FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 -- CT scans are significantly linked to an increased risk of blood cancers in young people, a major multinational study has found.Analysis of data from nearly 1 million people under 22 who underwent at least one CT scan found...
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 -- Women and their doctors have long known that taking birth control pills can elevate the risk for a blood clot. Now, some good news: That added risk will disappear within a few weeks of stopping an oral contraceptive, a new...
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Two federal health agencies are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to dog food that has sickened seven people in seven states, nearly all of them infants. On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug...
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (Healthday News) -- The first vaccine to prevent infection with the chikungunya virus was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. The single-dose shot, known as Ixchiq, is approved for adults who are at...
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (Healthday News) -- In a sign that suggests many American parents have become dubious about the safety of childhood vaccines, new government data shows that immunization exemptions for kindergartners have reached their highest...
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 -- About one in eight military families are turning to food banks and community pantries to make ends meet and feed their children, a new study finds.More than 13% of military families with at least one child said they used a...
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (HealthDay) -- Rates of colon cancer among relatively young Americans continue to rise, and a new study suggests that a patient's race might determine the quality of cancer care they receive.Being a Black patient appeared...
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 -- Having high insulin levels may be more than tough to manage when you have diabetes: New research shows it also appears to raise the risk of pancreatic cancer.In the study, scientists found excessive insulin levels...
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 – If you’re getting a tooth pulled or having another painful dental procedure, you’re much less likely to get opioids than you were just a few years ago, new research reveals.That’s good news because opioid abuse is a...
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 -- A Mr. Magoo with thick glasses peering out from behind the wheel might not inspire confidence from his fellow motorists, but a new study shows other types of vision loss might be even more dangerous while driving.Loss of...