Susan Wojcicki, the late CEO of YouTube, had a message for the world just weeks before she passed. “Although lung cancer overall is decreasing because of declines in tobacco use, lung cancer among people who…
Category:
Health News
-
-
Health News
They’re up to 70% of the American diet. But the US has no policy on ultraprocessed foods
by adminTwenty-year-old Sam Srisatta is giving a month of his life to science — research that could help shape the future of US nutritional and regulatory guidance about the ultraprocessed foods that make up nearly 70%…
-
Health News
Solving a 40-year mystery, scientists ID chemical found in millions of Americans’ tap water
by adminFor more than four decades, scientists have noticed a mysterious chemical in the treated drinking water of millions of people in the United States, but no one’s been able to pinpoint exactly what it is…
-
Health News
Bird flu virus isolated from hospitalized Canadian teen shows signs of human adaptation
by adminThe avian flu virus isolated from a hospitalized teenager in Vancouver has mutations in key areas that could help the virus spread more easily in humans, scientists say. There is no indication that the mutated…
-
Health News
Less-potent fentanyl pills may be playing a role in decrease of US overdose deaths, DEA says
by adminThe US Drug Enforcement Administration says that less fentanyl is present in the nation’s illicit pill supply and that is helping drive down overdose deaths in the United States. But experts say that there are…
-
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a key federal agency that oversees health insurance coverage for more than 150 million…
-
Health News
Dozens are sick in E. coli outbreak linked to carrots. Here’s what to know about symptoms and how it spreads
by adminMelinda Pratt’s Monday began like any other: waking up the kids, turning on the TV and making her morning coffee. “I had it on my news channel, and I heard the carrots thing, and I…
-
Health News
Child in California treated for possible bird flu, state health department says
by adminA child is home and recovering after a possible case of bird flu in Alameda County, California, according to the California Department of Public Health. The child had mild upper respiratory symptoms and received treatment.…
-
Health News
Survivor of suicide attempt receives innovative face transplant: ‘It was just a miracle’
by adminEditor’s note: This story contains a discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the…
-
In April, just 12 weeks into her pregnancy, Kathleen Clark was standing at the receptionist window of her OB-GYN’s office when she was asked to pay $960, the total the office estimated she would owe…