Oklahoma Now Reporting Measles Cases Related to Texas/New Mexico Outbreak
2025-03-19
A total of 321 cases have been reported in the outbreak, which began earlier this year in Gaines County, TexasContinue Reading
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RFK Jr. Suggests Letting Bird Flu Spread
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A controversial proposal from U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to let bird flu naturally spread through poultry farms is raising alarms among scientists — who say the move could be inhumane and dangerous. Kennedy recently suggested thatContinue Reading
Surgeon General’s Gun Violence Advisory Removed From HHS Website
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its website. A link to the document now displays a “Page Not Found” message. “HHS and the Office of the Surgeon General areContinue Reading
Sarepta’s Gene Therapy Under Scrutiny After Patient Death
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A patient has died while receiving Elevidys, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, marking the first known death linked to the treatment. The company behind the drug, Sarepta Therapeutics, said that the patient suffered acute liver injury, a known side effect, TheContinue Reading
Firearms Rarely Used For Protection Against Crime
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People often say they own a gun to protect themselves and their families. But firearms owners rarely use their weapon in self-defense, a new study says. An overwhelming majority of gun owners — 92% — say they’ve never used their weapons to defendContinue Reading
Where You Live Can Influence Recovery From Brain Injury
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Where a person lives can influence their recovery from a traumatic brain injury, a new study says. Based on their neighborhood’s characteristics, people are less likely to receive home rehab visits or go to a rehab clinic following a concussion or other traumaticContinue Reading
Rare Hair Loss Condition Can Be Treated With Low Doses Of Antibiotic
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Lower doses of a common antibiotic can curb hair loss caused by a rare skin condition, a new study says. The antibiotic doxycycline is commonly used to treat lymphocytic scarring alopecia, a condition in which the body’s immune cells target hair follicles, researchersContinue Reading
Weed Users At Greater Risk For Heart Attack, Stroke
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Weed users are much more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other life-threatening heart condition than people who don’t indulge, a new study says. Adults under 50 are more than six times as likely to suffer a heart attack if theyContinue Reading
Seniors Benefit From Tight Blood Pressure Control
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Elderly people benefit from taking medications to keep their blood pressure low, same as younger folks, a new study says. Systolic blood pressure kept under 130 reduces the risk of heart-related death by about 26% among people 80 or older, researchers reported inContinue Reading
Low-Income Folks Avoiding The ER Post-Pandemic
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Poor families have continued to avoid going to the emergency room post-pandemic, even as ER numbers bounced back for folks who are better-off, a new study says. During the pandemic, visits to ERs for emergency care dropped by about 30% as lockdowns andContinue Reading