Daily MedNews Archive - May 2024
May 1, 2024
- EPA Clamps Down on Deadly Toxin Found in Paint Strippers
- How Anger Could Raise Your Heart Risks
- School Entry Rules Boost Kids' HPV Vaccination Rates
- Years Prior to Menopause Are Danger Zone for Depression
- For Parents of Kids with Food Allergies, Social Media Can Bring Support -- and Stress
- Popular Teens (Especially Girls) May Get Less Sleep
- Americans of Pacific Island Ethnicity Have Up to Triple the Rate of Cancer Deaths
- Biden Administration Could Reclassify Marijuana as Less Risky Drug
- More Than Half of Cats on Farm Where Bird Flu Infected Cows Died After Drinking Milk
- Organic Walnuts Tied to Serious E. Coli Illnesses
- Major Women's Health Study Supports Hormone Replacement Therapy in Early Menopause
- Avoid Raw Milk to Cut Risk of Bird Flu, Officials Urge
May 2, 2024
- AI Won't Replace ER Doctors Anytime Soon: Study
- More Evidence Supports Psilocybin's Antidepressant Powers
- U.S. Maternal Deaths Declined in 2022
- MRNA Vaccine Fights Deadly Brain Tumor in Small Trial
- Sleep Apnea Linked With Late-Life Epilepsy
- Economy, Election Spur Rising Anxiety Among Americans in 2024
- A Third of Young Adults Still Believe 'Tan Is Healthier' Myth: Survey
- No Sign of Bird Flu in Ground Beef, USDA Says
- Day Care Pick-Up Often Involves Sugary Snacks, Study Finds
- Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $6.5 Billion to Settle Talc Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits
- EPA Earmarks $3 Billion to Replace Lead Pipes Nationwide
May 3, 2024
- Fewer Americans Are Suffering Most Dangerous Form of Heart Attack
- You May Not Have to Fast Before Catheter-Based Heart Test, Study Suggests
- Even Skipping Meat for One Meal Helps Liver Disease Patients
- Quit-Smoking Meds Not Working for You? Try Upping the Dose
- Does Preschool Boost Kids' Long-Term Academic Success? Study Finds Mixed Results
- An Orangutan Healed Himself With Medicinal Plant
- AI Might Spot Rare Diseases in Patients Years Earlier
- Doctors Describe Texas Dairy Farm Worker's Case of Bird Flu
- Key Therapy Equally Effective for Women, Men With Narrowed Leg Arteries
- Gas Stoves Could Leave Your Lungs Vulnerable to Nitrogen Dioxide
May 4, 2024
May 6, 2024
- How 'Unruly' Sports Parents Harm Their Kids' Mental Health
- Combo Therapy May Be Advance Against Liver Cancer
- Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses
- New Test Might Alert Pregnant Women to Preeclampsia Danger
- ERs Often Missing Epilepsy in Kids With 'Non-Motor' Seizures
- Money Worries Top Seniors' List of Health-Related Concerns: Poll
- Avoid Some 'Project Watson' Dog Eye Wipes Due to Infection Danger
- Parents of Infants With Cystic Fibrosis Often Feel Confused, Unsupported: Survey
- Parental Deaths to Guns, Drugs Harmed Nearly 100,000 U.S. Kids in 2020
- Gene Therapy Improves Vision in People With Inherited Blindness
May 7, 2024
- A Parent's Watchful Eye Does Keep Kids From Drugs, Alcohol: Study
- AI Might Boost Detection of A-Fib
- Gene Discovery Points to a New Form of Alzheimer's
- Almost All Counterfeit Oxycontin Pills Contain Fentanyl
- Experimental Drug, Cytisinicline, May Help Folks Kick the Vaping Habit
- Small Pump May Let Kids Stay Home As They Await New Heart
- Scientists May Have Located Your Brain's 'Neural Compass'
- Planters Peanut Products Under Recall Due to Listeria Risk
- That 'New Car Smell' Could Be Toxic Carcinogens
May 8, 2024
- How Bad Was Beethoven's Lead Poisoning?
- Helping Your Child Make Friends With a Child With Autism
- Big Rise in Emergencies Involving Synthetic Weed Among Kids, Adults
- How Mindfulness Could Help Folks Quit Opioids
- Candy Company Recalls Products Due to Salmonella Risk
- Study Finds Heart Damage in 'Couch Potato' Kids
- Drive to Be 'Perfect' Parent Isn't Healthy, Survey Finds
- There's a New Set of COVID Variants Called FLiRT: What You Need to Know
- About 90% of U.S. Adults Are On the Way to Heart Disease
- More Than 321,000 U.S. Kids Lost a Parent to Drug ODs in a Decade
- Dogs Brought to U.S. Must Be Microchipped, Older Than 6 Months: CDC
May 9, 2024
- Spinal Cord 'Wraparound' Device Could Help Treat Paralysis
- Stomach-Zapping Procedure Lowers Appetite to Help With Weight Loss
- How Long Does Marijuana THC Linger in Breast Milk?
- Can Zinc Really Shorten a Cold?
- Tobacco Plus Weed in Pregnancy Could Be Lethal Combo for Baby
- Colon Cancer Cases Rising Sharply Among Children, Teens
- Eating Disorders Common in People With Type 1 Diabetes
- Neuropathy Nerve Damage Often Goes Undiagnosed
- More Data Suggests 'Ultraprocessed' Foods Can Shorten Your Life
- Americans Got Drug-Resistant Infections After Stem Cell Treatments in Mexico
- More Than 200 Insulin Pump Users Injured After App Causes Malfunction
May 10, 2024
- Outdoor Workers Face Skin Cancer Danger
- One in 8 U.S. Adults Have Now Used Blockbuster Meds Like Ozempic
- Utah Kids Got E. Coli From Playing Around Lawn Sprinklers
- Pushing the Body in 'Extreme' Sports Won't Shorten Life Span
- Getting Help for Alcohol, Drug Abuse Tougher for Rural Americans
- Oral Rinse Might Alert Doctors to Stomach Cancers
- The Pros & Cons of Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery
- Telehealth Tougher When English Isn't First Language
- Cyberattack Cripples Major U.S. Health Care Network
- Cancer Patients Often Face Medical Debt, Even With Insurance
- Baby Girl Born Deaf Gains Hearing After Gene Therapy
- His Cancer Journey Shows Health Dangers Firefighters Face
- Feds Announce New Measures to Monitor, Prevent Bird Flu
May 11, 2024
May 12, 2024
May 13, 2024
- Test Might Predict Which Kids Will Outgrow Peanut Allergy
- Yoga Can Help Heart Failure Patients Stay Strong
- Microneedle Patches Might Reverse a Form of Hair Loss
- First Pig Kidney Recipient Dies Almost Two Months After Transplant
- Could Having 'Skinny' Fat Cells Encourage Weight Gain?
- Police Seizures of Pills With Fentanyl Have Skyrocketed
- Cancer & COVID Drove Him to Double-Lung Transplant
- Wegovy Can Help Heart Failure Patients Reduce Meds: Study
- Lesbian, Bisexual Women More Likely to Die Early Than Straight Peers
- Olivia Munn Underwent Hysterectomy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- Getting Abortion Pill Via Mail Order Is Quick, Safe & Effective
May 14, 2024
- Why C-Section Babies Need 2 Doses of Measles Vaccine
- Smoking During Pregnancy Could Raise Baby's Odds for Obesity Later
- Science Shows How Night Shifts Help Bring on Disease
- Vaping Rates Fall Among Teens, But Still Too High
- Melanoma Can Strike Black Americans, Often With Deadlier Results
- Patients Over 80 Still Benefit From Treatment for AML Blood Cancer
- Americans With Private Insurance May Pay More for Hospital Stay
- More Studies Support Wegovy's Long-Term Weight-Loss Benefits
- San Francisco Set to Ban 'Forever Chemicals' in Firefighter Gear
- Summer of 2023 Was Hottest in 2,000 Years
- About 8,000 Women Per Month Are Getting Abortion Pills Despite Their States' Bans
- U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline
May 15, 2024
- Could a Low-Cal Keto Diet Help Ease Acne?
- Early Hints at a Gene Therapy Cure for Herpes
- Pedal Power: Biking Could Help Prevent Knee Arthritis
- Surgical Outcomes Better With More Women on Your Team
- Recent Release From Jail a Big Risk Factor for Suicide
- Report Highlights Big Gaps in Cancer Outcomes Based on Race
- One Key to Weight Loss for Men: Competing for Cash
- New Blood Test Could Help Spot Preeclampsia in First Trimester
- Avian Flu Virus Showing Up in NYC Wild Birds
- U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Decline for First Time in 7 Years
- FDA Approves First Self-Test Collection Kit for HPV
May 16, 2024
- Immunotherapy Before and After Surgery Boosts Lung Cancer Survival
- Seeing Your Doctors Via Zoom? What's Behind Them Matters
- Stroke, Migraine, Alzheimer's: Climate Change Will Likely Make Them Worse
- Mediterranean Diet Could Be a Stress-Buster, Study Finds
- Lymphoma: Know Your Treatment Options
- PTSD Triples Odds for Teeth Grinding, Study Finds
- Cream Cheese From Aldi, Hy-Vee Stores Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
- Dreams Might Help You Process Bad Experiences
- Brain Decline, Dementia Common Among Older American Indians
- Plant-Based Diets Lower Risk of Heart Trouble, Cancer and Death
- Spread of Deadlier Mpox Strain in Africa Has CDC Concerned
May 17, 2024
- The More Kids Use Social Media, The More They're Likely to Vape
- Men Are More Debilitated by Diabetes Than Women
- U.S. Justice Department Moves to Reclassify Weed as Less Risky Drug
- Experimental Drug Helps Folks Battling Enlarged Heart Move More
- Leptospirosis: What Every Dog Owner Should Know
- Brain's 'Food Smell' Circuitry Might Drive Overeating
- Global Life Expectancy Could Rise By More Than 4 Years by 2050
- Most Cancer Treatments Near End of Life Are Useless: Study
- Is Your Child Ready for Summer Sleepaway Camp?
- FDA Approves New Drug for Deadly Lung Cancer, Imdelltra
- Vaping Linked to Earlier Onset of Asthma
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