TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A major round of job cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) could weaken efforts to protect American workers, according to federal health officials. About two-thirds of NIOSH staff — roughly 875 people — may lose their jobs asContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A top vaccine official at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is stepping down, warning that vaccine misinformation is coloring the country’s top health decisions. Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said he will resignContinue Reading
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
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Black babies and children are more than twice as likely to die as white kids, and that gap has grown since the 1950s, a new study says. Black kids died at a rate 2.15 times that of white children in the 2010s, researchersContinue Reading
SUNDAY, March 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Spring break is a time to relax and enjoy a respite from the daily grind. But whether you’re flying, driving or taking a cruise, it’s essential to take care of your health while traveling. Dr. W. Graham Carlos, a professor of clinical medicineContinue Reading
SATURDAY, March 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s nothing like the feeling of years of hard work paying off — when you can finally transition to a life of non-work activities, whether it’s traveling, diving into personal projects or even learning a new language. But retirement in a warm, affordableContinue Reading
Tool is an online, searchable database that provides a consolidated list of contaminant levelsContinue Reading
A total of 321 cases have been reported in the outbreak, which began earlier this year in Gaines County, TexasContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Poor families have continued to avoid going to the emergency room post-pandemic, even as ER numbers bounced back for folks who are better-off, a new study says. During the pandemic, visits to ERs for emergency care dropped by about 30% as lockdowns andContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials are warning about a rise in injuries linked to the misuse of nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas. The gas, which is used medically as a sedative and in whipped cream cans, is now being sold in small, flavored canisters with namesContinue Reading