400,000 more children are uninsured since Trump took office
The number of uninsured children ballooned by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018, an unprecedented decline in health coverage for the youngest…
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New lab tests didn’t find asbestos in recalled baby powder, Johnson & Johnson says
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. said Tuesday it didn’t find asbestos in the bottle of Johnson’s Baby Powder that was previously…
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Would you know how to help someone who is having a stroke? Here’s what you should look for.
Fourteen and a half million people will suffer a stroke in 2019. Of those, five and a half million people will die. October 29 is National Stroke…
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More than 50 organizations pressure Trump administration to follow through with vaping flavor ban
More than 50 health and advocacy groups are sending a clear message in letters to US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and first lady…
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A Michigan produce company is recalling apples in eight states for possible listeria contamination
A Michigan produce company has recalled nearly 2,300 cases of fresh apples that could be contaminated with listeria. North Bay Produce said the…
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Bet you think this story is about you, don’t you? Narcissism and your health
An anthem for narcissism was immortalized in Carly Simon’s 1972 hit song, “You’re So Vain.” “You walked into the party…
Continue Reading Anti-anxiety med recalled due to ‘foreign substance’ and infection risk
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling one lot of the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam — commonly sold under the brand name Xanax —…
Continue Reading US teens use screens more than seven hours a day on average — and that’s not including school work
US teens spend an average of more than seven hours per day on screen media for entertainment, and tweens spend nearly five hours, a new report finds…
Continue Reading Potentially fatal tick-borne infection found for first time in UK
A potentially fatal infection spread by ticks has been detected for the first time in the UK, according to health authorities. Experts described the…
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Should women younger than age 45 get a mammogram?
The American Cancer Society recommends that women age 45 and older get an annual mammogram. But there is new thinking that women younger than 45…
Continue Reading Deaths linked to vaping often involved THC products, not nicotine, CDC says
People who died as a result of a mysterious outbreak of vaping-related lung injury often used products exclusively containing THC, the main…
Continue Reading Facebook launches new tool to help you get health tests and screenings
Facebook has launched a new feature to help track what preventive health screenings might be recommended for you based on your age and sex. The tool,…
Continue Reading Pediatricians are more likely to ask families about smoke alarm safety than gun safety, study says
Talking about guns can be difficult, even for physicians. That’s according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The study found…
Continue Reading Why you don’t know how much artificial sweetener you’re feeding your child
Parents don’t want to give their children foods with artificial sweeteners, surveys show. Yet many parents are doing just that when they buy…
Continue Reading Studies illustrate how marketing, flavors may impact vaping habits among young people
Vaping companies are under scrutiny for how their marketing and sweet flavors have appealed to young people — and two new studies published…
Continue Reading What makes soda so addictive?
Slashing soft drinks from your diet is a quick way to improve your health and lose weight — that much you probably already know. But actually…
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Man wins $200,000 lottery prize on the way to his last chemo treatment
A man on his way to his last chemotherapy treatment won a $200,000 lottery prize, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. Ronnie Foster…
Continue Reading Pediatricians endorse weight loss surgery for severely obese kids and teens: ‘It changed my life’
Weight loss surgery has traditionally been viewed as a procedure for adults with severe obesity who haven’t been able to lose weight or keep it…
Continue Reading Sunday sadness is real. Here’s how to battle the pre-workweek blues
Many of us begin to groan and moan as our precious weekend comes to an end. It’s not just the interruption of fun with friends and family that…
Continue Reading No one believed him when he said he hadn’t been drinking. Then researchers found his body was producing alcohol
When a man in North Carolina was pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk, police didn’t believe him when he said he hadn’t had any…
Continue Reading This man is the first African American to receive a full facial transplant
Robert Chelsea just got a new face, and with it, he is the latest milestone in the burgeoning world of facial transplant surgery. He is the first…
Continue Reading National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will include vaping devices
For the first time, vaping devices and cartridges will be accepted during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. Since the program…
Continue Reading Retailers are pulling Johnson’s baby powder from store shelves
Several retailers have pulled Johnson’s baby powder from shelves after Johnson & Johnson announced earlier this month it was recalling…
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44 ‘retired’ NIH research chimps in Alamogordo are seriously ill, may never get to sanctuary
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Chimpanzees have been used for decades for biomedical research and testing. But now that that National Institutes of…
Continue Reading Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the US, but in some places, meth kills more
Fentanyl remains the deadliest drug in the United States. But in some areas of the country, methamphetamine kills more people. A new report from the…
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The signs of bullying – what parents need to look for
EL PASO, Texas — October is Bullying Prevention Month. It’s the perfect time for parents to sit down with their children and talk about this ever…
Continue Reading STDs are sexist, and women are the losers. Here’s why
America is in the middle of an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, and when it comes to heterosexual transmission, it’s hitting women…
Continue Reading Vaping-related lung injuries rise to 1,604 cases nationwide, CDC says
As of Tuesday, there were 1,604 lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette products in 49 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin…
Continue Reading FDA takes action against popular vaping brand
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is going after vaping company Eonsmoke LLC with a warning letter seeking to remove…
Continue Reading Young people who use flavored tobacco at first are more likely to keep using tobacco later, study says
Young people who first try a flavored tobacco product are at higher risk of using tobacco later on, according to a new study. The study, published…
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