THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health experts are warning that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is making a dangerous comeback. Cases are rising across the country, and Louisiana recently reported that two infants have died — the state’s first deaths from the illness since 2018. “For infants,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker stood on the Senate floor and spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes this week, breaking the modern record for the longest Senate speech ever. Senate rules allow a member who is recognized by the presiding officer to speakContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An experimental blood test might be able to help doctors predict whether someone will recover their mobility following a spinal cord injury. The test looks for fragments of spinal cord DNA floating freely in a person’s blood, researchers recently reported in the JournalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thinking of splurging on a whole-body MRI or CT scan, based on the latest health fad? Just keep in mind that you’ll be contributing to climate change, a new study says. Unnecessary imaging scans for Medicare recipients alone create up to 129 metricContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 — Can’t get your teenage girl off her smartphone, iPad or laptop? This could cost her much-needed sleep and increase her risk of depression, a new Swedish study says. Teenagers who spend more time on screens tend to get worse sleep, both in terms of sleepContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Death comes for everyone, be they rich or poor. But no amount of money will help Americans live longer than Europeans, a new study says. Even the richest Americans face shorter lifespans compared to well-heeled Europeans, according to results published April 2 inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Life is busy, and some folks simply don’t have time until the weekend to work out. Turns out, that’s just fine for their health, a new study suggests. “Weekend warriors” who cram their week’s exercise into one or two days appear to gainContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says. Cervical artery dissection involves a small tear in the inner lining of an artery in the neck that supplies blood toContinue Reading
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TUESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The shingles vaccine can do more than protect seniors from painful, blistering rashes. It also appears to protect older folks from dementia, researchers say. Seniors who got the shingles vaccine when it became available in the U.K. were 20% less likely to developContinue Reading