WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As an epidemic of drug abuse cuts it way through America, none are left unharmed, even the very young. New data finds that the rate of infants dying from drug-related reasons more than doubled between 2018 and 2022. In 2018, 10.8% of allContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following the end of temporary pandemic-era rules expanding access to Medicaid, about 10 million Americans have lost that coverage. But a new report finds that most folks who’ve lost coverage have done so because of paperwork issues, and they’re far more likely toContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As the H5N1 avian flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, nearly 5 million doses of flu vaccine are now being prepared for possible use in humans. Since the outbreak in livestock began this spring, bird flu has beenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, there’s been a third case of H5N1 avian flu confirmed in a dairy worker, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. The previous two human cases — the first in Texas, the second in Michigan,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Bird flu has been detected for the first time in alpacas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday. The animals that tested positive were on a farm in Idaho where poultry that had tested positive for the H5N1 virus were culled inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Allowing pharmacists to treat minor illnesses could potentially expand health care access to more people and save millions of dollars, a new study suggests. Care for a range of minor health issues — urinary tract infections, shingles, animal bites and headaches — wouldContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Humanity’s best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says. The H5N1 avian flu has been raging through cattle and poultry in the United States, increasing fears that the virus will make the leap into humansContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A 4,000-year-old skull provides evidence that ancient Egyptians might have tried to treat cancer, a new study claims. Microscopic observation of the skull revealed 30 or so lesions scattered across its surface that are consistent with cancer, researchers report. They were stunned toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following two years of tough negotiations, efforts to craft a global treaty to help countries fight future pandemics have failed, the World Health Organization has acknowledged. “WHO Member States have ended intensive negotiations aimed at strengthening global capacities to respond to future pandemicsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 28 — Bird flu virus has been detected in beef tissue from a sick dairy cow, but U.S. health officials stressed the country’s meat supply remains safe. In an update issued Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the cow had been culled because it was sickContinue Reading