Treating the first known blood clot in space
When astronauts encounter a medical risk on the International Space Station 250 miles up from the Earth’s surface, it’s not exactly easy…
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Running a marathon could help you live longer, study suggests
Need another reason to sign up for that marathon in 2020? New research suggests training and running a marathon for the first time could reverse some…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Seattle students without updated vaccinations records may be excluded from school this week
More than 1,400 Seattle Public Schools students are still at risk of being excluded from school if they don’t provide verified vaccination…
Continue Reading Experts say the keto diet isn’t sustainable, so why is it so popular?
America is in the midst of a keto craze. The trendy diet — which bans carbs to make your body burn fat for fuel — has kicked Weight…
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Las Cruces teen next in line for heart transplant
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Brannden Fernandez has a heart that’s too big for his body. His family always knew it would have to be replaced but that…
Continue Reading Best and worst diets for 2020, ranked by experts, with a popular one near last
Who won the 2020 battle of the diets? For the third year in a row, the well-researched Mediterranean diet KO’d the competition to win gold in…
Continue Reading Eating in a 6-hour window and fasting for 18 hours might help you live longer
Abstaining from food for 16 to 18 hours a day could be key to treating a variety of health conditions — even if you’ve got to train…
Continue Reading Trump administration to clear market of most e-cigarette cartridge flavors, but not menthol
The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday a plan to clear the market of most flavors for cartridge-based e-cigarettes in the United…
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El Paso fitness trainer offers tips for sticking to workout resolutions
EL PASO, Texas — It’s not atypical to see large crowds joining gyms in the first month of the new year. A ‘New Year, New Me’ mentality leads many to…
Continue Reading Trump administration plans to ban most flavored e-cigarette cartridges, but not menthol
The Trump administration will soon announce a ban on most flavored e-cigarette cartridges, according to two officials familiar with the plans. The…
Continue Reading How to keep New Year’s resolutions
Do you want to eat better, exercise more, stop vaping or lose weight? Great. Now’s the time to set those New Year’s resolutions. As we…
Continue Reading Long-awaited CBP plan for migrant health screenings is ‘bare bones,’ doctor says
More than a year after migrants in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection began to die, the agency released a plan on Tuesday to improve…
Continue Reading Not sure how to get rid of extra opioids or antibiotics? The pharmacy may not know, either
When it comes to getting rid of prescription drugs, fewer than half of the pharmacies surveyed for a new study gave accurate guidance that met US…
Continue Reading Events promoting vaccination called off in Nevada after harassing comments were posted on social media
A non-profit that promotes vaccinations in Nevada canceled two events after anti-vaxxers posted harassing comments against the host venues on social…
Continue Reading New Year’s resolutions, for couples
Heading into the new year, I find myself working with so many couples that are burned out, fed up, and feeling that their relationship isn’t as…
Continue Reading The FDA can’t prove its opioid strategy actually worked, study says
The US Food and Drug Administration can’t show a key program meant to address opioid misuse and abuse actually paid off, according to a new…
Continue Reading Volunteering and other good deeds reduce physical pain, a study finds
We’ve long been taught that helping others helps ourselves. As Charles Dickens wrote, “No one is useless in this world who lightens the…
Continue Reading Top 10 health questions America asked Dr. Google in 2019
Google users in the United States had a lot of questions about blood pressure, the keto diet and hiccups in 2019. Those topics were among the 10…
Continue Reading Automotive plant closures may be linked with a rise in opioid overdose deaths, new study says
An automotive assembly plant closing in a US county has been associated with 85% higher opioid overdose death rates among working-age adults in that…
Continue Reading The good, the bad and the ugly in global health in 2019
Looking back over more than 30 years working in public health globally and in the United States, I can’t recall a year with as pronounced a…
Continue Reading The US officially raises the tobacco buying age to 21
A new law in the United States that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 is now in effect, according to the US Food…
Continue Reading A mother was sentenced to 7 years in prison for injecting feces into her son’s IV during cancer treatment
An Indiana mother accused of injecting fecal matter into her 15-year-old son’s IV bag has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Tiffany…
Continue Reading Just 1 dose of the HPV vaccine may protect against infection, new study suggests
A single dose of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine may be just as effective as two or three doses at preventing cancer-causing HPV infection,…
Continue Reading ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff was diagnosed with pneumonia and HLH before he died. What is HLH?
When ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff died, he had been diagnosed with multifocal pneumonia and a rare disease known as HLH, his fiancée tweeted.…
Continue Reading Year-long resolutions don’t work. Here’s how to make 12 ‘micro-resolutions’ instead
If you’ve ever tried to make a New Year’s resolution, chances are you didn’t stick with it past February, much less the whole year.…
Continue Reading Teenage boys who witness their peers abusing girls are more likely to bully and fight with others, study says
Teaching young boys to respect their female peers goes a long way — it may even help prevent violent behaviors, one study reports. The study,…
Continue Reading Getting the recommended amount of physical activity is tied to lower risk of cancer, study says
A new study sheds light on one potential health benefit of exercise: a lower risk of certain cancers. The study, published Thursday in the Journal of…
Continue Reading People using illicit opioids face higher risk of death from these causes, study finds
People using illicit opioids are not only at an increased risk of a drug-related death, but a new study finds they have an elevated risk of dying…
Continue Reading A hard-boiled egg recall expands to products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s following a deadly listeria outbreak
A hard-boiled egg recall has expanded to products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s following a deadly listeria outbreak. Almark Foods broadened…
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Navigating healthy eating during the holiday season
EL PASO, Texas — The holidays can be filled with cheer and joy, but they can also be difficult for those trying to stay healthy. While festive…
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