THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- The Biden administration is allocating $232.2 million in grants to help stem suicides and improve behavioral health care for at-risk groups. Suicide is happening at an “alarming” rate, according to the U.S....
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Critics of a law that decriminalized drug possession in Oregon have blamed the policy for rising overdose deaths in the state, but a new study finds no evidence of that. Researchers discovered that while drug overdose...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Rock star Bruce Springsteen announced Wednesday that he has postponed all of his remaining shows this year as he deals with peptic ulcer disease. Springsteen said he’s continuing to “recover steadily from peptic ulcer...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- People who abuse marijuana may be setting themselves up for heart problems down the road, Canadian researchers report. The new study found that people with so-called cannabis use disorder may have a 60% higher risk for a...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted resoundingly against recommending a stem cell-based experimental treatment for ALS. Although the FDA isn't bound by the votes of its advisory...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Rabies virus is incurable and almost always fatal once it has invaded the central nervous system, with the victim doomed to suffer a horrible death. But researchers now think they’ve found an effective and simple...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Exposure to air pollution, even for just a short time, drives up your risk of having a stroke over the next few days, new research warns. That conclusion stems from a review of 110 studies conducted across Asia, Europe...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Type 1 diabetes has long been viewed as a childhood disease, but a new study suggests it might be time to revise that thinking. Investigators concluded that nearly 4 in 10 Americans with type 1 diabetes aren’t diagnosed...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests. Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Adding 3,000 extra steps a day can help older adults with hypertension significantly lower their blood pressure. About 80% of older adults in the United States have high blood pressure. Keeping it down can help protect...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections. The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting methicillin-resistant staph...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- A new study suggests there may be a link between job loss and miscarriage or stillbirth. The risk of miscarriage or stillbirth doubled after a pregnant woman or her partner lost a job, European researchers found. Their...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Being exposed to more estrogen throughout life -- or a longer reproductive life span -- may be good for the brain, according to new research that found a lower risk of cerebral small vessel disease in women who had more...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted resoundingly against recommending, NurOwn, a stem cell-based experimental treatment for ALS. Although the FDA isn't bound by the votes of...
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections. The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting methicillin-resistant staph...