WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Singer and actress Miley Cyrus says a rare voice disorder called Reinke’s edema is behind her famous raspy voice — and also makes singing live very hard. The 32-year-old pop star recently discussed the condition during an interview on Apple Music’s “The ZaneContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl is involved in most fatal drug overdoses (OD) among teens and young adults, a new study says. Worse, fentanyl taken alone – not in combination with other drugs – is responsible for many of these deaths, researchers found.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly everyone at some point has groggily grappled with their alarm clock, seeking to slap the snooze bar and grab a few extra Z’s. But sleep experts recommend against seeking the snooze button, as it can mess with healthy slumber. Now a newContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Worried you’re scarfing down too many ultra-processed foods? Blood and urine tests might be able to reveal how much of your diet is made up of industrially produced foods, a new study says. Chemicals produced as the body converts ultra-processed food and drinkContinue Reading
SUNDAY, May 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As swimming season heats up, you might notice your fingers wrinkle after spending time in the water — turns out, those wrinkles are the same with every dip you take. And that, researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York, could haveContinue Reading
SATURDAY, May 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When a chimp pounds rhythmically on a towering tree root deep in the jungle, it may be doing more than just making noise. A new study suggests that drumming could be one of the earliest forms of communication shared by chimpanzees and humans,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A baby born with a rare and deadly genetic disease is the world’s first known patient to receive an experimental gene editing treatment designed just for him. KJ Muldoon from Clifton Heights, Pa., is thriving after the therapy to fix a tiny butContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has temporarily halted the import of live cattle, horses and bison from Mexico. The move aims to stop the spread of New World screwworm, a dangerous flesh-eating parasite that can be deadly to animals and can sometimesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is under fire after posting photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in a long-polluted creek. The water at Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., is under an official health advisory becauseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sex is an important part of people’s health, but family doctors find it tougher to counsel and treat patients for sexual health matters, a new study says. General practitioners are 77% less likely than OB/GYNs to inquire about sexual problems when taking aContinue Reading