Current Health News
Wednesday, October 04, 2017
- Health Tip: Giving Blood
- Health Tip: Screening for Lung Cancer
- Germs May Be Valuable Passengers on Mission to Mars
- Older People May Be More Prone to Reveal Suicidal Thoughts
- Could You Be Overdoing It With Sleeping Pills?
- House Passes Near-Total Ban on Abortion After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
- Humira Again Top-Selling Drug In U.S.
- Surviving Heart Attack Often Means Leaving Job Behind
- 'Sleep Positioners' a Danger to Baby: FDA
- The Unexpected Faces of the Uninsured
- Health Highlights: Oct. 4, 2017
- Antibody Injections in Pregnancy Might Shield Fetus From Zika
- Working Night Shifts May Widen Your Waistline
- Coming Soon: A Faster Test for Antibiotics Against UTIs?
- How Breast Cancer Gene Mutations Raise Risk of Tumors
- High Blood Pressure in 40s a Dementia Risk for Women?
- Newer Drug May Prolong Lymphoma Remission
- Too Little of This Vitamin Could Harm Young Hearts
- Uber Can Help Cut Car Crashes, But Not Everywhere
- Scientists Learn How Flu Virus Changes So Quickly
Tuesday, October 03, 2017
- Rock Legend Tom Petty Dies at 66
- Health Tip: Managing Epilepsy in Children
- Health Tip: Talking To Your Kids About Tattoos
- 1 in 5 Have Been Hit By a Medical Error, Survey Shows
- Apologies Go a Long Way When Medical Errors Occur
- How to Start a Walking Plan
- Nobel Prize Winners Unlocked Your Sleep Secrets
- Measles Making a Comeback in the United States
- Moving Just 1 Hour a Week May Curb Depression Risk
- Same Pregnancy Meds Can Cost $200 -- or $11,000
- Health Highlights: Oct. 3, 2017
- Breast Cancer's Decline May Have Saved 322,000 Lives
- Americans More Open About Mental Health Issues, But Stigma Lingers
- Blood Thinners Can Come With Dangerous Side Effects
- Obesity Linked to 13 Types of Cancer
- Puppy Poop Infections Now Affecting 55 People in 12 States
- Americans' Health Woes May Have Swayed 2016 Presidential Election
- Abortion Access Varies Widely Across U.S.
- Measuring 30-Day Death Risk in Heart Failure Patients
Monday, October 02, 2017
- Health Tip: Running When the Weather Gets Colder
- Health Tip: Do You Need Psychological Therapy?
- Teens Mixed Up With the Law May Fall Through Medicaid Cracks
- Does Healthy Skin Around Suspicious Moles Need Removal?
- Girls' Sports-Related Concussions May Last Twice As Long
- How Much Alcohol Is Really OK?
- Bilingual Kids Learn New Languages Better
- Online Game Could Boost Family Fitness
- Health Highlights: Oct. 2, 2017
- Reassuring Kids After Another Senseless Tragedy
- Could Skipping Breakfast Feed Heart Disease?
- Rapid Test for Meth Abuse May Be Near
- Heroin Taking Bigger Share of U.S. Opioid ODs
- U.S. Gun Injuries Nearing $3 Billion in ER, Hospital Costs
- Patients' E-Records Still Not Widely Available
- After Deepwater Oil Cleanup in Gulf, Ill Effects Persist
- Switch From Smoking to Vaping Could Save Over 6 Million U.S. Lives
Sunday, October 01, 2017
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Friday, September 29, 2017
- Carbon Monoxide a Potential Threat From Gas-Powered Generators
- State Policies Can Reduce Alcohol-Related Murders
- Verzenio Approved for Advanced Breast Cancer
- Health Tip: Recognizing Prostate Cancer
- Health Tip: Help Prevent Sports Injuries
- Study Questions Practice of Placenta Eating by New Moms
- Respiratory Disease Death Rates Have Soared
- Is Gluten-Free Such a Good Idea?
- Failing Sense of Smell Tied to Dementia Risk
- Researchers Learn More About Gender's Role in Autism Risk
- Tasty Ways to Get More Fiber
- Dialysis Patients Often End Up Back in the Hospital
- Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
- A More Accurate Predictor for Alzheimer's?
- Looking at Laughter for Clues to Anti-Social Behavior
- Your Sociability May Hinge on 'Love Hormone'
- Health Highlights: Sept. 29, 2017
Thursday, September 28, 2017
- Health Tip: Music May Help You Sleep
- Health Tip: Breast-feeding May Help Teeth
- Delays in Diagnosis Hurt Women Who Have Heart Disease
- Many Patients Denied Costly New Cholesterol Drugs
- Coffee Doesn't Help Parkinson's Motor Disorders
- Brain Disconnects Spotted in Parkinson's Patients With Visual Hallucinations
- The Cold Truth About Cold Cuts
- Nearly Half of the World's Abortions Are Unsafe
- Health Highlights: Sept. 28, 2017
- It's Time to Get Your Flu Shot Again
- How Zika Virus Went From Mild to Devastating
- Can You 'Om' Your Way to a Healthy Heart?
- Genetic Tweaks in Mosquitoes Might Curb Malaria Transmission
- Whooping Cough Shot Works, But Many Moms-to-Be Skip It: CDC
- Glucose Monitoring System Eliminates Need for Finger Pricks
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
- Health Tip: Exercise Boosts Brain Metabolism
- Health Tip: Keep Kids Safe From Fire and Heat
- Exercise, Not Vitamin D, Recommended to Prevent Falls
- 1 in 3 Seniors Take Sleep Aids
- Choosing a Great Family Dog
- Is Older Blood OK to Use in a Transfusion?
- Post-Op Opioids: How Much Is Enough?
- Fewer Uninsured Cancer Patients After Medicaid Expansion
- Rapid, Easy Zika Test Developed
- High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Boost Child's Obesity Risk
- Many With Work-Related Asthma Not Getting Key Vaccine
- Can Babies Help Heart Patients?
- Heart-Lung Fitness Challenged in Early Full-Term Babies
- Adding Drug to Standard Care May Prolong Lymphoma Survival
- Vaginal Bacteria Tied to Heightened Chlamydia Risk
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
- Another GOP Senator Says No to Latest Obamacare Repeal Effort
- Health Tip: Identify Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue
- Health Tip: Making End-of-Life Wishes Known
- U.S. Pays a Hefty Price for Obesity
- ERs Prescribing Opioids at Lower Doses, Shorter Durations
- CDC Launches Opioid Campaign in Hard-Hit States
- The Benefits of Simply Moving More
- Major U.S. Study Will Examine Precision Medicine
- Genetics a Cause of Autism in Most Cases: Study
- Don't Let Your Kids Get Sidelined With Sports-Related Infections
- Postpartum Depression Likely to Recur With Future Pregnancies
- Scientists Spot Marker for CTE in Living Football Players
- Republicans Abandon Health Reform Bill
- STDs Hit All-Time High in U.S.
- 20 Percent of U.S. Teens May Have Had a Concussion
- Genetic Testing May Help Make Blood Thinner Safer
- Radiation and Chemotherapy Together Boost Lung Cancer Survival
Monday, September 25, 2017
- Health Tip: Medication Use After a Natural Disaster
- Health Tip: Healthy Brain Suggestions
- Cancer Patients May Have Undiagnosed Depression
- Where It's Legal, One-Quarter of Cancer Patients Use Medical Pot
- Putting Wine on a Diet
- Mastectomy Study Confirms 'Jolie Effect'
- Breast Cancer Radiation 'Less Scary' Than Thought
- Food Stamp Benefits May Lower Health Care Costs
- Health Highlights: Sept. 25, 2017
- GOP Sweetens Obamacare Repeal Bill to Woo Key Votes
- Cancer Distress May Lead to Missed Appointments
- Gun Violence in Movies a Trigger for Teens?
- Nerve Stimulation Pulls Patient From 15-Year Vegetative State
- Blacks, Elderly Missing From U.S. Cancer Clinical Trials
- Stopping Aspirin Tied to Quick Rise in Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
- Mexican-Americans at Higher Risk for Liver Cancer
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Friday, September 22, 2017
- Health Tip: Do You Have Athlete's Foot?
- Health Tip: Identifying Chicken Pox
- Coming Soon: Glaucoma Self-Care, From Home?
- Even a Little More Activity Could Save Millions of Lives
- Survey: 9 of 10 Americans Take Cancer Prevention Steps
- Yoga May Bring Better Sleep to Breast Cancer Patients
- When It Comes to Exercise, Quality Trumps Quantity
- More Teen Dads?
- Workers Without Paid Sick Leave Suffer Ill Effects
- Health Highlights: Sept. 22, 2017
- IUD Won't Interfere With Breast-Feeding
- McCain Says No to Latest Effort to Replace Obamacare
- 'Off-Roading' Threat May Lurk in the Air
- Body Gestures Aid Conversation
Thursday, September 21, 2017
- Health Tip: Stair Safety For Older People
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease May Raise Cancer Risk in Kids
- For Men, Fitness Can Often Last a Lifetime
- Booze Often Glorified On YouTube Videos
- When a Cold or Flu Strikes a Family Member
- Could Pests, Dust Lower Kids' Odds for Asthma?
- Asthma Drug Tied to Nightmares, Depression
- Sound the Mosquito Alarm, Across the USA
- Health Highlights: Sept. 21, 2017
- Frequent Blood Donations Safe for Some, But Not All
- When Adults Show Determination, Babies Copy
- Chlorine + Pee = Breathing Trouble for Waterpark Workers
- Premature Births Cost Health Plans Billions
- Addictive Opioids Common for People on Dialysis
- Dirty Air Might Harm Your Kidneys
- Lady Gaga's Fibromyalgia Puts Illness in the Spotlight
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
- Health Tip: Four Common Types Of Acne
- Health Tip: Is Your Baby Teething?
- Gun Surrender Laws Help Women Threatened by Domestic Violence
- Who's Likely to Fall for Fake News?
- Fracture Risk Higher for Seniors With Diabetes
- 'Green Schoolyards' May Bring Better Health to Kids
- Styling a Home Gym
- Hepatitis A Outbreak Declared in Los Angeles County
- As Men's Weight Rises, Sperm Health May Fall
- Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Some Anemic
- Prostate Cancer Symptoms Aren't Always Obvious
- Health Highlights: Sept. 20, 2017
- Fighting HIV on Multiple Fronts Might Lead to Vaccine
- Will an E-Cigarette Harm Your Heart?
- High, Low Levels of Magnesium Linked to Dementia Risk
- When Moms Don't Sleep Well, Neither Do Their Kids
- You Won't Believe What Lived Inside This Boy's Eye
- Drone Sets New Record for Transporting Blood Samples
- One Weight-Loss Surgery Shows Lasting Results
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
- Health Tip: Medication Suggestions for Older Adults
- Heath Tip: 10 Mistakes People Make in Food Preparation
- Restaurant Rules for Weight Loss
- Focus on Just One Sport Can Mean Stress for Girls
- Girl Soccer Players Take More Chances After Concussions
- 9 of 10 Docs Unprepared to Prescribe Marijuana
- Are Today's Teens Putting the Brakes on Adulthood?
- This Mistake Can Cost Athletes' Lives in Cardiac Arrest
- Exercise May Stem Kidney Damage in Lupus Patients
- Caring for a Sick Pet Can Really Drain You
- Opioid ODs Have Cut Into U.S. Life Expectancy: CDC
- Health Highlights: Sept. 19, 2017
- Youth Football Ups Odds of Brain Problems in Adulthood
- Obesity Rates Have Stopped Rising for Young Americans
- Cancer Treatment Can Affect Your Food Preferences
- Kids' Colds Linked to Asthma, Lung Problems Later
- Gun Injuries Add Millions of Dollars to Hospital Costs
Monday, September 18, 2017
- Health Tip: Preventing Food Allergies While Dining Out
- Health Tip: Design a Non-Toxic Nursery
- Tattoo Today, Regret Tomorrow: Tips to Parents From Pediatricians
- Big Rise in Hospitalized Kids With Opioid Side Effects
- It's a Food Allergy! Where's the School Nurse?
- Parents Say Schools Don't Help Kids With Mental Health, Chronic Disease
- Cutting the Fat From Your Favorite Brews
- Gut Bacteria Influence Diet Success: Study
- HIV and Smoking a Lethal Combo for the Lungs
- Higher Cigarette Taxes May Mean Fewer Infant Deaths
- Beat Back Mosquitos After Hurricane Irma
- U.S. Seniors Getting Healthier, Especially When Wealthy and White
- Health Highlights: Sept. 18, 2017
- Do Nursing Home Workers Change Gloves Often Enough?
- Death Risk From Triathlons May Be Higher Than Thought
- Minorities Exposed to Dirtier Air, U.S. Study Finds
- Doctors Eye the Danger From 'Nerf' Guns
