TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A rare, highly contagious Ebola-like virus has claimed eight lives in Rwanda, and U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the outbreak. Marburg virus causes a rare hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment. No cases related to the Rwanda outbreak haveContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — While rare, heart-related side effects sometimes follow a COVID-19 vaccine shot, new research shows that’s more than offset by heart-healthy benefits. Folks who are fully vaccinated are significantly less likely to develop serious heart problems stemming from a COVID infection, the study found.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Starting today, the U.S. government is offering another round of free COVID tests. “U.S. households will be eligible to order 4 free COVID-19 tests at COVIDTests.gov,” according to the Department of Health and Human Services. “The COVID-19 tests will detect current COVID-19 variants andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 — (HealthDay News) — The Environmental Protection Agency must address concerns about potential health risks posed by the recommended levels of fluoride in the country’s drinking water, a federal court in California has ruled. While District Court Judge Edward Chen was careful to note his decision “doesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As Americans get ready for fall and winter, the U.S. government is offering another round of free COVID tests, available by the end of this month. “U.S. households will be eligible to order 4 free COVID-19 tests at COVIDTests.gov,” according to the Department ofContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Long-term space travel to Mars could be bad for astronauts’ hearts, a new zero-gravity study shows. After a month at the International Space Station, a set of 48 bioengineered human heart tissue samples beat about half as strong as similar tissues that remainedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. In figures published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 291 cases were reported for theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The Los Angeles area is seeing a troubling increase in local dengue fever cases, health officials warned Wednesday. In a public notice posted on its website, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department said at least three people have fallen ill with dengueContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Millions more people will die annually from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years unless steps are taken to counter this growing health threat, a new study warns. The number of deaths linked to antibiotic-resistant bacteria is projected to grow to 8.2 millionContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A European epilepsy drug could be an effective treatment for sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Patients who took sulthiame had few pauses in their breathing while asleep, as well as higher levels of blood oxygen, according to clinical trial results presented TuesdayContinue Reading