TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 -- Despite routine use of a childhood vaccine, the United States still sees outbreaks of mumps. Now, a new study reinforces the belief that it's due to waning immunity post-vaccination. Mumps is a viral infection best known...
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 -- An experimental blood test could one day provide early warning for a life-threatening complication of pregnancy, a new study reports. Placenta accreta occurs when the placenta — the food and oxygen source for a fetus...
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Ginger is not subtle. Whether sprinkled from the jar in your kitchen cabinet or sliced fresh from the produce section, its sweet, sharp warmth stands out. But is it a healthy way to spice...
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 -- Gas stoves could face new emissions standards or even be banned because of their link to indoor air pollutants and childhood asthma, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The federal agency will...
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 -- Anyone who has ever gardened knows what a labor of love it can be as you dig deep in the dirt to plant seeds and then take pride in your first crop, but new research shows it also translates into better health. It turns...
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 -- Continuing a decades-long trend, the percentage of American women who've ever had a child declined again in the latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "A lower percentage of women aged 15...
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 -- Two companies are issuing new recalls on Monday for millions of previously recalled rocking sleepers for infants, with about 115 infant deaths possibly linked to use of the sleepers so far reported. With both products, the...
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 -- Sperm donation is apparently a grueling and exacting process through which not many men emerge. Fewer than four out of every 100 men who apply to be sperm donors actually wind up providing a sample that’s used in...
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 – Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is now back in New York. The football player who collapsed on the field after suffering cardiac arrest during a Monday night game in Cincinnati has been released from an Ohio hospital, and...
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 -- The swimmer came to shore struggling to breathe and coughing up blood. A keen competitive long-distance swimmer and triathlete, the woman was fit and healthy when she started a nighttime open water swim event. But a couple...
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 -- Could a simple letter prompt doctors to prescribe opioids more safely? Yes, claims new research that found reminding doctors to check a prescription database before doling out opioids increased their engagement with the...