MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An outbreak of deadly tick-borne disease is occurring among people who’ve recently been to Baja California in Mexico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. Three out of five patients have died from infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Chronic fatigue syndrome strikes more Americans than many might think: In a first national estimate, new government data puts that number at 3.3 million. The condition clearly “is not a rare illness,” and is being fueled in part by patients who now sufferContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Loss of the “happiness” brain hormone serotonin might play a role in the decline of brain function as a person ages, a new study reports. People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) had up to 25% lower levels of serotonin than healthy people inContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When an HIV-infected child known as the ‘Mississippi baby’ was given powerful antiretroviral drugs within hours of birth in 2013 and then appeared to be rid of HIV, people wondered if it might be replicated in other newborns. An international study involving 54Continue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some parents are concerned about the effects of genetically modified foods on their children’s health. As a result, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a new clinical report urging more research and transparency into genetically modified organism (GMO) foods, to helpContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nurses are less likely to discharge still-recovering Black patients to home health care than white patients, a new study has found. About 22% of Black patients are referred to home health care by discharge nurses, compared with 27% of white patients, according toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In response to the ongoing crisis of opioid misuse, U.S. doctors had already cut the amount of opioids they gave patients after surgery by 2022 to just a third of the amount given in 2016, new research shows. Much of the decline happenedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sore throats are commonplace during cold and flu season, but luckily there are lots of home remedies that can help ease your misery, doctors say. These remedies “aren’t quick fixes for an illness,” but they can help ease discomfort, said Dr. Heidi Hutchison,Continue Reading
SATURDAY, Dec. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It has likely happened to everyone at some point: You are poised to go to sleep, but instead a “digital distraction” keeps you up hours later than you had planned. “Bedtime procrastination is a common problem, as people often stay up later thanContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved two milestone gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment ever approved that uses gene-editing technology. Casgevy, developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals of Boston and CRISPR Therapeutics of Switzerland, is the first medicineContinue Reading