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Approval is first for transcatheter aortic valve replacement therapy in asymptomatic patientsContinue Reading

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tim Friede has survived hundreds of snakebites — on purpose. For nearly two decades, he let some of the world’s most dangerous snakes sink their fangs into his arms, all for science.  Now, his bold experiment could potentially help save thousands of lives.Continue Reading

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 — Can gluten be passed on through a kiss? It’s a concern for some folks with celiac disease, but a new study says worry not. People with celiac disease had no problems after kissing a partner who’d just eaten a stack of saltine crackers, according toContinue Reading

FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Mindfulness meditation can help rewire the brain to reduce opioid cravings in people addicted to narcotics, a new study says. People assigned to mindfulness training had 50% less opioid cravings than others who received supportive group therapy, researchers reported April 30 in JAMAContinue Reading

THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The cutting-edge weight-loss drug Ozempic/Wegovy can stop and even reverse fatty liver disease, a new clinical trial has found. Nearly twice as many people taking semaglutide stopped their fatty liver disease without further scarring of the organ — 63%, compared with 34% ofContinue Reading

THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made headlines with dire warnings that declining birth rates are an “existential crisis” for humanity. The threat might be even more dire than Musk (the father of at least 14) says, a new study argues. TheContinue Reading

Short staffing tops the list of stressors, followed by inadequate pay, lack of leadership support, and abuse from patients
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WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Milwaukee will temporarily close two more elementary schools as it works to tackle a lead crisis in its public school buildings. The school district announced Monday that Westside Academy and Brown Street School will close for repairs. Two other schools — Starms EarlyContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 170,000 bottles of Martinelli’s apple juice are being recalled due to possible contamination with a mold-related toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. “Routine testing indicated that one lot of 10-ounce Martinelli’s Apple Juice glass bottles (in 4-packs only)Continue Reading

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most Americans want to know if they’re destined to lose their brain power to Alzheimer’s disease, according to an annual report produced by the Alzheimer’s Association. About 4 out of 5 Americans surveyed (79%) want to know if they have Alzheimer’s before developingContinue Reading