SUNDAY, June 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The swamps of Georgia and South Carolina harbor something more dangerous than the alligators for which they’re best known. Researchers studying the ancient reptiles found high levels of mercury, a potent neurotoxin. Their discovery — reported in the June issue of the journalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Common human typing errors can trip up artificial intelligence (AI) programs designed to aid health care workers by reviewing health records, a new MIT study says. Typos and extra white spaces can interfere with AI’s ability to properly analyze patient records, researchers reportedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Keeping tabs on COVID-19 outbreaks is as easy as tracking a city’s wastewater, a new study says. Levels of the COVID virus, SARS-CoV-2, found in wastewater samples accurately predicted by a week the rise and fall of case counts in a community, researchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are keeping up with new coronavirus strains and remain effective for keeping people out of the hospital, a new study says. The study, which examined the effectiveness of the 2023-2024 COVID vaccines against the XBB and JN.1 Omicron variant waves,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Celiac disease patients currently must make themselves sicker before they’re able to seek treatment. The tests now used to diagnose celiac disease require patients to eat gluten, the protein that provokes an autoimmune reaction, then chart their response. But a new blood testContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Drinking a cup or two of coffee every day may help you live longer — but only if you skip the heavy cream and sugar, new research suggests. The research, published recently in The Journal of Nutrition, found that black coffee or coffeeContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new COVID-19 variant that led to a spike in hospital cases across parts of Asia may now account for more than one-third of all COVID cases in the U.S., health officials say. The variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has been spreading fast. TheContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 460 laid-off employees at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are being rehired, officials said June 11. The reinstatement notices went out this week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As part ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Traumatic childhood events can increase a woman’s risk of endometriosis later in life, a new study says. Women’s endometriosis risk increased 20% if they had experienced childhood ordeals such as violence, sexual abuse, a death in the family, poverty or troubled parents, researchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A newly approved shot could soon help protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the top cause of hospitalization in U.S. infants. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a monoclonal antibody called Enflonsia, the drugmaker Merck announced June 9. GivenContinue Reading