Almost two months after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, the state Department of Health is preparing to offer blood and urine testing and physical exams to first responders who rushed to fight…
Good friends and good physical health may be even more closely linked than previously thought, new research has found.Researchers discovered that positive social experiences impact not only a person's stress level and ability to cope, but also markers of physical…
Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages worldwide, but the pendulum has swung back and forth about its benefits and drawbacks.New findings from a small study published Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine, suggest both upsides and…
Home organization shows can be simultaneously uplifting and deflating with rows of matching containers on every shelf of the pantry and cabinets. Typically they're in a gleaming white kitchen, no less.Let's leave the aesthetics aside for a moment, because I…
Four sea otters in California have died from a rare strain of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite that scientists said could pose a risk to human health.Researchers called the finding a "complete surprise" because this strain of T. gondii had never…
Everyone benefits when there is less air pollution, but it pays off more for older communities with high poverty rates and those where larger populations of Black people live, regardless of income, a new study finds.The study, published Friday in…
The eyes are more than a window to the soul — they're also a reflection of a person's cognitive health."The eye is the window into the brain," said ophthalmologist Dr. Christine Greer, director of medical education at the Institute for…
Renee Martray of South Carolina has severe and permanent corneal scarring resulting in vision loss. She says it's like trying to peer through eyeglasses that have been dipped in oil.Nancy Montz of Ohio developed a corneal ulcer, spent three weeks…
Nikki Lawson received the shock of her life at age 35.A couple of years ago, she noticed that her stomach often felt irritable, and she would get sudden urges to use the restroom, sometimes with blood in her stool. She…
As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins, Habiba says she is "terrified" by the thought of fasting this year.After her disordered eating patterns spiraled into bulimia and binge eating disorder during her mid-teens, she says the ritual of abstaining…
Some chemicals linked to health issues have been banned in food products in the European Union, while the United States has allowed use at levels determined safe. A bill recently introduced in the California State Assembly could start to change…
The political and legal scrutiny of some Big Tech and social media platforms is running high at the moment.TikTok CEO Shou Chew faced grilling from lawmakers Thursday when he appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. His testimony took…
Tuberculosis cases reported in the United States appear to be returning to levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The US incidence of tuberculosis, or TB, increased slightly…
Many of the first responders who helped fight the fire that erupted after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month were ill-equipped and untrained to fight the massive chemical blaze that some now call "the hell fire."In testimony…
Bacteria from meat could be responsible for more than half a million urinary tract infections in the United States every year, a new study says.E. coli is an often-harmless bacteria that's "part of the normal bacterial environment in the intestines…
The rate of children diagnosed with autism in the United States has been growing steadily since 2000, but two new reports from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight disparities in the types of children identified to have…
People who are vaccinated or who take Paxlovid during a Covid-19 infection have a lower risk of developing long Covid, new research shows.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines long Covid as new, returning or ongoing health issues…
The United States is facing a crisis of overdose deaths. In 2021, more than 106,000 Americans lost their lives to drug-involved overdoses — including more than 1,100 teens that year alone.Synthetic opioids, primarily involving the powerful drug fentanyl, are the…
Isabel, a 20-year-old undergraduate student, is no stranger to hard work. She graduated high school a year early and spent most of 2021 keeping up with three jobs. But when she started college that fall, she felt like she was…
When a pharmaceutical plant in Shanghai that made contrast material for radiological scans shut down last year, half the United States' supply of the radioactive substance immediately became unavailable. Health care providers had to make difficult choices about who got…
