THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Though not at numbers seen in the 2022 outbreak, mpox cases are still circulating in the United States, largely among gay and bisexual men, new government data shows. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak of mpox (formerly knownContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An outbreak of salmonella illness linked to recalled cucumbers has now expanded to at least 162 cases in 25 states, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday. In an update issued from the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials noted that 54Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday recommended updating the formula for COVID vaccines ahead of a fall campaign that will encourage Americans to get the latest shots. The unanimous vote recommends that vaccine makers tailor the next vaccine toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A 59-year-old person in Mexico is the first human in the world known to be infected with the H5N2 strain of avian flu, and the patient died of complications linked to the illness, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday. H5N1 and H5N2 strainsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Long COVID continues to plague millions of Americans as the health costs of the pandemic linger four years later, a new report warns. In a hefty document released Wednesday, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a nongovernmental group that advises federalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Higher amounts of the artificial sweetener xylitol might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study warns. Xylitol is a zero-calorie sugar alcohol commonly used in sugar-free candy, chewing gum, baked goods and toothpastes, researchers said. But high blood levelsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — One in six patients serviced by a major California health care system said they used marijuana regularly, with many citing health reasons for doing so, a new study finds. In most cases, doctors may not know that weed is part of a patient’sContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — America’s poison control centers are increasingly fielding calls on cases of deliberate or accidental poisonings that end in disability or death, a new report finds. Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System reviewed more than 33.7 million poison exposures reported to theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Common drugs used to control cholesterol, blood sugar and high blood pressure might also lower a person’s risk of stroke, a new study finds. The researchers evaluated the risk of brain aneurysms that cause bleeding strokes in patients. For the study, they lookedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Despite recent concerns that taking Ozempic, Wegovy or other GLP-1 medications might be unsafe before a surgery, a new review has uncovered no such danger. The issue arose because weight-loss drugs slow gastric emptying. The thought was that food might linger in theContinue Reading