Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year. Before the pandemic, only 15% of students missed that much school. All told, an estimated 6.5 million addi…
Nearly two months after a dilapidated fishing trawler crammed with people heading from north Africa to Italy sank in the central Mediterranean, killing hundreds, relatives are still frantically searching for loved ones among the missing and dead. As many as 750 people are believed to have be…
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever. That's according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year. But available data suggests suicides are more c…
COVID-19 has taken a toll on the nation's heart health but how profound is only starting to emerge. Heart attack deaths spiked early in the pandemic, erasing years of progress in battling cardiovascular disease. Then research showed that for up to a year after a bout of COVID-19, some people…
The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen in samples taken at a Montana missile base where a striking number of men and women have reported cancer diagnoses. The discovery is part of the Air Force’s ongoing investigation of its nuclear missile bases. The service began t…
Infertility is a common and emotionally challenging issue that affects many couples worldwide.
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new brain-zapping technology may help ease the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children without some of the side effects stimulant medications can cause, a small, preliminary study suggests.
SUNDAY, Aug. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Whether you got a tattoo on a whim or after much thought, that ink on your body is fairly permanent.
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state.
Facing a breast cancer diagnosis can be an overwhelming experience, filled with uncertainty and fear, but knowledge is a powerful tool.
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When studying which personality types were more likely to resist getting vaccines, researchers got a surprise.
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is a higher risk for criminal behavior in adulthood when an individual is exposed to lead in utero or in the early years of childhood, according to a review published online Aug. 1 in PLOS Global Public Health.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., was named on Wednesday to become the next head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a job most recently held by Anthony Fauci, M.D., well known for his work on HIV and the pandemic.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Actress Suzanne Somers, who first battled breast cancer in her 50s, announced on Instagram this week that the disease recently returned.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Experts have long recommended breastfeeding for its many benefits for infants, but a new study puts a hard number on breast milk’s lifesaving effects.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) programs can safely be used to help radiologists review mammogram images and detect breast cancers, early results from an ongoing clinical trial show.
Floriana Peroni’s vintage clothing store had to close for a week during Europe’s heat wave last month. A truck of rented generators blocked her door as they fed power to the central Roman neighborhood hit by a blackout as temperatures surged. The main culprit was air conditioning. Peroni does not have AC either in her home or in her shop. She is like many Romans. The Italian capital once could count on a Mediterranean breeze to bring down nighttime temperatures. But that has become an intermittent relief at best. Peroni says Europeans tend to tolerate the heat and shun air conditioning. But that is starting to change.
Following the recent decision of a World Health Organization (WHO) agency to classify aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic to humans," many may be left wondering whether it is safe to use the popular artificial sweetener.
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- One dose of the hallucinogenic ingredient in "magic mushrooms" may help some people with anorexia move past their preoccupation with body image, an early study suggests.
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Kombucha is a fermented tea that many folks believe offers numerous health benefits — and new research suggests they may be right.
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Outcomes are encouraging for the first three living kidney donors with HIV, according to research published online July 24 in The Lancet Regional Health: Americas.
As Democratic presidential primary candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges President Joe Biden, the stories he tells on the campaign trail about himself, his life’s work and what he stands for are often the opposite of what his record shows. Kennedy rose to prominence during the coronavirus pandemic because of his strident opposition to vaccines, but he insists he’s not anti-vaccine. Kennedy has associated with influential people on the far right — including Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn — to raise his profile. Yet, he portrays himself as a true Democrat inheriting the mantle of the Kennedy family.
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MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Women are catching up to men when it comes to dying from alcohol abuse, a new study finds.
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- After the death of a parent, boys may have a tougher time than girls, a new study suggests.
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hip replacement surgery is safe for HIV patients, a new study shows.
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to falling down stairs, young women are more prone to take a tumble than their male counterparts.
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Higher blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may protect against hearing difficulty in middle-aged adults, according to a study presented during NUTRITION 2023, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, held from July 22 to 25 in Boston.
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The most effective treatment for acne is oral isotretinoin, according to a review published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People who carry a gene that's associated with Alzheimer’s disease may lose their sense of smell long before memory and thinking problems occur, a new study suggests.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday that prohibits mental health professionals from using so-called conversion therapy on LGBTQ minors. Michigan becomes the 22nd state to implement the ban on conversion therapy. That was defined by lawmakers as any practice or treatment by a mental health professional that seeks to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity. But it does not include counseling to assist people undergoing a gender transition. The Democratic governor said banning what she called the “horrific practice,” of conversion therapy was necessary to making Michigan a place “where you can be who you are.”
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