MONDAY, April 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An unnamed person in Texas had been diagnosed with the H5N1 avian flu after close contact with infected dairy cattle, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday. It’s only the second case ever confirmed in the United States (the firstContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Stem cells derived from a patient’s own fat can safely help improve sensation and movement after a spinal cord injury, a new, small study finds. Patients treated with these stem cells experienced increased sensation from pinpricks and light touches, increased muscle strength andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence programs could be an effective way to relieve the paperwork burden that keeps doctors from seeing more patients, a new study finds. The AI program Chat GPT can write administrative medical notes up to ten times faster than doctors without compromisingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Chemicals found in common household products might damage the brain’s wiring, a new study warns. These chemicals — found in disinfectants, cleaners, hair products, furniture and textiles — could be linked to degenerative brain diseases like multiple sclerosis and autism, researchers report. TheContinue Reading
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Milk from dairy cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico has tested positive for the presence of bird flu, U.S. officials say. In a news release issued Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, knownContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The #MeToo movement has done little to blunt sexual harassment among health care professionals, a pair of new studies report. More than half of all new doctors are subjected to sexual harassment during their first year on the job, researchers say. That includesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Working stiffs in the United States are dying at higher rates than those in other wealthy nations, a new study finds. Death rates among working-age Americans are 2.5 times higher than the average of other high-income countries, researchers report in the March 21Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The weight room is becoming an increasingly dangerous place for folks trying to get into shape, a new study discovers. Head and facial injuries related to weightlifting have increased sharply during the past decade for both men and women, researchers found. Between 2013Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Your baby could be endangered by now-recalled Comfi Baby Infant Walkers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned Thursday. The walkers, sold on Amazon, “violate the federal safety regulations for infant walkers because they can fit through a standard doorway, are not designedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More than two-thirds of Chicago kids younger than 6 live in homes with tap water tainted by lead, a new analysis says. There are detectable levels of lead in the drinking water supplied to 68% of young children in the Windy City, sayContinue Reading