SATURDAY, March 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have created a handheld sensor that can quickly detect bird flu (H5N1) in the air, potentially stopping outbreaks before they spread. Research published recently in the journal ACS Sensors noted the sensor is low-cost, highly sensitive and works within minutes. Bird fluContinue Reading
41 percent of parents wish the government was doing more to address bird fluContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two Harvard medical school professors are suing the Trump administration, arguing that their research was unfairly removed from a government-run website. Their studies, focused on improving patient safety and reducing medical errors, were suddenly removed allegedly because they included terms like “LGBTQ” andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hours before his scheduled Senate confirmation, the White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Weldon, a Republican and former congressman, said he was told Wednesday night that his nominationContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Senate Democrats are raising concerns about Dr. Mehmet Oz’s nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), alleging he significantly underpaid Medicare and Social Security taxes in recent years. A memo from Democratic staffers on the Senate Finance Committee saysContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most low-birth-weight toddlers are not on track to be ready to attend school, a new study says. Only one-third of babies born weighing less than 5.5 pounds are ready to attend school by ages 3 to 5, researchers reported in the journal AcademicContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Playing with a dog for just 15 minutes can significantly reduce a person’s stress, a new study reports. Stressed students who interacted with a friendly dog reported less stress, had a reduced heart rate and had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisolContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nostalgia might be met by eyerolls from some, as the emotion might inspire insipid images of rose-tinted glasses, gooey sentimentality and living in a time-lost past. But people prone to nostalgia have an edge when it comes to their health and well-being, aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A muscle-stimulating implant combined with a robotic exoskeleton can help restore movement in people paralyzed by a spinal cord injury, a new study says. The spinal cord implant delivers well-timed electrical pulses to muscles, stimulating natural muscle activity coordinated with supportive robotic movements,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients generally don’t mind getting AI-written notes from their doctor’s office, unless they know the note came from a computer program, a new study says. Patients shown messages written by either AI, otherwise known as artificial intelligence, or a human doc tended toContinue Reading