Kansas and Ohio Report Surge in Measles Cases Amid Outbreaks
2025-03-27
Even without these two expanding clusters, the total number of cases in the U.S. has exceeded the case count for the entire year of 2024Continue Reading
NIH Ends Funding for the Effects of Climate Change on Health
2025-03-27
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund new research on how climate change affects people’s health, according to records reviewed by ProPublica. The new directive was shared internally with staff last week. It follows other action to stop NIH supportContinue Reading
Five Top CDC Leaders Step Down Amid Wave of Departures
2025-03-27
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is facing major changes, with five senior leaders stepping down Tuesday. These exits follow three other recent departures, meaning that as many as one-third of the agency’s top leaders have now left. The departuresContinue Reading
Chinese Woman Is Third Person To Get a Gene-Edited Pig Kidney
2025-03-27
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Chinese woman is the third person in the world living with a gene-edited pig kidney, and nearly three weeks after surgery, doctors say she’s doing well. The woman, reportedly 69 years old, had kidney failure for eight years before receiving the pigContinue Reading
Heart Problems Linked To Brain Shrinkage
2025-03-27
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Heart disease might contribute to the sort of brain shrinkage seen in dementia, a new study says. People with early signs of heart problems are more likely to have brain changes associated with dementia, researchers reported on March 26 in the journal Neurology.Continue Reading
Scent Test Can Sniff Out Cognitive Decline
2025-03-27
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The nose might know whether a person is showing early signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. Older adults who’ve developed mild cognitive impairment — a precursor to dementia and Alzheimer’s — score lower on a peel-and-sniff test than peopleContinue Reading
U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Could Devastate Global Progress Against HIV/AIDS
2025-03-27
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — HIV could explode worldwide in the wake of U.S. cuts to foreign aid, resulting in millions of AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infection, a new analysis says. President Donald Trump has floated the notion of ending the President’s Emergency Fund for AIDSContinue Reading
Obesity More Likely Among Kids Of Obese Moms, Smokers
2025-03-27
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A mom’s health and lifestyle choices can affect her kids’ risk of obesity as adults, a new study says. Specifically, a child is 3 to 4 times more likely to become an obese adult if their mom was obese, researchers reported March 26Continue Reading
Highly Educated Folks Face Steeper Brain Decline Following Stroke
2025-03-27
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The higher you fly, the harder you fall, the old saying goes. There might be something to that when it comes to the aftermath of a stroke, a new study suggests. People with higher education face a steeper decline in their ability toContinue Reading
AI Improves IV Nutrition For Preemies
2025-03-27
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) can help improve how premature babies are fed, giving them a better chance at normal growth and development, a new study says. Currently, preemies in a neonatal intensive care unit are fed by IV, receiving a drip-drop handmade blend ofContinue Reading