What is a pandemic?
The deadly novel coronavirus outbreak has turned a spotlight on the science of disease, raising the question: What exactly is a pandemic? An outbreak…
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FDA accuses Jimmy John’s of serving vegetables linked to E. coli and salmonella outbreaks
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the Jimmy John’s sandwich chain, saying certain vegetables it served were…
Continue Reading Former CDC director: A coronavirus pandemic is inevitable. What now?
Covid-19 will become a pandemic. We don’t yet know how severe it will be, nor do we know if the virus will spread to all continents, but…
Continue Reading Poor quality Western diet kills sperm count and lowers male testosterone, study says
If sperm was an animal, science might worry that it’s heading toward extinction in Western nations. Total sperm count in North America, Europe,…
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21 of the world’s 30 cities with the worst air pollution are in India
India has once again topped an annual list of cities with the worst air quality in the world, according to a new report, while Chinese cities have…
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Smart watches able to detect irregular heart beats; potentially save lives
EL PASO, Texas — A study is revealing new uses for smart watches: detecting irregular, and possibly dangerous, heart beats. The Apple Heart Study…
Continue Reading World’s oldest living man has died at age 112 in Japan
The world’s oldest living man, Chitetsu Watanabe, has passed away in Japan at the age of 112, the Niigata prefecture government said in a…
Continue Reading Cutting salt likely to prevent future heart disease, even if you’re not at risk now
Heart disease is the number one killer of people worldwide. What’s the leading cause of heart disease? High blood pressure, which is often…
Continue Reading Mediterranean diet scores another win for longevity by improving microbiome
Yet more bragging rights are in for the Mediterranean diet, long considered to be one of the healthiest in the world. A new study published Monday in…
Continue Reading A later bedtime linked with obesity for children under 6, study says
A new study has linked a later bedtime with an increased risk of obesity for kids — although the researchers say parents shouldn’t rush…
Continue Reading Coronavirus outbreak has ‘pandemic potential’ but it’s not there yet, WHO says
The deadly outbreak of a novel coronavirus has the world on edge, but it has not yet developed into a pandemic, according to the World Health…
Continue Reading Marijuana use is rising sharply among seniors over 65, study says, and there are serious risks
The sweet scent of baking cookies wafting from grandma’s house may be mixed with a more pungent aroma these days. The smell of marijuana. The…
Continue Reading FDA approves non-statin drug to treat high cholesterol
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a drug to treat high cholesterol that works differently than statins, according to Esperion…
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El Paso man gets needed heart valve donated by Hospitals of Providence
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man in need is resting at home now after being saved by a charitable heart procedure. After 63-year-old Pilar Gomez was…
Continue Reading What you can do right now to evade America’s No. 1 killer
Growing up, I watched my father, a highly respected cardiologist, read medical journals every evening, answer emergency phone calls in the middle of…
Continue Reading When women die in childbirth, these are the fathers left behind
They are members of an unnecessarily large fraternity. There’s Charles Johnson, the father of two whose wife died in Los Angeles during…
Continue Reading This app helps people with special needs make friends
Juliana Fetherman was in middle school when she started to notice that her younger brother, Michael, who has ADHD and autism, was having problems…
Continue Reading CDC has confirmed 35 cases of novel coronavirus in the US
US officials have now confirmed 35 cases of novel coronavirus in the country, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. These…
Continue Reading 11 cruise ship passengers test positive for coronavirus, Nebraska hospital says
Most of the Americans who were being monitored at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for coronavirus after evacuating a cruise ship in Japan…
Continue Reading A record-breaking 105 US children have died from flu so far this season
So far this season,105 children have died from the flu, according to data released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This…
Continue Reading Want to lose more weight? Intensive therapy from dietitians can help older adults, study finds
Older adults may have better success at losing weight if they do it with the help of intensive behavioral therapy from dietitians, a new study…
Continue Reading Pediatrician: Several vaccines at once might be too much for parents, but kids are just fine
“Your child is due for shots today,” is frequently followed in my practice by a grimace and a visible tightening of parents’ hold…
Continue Reading China’s changed how it counts virus cases three times now. Here’s why
Weeks after the novel coronavirus crisis began in December, there is still widespread confusion over the exact number of cases reported in China and…
Continue Reading Benefits (and some surprising science) about owning a pet
Snuggling next to my kitties while their furry chests softly rumble is a proven antidote to the day’s stress. For me and millions more, having…
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New state-of-the-art William Beaumont Army hospital set to open later this year
EL PASO, Texas — The new William Beaumont Medical Center will be open this September. After 1,200 changes to the original plan and 11 years in…
Continue Reading This season’s flu shot offers ‘substantial protection’ in a season tough on children
The flu season is still in full swing and it’s likely to continue for several more weeks, and if you haven’t gotten a flu shot yet, you…
Continue Reading No US coronavirus cases were caught by airport temperature checks. Here’s what has worked
One of the enduring images of the current coronavirus outbreak is a space-age looking thermometer pointed at an airplane passenger. Eleven airports…
Continue Reading Common antibiotics linked to increased risk of birth defects, study says
Taking some common antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy was linked with higher risk of birth defects, according to a new study. The…
Continue Reading With mom and daughters out of coronavirus quarantine, a Wisconsin family is happy to be together again
It’s been a tough few weeks for families separated by the coronavirus. But a Wisconsin couple and their two little girls are finally back…
Continue Reading Chinese CDC study finds Covid-19 virus to be more contagious than SARS or MERS
A comprehensive study of more than 72,000 confirmed and suspected cases of the novel coronavirus by Chinese scientists has revealed new information…
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