbreaking Study

Doctors in China transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a man, where it functioned for nine days, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine.

Researchers at Guangzhou Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital performed the surgery on a 39-year-old man who had been declared brain-dead af...

Many Cancer Patients Say Doctors Aren't Honoring Their Treatment Desires

Many Cancer Patients Say Doctors Aren't Honoring Their Treatment Desires

Frequently, patients with advanced cancer simply want to be made as comfortable as possible as they wind down their final days.

Doctors aren’t listening to their desires, a new study indicates.

Many of these patients are receiving treatment focused on extending their lives rather than easing their pain, researchers reported Aug...

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